Cook County Highway News 1970 - 1976

VOL.
XVII Number 1
JANUARY, 1970
COUNTY HIGHWA Y CREWS READY FOR

ROUND THE CLOCK SNOW REMOVAL
(See P1ctorial Spread
"January 1970 has spccialsignificance to all of us. It marks the
beginning of a new year, and a
new decade. To seasoned Cook
County residents it also means
cold weather, strong winds, and
snow. And to those who are with
the Cook County Highway Department's Bureau of Secondary Roads,
January 1970 and the other winter
months means a continuous all
alert status, for at any time of day
or night they may be called upon
to battle the winter elements and
keep the roads open to traffic."
So remarked Thomas G. Cots, the
Superintendent of Highways for
Cook County, as he reviewed the
Department's snow fighting ability.
Equipment Ready
An approximate total of 600
miles of Cook County Roads are
under jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Secondary Roads which is headed
by Henry Riedl. The Bureau oversees the work of 26 patrols with
52 trucks and 104 men who work
within the five maintenance districts in Cook County. About fifty
snow plows, 10 power graders with
''V'' plows, and three snow blowers
are made available to these County
snow crews. In addition, a heavy
snow season may call for as much
as 10,000 tons of salt and 5,000
cubic yards of cinders which a re
spread in combination over the icy
roads.
Advance Warnings
The Department subscribes to
the Murray and Trettel meteorological services which maintain a
round-the-clock vigilance on developing storm conditions. In the
event of an impending storm, advance warnings are given to Hugh
McAniff. Assistant Chief Engineer
Pagel) 4 and 5) .
of the Bureau, Carl Steinweg,
Road Maintenance Engineer, and
the five dist rict engineers. The
road maintenanc~ supervisor in
each district is then informed
about the predictions on timing,
snowfall amounts, wind velocities,
temperalures a nd duration of the
developing storm.
At the appropriate time the
palrol crews are assembled at the
five District warehouses. The crews
usually consist of two trucks, each
equipped with a plow and spreader,
and each manned by a driver and
a laborer. A radio, by which the
district engineer can reach the
crews, is in each piece of snow
The Civic
plowing equipment.
Center offices are also connected to
all field radios.
Ol't
Long Working Hours

If it is a mild snow, only salting
and cindering will be neeessary.

However. if it is 8 large storm or
blizzard, the men will begin the
plowing operation and possibly resort to the large power graders
and snow blowers if neceasary.
The District Engineers schedule
their men in staggered working
periods since the entire snow removal procesa could require round
the clock work if lhere is a prolonged snow storm. For instance,
during the big snow of January
1967, Cook County Highway crews
worked for two solid weeks, with
many of the men camping out at
their District headquarters for
days.
Veterans Reminisce
Two veteran staffers who both
served as district engineers recalled some of the experiences
they have had during big snow
(Co nt inued o n pogl! 8)
Chicago, III. 60602
PRESIDENT DUNNE
REPORTS ON 1969
HIGHWAY ACTIVITIES
The Cook County Highway Department, which builds more highways than any other county highway department
in the nation,
again set the
pace in road construction activity in 1969, Cook
County
Board
President George
W. Dunne announced.
Highlighting
last year's construction schedule was the com- George W . Dunne
pletion of a new
segment of the West Leg of
the Dan Ryan Expressway totalling close to $18.5 million. The
new portion. which rlUlS from
127l h-14.iUl Slretlt, Wilg Op~lIed to
Lbe motoring public in November
and now forms an important link
between numerous southwestern
suburban communities and Chicago's Loop. The remaining segment, from 147th-167th Street, is
scheduled for completion in the faU
of'1970.
Nineteen other road improvement
projects were completed In 1969
totalling more than $15.8 million
of construction. This included the
new S6.6 million North Lake Shore
Drive improvement project stretch~
ing from Irving Park Road to
Carmen A venue, and a new $2.2
million bridge on 127th Street over
the Cal-Sag Channel.
A total of $20.6 million worth of
contracts were awarded during
1969 of which $7.4 were conneeted
(Contlnued on PIlRe
7)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY N EWS
PAGE 2
JANUA RY, 1970
Early Land Surveys Map

Out Illinois Boundaries
Fra1lk L. Kapla1l. chief 01 the Survey Divi.!ion,
Design Bureau, is a specialist in unld surveying, with.
a qllartur 01 a cetlhtry' s experience in his chosen field.
The following article is the "eoondol a two--pan serie.9
hI whicll he examines the hi.'1tory 01 land surveying
in llli?lOi". Part Olle appeared in the December 1969
181llle 01 the HIGHWAY NEWS.
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Ohicago Civic Center, Chicago, nunoIs 60602
January, 1970
Vol. XVII
No.
PubliBhed monthly by and for the membera of the

Cook County Highway Department to serve u an
organ for disseminating news and information on the
personnel and projects of the Department and the
County and subjects of related interest.
Contributions for publication are invited and will be
given the careful attention of the Editors. However,
they will not be responaibll'l for unsolicited material.
GEORGE W. DU NNE, President

Cook County Board of Commissioners
Mathew W. Bie!lZCZ8.t
William H . Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F . Chaplin
Lillian pjotrowskl
Ruby Ryan
George W. Dunne
Harry H. Semrow
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. FuUe
Josephine B. Sneed
John J . Touhy
Charles J. Grupp, Jr.
&lnthew W. Bleszczat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomas G. Oots-Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Ruth V. Graham
Assistant Editor
\Vllllam Slocum
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Graphic Arts ConBultants

Edwin A. Beck
0. O. IDggios
Staff Photographer
Elmer .I. &lajewllkI
REFRESHER COURSES IN
LAND SURVEYING BEGIN
A series of refresher training courses will be held
by the Sllrvey Division fol' six weeks starting January
30, Frank L. Kaplan, head of the Division. announced.
County Highway personnel attending the seminars
will review Ia.nd surveying procedures. Sam Potash,
Survey Chief, and Ray Stange, Field Supervisor of
the Survey Division, will lead the seminars.
These refresher courses are given annually as a
standard feature of Divisional training.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the State of

Illinois was known only as a part of the Northwest
Territory. Since that time, our State boundaries have
evolved to very definite dimensions.
The first serious attempt at land surveying began
in the early 1800's through the sponsorship of the
U. S. Department Qf War. In .1805 acquisition of
Isnd from the Indians in the area, made possible the
extension of the Government survey throughout the
southern IIlinoisMississippi River and Indiana area.
A base line, then called the East-West Base Line,
was extended from Indiana through southern Iilinois,
and the Third Principal Meridian was extended north
from the confiuence of the Mississippi and Ohio
Rivers.
In 1815 the Fourth Principal Meridian was surveyed starting at the conHuence of the Mississippi
and Dlinois Rivers and running north. It was established for the survey of bound land that was de
signed for American War Veterans. In 1818 s. twenty
mile strip of land was surveyed along the Ch.icago
and llJinOLs Rivera. The land was acquired from the
Indians by the St. Louis Treaty in 1816, and on this
strip the IllinoisMichlgan Canal was laler built, the
realization of an old dream of Louis Joliet.
Surveys of minois continued from the south, from
the west. and to the north. Nonetheless it took
more tha.n four decades before we could say that it
was generally finished. Six-mile townships were laid
out in a northsouth. and east-west direction. Each
Township was divided into sections and further sulr
divided into quartersections and into Government
Lots. In.iollowing these highlights of the surveying
of llJinois, it seems that everything was very simple.
However, this was not the case in practice. There
were not only many difficulties in the fiela of practical
surveying. but also theoretical and scientific problems
of many types were raised, and each of these prolr
lems had to be solved before work could continue.
Among the numerous problems which occurred, a
few deserve special mention. Convergence of meri
dians was one of them. That meridians converged
was well known to the scientists who created the
American Rectangular Survey System. but the difficullies which this caused to surveying in the field were
overlooked during the earlier era. These difficulties
were observed in the surveys of both Indiana and
Illinois. Experience from these surveys made possible
the steps which were taken to solve the problem,
which in turn allowed for the smooth continuation
of land surveying.
Many of the techniques and tools used by land
surveyors were of course unknown in these early
(COntinued on PIllre 6)
COOK CO UNTY HIGHWAY N EWS
JANUARY, 1970
PAGE'
PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON STONY ISLAND INTERCHANGE

The Cook County Highway Department conducted a design public
hearing on lhe proposed geometric
design of the Stony Ieland-l03rd
Street-Calumet Expressway Interchange complex on January O.
Department personnel, o rganized
by John Pobuda, head or the Project Control Division, were responsible ror the presentation of the
preliminary plans, tentative sc.hedu les for right~f-way aequlsition,
slides, maps and drawings.
Almost 100 individuals representing private interests, corporations
and public ugencies attended the
hearing and approved the proposed
plans which Include providing a
controlled acceas highway from
Stony Island A venue to the Calumet Expressway, a gradeseparated
interchange al l03rd Street, and
a connector to the eas1west segment of the Calumet Expressway
leading to the Dan Ryan Express
way. In addition. a sys1em of
frontage roads will be provided.
With the completion of this new
Interchange, 1raffic will be able 10
follow a direct and express route
between the CaJumet Expressway.
Stony Island Avenue and 103rd
Street. It wiU eliminate the heavy
congestion now present due to inadequate facilities.
John Po buda presided, and Jack
Slern. Chief Engineer of Design,
Jobn T. Nagel, head of' the Traffic
and Signala Division, and Fred
Tadrowski from the rulnois Divi
sion of Highways spoke at the
hearing.
Inasmuch 8.8 projects wi1hin this
complex are to be financed In part.
by Jo'ederal funds. procedures for
the public hearing were held In
8coordance with federal regulationa. A report on the proposed
plans will be submitted to the DUnois Division of Highways and the
Bureau of Public Roads for their
approval. The report will, in addlUon to the design plans, include a
summary of the a.nticipa1ed effec.ta
that the project wlU have on social,
economic and environmen1a l conditions.
J oseph Joyce and Bob Hedrick
or Project Control were instrumental In the o rganization or the hearing, The exhibits, a very Important feature of such a function,
John l'obudA , h ~d or ProJecl Con t r ol, Il'Olol.!I to t he photoK"'llhk o\'crlay

o r thf' propt)l!ed de8lJ:l' of t ht. StOll), Ishtntl1 0S rd S I ~tCll hlJll el Expr essw lI)'
lutel"(' h" n.!"@. IlII he 11~~lItS Ihe recommended ImllrU\'elllcul 11111001.
'YJth d;:t.lllll!d t lInlcnl dnlwlnK" on 11m WIlli beh ind IIw ln, n IIllnel of c ugln eel'll lilt r endy to IUI!1Wer q Ue!ltlOlilii from Ihe a.ulllcnc.:e. . 'l"1'lm left to right IlI'e
J tw:k Co S ie rn. Ohlef Engineer of Dl'slgn: J olin T . Nllgel, Chief or the Truffle
an d Signals DI"lslon : .'ret] T adro\\ kI, Ullnohi Dh'lodon (If Hlg hwH)'II: Rnd
G lenn W. "~redcrich ~ As51stan1 S IIIH'.rlnle ncle nt or Hl g lnUYII of Cook Oonnty,
were prepared under the direction

of Joe Kilberger, head of the Loca
tion Planning section of Lhe De
sign Bureau, by Vince Sansone,
Bud Koat, William Wyzgala snd
Vince Salamone of Pavement De-
sign. BiJI Hirsch, of Projecl Con

trol. aIBo aided in exhibit prepara
lion.
The slide presentation of 1he
he{lring wars developed by Elmer
(COnti nued on Pille 71
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
JANUARY, U70
PAGE 4
OUR MEN AT WORK: SNOW REMOVAL ~
- <1
.....
iUen llm) mochlnes werc mobilized recently to denr the s now otl' the
roads. Here the OOOK OOUNTY IHGnWAY l\"EWS visited the Pa latine
IIl(LlnteutulCC fnclllty to rellort 011 exllClIy what hOI>llelis out in the field.
On UI6 top from lert to right: l'llike PhUlbin, District E ngineer, ghes
the pa.trol crew asSignments t(l WilHam Hunt and J a mes Oullen; Anthony
"hterlta checks with Jmrtner .. De

Joe Watkins. Road Equllllllent Dilen
District Engineer Phlllbin j a nd Thon
the snow Illow.
JANUARY, 1"0
PAGE 5
~WS FORGE AHEAD TO CLEAR THE WAY
In the truck before leaving :

:or. get.s 80me nll1l.1 Instructions from
US lnonforU, Muster Meehltnlc, cilookM
.olIvCO
On the bottom from lert to right: Drl\"l~_ r Joe Fugarlno forg~ ahe,,"
in the hea.,'y Imow: swirling "now fturri __.,. ,!;u rroulld the men nnd their
IIllU'.hilleH; trllt'.k Nil. 2>15 c1rino;s IlIIrli to ele1l r the ronds; nnd t.he "V"
Illow surges Illonp; ch:nring the wil y for " ehlcles in t he white 4;Ountr)'Sltle
of Cook Count-y.
JANUA RY, 1970
LAND SURVEYS-
PAGE 6
BEFORE
fConUnued from page 2 )
surveying days. Terms such 8S "standard parallels,"

"correcUon lines," and ';guide meridians," which are
the basis of the modern day land surveying descriptive systcm, did Dot exist at that time. "Standard
parallels" and "correctloD lines" were introduced for
the first Ume in the history of American surveying
at the time when the State of lndiana waa surveyed.
They were fully developed during the s urvey of minois and afterwards they became a very Important
part of the American Rectangular Survey System.
The "guide meridians" are unknown in the State of
Dlinola. They were introduced in the survey of public
domain much later and their development coincided
with the completion of the Illinois survey.
Some of the other difficulties encountered during
the survey of lllinolJi Included magnetic distor tion
caused by metallic o res which sliD a ppears in many
surveyed lines today: dHficulties in connection with
surveys on both sides of rivers; and the meandering
of inaccessible rivers.
W hcn we view in retrospect the start of the lllinois
survey we must be aware oC the tremendous advances
which have come aboul in land surveying systems,
operations, and techniques. All of these advances
bave come about in the last one hundred years, and
most of them are directly Or indirectly related to the
technical sciences, physics, chemistry, electronics,
metallurgy and others.
The SIt~ lllll'm. S I. Brid ge o'"er the D~ J'lIwl l!8 R1n~r In

Le mont looked like UII!! bcfor/' th e Cook Count)' IIIghl\'B)'
(}f' lulrlm c nt bl"!JrlUI Its imJlnl\'ell1 c nl!! in I llt~ 1968. Alth ough In I:"r ellt need uf repn lr, th e old multll.le a.rch was
lillll \'(' 1')' .. turd )"
AFTER . . .
The advances made in instrumenta used for measuring distanccs is an example of an area which has
seen great innovation. The old Gunler'. chain is a
device known to us today only by name even though
it was in constant use In our country for almost 300
years.
It was a common instrument to old Government
surveyors, but began to lose popularity when a young
surveyor of Wisconsin, W. B. Paine, Introduced the
steel tape in the last haJt oC the 19th century. It
was the srune Paine, who was later to become an
honored member oC the American Society of Civil
Engineers, and whose name is more relevant to
bridges in Brooklyn, which he designed and built,
than to the steel tape.
The invention of the French phys.icist C. H. Gui!laume--the invar-w8s anolher step ahead in instruments for measuring distances. I must also mention
the Swedish and Swisa inventions of geodlmcter and
tellurometer which were developed during recent
years to a Burprising accuracy. The measurement
executed several weeks ago in our county by s
colleague using a geodimeter along a four-mile closed
traverse resulted in the error of closure of four onehundredths of a f oot, an accuracy which has to be
respected by present surveyors and which would certainly astound any of the old government surveyors.
The rapid development of plastics during the 20lh
century also influenced the evolutionary progress of
land surveying. We still cs.n not see the limits of
this development.
The possibilities of the future are boundless. Already aeroplotting, the use of an sirplane to make a
complete lurvey, is becoming more and more prev&,-
Jus t U. yellr Illt4'r, 11m hrld,!;"c WIiS repai red IUltl A new
lind muc h m~f'il 1H!tlestrhm brh1r.::e atlJa~nt to the old
nll c Wfili erff!t.'d . It obert \\'e nt e " ' IL'i Ihe " (!!Il de n t Engineer fnr 1.1.... 200,000 p roject. a nd Herbert Fox was the
S Ullen -ising Enjil"lnee.r.
lenl. Years ago it was considered revolutionary to

plot maps from an airplane: today, we can accurately
report the contours of an area by air to within 6
inches. This type of development in the land surveying proresslon will not only enrich t he la nd surveyor's knowledge about our state and our country.
but it will allO contribute greatly to our continuing
exploration qf lb~ rest of tbe universe.
JANUARY, 1870
PAGE 7
DUNNE(COnlinued from pe .. l '
with the interatale program. More

than 11 other new road Improvement projects were awarded to
contractors ror construction.
In November, a new S1.1 million
highway maintenance faclllLy In
Paloa Township was completed,. It
now serves as the base ot operations for Dlatrict No... of Lhe Department's Bureau of Secondary
Road
On the opening day of the new
facility, the Department. ror the
first. time in Ita history, held a
unique one-day educational program tor children lnlltead of the
traditional dedlcaUon ceremoniea.
Demonaltating ita concern for public lervice, the County Highway
Department invited grammar school
claaaea trom the surrounding Palos
area to tour the new facility, walC.b
machinery demonatratlons, and
hear explanations about highway
maintenance. The program waa
well received by the community
and Ita school omcis.ls .
The Cook County Highway Department recently shared 6nJt
place honora with the Chicago Department of Publie Works. and the
Dllnola Department of Public
Works and Buildinga in a national
highway beauty contest apon.eored
by the Federal Highway Admlniatration. Expressway Park at 18th
Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway WAS chosen ua n prb:c winn.lng example of the multiple use
of an IIrban expresaway.
In fay of 1969, Thomas G. Cota,
a professional engineer with 31
yeara experience, waa appointed
Superinlendent of Highwa:r-. Mr.
Cola had been serving aa Acting
Superintendent since the beginning
of the year and haa also .pent 28
yeaMl or his career with the County. Glenn W. Frederlchs. formerly
Chier Engineer of Design, was advanced to Asalstant Superintendent
for Operations. Jack C. Stern was
advanced to Chief Engineer of the
Design Bureau and John K. Crane
became head of the Administration
Bureau.
Louis R. Quinlan. chief of the

Right of Way Bureau, attended
the Management Conference Course
"C" sponsored by the Dlinola Division of FUghways and run by the
University of Ulinois in Monllcello
on last December 1S-11. lIa rr)' A.
Ohlinger, who hcndl the Structural
Division of the Design Bureau. attended the Management Conference
Course "A" on January 1114. New
management princlplea and techniques were exami ned Rnd dlscuased by Conference participants.
lAwrence E. Ollpenheimer, H. El
ot the Construction Bureau,
has been appointed director of the
Public Works Department of the
Village or Wheeling. and W8.8 aJ.eo
named aa village engineer. In his
new position he will manage, supervise and ooord.inale activities in
the Village's Public Works Department. Mr. Oppenheimer. who residell in Arlington He.ighta. ia an
lllinois Registered Engineer. a
graduate of Notre Dame UnivertlIty, and an ll-year veteran ot the
Highway Department.
ru,
Our deepest sympathies to

Harry A. Ohlinger, of the Struclural Design Division, whose
brother. Ra.lph D. Ohlinger,
paued away on December H .
Our deepest sympathies al.eo
to Robert A. Jakubiec. of the
Structural Division., whose father, Albert Jakubiec, paaaed
away on January 9, and to
Eileen Regan, of the Bureau ot
ConstrucUon, who also lost her
father. William A. Regan, on
January 13.
Frank Ka llllln, head of the Survey Division, wa. a guest speaker

at the 18th Annual Indiana Land
Surveyors Confcrence held January
15-17 at tbe School of Civil Engi
neering, Purdut! Univertllty, Lafayelle , Indiana. Ae spoke on the
problems or right-or-way acquisition as it relates to land surveying.
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PUBLIC HEARING(Q)nllnued t rom
pu~
3'
Mlljewski. heAd of the Technical

Services Division, Ilnd hia sla"
which includes Edwin

George Braun. Richard
Frank Scalda, Ed Sury
I...aube. Ed Beck, head of
Division, and C. C. (Cub)
Harder,
Gordon.
and Ed
the Map
Higgins
sl.eo lent their 8saistance to the

program.
The Department received favorable comment upon completion or
the hCllrlng.
JANUARY, 1970
COOK COUNTY H IG HWAY NEWS
PAGE
SNOW REMOVAL-
THI S IS COOK COUNTY Ililinois)

T ill'! m o nth, all we mo,., Into a. n ew decade, It Is lntererrtlng to look Imck
0116 hundred yearS, t o the J 870', In Ohlc:ago and Cook Cou nty , Theile, the
yelln o(lJIysses S. Gmn t'!I Presidency, began with a .. pectaculll.r disast er, the
Great Ohlt:8go Fino, but the ;'. \VIll" Cit )' made an e'en m ore spectacular
reeo,"ery, a nd b;r the middl e of t he decade---tl e;j pite a nationnJ flnanclill panic
In '18--hud become the Ih'estock Clll'ltal of the world and fl leading ~ IUId
lumbe r L"i!nt e r. KeejJing paL'e, Cook Cou nty as a wh ole co ntinued to grow In
streng t.1l Itntl Il ro!lperlty throug hout the decade, with Its IlOillllation Increasing
from S49,9G6 In 1871 to 601,568 In 18.9.
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Did You Know , ' .

-that between 1950 and 1969, the
number of licensed women drivers
increased 200 per cent, from 15
million to about 44.2 million, while
the number of male drivers rose
only 30 per cent, to 61.2 million?
- that in 1968 lhe fatality rate in
the various types of transportation
was 2.4 for autos, .30 for scheduled
airlines, .24 for sll buses, .10 for
passenger trains, nnd- lowest of
all- .06 for school buses?
- that if paasenger car occupants
used safety belts 100 per cent of
the time, instead of only 40 per
cent as now, such use would 8<'lVe
8,000 to 10,000 lives annually?
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Chicago Civic Center,
Ohlcago, Illinois 60602
Retu r n Req ueeted
storms. Norbert Walsh. Highway

Engineer ill, spoke about the vital
role the County snow crews played
in keeping roads leading to hospitals, fire stations, and other emergency faciJities cleared of snow
and obstructions during the heavy
storms. "Sometimes you msy have
to clear the same road ten times
in one morning, but it's our fundamental responsibility to keep those
emergency routes open," Walsh
commented.
Tom Flavin, B . E . m, related
how during the big snow stonns
County residents and highwsy
snow crews tend to go out of their
way to help one another. "I remember, for example," Flavin reminisced, "when one of our s now
crews dropped off some milk for a
snowbound family with six children . I n return for this type of
extra service, we were always invited by appreciative residents for
hot cups of coffee."
l'opuJation - 6,484,000
(Co nllnued rrom PIIge .1 )
More for the 70' s?

What lies ahead for the 1970's?
Certainly- we hope--no more crip
pling snow stonns! But if we use
the past as a guide, we know we
can always expect some snow during the normal Cook County winter. With their experience in the
past, and their continued present
day alertness, the men of the Cook
County Highway Department are
well prepared to battle the winter
elements on the County roads at
any time,
6:
FEBRUARY, 1970
VOL XVII Number 2
Dept. Displays Exhihit For National Engineers Week
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II
G.
Thonms
CoIS (left) Itnd A.-oillstant SUllerOlen n \\' ~redl)rlckfl (rlghl ) , 'Ie\\, the Depnrtmcnt '!! f'..: hlbtt on til -
Illny In 010 Civic (!enter LobIJy.
February 22 through 28 marks

the 20th Annual National Engineers Week and the Cook County
Highway Departmenl is cclebrat
ing the week-long occasion by dis
playing 8 technical highway engineering exhibit In the lobby of the
Civic Center.
The exhibit consdsta of several
drawings and photographs of detailed design plans for the Stony
Taland-103rd Street-Calumet Expressway Intercbange complex, a
project currently being planned by
the DepartmenL
"Environmental Design tor the
1970... is this year's theme for
NationaJ Engineers Week II is
being observed around the country and Is SPOlUlOred by the Na
tional Society of Professional Engineers R.nd Ita 53 member state
societies.
"We at the Cook County Highway Department take special note

of this year's theme for National
Engineers Week since we have always recognized the Importance of
environmenW design in the building of bigbways throughout the
County," commented Superintendent Thomas G. Cots. "We are especially proud of the North Lake
Shore Drive improvement project
completed Iaat year which was especially designed to enhance the
beauty of one of Cook County's
mosl scenic roadways."
The exhibit in the Civic Center
lobby was erected by Morrie Chernero head of Architecture and
Landscaping. and Oon May, Engineer IV, The sign WB$ prepared
by Larry MariolU, fluistant head
of Signs and Operations.
Chicago, III. 60602
1970 1974 HIGHWAY

IMPROVEMENT PLANS
APPROVED BY BOARD
The 1970 lo 1974 County Highway Expressway and Improvement Progr1lIIl representing an esUmated expenditure of S114.275,000 for county highway projects
for the next live years was approved by Cook County Board
President George W. Dunne and
the Board of Commissioners at
their February 2 meeting.
The Program, which was presented to the Board by the Superintendent of Highways for Cook
County, Thomas G. Cots, has more
than 21 million worth of primary
road projects blueprinted for 1970.
In addition, another $7.2 million of
expressWay projects a re scheduled
for this year.
The flve-yeR.r primary road program which totals $93,625,000 is
to be financed with $90,300,000 of
Motor .I"uel 'l 'ax: Funds and $3,325.000 of reimbursements from
the Federal Government. The five
year Expressway prognun which
totals $20,650.000. will be financed
from t.he Expressway Bond Issue
Fund, Motor Fuel Tax FUnds, a nd
(rom reimbursements from the
Pederal GovernmenL
Among the projects which are
included in the Primary Road Program for 1970 are the foUowing:
Ito-.elle Roatl-widen to an adequate two lane pavement between
Evanston-Elgin Road and Baldwin Road.
Wolt Rood- widen to an adeguate two lane pavement between
87th Street and Plainfield Road.
Sa nders Road- widen to 8n adeqlLnle t wo Jane pavement between
Willow Road and Lake-Cook Road.
(omUnued on Page 2)
FEBR UA RY, 1070
eOOK COUNT Y HI GH WAY NEWS
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HIGHW A Y PlANS(Continued froIn paae 1)
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OWeago 01"'0 Center, Chicago, D.1.iDois 60602
Vol XV II
February, 1970
No. 2
PubUshed monLhly by and tor the members of the

Cook Count)" HIghway Department t o serve as an
organ tor dlaemlnaUng news and information on the
personnel and projects ot the Department and the
County and subjec18 of related interest
Conlrlbutiona tor publication are invited and will be
given the careful attention ot the Editors. However,
they will DOt be reeporudbl" tor unsolicited material.
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GEORGE W . DU N NE , Presidenl
Cook County Board of Commissione rs
Mathew W. Bleuc:zat
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charle.a F. Chaplin
UlUan PiotrowskJ
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
WilUam N. ErieklOn
Harry B. Semrow
Floyd T . FuUe
Josepblne
B. Sneed
Charles J . Grupp. Jr.
John J. T ouhy
Carl R. Bansen
Chm . Road and Bridge Comm.
lU a lhew W. HiM L
' UIl
Thomn!J O. Cot&-Superintendent of Highways
E ditor
Ruth V. GrabllJ11
Aaalstant Editor
WlIIlnm Slocum
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Graphle Arts Consultants
&),,'In A. Beck
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Stalr Photograpber
t::lmer ~ . \U ajewsld
NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONER NAMED

Carl R. Ha~n, of Mount Prospect, baa been
named to the Cook County Board of Commiasionera
to serve the unexpired term of tbe late Joseph S.
KraJ, who di~ suddenly last October. Mr. Hansen's
election WAI unnnimously approved by the suburban County CommiBBloners.
The new Commiuioner is president of a Chicago
management consulting and marketing services firm .
He ia a graduate. of the University of Cblcago, wIth
a mflBler'a degree In busineaa administration. He
and his wlte hove n married son,
Cen t ral A,t.nu

widen to an adequate two lane
pavement between 87th $u-eet and 79th Street.
Schaumburg IWad-widen to an adequate two lane
pavement between BilrringtoD Road and Roselle Road.
871.h Rtreel-widen to an adequate two lane pave-ment between Clift Street and 88th Avenue.
l 35th S t reet-widen to liD adequate twO lane pave.ment between 96th Avenue nnd Harlem Avenue.
IHn b. Rond-wlden to an adequate two lane pave
ment betwee.n Elmhurst Road to Wolf Road.
1Olt h A"ellue-wlden to an adequate two lane
pavement between 119th Street and 167th Street.
n1 t1geliultl I\ "elllle--widen to an adequate two lane
pnvement between Steger Road and Sauk Trail.
Hulbrook Road-widen to nn adequate two lane
pnvement between Chicago and Vincennes Rosd and
Chicago Helghta Glenwood Road.
R2ud A"e llue-wlde n to an adequate two lane
pavement between 15lst Street and 143rd Street.
KlnJ:ery EXl lr~~\\'IlY South FroDht.ge n Ol1dwiden to a n adequate two lane pavement between
Torrence Avenue to Penn Central RR.
Rld.a::dantl A"enue-reeonslruct bridge over the
Cnl-Sng Channel.
86th A"enue-remove existing structure and construct RR grade c.ro68ing and protection at the N.
& W . RR South of 127th Street.
Ca lumet E.\"III'f!S'i",y-build pumping station drain
age outlet from 110th Street to 2000 Feet South.
Cellt",1 A , e nue--conslrucl auperstructures and ap.
proaches from Slevenaon Expressway to 39th Street.
PalnllDe Rood- v..jden to an adequate four lane
pavement with median and intersection improvements
from Dlinola RL 53 to West of Soc Line RR In
eluding the Wheeling Road Intersection.
IIl1rlll'i Rond- widen to an adequate four lane pave
ment with median from Central Avenue to Simpson
Street.
Dundee HOlul- widen to Itn adequate tour lnne
pnvement with medlnn trom Des Plaioes River to
Lnndwehr Rond.
Dundee Itolltl_widen to an adequate four lane
pftvement with median from blndwehr Road to
Waukegan Road.
Uee Rond-widen and resurface from Devon Ave.ntle to Taleo1t Road.
Snntlen. n ead- reconstruct to four lanes with
median rom Milwaukee Avenue to Willow Road.
I.::twrenee A,'enue--construet pedestrian overpaaa
At Miehlpn Avenue.
flJ llerlon ." ,enlle-widen intersections and channelize from Narragansett Avenue to California.
Harlem A"enue--repla sludge traek structure
and repair existing Ba.seule brid~ on the north
approfteh of Harlem Avenue to Stevenson Expreu....'By.
I'nltl A,'f'n uc--widen nnd reconstruct [rom Western Avenue to Kedzie Avenue.
West LII.ke An nue--conetruct storm sewer outfall
from the Ot's Plaines River to a point on Mllwau
kee Avenue 1500 feet north of West Lake Avenue.
Wilke R(tlul-conatruct tour lanes from Algonquin
Road 10 Central Rond.
(ConUnued on pace 8)
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FEBRUARY , 1970
HIGHWAY RESEARCH NEEDS, GOALS

PROJECTED FOR THE NEW DECADE
By
William N. Carey, Jr.
Exeoutive Direotor
High1()(JY Re8carolt Board
National Researoh CQunoil

Washington, D.C.
Spec:11I.1 hI
eo..k
Cotlnly 1Ii .. " ... "y Sew~
My crystal ball is about as

clouded as the next fellow's wben
it comes to predictions. With that
as a disclaimer, howevcr. I'll venture out on a limb and suggest
that probably the two biggest
problems facing tbe highway r:searcher in the years to come Will
be the development of better research management techniques
and improved methods of information exchange.
I will expand on thcse two problems that exist across the board
but first let me mention a shifting trend in highway research subject maUer. The matters th~t con
cem administrators of highway
funds and will respond to research
effort are. more and more, in the
fields of social science, economics.
sociology and the like and less in
the fields of physical science. The
emerg"in~ problems involve community values, relocation of people
and business. the relationshiDs between highways and mass transportation. bettcr utilization of existing street systems for example.
We still need much research on
materials. construction. design,
80lls but not quite 8.8 badly as we
did 15 years ago.
Getting back to the broad problems mentioned at the outset, as a
researcher and as adminislrator of
an orl!anization dedicated to the
stimulation. dissemination and application of highway research, I
have on the one hand been pleased
to note the steadily increasing
funding being made avaUable from
slate and Federal sources for such
rC8(!areh. I fully expect that in the
1Q70's our nation will be spending
well over $50 million dollars a
year on direct highway research
efforts-perhaps double thal being
spent today. The pace will indeed
quicken and that is all to the good.
On the other hand, 1 am deeply
concerned about our awareness of
the need to brins to bear the veT)'
Willia m N. Ca rey, Jr.

bE:st research management policies
and procedures on all levels to insure that we avoid duplication, increase efficiency and, even more
importantly, that our research programs will be within a rational
goal-oriented structure with a
stringent system of priorities.
In short, all of us engaged in
highway research during the next
decade must be sure that every
dollar spent is allocated on the
bssis of a carefully thought out
and logical plan completely geared
to goa.\oJ relevant to those paying
the bi1l~the taxpayer.
A first step toward this effort

was made by the American Association of State Highway Officials
when it commissioned two consulting firms through the HRBadministered National Cooperative
Highway Research P rogram to develop just Buch a research structure and priority system.
The result of this joint effort
was published as NCHRP REPORT
NO. 55 last year. Essentially. two
major sets of research goals were
established ooth of which in turn,
were deaigned to meet an even
more lofty goal of a better total
society for all.
(COntinued on pale 6)
PAGE 3
DUNNE EMPHASIZES
POLLUTION THREAT
TO ENVIRONMENT
In a speech delivered before the
Cook County Council Chapter of
the Illinois .Ii'ederation of Sportsman's Clubs this month, Cook
County Board President George W.
Dunne stressed the seriousness of
environmental pollution and outlined somc of the steps taken by
the Forest Preserve District to conserve ou r nalural reSOllrcea.
''Evcrything in nature and in our
way of life is related to everything
else, and very frequently it happens that as we enjoy one--we
diminish the other-unless we follow the precept of conservation
and restoration. We must not permit the empty becr can on the
lawns. on the streets, in the woods,
011 the roads and on the highways
to become the symbol of our way
of life," he remarked.
Terming the 65,000 acres of the
Cook County Forest Preserve one
of our greatest assets, President
Dunne went on to emphasize the
District's dedication to the conservation effort. "Conservation of our
natural resources is an endless and
dedicated undertaking of our Forest Preserve District. We are mind
ful of the dangers to our wonder-ful woodlands. of air pollution,
water pollution, depletion of soils,
foresl. wildlife. minerals and natural beauty.
"We have maintained conservation ed'Jcation programs in the
Forest Preserve District for students and leachers aJike under the
guidance of trained naturalists....
We have our own fish management
biologists who try to make t he
lakes in the Forest Preserves as
productive as possible, and a constant program of management and
restOcking is carried on .... Within the paat fifteen years we have
constructed over twenty lakes
ranging in size from eleven to forty
acres."
President Dunne also pointed out
that although the government does
and will continue to do its job in
conservation, it is the ultimate responsibility of each and every citi
zen to also do his part.
Last year. President Dunne
sponsored a ban on the use of DDT
in the County Forest Preserves.
The resolution was passed unanimously by the County Board.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY N E WS
F EBR U AR Y . 1970
PAG E 4
DEPARTMENT ERECTS NEW FRANCISCO AYJ

The steel truss framework of the n
Cal-Sag Channel is currently being eree
steel is assembled piece. by piece accol
it slowly takes on the look of the st
beeome.
The Francisco Avenue Bridge, which,
pieted, will mark the seventh bridge wb
ment has built in cooperation with the
program to upgrade bridges as part oj
The aix other atructures which have al
ment include bridges over the Cal-Sag a
ern Avenue. Kedzie Avenue. Crawford}
When completed, !!he new Fra ncisco
south thoroughfare for residents of the
ities. It is located between the Kedzie
ready well travelled overpasses. S inct!
subsequent roadway will lead directly ir
it will be able to accommodate much 0
bound traffic wbich is detoured by the
As part of the Army Corps of Engi
Channel Is in the proceas of being widt
to improve traffic conditions for the m
travel between Lake Michigan an- '''e
of the Relocation Branch of the O.S. A
Francisco Ave. Bridge in the S110 mill
related that 87.1 % of the cost will be
The new structure, which is being COl

vising Engineer Herbert Fox and Residt!
a 364 ft. long two--lane pavement. I n a
make the project approximately .3 of a [
The early stage of construction inv
structure and its abutments, and the il1,l
ments, and two sets of temporary aup
steel truss and approach spans wer e en
first assembled, and then work began 01
be tightly locked together for ming th~
After all the steel erection has been
placed.
Cook County Highway peroonnel whl
Jim Breen on the project include Don I
Engineer Technician r; John V. O'Gn
Owens, Engineer Technician IT. Gene ~
contractors, the Thomas Madden Compru
The bridge will be completed and (
year.
(Upper Left) This construction worke.r Is tightening Ii connectio n with an
Ili r OIJoerutcd Im pact wrench whlle IItan din g on onc of t ile tClU l)o)rnry 8uPI)o)r bt.
(Lowe r Left) T he engineers hmld le to examine t ile plans at t he construction
site. From l\!ft tu rl( ht are liether t Fox, uIJoer\'lslng Engineer ; Sid Drew, Ohic(
Ftelocatlon Bmnch or the

Rerldcnt E nginee r ; Dun DeCem, E nginM
inLcnilent from Bethlehem St col CO.; QI
or t he
Owens, E ngineer Tochnlc.u.ns.
FEBRUARV, 1170
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV N EWS
NUE BRIDGE OVER THE CAL-SAG CHANNEL

~
Franclaco Avenue Bridge over the

;od In Blue laland. As the structural
.ing to detailed plans and blueprint.
ong and sturdy bridge it will IIOOn
iU cost close to $1,000,000 when com

:h the Cook County Highway Depart
I.S. Anny Corps of Englneera In their

the CalumetSag Navigation Project.
;mdy been constructed by the Depart
l04th Avenue, Harlem Avenue, WestlIeDue and moat recently 127lh Street.
ave. Bridge will t onn 1\ vital north

surrounding lIOuth suburban commun
and We.tern Avenue Bridget, two aJ
the new Franciaco Ave. Bridge and
:0 Wirelon Road without interruption.
the Kedzie Avenue north and lIOuth
B. & O.C.T.R.R. railroad tracks.
CaISag Navigation Project, the
led (rom 60 teet to 250 teet in order
.oy ships and barges which U&C It to
IlU
Ippi River. Sidney Drew. Chief
-my Corps of Enginee .... ClASsified the
on pba.se of the Cal-Sag Project. and
aid by the Army Cor> of Engineers.
Leers
3lructed under the direction of Supe:r

It Engineer James Breen. will support
.dilion. another 1215 n. ot approaches
ile long.
jived the removal of the old bridge
lallation of four new piers. two abut
ON.
When this WaA completed. the
:ted. The south end of the bridge was
the other aide. Eventually they will
atructural ouilloe of the new bridge.
eompieted, the concrete deck will be
are worldng with Herbert Fox and
eCel"O, Engineer AuL D; Bob Walsh.
~y, Engineer Technician I : and Jim
lwlCki, is the superintendenl Cor the
y.
~n
to tralIic by early (aU o( this
..-lI'I
Corp!' or En1ncerll: .lIm Bn!eR.
AHbitaJlt II : Leonard Kerner. SuperI John O'Grady, 60ll
\\,"I~l
Rnd .11m
((lilper
R!~hl )
!itnl ctllrt' ~ 10
(Lo we r IUght )
Sll'f'tching at'.ffl'o." the Channel,

be 1f1l;,IM': nded In !ljlll ..e.
!lif'
F'n.neL'iC:o A\ e:nuc Bridge
A hetltl -o n , tlew II hO\\5 hoI\' " ~\ \It ,ellll)(lniry 5111'110$ frh 'C!fi
81u blllt'y 10 the ,"rowing s leel s truc ture.
HIGHWAY RESEARCH-
FEBR UARY, 11170
PAGE
NEW STYLES CREATE MAXI PROBLEMS
fO)ntlnued trom pale S)
National TranltOrtaUoD Goats

To serve national commerce
and deCenac by optimiring the development and function of an Integrated nallona.l lransporlatlon
system ,
To Improve nationaJ , regional,
and communJty development
through the Integration of these
tranaportation facilities with the
community, and
To fosler national health and
welfare as a.ffected by tranaportation through Increased Bafety and
convenience, reduction of air and
water pollution and noiae abatement, and improved well-being of
uaers and non-usera of transport
facilitlea,
Ulgbway TranSltOrtation Goal!J
To lmprove bighway planning,
design. and conatnlctlon aa part of
an Integrated tranaportatlon BYSUm,
To improve the role of highway transportation in optimizing
land use and urban development
by Improving the wety. serviceability, and operations of the present highway system. and
To foster the Integration of
the highway with the community
through Improved Identification
and quantlfleatlon of aoc.\ological.
politicaJ, economic and aesthetic
factors In highway tranaportatlon,
Under each of the highway
lnUtsport(\tion goal the consultIng finns placed 13 rclatively
broad, researchable problem areas
that are currently aJfecling altalnment of the goals, (Such problem
areDl, It should be understood, will
be reviewed regularly and updated
as required.)
The nl!xt step In developing the
structure was to filter out a
"stockpile" of propoaed projects,
those with appUcability to a specific problem area. Next came an
eva.luation~ne baaed on judgment-of whether or not the project W88 appropriate for that particular problem area. Pinally. the
projects accepted were aBslgned a
priority value (high, Intermediate.
and low) baaed on the relative importance of the project to the
problem area.
As I noted earlier, this Is a first
step in the right direction and ia
by no means the ultimate. AB time
paNes, better frsmeworks will undoubtedly be developed and, bope-
tully, .dopte<l wld.ly,
Pretty Sandy Matm, &eC.retary

in the Project Control Dlvialon-
and part-time h.igb fash.ioo model

for the HIGHWAY NEWS-prepares to step Into a Kharman
Ghia sporta ear owned by Daniel
P. O'Brien while wearing the very
latest gasp from Paria. her brand
new maxi-coal and akirt. Will she
make il without mJahap. or wind
up In a tangle! The Chleago Motor Club has some tiPB for her
and other gala who want to wear
their maxiB in mini-sized auto .
In entering, say the Club experla, the trick ia to 11ft the maxi
coat slightly. and back into the
'The Data Deluge
The other major problem facing
the highway researclter and administrator in the Immediate years
to come wID be bow to aurvive the
data deluge and stay alIoat on the
fact flood. U there's any doubt
that the information business la
booming, consider that :
Every minute ot every day
and night, two significant scientific
papers are published totaling over
a million annually,
A recent Issue of the " World
Bibliography of Bibliographies"
llated more than 100,000 separately-bound volumC4
blbllographlell,
or
sent. Next tuck the lep; around

under the steering column, arrangIng the coat 10 that it lie. on
either aide of you. ThIs will keep
the coal off the floor, and aJso
away from the brake and gas
pedals where any contact could be
a serious maUer.
To get out of the car, Bimply

reverse the procedure. To avoid
tripping, make sure to keep the
coat lifted until you're out of the
door. Again, make sure the coat
ia clear before you close the door.
And that's the long and ahort
of It!
We have about 30 million
books in the world today. The average penon reading 12 houn! a
day for 50 years mlgbt be able to
read 17,000 tecbnical books.
Highway research information is
no excepUon. There are currently
some 7,000 ongoing highway research projects in the world today_
about half of which are being conducted in the United States. The
Highway Research Board alone
publlshea over 10,000 pages of
technical InfonnaUon every year.
It .eerns quite safe to predict that
the Information explosion will continue with an even higher fallout
tomoM'Ow.
(ConUnuN on PIlI. ')
COO K COUNTY HIG H WAY NEWS
PA GE 7
FE B RUARY, 1970
HIGHWAY RESEARCH(ConU nuoo (rom Page 6)
Because of the proliferation of

infonnation-some of it useless,
but much of it valuable to the researchers and the highway administratoI'-we will have to step up
our ability to quickly record, store,
and retrieve this pertinent information in a systematic and selective way. If we don't, the alternative is expensive duplication of effort and the continuing chance
that significant and practical research findings may never be put
to use at all. Instead, they'll be
buried in a dusty report on a
dusty bookshelf.
The answer, of course, is automation. While certainJy Ule Highway Research Board isn't alone in
developing and using such systems, I do think the Board's work
in this field can be used to illustrate the sort of concept we're
going to have to rely on more and
more heavily in the future.
The Highway Research Information Service ( HRIS ) , the Board's
automated information storage and
retrieval service, officially went
into service on July 1, 1967. With
over 26,000 references to ongoing
highway research projects and
published articles, the HRlS represents one of the most complete
collections of infonnation on highway-related research available in
the world,
The Office of the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation
is now sponsoring a current HRB
special project that will extend
HRIS capability for handling " research-inprogress" information all
modes of transportation on an experimental basis. The main output
will be summary information on
proposed and ongoing research, development, and evaluation projects
in the United States and abroad.
The project will thus produce a
pilot model of a trall8portation research information service, "TRIS
I ," that will be useful primarily
to those in the Department of
Transportation who have concern
for the fonne-tion and conduct of
Research and Developmcnt programs and projects in th e field of
transportation.
The TIlinois Registered Land Surveyors Association held its 1970

Conference in Rock Island February 12-14 and four staffers from
the Survey Division, Sam P otash,
Ste,'e Ba lek, Alex' "lasels kis, and
BerDRrd Geiger, attended and represented the Department. Among
the topics discussed was the future
prospects for further land surveying legislation.
S tun 8.'l.pieha, H. E. m , of the

Computer and Data Processing Division. attended a one-week course
entitled " Finite Element Method in
Structural Analysis and Use of
Computers as Problem Solvers" at
the University of Missouri, Rolla,
Missouri, January 26-30.
Berna rd Rlman, H.E. I V, of the

Structural Division, Design Bureau,
has been appointed an instructor
in the Graduate School of Public
Administration at Roosevelt University. He will teach urban plan
ning from the point of view of
transportation, public works, and
the el imination of pollution within
the area of regional and urban
environment. Mr. Riman was formerly an instructor at Dlinois Institute of Technology.
(COntinued on Page 8)
Our deepest sympathy to Mrs.

Evelyn Onofrio, whose huaband,
Louis Onofrio, of the Construction Bureau, died on February 4,
Representing the Department at

the National Association of County
Engineers Management Researc.h
Conference were Hugo ta rk, Assistant Superintendent for Administration, and Philill Dela hullt, head
of Fiscal Management. The Conference, which was held in Clearwater, Florida February 11-13,
examined comprehensive transportation planning and highway feasi bility studies.
Thar she blows! The versatile

Leo G. Wilkie, H.E. V., research
expert of the Bureau of Transportation and Planning, is also an a ctive member of the American Cetacean Society (whales, to all you
Department landlubbers). Mr. Wilkie spent part of a recent West
Coast vacation riding with six
other students and the pilot in the
famous Goodyear Blimp between
Los Angeles and Catalina Is!and.
They were whale-watching, and
saw no less than 16 of the majestic
sea mammals swimming along in
the course of their annua! migration trips.
J. J . ( Bud) l\tcClever ty, head of

the Traffic Safety Division, is out
of the hospital and recuperating at
home, We all wish him a speedy
recovery and look fo rward to seeing him back on the job.
<0-:"Remember' hoW we -solved -the ehanneli zat ion

problem here wi!:h OO r- beautiful pa'let'l'\ent-
ma rki ng job ?
FEBRUARY, 1i70
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY UII;noisl
HIGHWAY RESEARCH-
Th. ArL lns-Ulute of Chlcalto, with Ihe twin atone 1I0Tl!l ftanklng II. porla.l!'!,
b Justly renon-noo liS one 01 tile world'!!! grent m~lInut. Jts treu,llllrel Include 1.IO.lnlin):'!!i, ilCullltU re!i, prlnl.'i, drawin,l:'S, a nd pbotograph!!i, the finest from
mllny Illntl!i u.nd IImny tlmM. The lnstltute'll collceLion of paintings ~ JlfU"tlouilltly ouL.. tantllllg'. rangtlljt" from mllgnlficenL Old l\lnste~ to the breath taking- lanw.cnlM!!! of Ihe "' "..nch Im(lrcss lonlSu. The School of the ArL InIIUhlfe, tJu~ GotKImnn ThClitrc nud SChool of Dmnm, luul the Junior MWleum,
with Its mlmY Ilrog-rIlRl." for chlhlren, all foml IJart of the IIl!Ilitule'8 1m-
measumble j'onlribuUon to tho .-ullurn! grtlwUI of OIllcuro Ilml lhe Oook

Oountl' colUmunlty,
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.," 'u,
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","
It ...... ,
(COftU nued tl"Om PaKe 7)
addJUon, work is under way

to develop tor the Maritime Administration, a Maritime Research
Information Service (MRIS) ,
which will accomplish [or that
agency what TRIS will do for the
Department of Transportation_
This new step forward in in
creasing the Board's automated in
formation storage and retrieval
capability la, hopefully, just a begioning. 10 the future, there will
be a continuing effort aimed at enlarging and improving the RRB
computerized services.
Without these systems and a
means (or lnterconnecting them
there will be a considerable tarnish on an othenvise bright future.
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HIGHWAY PLANSI'opulalion -
15,4114,000
936 Sq, MJls
Area -
(Co nUnued from PIlKe 2)
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- that in 20 yen.ra- by 1990there wiU be a predicted lotal
o[ 158,6 million can, trucks, and
bUieS registered in the United
States, n 51.4 percent increase over
the estimated 1069 total of 104.7
million?
- that a.lthough WAShington, Jet
reraon and Franklin proposed an
east-west roadway to unite the nation, the actual linking ot the
AUanUc a.nd Pacifio coasts with a
paved highway did not occur until 1935, when the Lincoln Highway WllB completed ?
Glllcago Ch'ic ~nter,

Chicngo, IIl1noili GOG02
Return Requ.,..t.ed
Joe Orr Road - widen to (our

lanes with median from ABhllUld
Avenue to Halstead Street.
PI.o.in6eld Road - repair bridge
and waterproof deck over the Tn.
Stale Tollway.
Gleo\'lew Road - repair bridge
and waterproof deck at Edens
Expressway.
6th A venue - repair bridge and
waterproof deck at Tri-State Tollway.
Among the Expressway Program
projects scheduled for 1970 are
several contracts connected with
the constnIdlon of a new Stony
Is land-103rd Street Interchange.
In addition, there are two landscaping contracts, which will complete lhe Dan Ryan West Leg Expressway projecl to 167lh Street.
VOl. XVII Number 3
MARCH, 1970
FIRST PLACE A WARD PRESENTED TO DEPARTMENT
Chicago, III. 60602
New Department Provides

Planning And Development
Programs For Cook County
by
Thatldeus P. Brzyski
and
James I. GoUre.ich
(Editor's Note: Our gll68t writers

are two expert8 fro'YIl the Planning
ami. Development section Of the
Cook County B11reau of A dminis
fratiml. Mr. Brzyski holM an M .A .
degree in Urbalt Studies from
Roosel)elt Utliver3'ity alld is A ssistallt Director of the Plamlitlg
Department. 11fT. Gottreich, who az..
sO hlJ3 Ull M.A. in Urban History
from Roosevelt, is Project Ooordi-
ment of Public Works and Build

ings, State of Dlinois. Their agen
des were joint recipients of the
award with the Cook County High.
way Department. Mr. Farrell
praised the "excellent cooperation"
between the three organizations
which made the Expressway Park
project possible. Division Engineer
C. S. Monnier of the Federal Highway Administration suggested a
continuing joint development by
the three along the Kennedy and
Dan Ryan Expressways to obtain
maximum use of new facilities.
In a letter which accompanied
the certificate, Secretary of Trans
porlation John A. Volpe extended
his personal congratulations to
Supe rintendent Cots as n winner in
the Beauty Awards competition.
" At no time in our history,"
Secretary Volpe said, "has there
tlator.)
Despite several faJse starts,
Cook County is now fuliy com
mitted to baving a true planning
operation. On May 5, 1969, the
Cook County Board of Commissioners under the leadership of
George W. Dunne passed a resolution establishing that same Board
of Commissioners as the Cook
County Plan Commission. Ha rry
H. Semrow was appointed Chairman. The ordinance a lso established the Cook County Depart
ment of Planning and Develop
ment as a fuJI status department
with the Bureau of Administra
lion under the President. The
Plan Commission functions as pali
cy maker and author izing agent.
The Department provides the staff
in working out programs, plans,
and alternatives.
The first months of the Plan
ning Department's operation were
spent in collecting information and
data on County offices and agen
cies. finding out what federal
money waa available or being used
by the County, and developing
pos&ible planning options for the
County. Simultaneously, Commis
(COntinued on page 2)
(Contl nued on page 2 )
Fred 8 . Fa r rell. Ht'gionni Fede:r1L1 Highway Adminlstmlor (far lett), li fO-th e lleu uty Competition Awurd 10 Rie:hllrd 1II. GoltermlUl, l\Ulton
Plkarsky, Iwd Thomll..;o G. Oobi.
~nt.'!l
Cook County Superintendent of

Highways Thomas G. Cots accept
ed a first place Federal Highway
Administration Beauty Competition
Award certificate from Fred B.
Farrell, Regional Federal Highway
Administrator, at the regular meeting of the Crosstown Executive
Board this month. The award was
made for Cook County's part in
the development of Expressway
Park under and adjacent to the
Dan Ryan Expressway at Eigh
teenth Street in Cbicago-----Itan ex
cellent example," said Mr. Farrell.
"of the multiple use of highway
right of way in providing a much
needed park and recreation facility
for the adjacent neighborhoods."
Receiving identical certificates
were Milton Pikarsky. Commission
er of Public Works. City of Chico
go, and Richard M. Golterman,
Chief Highway Engineer. Depart-
M ARCH , 11170
COOK COUNT Y H I GHWA Y N EWS
PAGE 2
PLANNING(Continued trom PIlle 1)
(8 Q) Q) III (8 Q) (!) rnn\'J

ITlOillITlWlIWl m~W0
Ohleago Ch 'lc Center, Oblcago, Dlinols 60602
NQ, 3
March, 1970
Vol. XVII
Published monthly by and tor the membel"8 o,f lbe

Cook County Higbway Department to serve sa an
organ (or dls&emlnaUng news and tn1'ormation on the
peraonnel and projecll ot the Department and the
County and subject:. of related interest
Contributions for publication 8M!: invited and will be
given the careful aUenUon of the Editors. However,
they will not be responmbl,. tor un80licited material
G EO RG E W . D U NNE . President
Cook Counly Board of Commissioners
Mathew W. Bicszczat
WIIIIIllD H. Harvey
Charlet S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charlea F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N. Erlebon
H
H Semro
Floyd T. Fulle
aM")'.
w
Charles J. Grupp, Jr,
Joaephine B. Sneed
CArl R. Hansen
John J. Touhy
1I(:1thew W. BICS1'.o:at--Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Superintendent of Highways
ThoDiIlS 0, Co
E ditor
Ruth V. Graham
Auilltant E dltor
WlUllln) Slocum
321-7114
Graphic Ar1:I; Conaullants

Ech vlD A. Beck
0. 0. liggiD'
Sta1f Photographer
Elmer J , lUo.Jewl1d
AWARD-
10.1'1,11'11,11.'<1 from I' l' 1)
been Il8 great a determination on the part of the

American people and tbe lo~ederal Government to proteet. and enhance the Nstlon', natural beauty as there
i.e today. Your e.trOrtll and those of all participants
in the Highway Beauty AW'arda Competition give em
phll8~ to this determination and pro,ride the as
lIuranee that we will leave a heritage of beauty
for the generations to come,
,It gives me a great deal of pleasure to be able
to prescnt to you the enclosed certifi cate in recognition of your outstanding conlribution to the
preservation of our environment."
Ilone.r Semrow W1l8 making preparations to aecure

federal planning auhrt.ance funds lor Cook County.
There are many problem arena and tasks that
the Department of Planning and Developmenl could
aUack but it hat had to be selective in Iliac
tivlties. Even 10, the Department has been involved
In leveral situations.
The government of Cook County is like the trustee of a vanlahing prairie in that it must see that
the remaining lands in lhe County are uaed well to
provide for the varied needs of a ll citizens, President
Dunne, Commissioner Semrow, and other County of~
ftciahl bave expreseed Interest in redoing tbe
County's zoning codes and maps as well as updating
lhe building code, The Deparlment of P lanning and
Developmcnt hopes to secure agreement amollg a ll
Interested -parties regarding the use of the remainIng unincorporated lands in Cook County. Rezoning
will be done in light of exlating regional and local
plans. The expected federal B8IIlstanee planning funds
will help accomplisb these goals.
Some blue-collar suburbR have poor healthcare
facilities; other suburban areas experience s low development because they lack good public transportalion or an Industrial bue ; numerous suburbs and
unincorporated areas have problems in the delivery
of basic public services. PresenUy, the Department
or Planning and Development can only tackle such
conditiona on an emergency or piecemeal baai. A
comprehenl!i" e approach Is, unfortunately, some time
away. But, the Departmenl or P lanning and Developmen t can be, and has been, of assistance in these
problems by working with appropriate agenciea. local
Officials, and civic and community groupa in planning Cor and securing funds to remedy these localized problems.
For exam))le, the Department of Planning and Development belped Cook County Hospital develop a
Model Cities program which will enable t be Hospital
to relate more to nelgbborhood health centel"8, This
operstion is now being carried out under the aegis
of County Hospital. The Department of Planning and
Development will not be Involved in the delivery at
thla program but will continue to aid County HOIpltal with future Model Cities planning_
Another example of the Department of Planning
and Development's current approach to emergency
problems hRa been the attempt to stimulate loeal
iniliative to IOlve a persistent, severe, flooding problem In south Cook County. The Department has
joined with the Northellstern Illinois P la nning Commission in coordinating Illana and discussing objectives with the various munlclpaJlties involved.
Criminal Justice haa received quite a bit of the
Department of Planning and De,-elopment's attention in tbe past few montht. Tbe Department drew
up a grant request to the Illinois Law Enforcement
Commisaion tor the Cook County Committee on
Criminal Justice which , when it is funded, will enable the Department of Planning a nd Development
to make the fil"8t unified, comprehens ive s t udy, and
pinna for, crimina l jusUce in Cook County.
Plnllning is not the panacea. for all of soclely's
1118 but with a progressive planning function, we can
make more rnpid advancea In meeting people'q needa.
MA RCH. 1970
PAGE S
Never TarJy or Late for S6 Years, Employee Retires
COOK COUNTY BOARD

AWARDS 6 CONTRACTS
AT BOARD MEETING
Cook County Board President
George W. Dunne announced the
awarding of sUt highway improvement contracts totalling $1.879,390.56 at the March 16 Boa,rd
meeting.
The Board of Commissioners approved the contracts recommended
by Thomas G. Cots. Superintendent of Highways, and submitted
Lo the Board by Commiasioner
Mathew W. Bicszczat, chairman of
the Road and Bridge Committee.
The contracts approved by the
Board are as foUowa:
a nders Road-Willow Road
Lu,ke Cook Road
(0
The improvement consisla of providing tor the addition of a 5"

thick base to the existing pavement; a narrow full depth widening on both sides of the existing
pavement between Willow Road
and Dundee Road: and total full
depth reconst.nicUon betwee.n Dundee. Road and Lake Cook Road ;
widening of existing intersecting
street returns; providing necessary
minimal shoulder till construction
and providing for steel plate beam
guard rails at approaches to culverts.
The contract was awarded to
Arcole Midwest Corporation. Rock
Road Conlttruction Company. and
Allied Asphalt P aving Company
(joint venture) on a low bid of
S34.9.963.51.
86th A\'elluo-l,S4.5 Feet Sout h of

127th Street to 780 Feet North of
12"1lh S t reet .
This Improvement provides for
approaches to the Norfolk aod
Western RaUway and is to consist
ot surfacing, including drainage,
curb and gutter and structures.
grading and other related incidentals.
This contract WIUI awarded to
the Charles J. Wilson Company on
n low bid of $105,497.35.
Plainfield Road Grade Sell!lratioD
Q\e.r Trl-State Tollway
Olen\'lew Road Sella ration O\'er
Edens Expressway
Ths PlaJnfte.ld Road improvement

George W . Dunne (right) congratulates 84 year old William E. Russell. 3827 N. Lincolo Avenue, on
his retirement after 56 years of
employment with the County wiUtout ever being absent or tardy.
RusseU, who was a laundry worker
at Cook County Hospital. became a
County civil scrvice employee in
1014.
At the March 2 County Board

meeting, President Dunne presented Russell with a resolution commendjng him tor having set the
longest record of civil service employmc.llt in the history of county
government., and for having been
nn outstanding and exemplary
public servant during his long
tenure. Commented RusseU, "I'm
sorry 1 got old and had to quit
working."
includes repairs to the BUperstruCture deek of the bridge, modifications to the expansion da.ms, application of a deek waterproofing
rubber seal to the bridge deck,
and surfacing ot the bridge and its
approaches.
The Glenview Road improvement
includes repairs to the concrete of
lion to the expansion joints, application of a tar layer protective

coat; waterproofing to the bridge
deck, alld surfacing of the bridge
deck nnd ita approaches.
the superstructure deck, modifica-
(QmUnued on pa,e 6)

Albin Carlson & Company on a
low bid of $73.659.10.
COOK COUNTy HIGHW .... y N~W8
MARCH, 11110
PAGE ..
STAFFERS GET THE JOB DONE AT THE
Ill GUWAl'
l\~flWS
Ilhologrullhe r Ed LIIUbe, lraxeUng lhrough the
La. GMlnge ~lllinlenllilce Facility on u. norlllal day, finds our DCllIlrtment
Staffors doing their rcguh\r Jobs with their usual quiet OOmltetenoe. A
SUlle n 1lsor is on Ule telephone. ReiHl

Batteries a.re being ehllrged by lUI I
cuts steel for new sign [mmi!S. A
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV NEW8
MARCH, 1'70
PAGE !Ii
LA GRANGE MAINTENANCE FACILITY
Itre goi ng on In the Muchln6 ShOll.

ee.trlclall. III the Sign ShOll Ii worker
inspector chooks a. groul)
or
$treet
RUiridllg kits. SkUlcti. C1llulhle workers alolng Ihe job us It should be dOl1 e
-Ilil ill f he dnY'R work for Ihe IIlghwlIY DCllllrtmt!llll
MARCH, 1910
THE COMMISSIONERS GIVE A PARTY . ..
CONTRACTS(COnUnu~
PAGE
(rom pIIge S)
Prntl A\'enue-Hedzle A" eDUO to

Western A ,'enue
This improvement consists of removing tbe existing pavement, constructing a new pavement together
with curb. gutter. drainage structures and sewers. In addition, the
project includes anchor bars, ~w
er core drilllng, earthwork. drIVeways a.nd sidewalk construcUon,
landscaping and cross street inlersection Improvements.
The contract was awarded to the

Aroole Midwest Corporation on a
low bid of S638,575.50,
lS;'ith Street-.96th ;\" eoue to n a rlem A\'cnue
Thie improvement provides for

the addition of a 4" thick base. to
the existing pavement, Including
the widening to [our lanea of 96th
Avenue and Harlem A venue, and
the widening o[ 135th Street at 96th
A venue to three lanes and 135th
Street to Harlem Avenue to four
lanes; the reconstrucUon of railroad approaches to the Norfolk
and Westem Railroad; widening
and/or reconstructing existing intersecting streeL returns; providing steel plate beam guard ralls at
approaches to culverts; and other
relnted incidentals.
With Ii tasty flRke WI w('11 u a photogeniC 0111'. the (look Collnty Boom
of Oulllllll.\l!llolleJ1l IIdti n. IIU rjltlse IJlrlhtlnl' Imrty In U1t!lr ofTlOOfl on FcbtUJuy
to for the l' teflh1tnl, George W. Dunne. Fronl left to right nm Oommlsslone1"8 \VlUhun M. Erickson; Clharlel'l S, Bonk; l.larry 11. Scmrow; Dunne;
Jerom(' Hllllilerl; Rnd Lillian 1'lotrowskJ. Till" TV eanlernnlan Is unldenUfioo.
W ith a Little Bit of Luck and a Lot of Hard Work!

Municipal Paving Company on a
low bid of $371,832,10.
Roselle Road_Enmston_Elgin Road
to Baldwin Road
This improvement provides for
the complete surfacing ot the existing and proposed widened pavement width; removal and placemenL of gutter and gutter outlets;
the elimination of a pavement dip
south of the Northwest ToUway;
widening to four lanes of the intersection of Palatine Road with
Roselle Rosd; reoonstrnctlon of all
intersecting minor street returns
and the addition of steel plate
beam guard rails at approaches to
culverts,
Arcole Afidwest Corporation and
Rock Road Construction Company
and Allied Aspbalt Paving ComlContinutd. on P.... 8)
"Wllh II little bit 0' luCk"---80 rullS the II g hlhea rted lIOng from l\1Y BAIR
LADY_"erythlnK wUl go our w ....y. Anti ltull's all the fiel d men o f Jj'rank
.II""
Kupllm'8 Sun'oy Dh'lslon

Mking-JU!lt R wee hit CJ( good fortun e. They
are shown hf!ffl JUS-I alter flnlshlng IIII' annuul 01\'1510nlli 1I1.\:.wook re(resher
oourse in lantl s un'oylng procedun!S und('r S UIMl.rvool'5 Sam Powh and Ray
Stange. And why do they need luck, after au that. expert. teachln, and
bard study' OnJ,y bocauae thel have to take their anal exams on Fridq tbe
11th'
V I: V.t\. t:?TMI:~T
~ I:W~M.t\.1\ I: t:?~
Superintendent Thomas G. Cots
headed a. distinguished group of
Highwa.y Department engineers
wbo attended the 56th Annual
Dlinols Highway Engineering Conference at Urbana on February
24. and 25. They included Fred
Nadzieja. of the Design Bureau;
.>\.rthllr Ooy, bead of the MechanicalElectrical Division i Theodore
Villi Gelde r and Herbert Fox, Suo
pervising Engineers of the Construction Bureau ; J am es Andrews,
head of the Agreements Division;
Carl Steillweg, head of the Road
Maintenance Division ; EdwlU'd JILblonskJ, of the Computer and Data
Processing Division; Leon Green.
of the Pavement Geometrics Division; and J ack E a!."8n, Design
Bureau.
Among the topica discussed at
the Conference were those that
had to do with current planning
for the Dlinois highwny system ;
projecting transportation needs for
the 1970's; and examining the
problems of air a.nd noise pollution In their relation to highways.
Representing the Department at
the Annual lllinoiB Traffic Engineering Conference nl Urbana,
February 26 and 27. were Larry
~larl otti, Assistant Head of Signs
and Operations at the La Grange.
Maintenance Facility, and Paul
Andersobn. of Traffic and Signals.
The Conference featured BUch top
ics as new approaches to signing
and the role of the lrafHe engineer
in general planning.
PAGE 7
MA RCH, 1910
EARL KISTNER, PERSONNEL CHIEF, RETIRES

A long and distinguiabed career
in the service of Cook County
ended this month
with the retirement of Earl F.
Kistner, head of
the Department 'a
Personnel D i v i sion for over 20
years.
Mr. Kistner
Brst entered the
service of Cook
County on June
Ur. Kistne.r
1. 1922. when he joined the SherUf's Office. serving there until
1929. From 1929 to 1931 he W8JI
County Asseasor. A three-year
term with the National Park Serv
Ice followed , before Mr. Kistner returned to serve as County Auditor
(1936-37) and undertake Ii fur
ther period oC service with tbe
Sherilf's Office (1937-4"),
Mr. Kistner began hia career
with the Highway Department as
a junior civil engineer in 1944. Appointed a member of the County
Civil Service Commission in 1946,
he. served there until returning to
the Hlghwny Department as chief
of Personnel on March 1. UH7.
In June, 1965 Mr. Kistner resigned
to accept an appointment as City
Clerk of Blue Island, his home
town. He returned to the Highway Department and his former

post in March 1967, continuing to
oversee Personnel appointments until March 4th of this year, the
official day of his retirement .
TaU and blue-eyed, we1J.1iked for
his quiet geniality. ~fr. Kistner is
a 11!e-long resident of Blue Island.
He is proud of bis two chJldren,
Earl Jr, and Mrs. Gayle Simpson,
and his six grandchildren- two
girls and a boy from each branch
- and is lOOking torward to spend
ing more time with thllfD. A MB
addict and a fisherman, he Is 81so
an avid golfer, and will devote
part of his greater leisure to each
of these enthuBIBJIIOB.
Our deepest sympathiea to
the families of Michael H .
Didier , Departmental Civil Engineer from 1940 until his retirement in 1962, who died on
February 14: and Edward P .
Fagan. formerly of the RJgbt
of Way Bureau, who passed
away on February 26.
Our deepest sympathies nlso
to Cella Hellord, ot the Con
Lmct Documents Office, whose
sister , Jean Samuels, died on
March 7.
Edward F. Landmesser, head of

the Evaluation Division, Right of
Way Bureau, has successfully
quaJlfied for registration sa a Sen
ior Member of Ute American Right
of Way Association. Mr. Landmes
ser was presented wiLh an offical
plaque attesting to his regislra
tion nnd also with the Senior
Member pin. oua R. Croas, Jr.,
National Executive Director of the
Association,
congratu lated
Mr.
Landmesser on "this significant
professional achievement."
He rbert Fox, of the CoIlBt.ntCtion Bureau, attended tile Management Confe.rence Course "A"
sponsored by the D1inois Division
of Highwaya and run by the University of Ulinois in Monticello
on March 8-1L
DOt-IT
RECALL HOUSTON MENTIONING

ANYTHING AIlOUT THIS.
MA RCH, 1970
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (Illinois)
CHARLES ESTES RETIRES
Ouok OOllllly IIIghwny DeI)I~rt:ment (:elcbraletl 1m 56th blrthdlly. The Dell:lrtmell~ w t lli or,ICllnh;ed by t he n onnl of OC)fnmislllonel"lJ In L914
IOfder un uc ~ or U,& L911l Sta l e Lcgishllttre. Before this. slnoe 1850, ILII I.be
County'$ rond ImUding and nUlintennRce luw been done by Ute Towruiltlps,
worldng with limited rumLi IUIlI conHnln g UIf!nlSC!h'e!J to their own needs,
This nnlumll)' re!'ultoo III II Itlltchwork o r Ilure!y locnJ roods. elUIt.r plaln
dirt or SlIrlIU't.'t! ,,-1111 gnwel or ,' rushed rnc:k. " ' lUI Ihe ndn'lIt or u,,, Dcpn.rtmf!nl . Ihe QUlin I}' SOOIl 1W'ellme II firm l)' connected ne.twork or c:o ncrete
I.nlllk rOlld" nil!! t hro ug h routes, II truer IUld 1II0re 1I11lf1ed comm ml,/ ly III
ell-e.r)' " 'S)',
Till. yetiI'
th ~
~~f--,---,--,,~~
'40""'0.
\
"'""e,
l'ollllilltion Al'Cll _
6.484.000
956 Sq. l\Ules
1-./
I ' 0 . ~,
". ....
Charles C, Estes, Chief Engineer of the Cook County Forest

Prcsc.rve Diatrict, retired March
1, after 41 years of sc.rvlce, Over
the years he has developed some
very close friendships with County
Highway Engineers while working
together on related projects.
Starting with the Forest Preservc District in 1929 as Assistant
Chief' Engineer, Estes became Chief
Engineer eight years later In 1937.
The major planning and conslruction of improvements througbout
the 62,500 acres of Forest Preserves as they exist today occur
red under his direction and supervision.
Upon his retirement. Esles plans
to take up permanenl residence in
Boca Raton, Florida, and in his
warda, "pursue a program of lowering my golf handicap."
CONTRACTS(COntinued trom Pq:1! 6)
pany (joint venture) on a low bid

of $339,S63.OO.
AJI conlmcts awarded are subjed to the npproval of the Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways, State
of Ullnois.
cmw-...
Did You Know, ,

-that motorists on vacnllon or
other plensure trips traveled an
estimated 220 billion miles over
U.S. highways in 1969, a 12% Increase over the 195 billion pleasure
miles travcled in 19681
-that the word "macadam," used
to describe a type of modern highway surfa.ce, commemorates John

Loudon MacAdam, a Scottish engineer, who falhered lhe good
roads movemenl in England in
1S15?
- lbat lhere are seven changes on
lhe 1970 model automobiles dictated by the National Highway
Safety Bureau, the major one
being a steering column lock ?
lB 0 0i!! lB 01!l1il U\7
Gl00GlWffiI'J iD@W0
Chicago Clvlo Center,
ChIcago, fllInols 60602
APRil, 1970
VOL XVII Number 4
The Big Movers
GIANT NEW SNOW PLOWS USED

IN LATE SPRING SNOW STORMS
Two
new
hea vy
duty
diesel
POWCM snow fighters have reeenUy joined the County Highway
Department's contingent of snow

removal equipment. and were an
Important part of the County's
snow removal operation during
the
unexpected
spring
snow
slont'ls. These trucks, with their
Interchangeable V and str'd.lght
plows, snow leveling wings, four
wheel drive, and heavy duty dump
bodies, are the largest ple<:e:s of
snow removal equipment owned
and operated by the Department's
maintenance division.
Strong enough to move a house,
the trucks were invaluable La the
Department in lale March and
early April wben the County wns
the victim of some crippling snow

storms. These fighters cleared the
roads in less than halI the time
it nOnt'lally takes conyentional
snow plows.
In addition to the two new snow
fighters, the spring snow brougbt
out the rest of the Department's
arsenal including 35 plltrol trucks
equipped with snow ploWB and
spreaders, 10 power graders and
eight heavy duty trucks equipped
with snow plows and spreaders.
Three hundred maintenance divl
sian employees worked in shifts
throughout the County both day
and night, and more than 700
tona of salt were used during the
(Conllnued Oil plige S)
Chkago, III, 60602
SOCIAL FACTORS
GAIN EMPHASIS IN
HIGHWA Y PLANNING
An enhanced regard for social,
economic, and environmental lac
lora as they relate to highway
constnlction
and
management
were emphasized by guest speak
ers nt the 61st Annual Meeting
of the MiBBissippi Valley Confer
ence of State Highway Officials
held at the Sherman Rou8C,
lo.iarch 1921.
Joseph R. Coupal. President or
the Mississippi Valley Conference
of State Highway Departments,
and Director of the Iowa State
Highway Commission. and RaJph
R. Barlelsmeyer. Director or the
Bureau of Public Roads, were
two of the keynote speaker'S who
addressed the Conference and
strefl8ed aorne of the sociological
ASpects and
considerations of
highway planning.
In his opening speech, Joseph
Coupal outlined some of t he major
social c.hanges which will influence
highWBY
management
in
the
1970's, He spoke of the papilla
tlon explosion and the need to
provide expanded highway lacill
ties with much more aUention
glyen to urban transportation fa
clllties. He spoke also or environ
mental pollution and Its relation
to highway management In terms
or road eleanup operations snd
also in terms of highway engi.
neers creating the very road net
work which is: utilized by the
greatest generators of pollutionthe truck lind automobile.
Equal employment opportunities
in the 1970's, Coupal went on,
will provide another challenge to
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tOOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
APRIL, 1970
SOC IAL FACTORS-
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April, 1970
Vol. XVII
No. 4
PubUshed monthly by and tor the members ot the

Cook County Highway Department to serve. as an
organ for dlueminaUng neWi and inf.ormation on the
pentOnnel and projecu ot the Department and the
County and subjects ot related IntereaL
ConbibuUons tor publication are invited and will be
given the careful attention ot the Editors. However,
they will not be reapollBibl., for unsolicited material.
GEORGE W. DUNNE , Presidenl

Mathew W. Bieazczat
WIlliam H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charlea F. Chaplin
Lillian PlotrowakJ
George W. DUnne
Ruby Ryan
WUllam N. Ericltaon
Harry
H. Semrow
Floyd T. Fulle
Josephine
B. Sneed
Charles J . Grupp, Jr.
John J . Touhy
Carl R. AlUleen
Mathew W. BIe8zeuat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
uperintendent ot Highways
ThomM G. 00
EdItor
Ruth V. Omhnm
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TRAfFIC SAfETY COMMISSION HOlDS BRIEFINGS

More than 190 members of the Chicago Chapter
of the Telephone Pioneers ot America were briefed
on new traffic regulaUons at their meeting March 19.
by member'l of the Cook County Traffic Safety Com
miss.ion.
The Traffic Safety Commission, a division ot the
County Highway Oeparlmenl, is sponsoring lhese
refresher progmms throughout the County at the
direction of County Board President George W,
Dunne. During the year, CommiSBion Director J . J ,
McCleverty Bnd hili staff speak to a numerous variety
of groups and organlzationll who have an interest in
traffic safety,
(COntinuf!d !rOm PAIl! 1)

highway managers, thal ot helping to train and
develop talent lying virtually untapped. Thla type
of concentration may be a partial IlIUIwer to the
acute problem ot the shortage of trained manpower,
he added.
New techno]oglenl achievements and the steppedtip rate of change will also pose new probletn.8 and
challenges: w highway managers of the (ulure, but
in spite or this. Coupal concluded, with imagination,
ingenuity. and I bold approach, the future can hold
great promise.
Ralph R. BarleJsmeyer, the Director of the U. S.
Bureau ot Public Roads. based many of h.is remarks
at the Mlulssippi Valley Conterence on the social
implicatiolls that muyt be conaidered by highway
plnnners and builders,
He oommented that the- beneficial sociologieal
effect highways may have is a very important consideration in the design. location and collBtruetion
oC roads today. It is 80 significant. that the Bureau
or PUblic Roadll has created an Environmental Development Oivlllion consiBling ot an interdisciplinary
group 01 architects, urban planners. landscape architeet.. aociologllt.. and economists. in addiUon to
engineers . The Division dew With a broad range
of activities in\'olving e nvironmental matter'l and
workll eLoaely with other Bureau divisionll to aaaure
that full conaideration II givc.n to social, economle,
aesthetic. and environmental factors.
The Envlronmentsl Development Division is alao
concerned lhat the shared use of right-of ....'Sy for
non.hlghway RcLivities is encouraged in an ellort to
shape the environment In aceordance with local
goals.
For example, the Cook County Highway
Department's parLicipation in building the Exprel8way Park playground below the Dan Ryan Expreuway at 18th Street. for which it re<:eived a recent
Department of Transportation award, is the type at
multiple use joint development program the Bureau
is encouraging other Departments to tollow,
Bartclsmeyer continued to point out that there
is a new philosophy ot lIOCiaJ responsibility In high.
way building which now underlies the highway
program.
" We mllst constantly ask Oll1'8elves," he com.
mented. "if we are seeking to saUaIy transportaUon
needs at the expense of other vital needa of the
Amenenn people. We must be concerned about the
etrecla highways may bave on people living in the
areas traversed. on their nf'lghborhOCKla. lbeir environment, their institutions and their n!8Ourcet."
"This." he eapaulized, "calls for using the highway program to protect. preserve, and wherever
posIIlble. enhance those values held preciou8 by the
American people."
Anothcr area receiving considerable attention today. Bartelsmeyer continued. Is the problem of relocation. when It becomes necessary to move people
and businesaes in the path of h.ighway construction
or reconstruetion. The Federal Highway AdministraLlon Is committed to withholding its approvo.l on
any projccts which involve the dialocalion of peoplc
unlcSB adequate replacement housing has all'eady
been built or provided for.
Although the emphasis Is on social responsibility,
(COntinued o n p.ce 8)
COOK COUN T Y HIGHWAV NEWS
APRIL., 1970
PA GE 3
17 STAFFERS (OMPLETE COUNTY BOARD AWARDS FOUR ROAD CONTRACTS

Four highway improvement conIt includes furnishing and erecting
JOB-RELATED (OURSES tracts
totalling $5,530,146.25 were
structural steel, constructing deck
Seventeen Cook County High.
way Department staffers have suc
cessfuUy completed courses given
in the Public Service Institute Pro
gram for the FaU 1969- Wintcr
1970 term held at the Chic."l.go
City College.
The Public Service Institute of
fers job-related courses to govern
ment employees on a tuition-free
basis. It is supported by public
agencies in the County of Cook.
State of Illinois, and City of Chicago operating within Junior Col
lege District No. 508.
Highway Department. employees
were among those who success
fully compleled their COlirse work
and were awarded a certificat.e
by the College.
Stephen Wynne, head of the
Management Analysis Division. and
coordinator of continuing education programs at the Department,
emphasized the many benefits to
those Staffers who avail themselves of this program.
Mr.
Wynne remarked that taking these
courses "olTers an excellent opportunity for the career-minded
employee to supplement his knowledge in his chosen field, and subsequently enhance his potential for
advancement."
Superintendent
of Highways
Thomas G. Cots extended his con
gratulations to lhe seventeen Staffers who completed their courses.
He expressed the hope that County
Highway personnel will continue
taking advantage of the many educational opportunities available to
the Department.
Following are those who com
pleted t.heir Institute courses:
Patricia Barrow, Transportation
and Planning; Donald Bennett,
Drainage and Utilities; R. A. Bugler, Computer and Data Processing; Mary Capriglione, Technical
Services; J. Castronovo. VaJuation: T. Mawkins, Survey; D. Molubck, Pavement Geometrics; ]olin
nie Jefferson, Equipment Maintenance ; William D. Kindig, Material
Testing ; John E. McMorrow, Pavement Geometrics; R. Michelsen,
Pavement. Geometries; James W.
Moll e r , Agreements; Virginia
Potts, Design; R. A . Randolph, Accounting; Victor Wels, Drainage
and Utilities; ThaddeusJ. Wienski,
Pavement Geometrics; William J.
Wyzgala, Pavement Geometries,
awarded by Ute Cook County

Board of Commissioners at their
April 6 meeting, Board President
George W. Dunne announced.
The contracts were awarded on
the recommendation of Thomas G.
Cots, Superintendent of Highways,
and were submitted to the Board
by Mat.hew W. Bieszczat. chairman
of the Roads and Bridges Committee.
The awarded contracts. which
will be subject to lhe approval of
the Department of Public Works
and Buildings, Division of Highways, State of lllinois, are as
follows:
CENTRA.L A VENUE VIADUCT
SUPERSTRUCTURESTEVENSON EXPRESSWAY
TO 39TH STREET
This improvement consists of
furnishing all materials. equipment
and labor for the construction of
the viaduct superstructure carry
ing Central A venue over the Chi
cago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the
Metropolitan
Sanitary
District
Southwest.
Sewage
Treatment
Works, and two railroad tracks.
slabs and metal handrails, ap

proach slabs and concrete roadways, storm sewer drainage structures, and installing traffie and
navigation lighting.
the Thomas McQueen Company on
a [ow bid of $4,419,~31.75.
WEST LAKE A VENUESTORM SEWER OUTFALL-DESPLAINES RIVER TO
SAl\'DERS ROAD
The proposed improvement consists of approximat.ely 2115 feet of
72 inch diameter reinforced concrete storm sewer constructed in
open cut. and approximately 4049
feel of 72 inch diameter reinforced
COllcrete storm sewer constructed
in t.unnel, together with necessary
drainage structures.
The contmcl was awarded to
Anthony Pontarelli & SOIlS, Inc.,
on a low bid of $929,772.50.
LA\VRENCE AVEl\~
PEDESTRlA!~ OVERPASS
furnishing the materials and labor
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NEW TRUCK JOINS COUNTY HIGHWAY FLEET
A new a dd ition t tl the Oellllrtme nt'li vehIcle strf: nglb I!I this 25 ton, hea,'y
duty, IJlesel-IKlweroo tr1lck wit h mounted e.mlle.. It. will I)e used for digging
ditches, Wtlng heavy objects, dJ'tldglng silt from grounll liJaoont to brillge!l,
a nd, in general, for any Job where power countB,
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NEWS
APRIL, 1170
PAOE"
DEPARTMENT HOSTS 61ST ANNUAL
The Cook C(ltlnl y 1f1ghwa)' Dellllrtment, umle.r the dlreclioll or S UI'e.rlntendent Thomus G. (Jots. onee Rgaln acted as host. for the 6 1st. RlIl1l1nl
meetin g or the 1\1 I1iS\SS\ II\I\ Valley Conrerence or Stat e IIIg hwny DI:llllrl.ments. The theme for tills yea.r was : ''llighway Managemellt In th e 70's."
Arter hearing e.xl)f:rt 8()eakers ~15(luSS topics or eOlllmon Interest., a mi
exchanging views durlng Ih"ely Illlnel

1\ luuc.h gh'en by the IIUll ol!! Cunei
ctJurcrellce brought together I"Cllrc'f

west ern stn.tos to discuss lIIutuII.1 hiS
Ed Beck, hend or the MIIII DI\'I"I
APRIL, 1970
PAGE II
PPI VALLEY CONFERENCE IN CHI CAGO
l>.cllsslons. the conferees relaxed at

e Pille Assochltion . The th~I:lY
lli h'es from Itl southern It nd mid

nly Iliann!n,.: IIN>blems.
once I'gllin Wllfj In charge of the
Conference reglstrollon . lie was assisted b)' Tom De) Zenero and O. O.
lUggins of the lUall Dh'lsloll: June Gleason of F1scu.1 lUu.nngcment: and
Ui.lda Onslle or 1...'I.lId I'rocurement.
Alld once 8l..'1ll11. S upe rinl,e.ndcnt. Oot receh'ed may eomlilltne,nt& tor his
Dellarhnent's flne hosllitallty
COOK COUNTY HIG H WAY N E WS
BIG MOVERS(Continued (rom pllge 1 )
storms.
Henry Riedl, bead of the Secondary Road Bureau, noted that
because of the high water content
of the snow, these storms were
some of the worst we've ever experienced. The water added much
more weight to the spring s now,
and as a result, the regular snow
plows had a more difficult time
cutting through.
An additional complication occurred when more than 500 drivers abandoned and locked their
automobiles on the r oads due to
the heavy snow fall. This made
it necessary for the snow removal
crews to tow cars to the side of
the road before they could plow
through.
Bob Norman, the maintenance
equipment supervisor stationed at
the La Grange maintenance facility, wss on the job during the
storms. He drove one of the two
new snow fighters and enthusiastically reported that the machine
went through snow drifts where
other plows feared to tread. By
opening up snow blocked roads in
the Palatine and La Grange area,
Norman and hia 230 horse powered machine led a followin g of
about 35 cars through the snowladen countryside, and cleared
the way for other men and their
machincs to plow the side roads.
In addition to fighting snow the
two new machines can be casily
transformed Into important summer helpers. Since the snow plow
and salt spreader equipment is
detachable, the heavy dump truck
can be effectively used for transporting excavated materials during construction, and helping haul
off debris fished out by a crane 8a
part of the Cook County Clean
Streams Program. That is, of
course. if winter ever ends here in
Cook County and the trucks can
be freed of their snow removal
responsibilities!
CONTRACTS(COntinued from page S)
for the construction of a single

span overpass supporting an 8
foot wide reinforced concrete
walk-way. Also included are reinforced concrete abutments, stair-
ways, etalrway pte" with drain-
APRIL, 1970
PAGE 6
DEPARTMENT FLOAT BEGINS SEASON

WITH ST. PATRIC K' S DAY PARADE
Once again the Cook County

Highway Float was one of the
colorful attractions in the SL Pat rick's Day P arade down State
StreeL
This year the theme of the
l"loat was "P aving the Way for
the Growth of Cook County." It
was depicted by a large 3D piece
of earth moving equipment fl anked
on either side by amall mechanical gears bearing the word ''Progress." A map cutout of Cook
County wss also included on the
Float decorations.
In addition, the 36foot Float
featured a photo and message by
Cook County Board P resident
George W. Dunne which reads
" . . . Your Cook County Government is the third largest
governing body in the State of
age, lighting, railing, etc.

the Schiess Construction Co., Inc.,
on a low bid of $68,544.40.
RIDGELAND A VENUESTEGER ROAD TO
SAUK TRAIL
This improvement provides for
a narrow full depth widening on
Illinois . . . geared to serve you

on the highways and the byways .. ."
The lovely young ladies who
rode aboard in the S1. Patrick's
Day Parade included Patricia Ba rrow, secretary in the Transportation and Planning Division; Nancy
Picniazek, secretary in the Tra1fic
and Signals Division; Janice Bertolami. secretary in the Land Procurement Division; Jane Tracey,
daughter of Mnrion Trncey, clerk
ill In the Survey Division; and
Colleen Doyle, secretary in the
State's Attorney's Office.
The Float will be participating
in a variety of IOcaJ community
parades throughout Cook County
during the Spring and Summer
seasons.
both sides of the existing pavement including complete resurfacing of existing and proposed widened pavement width, necessary
minimal shoulder fill construction,
and drainage addilions and adju8tments.
The contract was a wsrded to the
Alpha Construction Company on
a low bid of $112,697,60.
Traffic Ace ident

Report For County
Released By Dunne
The Cook County Traffic Safety
Commission's Accident and Fatality Report, released this month by
County Board President George
W. Dunne, reveals that there were
255 fataJities and 62,50-1 accidents
in 1969 in the area of Cook County excluding those oeeurring in
the City of Chicago. The tolal
number is down 35 from 290 fatalities in County suburbs in 1968.
Thltre was a total of 603 fatalities
in all accidents including those
taking place within Chicago City
limits. This is down from 630 in
1968.
Of the 255 fatalities occurring
in 1969 in the County suburban
and unincorporated areas, 131 of
the victims were drivers, 56 were
passcngera, and 62 were pedestrians.
There were 71 auto-auto collisions: 49 auto-pedestrian accidents: 35 auto-object accidents:
32 auto-truck collisions; and the
remainder were divided among
miscellaneoua types.
A greai majority of the fatal
accidents (195) occurred during
clear and dry weather. And a
good many of them (52) occu rred
during the hours of 1:00 A.M. and
6:00 A.M.
Data aoout traffic fatalities occurring in Cook County outside
the City of Chicago is put out
each year under the direction of
John J. McCleverly, Director of
the Cook County Traffic Safety
Commission.
AP RIL, 1970
The Chicago Chapter of the Illinois SOCiety of Professional Engineers expressed its thanks to the
Cook County Highway Department
for the highway engineering exhibit provided by ihe Department
fo r the observance of Engineers
Week, 1970 ( February 22-28) and
displayed in the Civic Center lobby. Joseph P. Piotrowicz, P. E.,
Engineers Week Chairman, said in
a letter to Superintendent 1'homas
G. Cots: "Your exhibit added
greatly to the presentation that
was one of the best in the history
of the Chicagoiand observance.
The Chicago Chapter hopes to continue the pleasant association with
your organization for future observances of 'Elngineers Week.' "
IIl1 rry Ohlinger , head of the

Structural Division of the Design
Bureau, attended the Management
Conference Course "8 " sponsored
by the Illinois Division of Highways and run by the University
of Illinois in Monticello on April
1922.
Mr. Ohlinger attended
Course " A" in January of this
year.
PAG E 7
Hug h McAnift', Assistant Chief

Engineer of the Sewndary Roads
Bureau, attended the 10th annual
North American Snow Conference
held April 5-7 at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Boston. The Conference program featured such
topics as: making a success of a
snow emergency center; snow
sweeping: snow and ice removalthe effect on community ewnomy;
media-public relations ; snow removal regulations-real and unreal: and contractor relationsmaking equipment count.
Glenn w. ~red eri cks, Assistant

Superintendent for Operations, and
Jack Stern, head of the Design
Bureau, represented the Department at the dedication ceremony
and open house for the new Village Hall and Fire Station in the
Village of Buffalo Grove. Village
President Donald J. Thompson in
a letter of thanks wrote: "Your
presence was greatly appreciated
and enhanced the dignity of the
occasion."
Our deepest sympathy to

Margaret Courtney, widow of
Earl C. Courtney. former Department Engineer, who passed away on March 18 ; to
J ohn Barone, of the Bureau
of Construction, whose brother, Daniel Barone, died on
April 4; to the family of
Walt Michels, of the Estimating Division, who died on
April 5; and to the family
of Alfred Elrod, retired Staffer of 20 years service, who
died on April 9.
dirnen~ion~
centimeter~!
r told you to check if these
were in inches or
COOK COUNT Y HIG HWAY N EWS
APRIL, 1970
PAG E
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinois}
Maintenance Group Forms
By " bend Of t he Chlcngo Ith'er. 1Iiosc to t he Mite or an enrly IU!ltoolhoUlJ&-l2-foot-squllf'ft log bulld lng_motl!! t he ool08!!'" Merchnoll.be lUnrt. Ule
" "or ld's Illrg8t comrnercllli Imllillng and t he borne furnhihlnp capitAl or Ule
worl d, A long the ,. ~ mlles of t'(Irrhlo~ In thJ!I IremeniloU5 wholH1l1e buying
center IU'e 000 showf'OOm!I ilhipJuylnK the WIlrM-fln ~thllfited 2,000,000 .,uuple
IteDl!l--Ot "SOO manufuetu l"l!l'1I, E h!xeD n!!Jhmrnnu Imll S6 retail ahollS .ene
tho many ,' Isltors who take Ihe p,llded tours IlIld see tile ,'ery Ia~t In
furniture \l.nd RCCessories. A brlghUyllt beacon by nigh I. tile lIlerchwldl8e
~llI rt ~ II OOllle County la ntl mllrk IIIlghlY In c,'ery n"fl.y,
A Chlcngo area " Highway"

Chapter is being fonned by the
International ~'laintenan ce lnsti
hlte. ThIs is a non-profit organl.
zation, devoted exclusIvely to
mllintennnce. with over 1000 memo
bers throughout the world. Tws
"Highway" Chapter would be open
to City, County and State highway
maintenance people or related
contractora,
Meetings will be held once a
month and include talks on subjects of intereat. round table dis
cusslons, seminars, audio vIsual
Associaling
presentations, etc.
with people in lhe aa.mo line of
work Is at tremendous benefit in
the cxc.hange of ideas and solving
of problema .
Anyone interested, can call 321
5993 (or details. or write international ~tajntenance Institute, Box
131. Lake Bluff, Ill. 600014.
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Did You Know. ,

that in 1839, the nation's first
iron bridge was constructed over
Dunlap's Creek in Pennsylvania
on the route o( the National Pike
(running
from
Baltimore to
Springfield, Ohio)-the firs t Fed
eral highway under1:aldng?
that of 30,600 civil engineers
employed in 1967 by state govern
menta, 29,570 were employed in
highway and public .....orka activities?
that in 1968 approximately
5,518,000 tons of rock salt were
used for highway purposes in the
United Stntea-bctter than 13%
of OUT total rock salt output?
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Chicago. IIlino15 60602
Bartelsmeyer caulioned. utilitarian

c.ODsiderations such as highway
eosts. capllcity, safety. and eon
venlence eannOl be ignored. Cer.
tain design eontrol features such
as design speed, aight distance,
wide traffic lanes. and control of
access, which are now used nation
wide, are part of a unifonn pro.
gram to Improve traffic operations
and pro,'ide beller safety.
NeverlheleB8, the push ia for
greater highway safety, and with
over 56,000 persons kilJed and
5,000,000 Injured on the nalion's
highwnya last year, traIfic safety
will undoubtedly be one of the
major ehaUenges of the seventies.
VOL XVII Number 5
M AY, 1970
DEPARTMENT HOLDS SPECIAL TRAINING

COURSES FOR ENGINEER TECHNICIANS
A three week in-depth training
course for engineer technicians was
launched in mid-April by Cook
County Board President Geor ge W.
Dunne and County Superintendent
of Highways Thomaa G. Cots.
The training program is especial
ly designed to broaden the studenta' knowledge of aU engineering
technician duties as well as em
phasizing safety on the job.
In a brief talk to the new atudents. Preaident Dunne welcomed
their participation in a program
which would provide dual sccom
piishments ~ first , greater competency and efficiency fo r the De
partment's benefit: and secondly,
attainment of increased personal
capabilities for each individual's
benefi t.
J ohn Crane, head of the Bureau
of Administration, introduced memo
bers of the staff who will direct
the oourse. These include Frank
Kaplan and Ray Stange, Surveying; William
Odahowski
Rnd
William Kindig, Material Tesling ;
Richard Kanak, Frank Wilfinger
and Larry Marriotti, Traffic Opera
tions ; and Joseph J oyce, Safety
and Training.
Supf'rmtendent Cots commented
that he was proud of how smoothly t he different divisions of the
Department were able to coordinate and develop this many.faceted
training program which could only
upgrade the already high quality
of our men and our work,
This clnss of en g illeer technicilUls goes outdoors f or Inst ruction 011 IlUld
SlIn,lIying techni ques (See Ilbo\'e iltor y).
Chicago, III. 60602
Pres. Dunne Urges

County Personnel
To Buy U .S. Bonds
The month of May begins the
annual campaign to encourage
Cook County employees to invest
in U. S. Savings
Bonds through
the Payroll Savings
Pl a n.
County
Board
Pres. George
W.
Dunne,
has
r equested
the cooperation
of all County
offices in enlarging t he Coun
ty's enrollment
for the Plan.
George W . Dllnne
In a personal message to County
employees, President Dunne poin ted
out the many advantages accruing
from this type of savings arrangement. "Each of us needs a savings plan. It must be safe, sys
tematic and titted to our personal
needs, It must be immediately
available for any emergency ; it
must pay us a good return in Ii
rC!lsonably short period of time.
The purchase of U. S. Savings
Bonds through the payroll deduc
tion plan does all this and more."
Series E Bonds pay a full 5l'{.
when held to maturity, which is
five ye9.rs and 10 months. The
first year rate is now 4%. Thesc
arc higher interes t rates than in
previous years.
And Savings
Bonds are an investment protected
by the f ull faith snd credit of the
United States.
Highway Department employees
who are currently enrolled for Payroll Savings are unanimous in
praising the convenience and efficiency of the plan. "The most
(Continued on p8ae 8)
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PAOE 2
MAY, 1970
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NEARLY $3 MILLION IN ROAD

CONTRACTS AWARDED BY BOARD
Seven highway improvement contracts totalling
$2,916.612.24 were awarded by the Cook County
Board of Commiuioners at their April 20 meeting,
Board Prcludent George W. Dunne announced.
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No. 5
MAY, 1970
Vol. XVII
PubUshcd monUdy by and for the members of lhe

Cook Counly Hlghwo.y Depa.rtment to serve as a n
organ tor d\asemlnaUng news and InfomaUon on the
Counly and subjects of related Intercst.
ContrlbuUolUI for pubUcaUon are invited aDd wUl be
given the careful atlention of the EdItors. However,
they will not be responllbl", for unsolicited material.
G EO RG E W . 0 U NNE, President
Cook County Board of Co mmissio ners
Mathew W. Blesxcaat
William a Harvey
Charlet S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert.
Charita F. ChapUn
UlUan Piotrowski
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N. Ericklton
HArTy a Semrow
Pioyd T. Fulle
Josephine B. Sneed
Ch ar Ies J . G rupp, J r.
Carl R. HanAeD
John J . Touhy
l\la.UIC\V W. nleszem
Chm., Road IUld Bridge Comm.
Thorn," O. Cots-Superintcnde.nt of Highways
Editor
nuth V, Grnh nm
ASIIlstant Editor
William Slocum
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0. 0. IIlggins
Stalf Photogrnpher
Folmer oJ. Aiajewski
1970 Township Road Construction Discussed

Thomu G. Cota. Su\>erlntendent of Highways, Jack
C. Stern, Chief Engineer of Design, and Fred Nad.zieja. head of the Township Roads Division. rep.resented the Department nl the recent annual meeting
of Township HighWAY Commiasioners held downtown
At thc Department's Civic Center offices. Township
road construction nnd maintenance programs for the
coming year were dillcu88ed by those attending the
meeting. Superintendent Cola expressed hili hOJ)C
lllM the fine aplrlt of cooperation that exlals between
thill DCIHlrtment and the Township Highway Commissioners would continue.
The conlnlcta were awarded on the recommendation

of Thomas G. Cots, Superintendent of Highways. and
were lIubmlued to the Board by Mathew W. Bieazezal,
chairman of the Roads and Bridges Committee_
The aWArded contraela. which are subject to the
approval of the Department of Public Works and
Buildlnga. Divlalon of Highways, Slate of Illinois are
al follows:
1'l\llIti lie Rillul- E IUIL or Relocated Roule 5S to W~t
or SI)O I.In6 Ullilrond
This Improvement conslst.a of' widening the concrete
I)AVemelll to provide dual 22 or 24 toot pavemenLa
ecparaled by II '1 Ct. concrete barrier median. It a llJO
includes width ndJustments at several existing ramp
And frontage road locationll along with curb and gut.
ters, grading, drainage. tramc signals. lighting, landacnplng and other Incidentals.
The contract wu awarded to the J . M. Corbett
Company on a low bid of $1.577.926.30.
It la also aubject to the approval of the Bureau of
Public Roads.
Schlllllllbtl rK Road-n llr r ln~on Road to Roselle Road
The proposed Improvement provides for a full depth
widening on both aides of the existing pavement lUI
well Il8 adding a 4" thick base to the pavemenL It
al80 Include. widening to three lanes the intersection
of Schaumburg Road with Barrington Road. the
widening of Barrington Road at Schaumburg Road
to four lanca; Schaumburg Road at Springingagulh
Road to fou r lanell and meeting RoseUe Road with
(our Innes.
The contract was awarded to the Arrow Road ConIItruction Compnny on a low bid of $319.858.24 .
111 11 1'1, ROIt.4I- Elmhurs t fl oad to Wolf Rontl
'rhe proposed Improvement provides for the addition of 11 4" thick base to the existing pavement lUI
well AS nnrrow fuli depth widening on both aides of
thl' rlllvemenl. It nl80 includes widening to four lancs
lhe intersection of Jfintz Road and Wolf Road; the
reconatruetion of the rallrond approaches to the Soo
Line Railroad. aurfacing and other related work.
The contract waa awarded to the Rock Road Con.
struction CompRny on a low bid of $295,580.20.
IOlth A,enur--I j 9lh Strttf. (0 167th Street
Thl' proposed improvement provides tor a narrow
full depth widening on both aides of the existing
pavl'ment. the complete l'C8urfacing of the pavement,
and other ~Iated work.
The contract wna aWRrded to the Donohoe Asphalt
It Paving Company on a low bid of $158.699.60.
Klnger) E\:llr6 .," ay South Frontage Road-TolTenee
A"~nuf' to I'enll. Central RaJ lro!ld
This improvement conaisls of the reconatruction
of the Kingery Exprc88way South Frontage Road.
complete surfacing of the Proposed pavement, and
providing stabilized ahouJder areaa, 38 well as other
r elnted work.
The contrncl wns awarded to the Chicago Paving
"nd Conl'ltrllclion Company on a low bid of
$122,3017.25.
(COntinued on pap 8)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWA Y NEWS
PAGE S
MAY, 1970
BICYCLE TESTIN6 PR06RAM OFF TO 600D START MAIN THIS YEAR

The Cook County Traffic Safety
Commission recently kicked off its
bicycle testing progra m for Cook
County school children at thc EmerSOn grammar school in Berwyn.
Cook County Board Prcsident
George W. Dunne was on hand to
watch the young cyclists receive
bicycle safety instructions and
ride the obstacle course. He noted
the importance of the bicycle training program by painting out that
lhe child behind the handle bars
will Boon be an adult behind the
wheel of a car. Early safety training given to bicycle-riding children
strongly correlates with safe motor
vehicle driving habits later on.
Throughout the year, the Bicycle
Safety division of the Commission
reaches BOrne 55,000 school children with its film and lectures on
safe bicyc~ riding. Bicycle safety
educators, under the direction of
Commission Director John J. McCleverly, visit nearly 250 schools
and test more than 30,000 young
bicycle riders during the year.
At a typical bicycle safety program one of the Commission educators briefly emphasizes the importance of safety to his young
audience. The children then see a
movie which demonstrates the incorrect and correct ways of riding
a bicycle in traffic and the laws
governing their actions.
After
this, the young riders bring their
vehiclcs to a check point to have
them inspected for mechanical detects. A new law, Section 107.01
of the Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways, makes parents responsible for the condition
of their child's bicycle and for it
being equipped with necessary
lamps, brakes, etc.
A mechanically accepted bicyde
receives a decal which is to be
placed on lhe fender. And when
lhe riders successfully complete
the obstacle course set up by the
commissi'ln educators, they also
receive a membe.rship card to the
Bicycle Safety Club. There are
over one million memLera of th!!
Club and not one has been fatally
Injured during the three years ot
its existence.
Berwyn, where t his season's first
outdoor testing occurred, is one of
many
communities
throughout
Cook County which has actively
supported and promoted the Bicycle Safety program,
Cook Cou nty Btllud E' ~hl (:nt Goorlt6 \\' . DUllne oong-rutula tetl two YOWl'"
stCrff on their succesdul cOlllple.Uon o( the. bicycle tl'_"tilllt" prtlgnull. Sbuiding
[rom left t'o r ig ht, Ilre l'r \SldcnL Dllnne, Scrgenllt Carl F("tleh'. Ben\'yn IHnyor
Emil Yael n. 1'01100 C hief Ohlt,rl C!! H crold. lintl Berwyn SlIr,,.), COIIII('JI P re<:itl e n t
J:t mes E. Stnlllll. TIJ(' young hlc,rcllsts nrc Mll ry Alln OlnootU und V iclo r
l\lurtinck of Benvyn.
T he TrnJllc Stlrety (Jommlsslo n l!tl ucn lonl In5)1001 bicyciL'S

goulde the o~cIlSM a iling the obs tacle course.
ror
Wety and
MAY, 1810
PAGE 4
YOUR GUIDE TO COOK COUNTY ii
1. TUAC'rQR EQUlI'I'tm WI'I'II ROTAln'
AND i;I CK U :: HAlt-Used (or mowing

grlU>.... on the "houillers of County rond ..,
2, P-NO W
81.oWER
MOUNTED
ON
LAJWt; TOW TIWCK~uts through

:onow and blow~ II out through a tOil
H _III, to clear he1l"Y drifts,
S. SXQIlKI.E--U..etI (or trk trimming and
... STRIPER-PuinL.. center nnes. edge
IIn~
reilltirhl~
Ii,l:ht!o.
and other JJll\'emenl
5. PATROL TnUCK-One of the many trucks whleh routlnel)'

mnterlals.
nmk~
ton truck equllilled "lib a !'o Il

of the light
IIl11rk.l ngs nil Coullty roads.
1)I,trot .. County rOllds Illltl
G. PATnOL TUUeK EQUWI'J
minor
ra"at~:
also [",n ..tlorls
~now
remo\'.1 III
7. mOXT END I..oADER-Lo

tiers for Icy rOlld-llo IUld IIggre
tenance or r(,N&t1s i haul.;.-ff I
PAGE &
MAY, 1970
It3HWA Y TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT
8. SIG.N '[RUOK WIT H AUGER-Used

ror rOllll gig" 11l$11l1l11Uon: eq ulllilctl
with an auger to d rill holes ro r sign
posts.
9. LARGE V-P I.oW-A hel"'Y duty Illow
orten moun led on n ltowe.r grader to

clear away large drirts or snow.
WITJI SNOW
I~LOW-A
31/z
ght or landslide " Iow ; does much
10.
~IX
MAN c nE\\' T R UQK-Ct\rrl~," men, equl"ment and nllller hlls: ,,,,trois the rond.,.
silil slircatlin,lr on Cou nty ronds.
U. GRADf\J .. L-Used tor ditching , Jlatchlng. d igging. loading IUld

IllIing. 1t1'o long ftexlble alJIJendagc works like II. hand.
duml' trucks with salt and clll-
12. MOBILE TRUCI{ CRA!'\"E-Oleulls DuL drainage areas such as

cross cuh'cri:s; sets large IJipes In pla.ce; remons debris (rom
IHllluted streams.
Ii
te ror the eOllstructlon and main-
t s.....l . debrl".
MAY, 11170
PAGE
WHEEl-GO-CAMPERS SPORTINGLY CLEAN UP COUNTY ROADS

A group of northwest. suburban
camping enthusiaats joined the
Cook County Highway Department's campaign against litter by
cleaning lip 0. two mile stretch of
Quentin Road from the Northwest
Ffighwo.y to Lake Cook Road 011
Sunday, April 19.
A Hearty Ha ndshake , __
The Wheel-Go-Camplng Club of

Arlington Heights, which counls
more than 30 northwest suburban
area families lUI Ils members, organized this litter consciousDesa
project, which included, In addition
to the Quentin Rosd clean-up, a
special meeUng at which WlI1lam
Hunt, Ii Cook Counly Highway Deparbnenl Engineer. spoke to the
Club about the costs and problems
of highway clean-up.
On the day of the clean-up, the
Club bad the full cooperation of
the Highway Department and the
Sheriff'a police, but unfortunately
Dot that of the weatherman.
Through torrents of rain and
heavy mud, more thaD 50 adults
and children braved the elements
to coUect 1800 pounds (or nearly 11
ton) of trash. Armed with rain
slickers. heavy boots, and Io.rge
plastic litter containers, the Club
members caUeeled the trash along
the road and deposited it in the
heavy duty highway department
dump truck accompanying them.
Don Ohrh.thm.wn ( 1I'fL), I 'resldent of th e Wheel-Go-CU IllI,IJlg OILIII of Arlington II dKhls, CfI n lo~tllll&teJ "'Ulhull Uunt ( ri g hl ), IlIg h\\'ay Dellflr lllleni Engln~r at Lht! l'llh,tlne ')lnllltt'nanCf' FUI'Uit y, o n his InfO""I1t1 l'f! talk OboU I IIUt':r
o n th e hi ghways.
And A Job Well Don e . . .
Tbe Wbeel-Go-Camping Club. an

affiliate of the National Campers
and Hiken Associat.lon, planned
the clean-up ss part of their conservation progra.m. According to
their conservation director, William Coakley of Hoffman Estates,
this project will be continued on a
yearly btulis.
George W. Dunne expressed his
admiration of the Club's clean-up
activity to Its President. Don
Chrilltianson of Arlington Heights.
Be noted that even the Inclement
weather on that day did noL alter
the Club'lI vigorous public spirit
and dedication to preserve the
beauty of our natural resourcetl.
"You have set an outstanding exu.mple to all of U8 who are committed to enhance the quality of
our environment," he commented,
Ilard at work amlibl th", rain IlRd mud, memOOn$ of tho Wbeel-Oo-Oampmg
Olub cllW-.r til .. road of debris and UUer , E'-en thougb the weather WIU poor ,
th e OlulJ rnembel'!l refU!M!d to IlOfitlKlIlO Ihelr commitment to dean the road,
ami lilKl rU llg l y w ent ahead 10 complete Ihe proJetlt.
PAGE 7
MAY, 1970
[)I:VA~TMI:~T
~I:WSMAI\I:~S
Assistant Superintendent Glenn
W. Fretleric.hs opened the seminar
of Ule IlHnois Society of ProCessional Engineers. held April 9 at
the La Salle Hotel. with a brief
talk in which he described the
organizationa! structure of the
Cook County Highway Department.
Mr. Fredericks was one of a panel
of nine participating experts.
The 61st Annual Mississippi

Conference adopted a r esolution
thanking the Cook County Highway Department for its cooperaLion ana assistance in the conduct
of the Conference, held at the
Sherman House, March 19-21.
Conference President A. M. Young
sent his personal thanks to S UIK!rintentlellt Cots and the Department
with special thanks to Ed Rook and
his helpers, who handJed the registration of the Conference, for "a
job well-done."
Cook Oounty 8(lard President George W. Dunne kick.'! 0", the Oollnty's proC"rum to Immunl7.e more limn 200.000 (' h ild n'" agn.1ns l. rulJ.e.lIa (German
men,;;leII) during the m onth of May. T h e County-wldu CDm lltll,l{n Is n. lJtUt of Ii
naUonnl mO\'eme nl to l'Ucclnate 50 101111011 children in thcUnll:ed Stnte8
In the n ext rew ycn.l'!1. Inunn lll~t\Ho ns will be rree or clmtge to chUdren one
yea r old lind over lip th rOllg h the th ird gnul e.
"
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The Community College Brunch

Committee of the Fenger-Southeast
Community College Advisory Council expressed its thanks to the
for lending the Committee Ule
large photographic display of the
103rd Street and Doty-Slony Island Avenue interchange. In a
Jetter to Superintendent T homas G.
Co Is, George J. E. Michuda, Vice
President of the Advisory Council,
expressed appreciation for his "fine
assistance and cooperation." adding: "This display was both highly educational and infonnative to
the many residenls and students
who attended our commu nity-wide
affair last April 12, 1970:'
Edwa rd F. Lu ndme..""'ier, heud of

the Evaluation Division, Right of
Way Bureau. and Divisional experts George n. Craine und Michael V. N iem czyk will represent. the
Department at the 16th Annual
National Educational Seminar of
the American Right of Way Association, held at San Antonio.
Texas. May 31-June 5. The seminar includes such topics as Federal legislation affecting right of
way acguisition, current problems
in appraisal and review procedures,
and oLher varied the.mes on right
of way acquisition.
"Thi" is your [lying trtJic reporter. Traffic i" tWTmal

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CONTRACTS-
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinoisl
(Con tinued from
C n lro "," Il.IId bailie nap 01 tile C n lon anti COnfed erat f! a m dM-Ule plan o
u.'lol!d In lhe White II OlL~ duri ng Abraham Uncoln '!jI ~ldcnC&-a Carrb ge
lC oom wllh \"elilcle8 ~n ml Chka(o'.II s i reets dllrin,; the h OrlH'l--lu ul -llII gJY e ru_
Ilior a m Wi of Chicago lind Cook County [rom eIlrll~ t dU)"8 t o the Ill"f!fienl. Ihl!!'IO are some or the ' lliIf'lmll.lng 6:hibi18 10 btl seen u t. the na llormlly-n~
rhllmed Ohlt'fl. go 11181o r lc.1 8o(>lcty. "'ound~ In 1858, III .. 800le ly I" 0111' of t.1I ..
oldf!!<1 alld larr~ 1 boolefl or Us klnll. plt rl.h:ula rl)' not~ f llt II" ~rell IIb"'r)'
IUId IIl!ootor)' nll!'if'U'Il. It. l!i "'~ dcd lrated CUMllo r of til" Old Nonbw.... , an d t il",
cuio rful h l!ito ry of Cook Count y,
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The proposed improvement con

sillts of widening both sides of the
existing pavement. reflurfflclng th<!
pavement,
providing necesaary
shoulder 11.11 construction and other
related Incidentals.
The contracl was awarded to the
R ~ady Paving and Construction Co.
on a low bid of $114 ,499.4.5.
Oentral A\ttnue----87th St reet to
j9111 1"1-reeL
Thla Improvement provides for

the addition of a 4" th ick bll8e to
the existing pavement 8S well all
widening both sides or Lbe l)!lVC.
menl b-!tween 87th Street and
Slate Road. the widening to lhree
lanes of the IntersecUon of 87th
Street and four lanes of State Road
with Central Avenue: and widen
Ing of Central Avenue to four
lanea from State Road to 79th
Street: complete surfacing of the
proposed 24 and 48 fool pavement
width. and other related work .
Tht' contract was awarded to
George A. Hartong, Inc. on s low
bid of $267.701.20.
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Area - 838 Sq. lUlls
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pain leu way to save ever invented

- and Savings Bond Interest Is
exempt [rom state or local income lax"- '1t's automatic-no
(Ug or strain, and lhe money'.
there when you need it"- "The
Government will replace the bonda
if lost or slolen"- "] have to turn
my check over to my wife, nnd
we'd never have a dime it It were
n't
for
our
Bond
allotment"-
these are all typical commentIJ.
Did You Know . .

- that a Space Age concept developed by NASA. an energy.absorbing fragmenting tube, hu been
converted fo r use In bridge rsll
Ings that protect all vehicles from
the full force of an Impact?
- that the FederaJAld Highway
Act of 1968 declared it "national
policy that a special eft'ort should
be made to preserve the natural
beauty or the countryside"!
- lhal the llIUne Act directs high
way planners to avoid ualng any
conservation area for highway
righto(way and, If this Is 1m
possible, to do whatever Is fCll8lble
to preserve or e nhance the affected
atH?
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GJ00GJW!:11'l1ll ~W0
Chicago Civic Oeoter,
CbICtago, IUlools 60602
VOL. XVII Number 6
JUNE, 1970
COUNTY BOARD HONORS 50TH YEAR

OF SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM
Chicago, Ill. 60602
Staffers Score High

In (allege (ourses
(ompleter! In June
Twenty-six Cook County Highway Department employees successfully completed their Spring
term of college cours~s at the Public Service Institute of the Chicago
City ColJege.
Department engineers. techni
clans, and administrative perBOnnel
were among those graduating from
the Institute's job-related courses
which a re offered to government
employees on a tuition-free basis.
The courses in which they were
enrolled included studies in engineering, civil technology, mathema.
tics and business.
Cook OoUllt~' B Oll.rd P resld ell' : G(!(I rge W. Du nne ( left.) ('ongrnl ulllh!S Ohlmgo
Motor Club Pre1iltl ent Gt'rnlil W . ClIl'llIwgh after t.he Cou nty 8 011.1'11 PflSslld n.
~ol n H(ln honorln.!:' t he GO t ll Illlnh "C",!I.lI r y of t hl' School Safety P n.trol I)r ogmm
SII,ollsored by tlte 1\Jolol' C lub.
A resolution honoring the 50th

anniversary of the School Safety
Patrol Program of the Chicago
Motor Club was passed by the
Cook County Board of Commis"
si~ners at their June 1 meeting.
The resolution , which was presented to Gerald W. Cavanagh,
President of the Chicago Motor
Club, by Board President George
W. Dunne. cited the Motor Club
for its dedicated contributions to
all aspects of traffic safety in Cook

County and especially that of the
life-saving School Safety Patrol
program.
The Motor Club first developed
lhe Safety Patrol idea in 1920
when automobile use gained in
popularity and traffic safety for
children drew deep concern. As
more patrols were organized in
Chicago the accident rate dwindled.
Interested groups in other parts of
(O>nUnut'd on PAge 6)
Superintendent of H ighwa ys
Thomas G. Cots extended his best
wishes to the Spring term graduates and expressed his pleasure
that more and more employees were
a vailing themselves of the fine educational opportunities available to
County government personnel.
Following are those who completed their Institute courses:
James Andrews. Patr icia Barrow,
Donald Bennett, John Braje, Richard Brunner. Mary Capriglione.
Alen Chlebek, Thomas HolIsnd,
Elmer Hough, Minnie Jefferson,
Donald Kaptur, William Kindig,
Louis Marchese, Rae Michelsen,
James Moller, Phyllis Morton,
Nancy Peniazek . Vir ginia Potts,
Mary Sanchez, James Scott, Irene
Smith, Raj Sondhi, Donald Wei.
bust, Victor Wels, Thaddeus Wien_
ski, Evelyn Williams.
COOK COUNty HIGHW .... y Ntwa
PAGE 2
JUNE. 11170
$1 .7 MILLION AWARDED
FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
(B!D !D [k (B!D (!) III il\J

GJO(BGJW/!1\'l m~W0
Oilicago Clvlo Oeoler, Ohieago. Dllnois GOGOZ
No. 6
JUNE, 1970
Vol. XVII
PubU.hed monLhly by and for the members of the

Cook County HIghway Department to serve as an
organ tor diaaemlnatlng news and Information on the
per80nne1 and project. of the Department and the
County and subjects ot related IntercaL
Contributions tor publlcaUon are Invited and will be
given the careful attenUon of the Editors. However,
they will not be responaJbll'l for unsolicited material.
G EO RG E W . DU NNE , President
14athew W. Bleazezat
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. ChapUn
Lillian Piotrowski
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N. Erl.ckaon
uo. ...... H Semro
Fklyd T. FuUe
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Charles J . GrupP. Jr.
Josephine B. Sneed
Carl R. HMBen
J ohn J . Touby
!Untbew lV. 8Ics'Zcut-Chm., Road and Bridge Camm.
Tholllu O. OClb-Supe.rintendent ot Hlghwaya
Editor
Ruth V. Grahrun
A.aaistant Editor
WllIlam Slocum
321-7714
Grapbic Arta Consultants
Edwin A. Beck
0. 0. JIIggins
Stall' Photographer
Elmer d. ~laje\V8kl
Engineers Attend ISPE Conference

Three engineers represented the Cook County Highway Department at the 85th annual meeUng of the
Ulinois Socicty of Profeaslonal Engineers held at the
La Salle Hotel May 1416. They were John K.
Crane. head of the Administration Bureau. and Emmanuel Kahn of the Estimsting Division. delegates
Crom the Society's ChJcago Chapter. and Theodore
Van Gelder of th e Construction Bureau. wbo represented the North Shore Chapter.
The Conference heard a report on the year's work
in regard to legislation for protecting the hca lth and
l8lety of the public, a nd maintaining bigh profea.
sional standards (or the engineer.
Six hJghwny unprovement contrads totalling

$1.735.778.65 were awarded by the Cook County
Bonrd of Commi.aaloners at their June 1 meeting,
Board Preaidcnt George W. Dunne announced.
The contracta were awardM on the recommendation
of Thom.. G. Cots. Superintendent of Highways, and
they were aubmiUed to the Board by Mathew W.
Bletlzc.t.at. chaIrman of the Road and Bridge Committee.
The awarded contracts IU'e as followa:
WLLI~\v ROAD AT IANOWEIIR ROAD :
WILLOW ROAD AT S llERUER ROAD :
The proposed imllrovemenl8 consist of reeonstructIng the existing two lane intersection o[ .Landwehr
Road with Willow Road to .. complela channeliMd
Intersection. and th! widening of the aiatlng two
lanc Intersection of Shermer Road with Willow Road
to a complete channnelized Intersection separated by
a mountable median. Reaurfacing. storm sewer construction. combinaUon concrete curb and guttcr. traf
ftc control signala. signing and striping are also
includcd.
The contract was awarded to Milburn Brothen.
Inc. on a low bid of $57L.426.35.
WOI.F ROA0-87TII STREET TO
PLAINFIELD ROAD :
The proposed improvement provides for the addI
tlon of a 51~1/ base to the existing pavement between
87th Stre~t and 77th Street and a narrow full depth
wldening. 9" thick. on both sides of the existing
pavement tor the full length of the improvement. It
also includcs widening Wolf Road at German Chureh
Road and 79th Street to three lanes. Complete reBurlacing. widening at existing Intersection dedicated
street return drainage and other incidenWa are
also provided for in the contract.
Th!! contrncl ""'8.8 awarded to the Western Asphall
Paving Company and the Municipal Paving Company
(Joint Venture) on a low bid of $474.446.15.
IMRLE:'It AVE1\'UF..-1fOWARD ~TREET TO
OAKTON TREET :
The proposed improvement colUlista of wideni.ng the
existing two lane variable width pavement to four
lane. and a mountable concrete median together with
combination concrete curb and gutter. storm sewen.
drainage atructures and other Incldenl!a.ls.
The contra.ct waa awarded to the Thomu M. Mad
den Company on a low bid of $280,836.35. It is subject to the approval of tbe Bureau of Public Road.
and the nlinols Diviaion of Highways.
H7TU STIlEET-CLiFF STREET TO
&STII A \ rENUE :
The proposed Improvement provides for the addiUon of a 4" thick base to the existing pavement, a
nArrow full depth widening, 8" thick. on both sides
of the pavement Including the widening of 87th Street
with 96th Avenue to four lanes. Complete. surfacing,
widening of existing Intersection dedicated street relurns and other incidentals are also included.
The contract was awarded to George H. Hartong.
Inc. on a low bid of $269.963.00.
(COOllnufll on pilat! 6)
JUNE, 1970
PAGE 8
FIVE ENGINEERS BECOME SENIOR RIGHT-OF WA Y ASSO{fA TlON MEMBERS

George B. Craine, Frank T. Conroyd, and Michael V. Niemczyk of
the Val uation Division were installed as Senior Members in th':! Ameri
can Right of Way Association at
the Association's meeting on May
14 at the Midland Hotel. Chicago
Bears quarterback Virgil Carter
was the featured speaker at th ~
ceremonies.
Edward F. La ndmesser, head of
the. Valuation Division. successfuily
qualified for Senior Membership in
March of this year. Frank L .
Kaplan. head of the Surv ~y Divi!lion, was given the plaque and pin
of Senior Membership on May 20.
bringing the Highway Department'a total Senior Mcmbership to
five.
Chicago. seat1l Qllllorterhack Virgil Car ter eo.ngrnt'UJates th., IUghway I}elmrlment's lfttC8t reIllpients of Senior lUcml.lershlp in th e Amc rh'an Right of \ Vay
A..ssoola.tion. Standing [rom Jcft to right II.re i\Uchael V. Niem czyk; EillI'uru F .
Landmesser; Carter; George ll. C n~inc ; :lnd .f'nlllk T. Conroyd.
At the luncheon, Carter discussed

his football carc::!.r and answered
questions about the sport from the
audience. He spoke warmly of his
Club teammates and the Bear'Q
coaching st.a./T.
DESIGN ENGINEERS TAKE COURSE: REVIEW COMPUTER TECHNIQUES

Fiftythree engineerQ and engineer t'!Chnicians from the Design
Bureau are participating in are
frcsher course given by the Computer and Da ta Processing Division.
The course, which iQ being
taught by Stanley Sapieha, H. E .
m , and his assistant Emil Donkers,
H. E . m , is focusing on the use of
th ~ geometry program for computers and its application to highway
design.
For those furthe.r interested in
computer applications. E ugene Palermo, bead of the Computer and
Data Processing Division. iQ offering anothl'!r course on more complicated comput'ilr programing.
Front row, left to r ight: Emilio Flln Jon, Compu te r IlDd Datu Processing ;
Euge ne 1~I\.Iermo, head of COllllluter and Data Processing; M,,-'\" GI\II1I'7oII,
StMlcturn.l: Wl11iuUl A. 8 lUisett, lIIoohnnl oal nlld ElectrlcuJ. lU.idtlle row, left
to right: AI LutWllk, Drnlnllge lind UtUlUes: EmU I>OllkeNi, l'tn emeot Geometries. Back row, left to right: Chuck Newmlt n, Paw!ment Geomet rlcs;
Oa\'ld Bedermon, Ominage and UtUJUcs; T. A. lIawklns, Pa\'emellt Geometries.
Our deepC!st sympathy to the

family of JameQ J . O'Brien, re
tired Department Engineer, who
died on April 22; and to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hering ( Pavement
Geometries), whose daughter,
Lisa Marie Hering, passed away
on May 27.
COOK COUNTY HIQHW"Y NEWS
JUNE, 1970
STASH YOUR TRASH! DUNNE LAUNCHES lA

An .U-out campaign against litter on County roads
launched by Cook Counly Board Presidenl George
W. Dunne and the Cook County Department of HighWBY. under Thomas G. Cola, Superintendent.
The campaign i. limed to crute a great~r awareoeM of Iiller problema on the part of the public
Wl\8
just at the outael of the outdoor recreational and

picnicking season.
New Lit ter ~ l ogan Coined
Aa part of the ca mpaign , 50 patrol tnlcks of the
Department's Bureau of Secondary Roads will carry
Iln anti-litter pO.IIter. The headline of the poster readll
"STASH YOUR TRASH" and is positioned over 8
trash Clln. The politer then urges the reader to
put It in lh~ basket and nol along the road.
Another par t of the program will be an intenaificalion of the Department's maintenance efforts to rid
the roadll of Iltt~r and lrtUlh. This will be accompliahed u part of the daily mainlenance patrol of
county road .
Utter I .. Form or PolluHon
Upon announcing thi. year's antJ-litter project
President Dunne remarked:
"All of UII are becoming increasingly concerned
about the quo1lty of our environm~nt and the dangers
of polJution. One form of pollution 18 litter, the trash
which il carcleBily abandoned in our FOrl'St Prea:!rvea
and on our county roads. By developing a litter-conaciousncu that would ensure the proper dispo8.l1 of
trash and prevent littering. each and ev~ry one of U8
could play 8 Ilgni6cant role In enhancing the beau ty
of our Calmly."
Lil ler 18 COMn l', Unsure
A recent study by the Keep America Beautiful Com
mittee revealed that litter clean-up eosts U. S. taxpayers an e8timBt~d $500 million annually and if you
add the C08t of litter removal from privale properly,
the annual notional tltler bill approaches Sl billion.
Each year motorisla drop 16,000 pieces of trash on
each mile of primary highways. Laat year. Department record. indicate, the mainl~nance division spe.nt
more than $100.000 clearung Cook County roads alone.
Foreign matter on Lhe roadway also contributes to
the causes or accidenLs. Littered waters endanger
lwimmen, flahermen , boaters and plant life_ During
one year, 200 v~11 were invol\'ed in accidents
caused by striking floating objects.
! Ien !.ltler :\Iore Than Women
Who Iitlens? Practically everyone, but according to
a Gallup Survey, adulla between the ages of 21 and 35
litter three times sa much 88 people over 50 and nearly twice as much a.a those in the 34-49 age bracket.
And to lap It off , men litter nearly twice as much a.a
women!
PAGE !5
JUNE. 1,70
COOK COUNTY H1GHWAY NEWS
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Oil (OUlln II\GIIWAlS
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JUNE. 1.70
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-
PAGE I
Te(hni(ians Review Field Engineering Methods
(COntlnued (rom PaRe 2)
NII. ES TOWNSIUP BRrDGE

DEQK REPJ'U RS AND
RESURFACING:
OLD ORCllARD ROAD GRADE
SEPARATION OVER
EDENS EXPRESSWA \ '
CHUROH TREET GRADE
SE PARATION OVER
EDENS EXPRESSWAY
The bridge improvements include repairs to the superstructure deck, some reconstruction
work, cleaning, painting the metal
handrail and oUler miscelllUlcoua
work.
Thc contract W88 awarded to
the Brighton Building &: Maintenance Company on a low bid of
$112,173.00.
DALE A VENU E- CAMP

!\le DON ALD ROAD TO
OLIVE STREET:
The proposed improvement consists of widening Dale Avenue 18
feet to a tolal width of a 36 fool
pavement. Grading and other incidentals are also included.
The contract waa awarded to
the Rock Road Construction Company on a low bid of $26,933.80.
It. Is subject to the approval of the
Illinois Division of Highways,
Larry JonCll, f;nglneer TeellIIlcilln In the Trnttlc OperotiOll8 Dh'lslon (left)

and Cook County Hoa rel l' rlSltlent George W, Dlillne (rC"lIter) look on M SliperIntendent of Highway,," Thoma... G. Cot", demonstMltl'l'l n. le\'cl, one of Ihe !!IlIney .
Ing Insl.rument8 IIS1"d In " thrL'e week In-dellUI lnllnlng C:OUr8f' for !'!fIglnee.technlclwUl. The course 1."1 Ilrlmllrily t'OIIef":nu'(l wit h flehl civil CfI,;-lnC!erlngmethod!l, s uch IlS !l:uncyi llg . nmteriul leslJng. t'oru.trnction lruiJMlClUon!l nnd
I raffie
ol)t'.mtion.5,
DEPT. CELEBRATES TRANSPORTATION WEEK
SCHOOL SAFETYfCo,lUnued f.rom PIIII I)
this country and abroad fol1owed

the example of the Chicago group
and today 19 million youngsters
are protected by Patrols. H~rc in
Cook County approximately 30,000
School Safety Patrol boYs and girls
are serving their classmates at
more wan 1.300 public, parochlaJ
and private schools.
Upon passing the resolution.
President Dunne commented that
tbe Safety Patrol Program , which
the Chicago Motor Club has made
one of its principal traffic safety
actiVities, has maintained a splendid
record in proteding the lives of
school children throughout Cook
County.
"We are proud to give recognition today." he added, "for a halI

century of outstanding service."
The Conk Connly IlIghwuy Dell.l~rtruent helped l'(':k!bmte Natlonn.1 TMlJIlIportu llon \\'ook :n ,,), 10-10 with fhi eolorlul Ilholi)gnlphle tllsJllll yof hlghwlI)'lI lU1d
bridges In t he l obhy or Ihe fo'edenll 811I1dln g'. NllUonal TnulSJMlrtuUon \Vook
Wrul crcatt. tI by II Jolnl COligresslonhl rClWlulion and l~resldenUal procl"nu~tJon
to recognllr.e the IIchl~\'l!fl1enl'l !lnd chnUenges of the more thlUl 10 mlUlon
people IISHodated with Ule tru.nsporilitioo Industry,
I) I: VA l!TMI:/llWT
PAGE 7
JUNE, 1970
COOK COUNTY H IGHWAY NEWS
ITALIAN AGENT PRAISES DEPARTMENT SCHOOL
/llWI:W~MAI\I:l!~
Memb~rs of the Department have
been actively attending conferences,
seminars and courses related to
their professions.
They include
Harry D. Abbott, Head of the
Drainage and Utilities Division.
who attended a conference on Aesthetic and Technical Innovations
in Stonnwater Systems held at the
University of Wisconsin in Madison; PWllp J . Delahunt, Head of
the Fiscal Management Bureau.
who attended the Management Conference Course "C" sponsored by
the Illinois Division of Highways
and conducted by the University
of Illinois in Monticello, Illinois;
Joseph BeWIO, of FiscRI Management, and Edward JablonsJd, of
Computer and Data Processing,
who were present at the one-day
session of the Northwestern University Spring Management Seminar; E lmer ~1a.je\l'Rkl, Head of the
Teehnical Services Division, J llmes
Andrews. Head of Agreements Division, Thonms Del ze.nero, Map
Division, :\J:erlln Rost, Pavement
Geometries Division, and P l Ui Valenthle. Drainage and UUlities, who
all attended the Photogrammctry
Short Course given by the Univers
ity of fllinois at the Urbanl.-Champalgn Campus, June 1-12; Frank
Willinger, Joseph PoHllo, and
Philip Nuccio, of Traffic and Signals, who all attended the seminar
for Traffic Engineering Technicians
held June 119 at the Traffic Institute of NorLhwestern University.
Hugo S ta.rk (right) points ou l gom e IntCI'C!! Ung fentlll'eS of UII~ Ooo k Co unty
exll reK8wny syslem to IUl lta lhUl ,,1.!Ilwr, l'I'ario l'lsanl (cen te r ), IUId h b offi cial Inte rll retcr. Vito Colu cCi ( left). Supen ilil ng In\'l~8Ugu to r of t he Oook
Coun ty Truffle Sufety Con unlS.!llon.
l\lr. l' lsanl, w ho III un InHStigatlng agent with the Ita lln n General }'olh:e,
a. week cs:changlng InfornmUo n o n 1I.1)I)rehenslon t ecltnlilues with m em bers of th e Oook Oo lllll ~' l 'ollce Drh'lng School. A[)(lOrolng to Mr. Pi-mill. Ule
Sch ool. w hi Ch Is Ulld er the dIrectio n of Jo hn J . lU cClc n:: rly, I.!I o ne of the
fl ne5 t hc's ~.
SI KlIIt
Joseph . menla. E. A. I, of the

Construction Bureau, was recently
presented with a certificate by
Lincoln Electric in recognition of
his participation in the Lincoln
Electric Production Welding Semi-
nar.
Theodore \ 7an Gelder, Supervising Engineer of the Construction

Bureau, recently passed the examination which qualified him as a
Registered Structural Engineer. He
has be~!O a Registered Professional
Engineer in 1947.
C. C. (Cub) 1Ilggins. graphic

arts consultant to the HIGHWAY
NEWS, i..s out of the hospital and
recuperating at home. We all wish
him a speedy recovery and look
forward to seeing him back on the
job soon..
,
Somebody is just not +akinq pride in hi ..
work anymore, I gueS'S.
JU NE , 1970
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IImnoi,)

]<"'"0 PlnUcr how mnny times o ne visit ... Ohlcl\go's re nownec1 Museum of Science
and Ind ustry, it !>ceDiS fhnt there is always m ore to btl \']ewec1 n n.t1 to be
zmulzed "l'. S mull wu nd e r IIm.t the hug" :ot o ne ImUdlng u n the !!Uull! hlkdronl
with lis 1411: nCre!I of e;\"hillits has beco m e C hl cllgO'S lending" tourist "lInlction
liS \\'('11 n... lilt Quls tandln g c ultu nll fl'.llture. Newe.... hlhl hl un: I.!onlinun.lll' being
lidded to shmd beside s uc h l!erenniu.1 fzwo rlt.ed Il!j th e C1lptur0tl Germnn O-B ont,
th e Fairy CZl..'i lle, Ihe working: Coni i\l ine, ZUld t he g innt HunuUI H en rt. Hecent
[lddltion" In clude II dISilli\~' dem onstnlting h ologMlllhy, t he new science of
lens ll!Ss Ilhologral)hy; It tr..lnSII:lrcn l, a n lltomlcal nlllnikln ; lind all c.dzlbl t of
IIntJ-llollu tlo li emisl!lioD cont r ols for a utomobile englneK.
M 0 01.
.n...... e
lie .. ow.
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POIIIII"Uon - 5,484,000
Area - 956 Sq. i'lllIes
-,.
O.
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j
Did You Know . , .
-that the word "path" is derived
from the Anglo-Saxon "paeth," and
"road" from the Anglo-Saxon Urad"
- and that ;'road" also meant originally a raid, n. horseback journey,
or a roadstead?
- that in intercity travel in 1969,
of an estimated 1,130 "person
miles," 977 billion were byautomobile and 26 billion by bus, for 88 %
of the total- air travel running
second with less than 10 % of the
total?
- that the Michigan Avenue Bridge
was opened in 1920--the year of
the glossy blnck Model T, when
women were finally allowed to vote,
and the country went dry under
P rohibition?
(B ID ID l!l (B ID I!l [j) n17

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Chicago Civic Center ,
Cb.icago, illinois 60602
Return Requested
Air Bags To Be
Requirerl In All
(ars Marie In 73
Secretary
of
Transportation
J ohn A. Volpe announced that he
will require the installation of
"air bags" in all passenger vehicles produced after January 1,
1973, as an effective method of
reducing serious auto crash deaths
and injuries .
The air bag is a ;'passive" restraint system in which a nylon
bag is stored in front of the
driver. in the steering wheel or
glove compartment area. After
the crash impact, it inflates in
about four-hundredths of a second
and effectually cushions the car's
occupants. The system is caJled
"passive" beC!luse the driver of
the ca r does not have to operate
it- the bag opens automatically
when there is crash-type deceleration_
"These air bag passive restraint
systems," the Secretary said,
"have already ahown a potential
for saving thousands of livea Dqd
greatly reducing serious injuries
in crashes. I intend to see that
they a re given the widest possible
use as soon as the necessary legal
steps can be taken. This is of
great importance because recent
studies show that only about 25
percent of Ule motoring public
fasten seat belts and an unbuckled seat belt is of absolutely
no value."
VOl. XVII Number 7
JULY. 1970
Highway Department Helps Conserve

Famous Lone Pine Tree In Markham
When the last segment of the

West Leg of the Dan Ryan Expressway opens later this year, a
llO-year old "Lone Pine Tree,"
located off the new expressway
near Kedzie Avenu!!, will be a living example of the Cook County
Highway Department's continuing
dedication to the conservation of
our natural resources while meeling modern-day
transportation
ne~8.
The "Lone Pine Tree," which

serves as the official municipal
symbol of the Village of Markham, is the last of about 50 trees
brought over from the Black Forest of Gennany and planted in
1860 by one of the area's first
settlers. For years it mnrked the
course of the historic Indian
Boundary Line through southwest
Cook County which was established in 1816.
As plans were being developed

by the Highway Department for
construction of the West Leg of
the Dan Ryan Expressway, a request was made by the community
to save the tree. In response to
the plea from the Markham people,
Department engineers were able
to relocate the expressway to clear
the tree by approximately 30 feet.
Al their July 6 meeting the
Cook County Board of Commissioners approved an easement
agreement with the Markham Park
District for the care and maintenance of the Old Pine Tree 8S
well as its preservation as a historical site.
Board President
George W. Dunne commented,
"We are very pleased that an important piece of Cook County history eould be preserved at the
same time that an important expressway has been extended to
meet present-day demands."
Chicago, Ill. 60602
No Generation Gap
As Students En joy
Summer Jobs He re
Summer hss brought the Highway Depsrtment's crew of youth ful s!msonal workers back into the
Civic Center offices and the five
District
Maintenance facilities.
They are a highly qualified group
of college and high school students
who are learning about Cook County government and highwsy building as they help out the Department's old pros while earning book
and tuition money for the coming
school year.
The home communities of the
studenls range the length and
breadth of Cook County~from
Palos Heights to River F orest,
with the city of Chicago. in the
middle, solidly represented. Their
schools include St. Mary's in
Winona, Minnesota, Nortbwestern
University, and several campuses
or the Unive rsity o( minois including Champaign-Urbana and
Chicago Circle. Many of the students have been active in campus
social and organizational activities.
Several are majoring in highwayrelated fields and hope to make a
lifetime career with the Depart
ment.
Typical of the girls is Ruth Ann
Palmer, who is spending her second summer with the Personnel
Department. A vivacious blonde,
Ruth Ann is a senior at Northern
lllinois who has served as social
cha.irman of her class and is majoring in education.
Blue-eyed
Patricia O'Br ien ill assigned to the
Superintendent's office as receptionist and secretary. She attends
the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
and is aiming for a position as
draftsman or designer with the
(COnti nu ed on paie 8)
JULY, 1970
COOK COUNTY H I GHWAY NEWS
PAG E 2
DON'T BE IN THE FOG ABOUT

DRIVING SAFEL Y IN THE FOG
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GJ00GJWB\1 II]@W0
Chicago Ch 'le Center, Chicago, llllnoi GOGOZ
Moat motorisls r eeognize the dangers of driving

in heavy fog and, as a result, exerc.ise increased caution. But. according to n recenlly completed study
made by Cornell Aer onautical Laboratory (CAL),
few drivers really know specific safe driving techniques for lraveling safely in foggy weather with
limited viJibility.
Many "O\'ertl rh'e" in Fog
JULY, 1970
Vol. XVII
No. 7
PubUshed monlhly by and for the membeI'll of the

Cook County Highway Department to serve 8JI an
organ for diaaeminating -1lewa and lnformatJ.on 011 the
peraonnel and projects of the Department and the
County and subjects of related Interest.
given the ca.re!ul attention of lhe Editors. However,
they will not be responslblfll for unsolicited material.
G EO RG E W . DU N NE , President
Mathew W. Bleszczat
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charlea F. ChapUn
Lillian Riotrowakl
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N. Erick&on
Harry B. Semrow
Floyd T. FuUe
Charles J. Crupp, J r.
J osephine B. Sneed
Carl R . Hansen
J ohn J . Touhy
Mathew lV. Bleszczat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomas G. Cot.&--Superintendent of Highwaya
Editor
Ruth V. Grnbnm
Assistant Edltor
WIUla m Slocum
""321-7714
Graphic A.rt:.s Consultants
Edwin A. Beck
O. O. Diggins
Staff Photographer
Elmer J . !\(ajewllkl
County Employees Suppo rt Proiect Cleansafe

Cook County Board Prealdent George W. Dunne
r ecenlly spearheaded Project Cleansafe, a city and
county-wide campaign designed to encourage lilter
prevention and saJe driving during the F ourth of
July holiday weekend.
As part of the campaign all 25,000 County e mployees were asked to participate by talking to their
frienda. neighbors and relatives, urging them to help
keep our county clean. In addition. they were asked
to demonstrate concern for sR.fety during the holiday
weekend by driving with thei r automobile headllgh18
on during both the day and evening.
The 18 month study which CAL made ror the

Highway Research Board of the NationaJ Actldemy
of Sciences finds that t he main cause of accidents
in the fog is "overdrlving"--or traveling at such a
speed that if
stationary vehicle. Ilke " stalled car
were to a ppea r out o r the (og ahead, you cou ld nol
brake to a stop before slam ming into it. A CAL
check on inter city highways (ound that when motorists could see 300 to 400 teet ahead in fog , one out
of every 50 drove too fast to stop for nn ohlltncle.
But on days when the visibility was decreased by
200 to 300 feet, one ou t of every fo ur motorists was
overdriving his visual range.
For S1fet)'. APIII), 2/ 20 Rule
One way to figure a safe driving speed while moving on the highway is by applying th'! 2/ 20 rule, a
method which combines visibility. speed, reaction
time. and braking distance. To determine It. divide
the speed which you are driving at by 20, then add
t wo. The resulting number la your atopping Index.
For example, if you a re going 50 miles per hour It
figures out to be 4.5.
Next watch for some object ruong the roadside
to loom out o( the fog. Start counting the moment

it becomes vle.lbl'!. a nd continue cou nting- the number
of seconds until it passes alongside. If your stopping
index is smruler than this count. you're driving at a
safe speed. But if you r stopping index exceeds the
count. you're going too fllst and you could nol haJt
short of an obstacle in the road. In other words,
slow down!
Dele r mlne Effect of ne!UlIIgh L~

When driving in a daytime Cog, experiment with
your headlights to see whether or not t hey improve
your ability to see ahead, Also note how lights on
cant approaehing you affect your vision. If their
high beams give off a blindlng glare, then I'Cstriet
younelt to low beams sinee yours in turn would be
ha%ardous to drivers approaching you.
The CAL visibility tests s howed thal low light
beams werc just as effective as high beams In a dense
night-time fog. and perhaps even safer, High light
beams were a detrimellt when lhey illuminated the
intervening (og so brightly that a white ac.reen deveJoped and interfered with the driver's vie.lon,
The motorist's safety in fog, the study concludes,
will continue to depend to a very large extcnt on his
own ski ll aL the wheel. And most important, his
willingness to slow down.
COOK COUNTY H I GH WAY NEWS
JULY, 1970
P AGE S
DEPARTMENT SUBMITS TWO ENTRIES IN ANNUAL BRIDGE CONTEST

Two bridges over the Cal-Sag
Channel are the Cook County Highway Department's entr ies in tbe
42nd Annual Prize Competition
b'!ld by the American Institute of
Steel Construction to select. t.he
most beautiful bridges opened to
trn1fic in 1969.
The Department entries, submitted by Superintendent Thomas
G. Cots. are the low cbarance
bridge over the CaI.Sag at 127t.h
Stre~t in Crestwood
and Alsip
(top), and the high clearance
structure on the Dan Ryan over
the Cal-Sag in Blue Island ( bottom).
Th ~ 121lh Street bridge is a
medium 13pan, low clearance bridge,
technically described as a fixed
through t russ bridge. Opened to
traffic in October last year, the
bridge is a superstructure of
graceful girderwork which riscs
harmoniously from the straight
sweep of the span. It is strongly
buttressed on either bank, reinforcing a finely proportioned lolal
effect.
The Dan Ryan structure. a continuous welded plate gird~r bridge,
is also a medium span structure.
A high clearance bridge, it was
completed and opened t o traffic in
November 1969. Hcre the firm
thrust. of the span. supported on
either bank by matching pillars of
concrete, achieves an unobtrusive
elegance of line which blends
quietly into the high sky and the
level land.
''We are proud or thes'! two
bridges,"
Superintendent
Cots
said, "and feel that they are typical of' the work of our Department
dcsigners and builders. As always, t hey sought to combin~ utility and beauty with economy of
cost. The two structures em body
these qualities to a very high
degree."
The County Righway Depart.
ment has received national reoognition several Urnes hc.fore by winning awards in AISC bridge contests. The Caldwell Avenue structUre over Edens Expressway was
judged best in its class in 1952.
The 158th Street structure on the
Calumet Expressway was awarded
honorable mention in 1948 and the
Lawrenee A venue bridge on Edens
received the same award in 1959.
In i riclile g:lrtl er work hi g hli g h t!; the 127th Stn..-el 6 rltlge o, 'er t he Cal-Sllg
C ha nn el.
T he DlIn Uy"n structure on'.r t hl' Cal-SilK Cha nn el 18 II tine e.'\:am jlle of
c lean, m odern t1es lg n.
In 1968, the 51st Street pedestrian
bridge over Lake Shore Orive wal!
given an Award of Merit in the

Special Type Bridge classification.
JUL.Y, 1910
PAGE 4
VARIETY OF TASKS PERFORMED EFFICIENj,'

A recenl visil lo the Des PlaInes Maintenance Facllily found Lhe High.
way Deparlment crew ill this District hard al work discharging their
va ried tasks and responsibilities. Among these is the care and mainte-
Evanston, Maine. New Trier, Nilel

Ilccomplished proficiently under the
lrict Engineer of the Des Pisines Oil
In addition to the maintena nce
nance of 125 miles of county r oad!! in the townahips of Elk Grove,
1. Harold Robin. Radio Dlsllnlc her, rela;rs some IlllltOrhlllL Inrormation

bnck 10 workers in tbe fieili .
2. ....rallk BrYllnt . Truck illechunlc, gets olle or the pntrol truck.s bJ.ck
Into working ortler,
S. Joe LyoltS, Road Su pervlsc r, watches as RO:ld Eflu11ltnent Ollerator
Ale..~
PodmokJl'. IIrh'lug tbe
,.tre.. ..!I
drl\'en by Robert Demler. Road J(;CJlI

4.
Wyllis t).lIde rSOll, Warebouse Fo

H.IGUWAV NEWS Editor Ruth
of the Dlstrlct.'s hea"y trn.ctor loatll
!IS
JULY, 1970
PAGE 5
'IT DES PLAINES MAINTENANCE FACILITY
Northfield and Wheeling. This is

irection o r Robert Gorski, the Disiet.
Isks performed
10
br
the Bureau of
r--
:, dumps material into a truck
DlA.II.
nan , stands by and bolds his breath

'llhwn gets behind the w)Jeel Q( Qne
Secondary Roads, the Facility also has offices for field representatives
of both the Materials Testing Division a nd the Permit Division.
A conglomera te of activity, the Des Plaines Maintenance Facility is
another prime example of our men working together to get the job done
effectively a nd efficiently.
5. Ig nn.tious McKeoll ( le U) a nd Ted Wortheim ( right) [rom tbe iU ateria.l

Testing Division run a s ieve ana.l ysls for mate ria ls m.W ror road repair
wo rk.
6, Permit 1llSIIcctor Joe Pingn.to re cheeks on It neglected railroad crossIn; while on the j ob in the Des Plaipe!i DislTiQt.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWA.Y N EWS
JU L Y. 1970
P AGE'
NEW ADDITIONS
SUMMER JOBS(Continued from pll,e 1)
Department after graduation. Congenial Beverly Solganick. daughter of Goldie Solganick. Steno V.
is working under Flo Cerwin In
Files nnd Records. A junior at
illinois Slate University in Normnl .
she intends tn continue fo r a M!ls,
ters degree in history.
Petite
brunette Suzanne De Fill'. in the
Public Information Office, represents the high school contingent.
A senior at T rinity High School in
River Forest, she finds working
fo r the Elighway Department an
invigorating and rewarding experience.
On the boys side, J ulian Dawson of Pavement Geometrics is another student whose studl~ could
lead to a career In highway work.
He is in his third year at the
University of IJIinois (Champn.ign-
New Tractor Loaders Join County Fleet
U rbana) I1S an architectural engineering major. He finds his job
with Pavement Geometries very

challenging. Jim Figliulo, who Is
spending his third summer as 8
computer programmer under Eugene Palenno, is a senior at St.
Mary's in Wlnonn..
A political
science major, J im has served as
pr~8ident of the studen t senate
and plans to go to law school. L ike
many students today. be is vitally
interested in the general movement
for peaceful fIOCia l change now
going on. and hopea to play a
further role in It.
The students are
in
District Four Uses Giant New Fork Lift
general
agreement that wor king fo r the

Highway Department is an enriding experience. No complaints
about generaUon gap either. aa
they describ~ their jobs with their
spirited County co-workers.
In
Cact, they unanimously affirm that
the Cook County Highway Department is "where It's at" thie summer.
The roll of students includes :
J ulian R. Dawson. Rovannfl Bey.
Edward R. Davis, Tom A. Cahtndriello, Marlin M. Fleisher. Alan
S. Fleishman, Gar y Horwitz, Robin
P. J esk, Frederick J. Kahn, Eu
gene Korpalski, George E. Meyer,
James M. Oberle. John M. Romano,
Alfred Roscroot., Michell S. Rubens, H oward J . Rynberk, Craig
P. Sinard., James A. Snyder, John
Traverso, Jr.. James J. Burke,
James R. Figl.luJo, Clifford Egel,
Paul Fosco, James J. Lusk, Thomaa
Napalilli, Stephen Fer rone, P atrick
(COnUnued on PIIge 7)
Two new frunt-('nd Imclo r l ond~~ IUn"fI Jo ln oo the ll1J;"hwllY Dcpp.rlme nt'a
Heel o f nuunl enlW CtI ' ehicle. They bolh hlw e l 'l eublc yard f!Dllllclt)', fOllr
wheel tlrln! IlIIti tl l ~ 1 pow ered ell ~i nes.. Equippe d with " i nte rnet! ~b!I , th ey
are perfool for clearing sno\\' and IOf/tl ln K d nd ers " ntl IIn It In wlnl e r . Du ....
Ing tile wll rm!'.r munlhs tllfOy w ill be u~ fo r lmllllng nlllinten:lll('f' nmt f'. rl o l.'j.
A new Ilddilion h i Ul e l'I~1 1l-" Mu lnlwll n te f'lldllt y I" Ibl!' cllesel-I)()w f' rcd 6000
lb. fOrk ILII. which Is used for III:Il e rlnls handling. Dun Anders, hclt.tl m~llIInll"'
KI. the IlIclllly, Ilu nset! fu r thl!! Ilho tog'nllih w illi .. d~' molililrlltin g tiUlt tho lork
lilt. 1110 lIl"rgCtlI. or 11.11 Ilfls OWnt.'I1 hy t he DCllllrlmCIII , cun be I'IlI!lOO U feet
In the /tJr_
JULY, 1970
Bee-Ware! !
M YSTER/OUS COUNTY
POLLUTERS FOUND
()~f)~l?T,"~NT
Cook County Board Prcaident

George W. Dunne announced the
solution to a two and a half year
old pollution problem plaguing the
Bl"08dvlew. Dlinois area. The cause
of the pollution had remained a
mYltery until just recently, and
had bamed the best ecological de-tectlVH and poUution investigato,...
In both government and Indultry
alike.
For the paat year, the approximately 70 industrial concerns in
Broftdview had been pointing the
Hnger at each other a8 th ~ number of brown spots splattered on
parked automobiles and buildings
in the area became more and more
prevalent.. At least 25 industrial
plant. In the two and a half mile
af!'~ted area were placed under
the watchful eye of the County
Department of Building Rnd Zoning and Air Pollution In nn attempt to Hnd the reaponslble party.
The case was not solved. how
ever, untillnsp!Ctor Norman Davia.
a one year veteran of the Cook
County Air Pollution Control Bureau. stepped into the case and
c:I"ared the air. Aflu determining
the most aft'ected area. he parked
his ear at the aite of the worst
pollution and proceeded to wait
In order to obtain a freah aamille of'
the polluted malerial. He plann ~d to run the material through a
spectrophotometer which analyzcs
and identifies such substances.
However. just as the dropping!!
occurred, Investigator Davis was
,tUllY into the realization that the
pollution was of a natural origin
rather than an industrial one.
The culprits. he diACOv .. red , were
the residents of five beehivetl belonging to Iln elderly couple living
nearby.
The beea. which were
found to be affiiclcd with dysenlary nnd diarrhea. were responsible
for polluting the area Bnd cau81ng
the droppings found on nil the
alltomoblles and buildings.
SoBeeIt!!!
N~W~,"~I\~l?~
James A. Snndeni, H. E. ill of
the Malerials Teallng section at
the La Grange Maintenance FadlIty. retired on his birthday, February 16, after 31':: years with
th!! Department.
Another retiree is octogenarian
lrbie B. Earle. 1:1. E. I ot the Map
Division. after 15 yea,... with the
Department. In hiB earlier years,
he served aa Superintendent of
Highways for the state of Kentucky.
In addition to the litter, tl'llBh.
junk cars a nd other such items

which people tend to abandon on
our County highways. tmke Philbin, District Engineer at the La
Grange Maintenance Facility. was
recently saddled with the problem
of disposing of a rather large and
unusual depoait.. He reported finding a dead horse on Cook-OuPage
Road near 55th Street.
PAGE 7
Our deepeat aympathiea to

A bbotl, head o( the
Drainage and Ulilities Division.
whose mother. Cecelia Abbott,
died all J une 9 ; to Rudolph F.
Jaeger. Jr., of the Survey Division. whose father, Rudolph F.
Jaeger, Sr.. died On June 9; and
to the famlliea of Edward J .
Ahuaa, Maintenance OiviAion.
who died on June 12; Joeeph
Damato, of the Traffic Safety
Dh'ision. who died on June 15 ;
John Kavanaugh, of the Seconda ry Roads Bureau. who died on
June 18 ; Mary Stack. of thc
Right of Way Bureau. who died
on June 23: Lyle W. Aulwurm.
former Department engineer,
who died on June 26: and
George Kuehne. reliree (rom
Tnmaportation and Planning.
who died on July 9.
Harry
SUMMER JOBS(ON1unued [rom Pale 6l
C. Stack. Clari~ A.. CUZ1'dlo,

Michelle Kimen. Sandra Krochman. Vera Prue, Beverly Solpnick, Maureen T. Browne. Suzanne
T. Dc Fily, Patricia O'Brien Ilnd
Ruth A.nn Palmer.
50 -they appOInted you the new head oHhe

employee safety proqram.. eh ?
COOK COU N T Y HIGHWAY NEWS
JULY, 1970
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (lmnois)

A at una'. Un1m a wny from Chka go. Loop Ilr;!l lhe green woodillml" of th e
Oook County F ol'SL I' rf"le r n!f_ l.erfft't. e!!C8 (1e In ImOlDler from the humid
oon nne5 of lhe dty. Do yo u ferl Ilke "'Il1klng~n earl.h~ m road!! or I I, rln ry
lurf I'IIIlhe r lha n ~DII!nt o r I'on~rel'e! Or ridIn , a bl ryC'te'l' Or holding the
mns of /I m ount ! One hund ~ and fUt ), mllH of w inding t ....1.b a",IlI t yo ur
plensu re. Are ) "OU It. fI.!IbennRn ':' Ch~ you r lillOl fo r IUIg llnl" and m~lIla
lion Ilnynhem alonr 81 m ll~ of fl ho~linf'!. TI", ~ IlNl 11 6 Jricn h: .1'8/11 well
.toc:kf!(1 w tth 1I,lJleIiI, I O'"ts. u nd llanl lary Will er .
" en ul'f!llenl IfUU eoUhM
and Ut ree " " Immln,, uJ"t!lIl1 round 0111 Ihe P l"elIe.n 'ett' lIl,le mUd lI umme r faclJ IU M.
So M m e oul nnll brinr Ihe fa llllly!
""'."0. .. .. " ..
\
11 11 '
'. OW,.
IC~ ".' ~ "
II . "OWl
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" olluln lloo - 5,"801,000

Area. - 936 Sq. l\Ul M
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Did You Know ..
- that the U. S. traffic fa tality
rate. which haa remained below
8ix dealh8 per 100 million miles
for the paat decad ~. i8 the lowest.
in the world among natlona with
large populations and highway
8Y8tem8!
- that. the average motorist, according to t he Federal Highway
Admini8tration. spenda more for
parking and toll c.harges than he
does for building and maintaining
the highways over which he
drives!
- that the first par king metel"8
appeared In 19M-the year the
first nig ht. baeeball glime was
played. when t he Cube wo n the
National League pennant, a nd J oe
Louis k nocked out Max Baer !
ChJcago Olvle Center,

Chicago, Illinois 60602
_...
Roolurn Requ .. ~
.,.
BOARD EULOGIZES
HORNICK, SAUERS
Two recently deeeM~ County
officials. who between them devoted
more than 67 years to pubUc service with Cook County government,
were eul og lz~ on July 2 at a special Board meeting by President
George W. Dunne and the Board
of Commissioners..
They are A. L . (AI) Hornick.
67, assi.Lanl to presidents of the
Counly Board and deputy local
liquor
control
com m iulo ner,
and Charles G.
(Cap)
Sailers
77 , forme r Gen
er a!
Superin.
tendenl
and
General Super
inlendent EmeritUB of the Cook
County
Foreat
P
reser
ve
DisA . I... lIornlc k
tricl
AJ Hornick. who for lh~ past
31 yeaMi served seven presidenl8
of the Board of CommiMloners,
won repute as an artieulate and
knowledgeable spokesman on county and c.hljc affain.
Eloquent.
erudite, and with lh ~ touch of a
poet. Hornick could quote (rom the
clasalca with 88 much ease 11.8 he
could interpret the intricacies of
county government operallolUl.
For the 36 years that he ee.rvcd
as General Superintendent.. Cap
Sauers tirelessly devoted hlmseIC
to the expansion and conservation
of the Forest Preser ve District of
Cook County. Under his steady
guidance and influence, the Forest
Preserve expanded into a recretl
tiona! facility for al l the people of
Cook County.
Chk.go, III. 60602
AUGUST, 1970
For (Jeaner Air

NEW ANTI-POLLUTION DEVICE NOW
BEING TESTED ON COUNTY VEHICLES
Highway Engineers Save

Trees While Improving
Suburban Thoroughfare
George W. Dunne announced that
24 trees echeduled tor removal In
conjunction wllh Lhe widening of
Harlem Avenue in Niles will be
8.!f.ved due to the initiative ot Cook
County Highway Department engi-
nee ....
F'rulU Icrt to rlgh l ;
Cook Ctlllllt-y BoIl"1 I' MSld~n t George W. Dunne, 001101),
~uJM!rlntf!ndent of Highways Thunm>l O. C(lbl, IUld ltu..ynlOnd J .

1H1~lon er of nullllinK. Zoning lUlU Air Pollution , -Ie", t he new
dm'ic'!!! IrL~tnJled 011 one of t he hlghWlIY dfl Jl'llrtnumt ,'chlcleil.
A new device which ha.s been

Cound to cul carbon monoxide emis-
sion from vehicles as much 88 90

per cent is currently being tested
by the Cook County Highway Department in five or Its hea.vy duty
trucks. County Board P resident
George W. Dunne revealed.
The device. which is called Engine Vent, replaces the standard
pev (pollution control valve) . It
is part of a filtration system designed to reduce engine wear (or
internal combustion engines.
"Recently," Dunne stated. "we
have been experimenting with this
device as part ot our continuing
efforts to reduce air pollution. By
September, 30 of our vehicles will
be equipped with this device, and
Wel!;h, (lomIUl.LI-puUuUol1
the Cook County Air Pollution

Control Bureau will aasi.st in undertaking an intensive study on ita
effectiveness in reducing carbon
monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions."
Manufactured by the Engine Protection Systems Co. (EPSCO) of
Addison . Olinois, the Engine Vent
device consists of a condensing
chllmber which collects corrosive
elements such as tar, varnish and
lead from unburned Cuel ; a 6lter
element ; and a volumetric valve.
The unit Is installed In a line
from the engine valve cover to the
intake manifold at the base oC the
carburetor. "Blow-by" fumes are
drawn into lhe condensing chamber, snd engine heat vaporizes un-
Twenty-seven trees, located on

the east side or Harlem A venue
north of Howard Street, were aituated jusl at lhe site where a new
atorm eewer was to hft ve been built.
according to original design plans.
However, Super intendent of Highways Thomas G. Cots and Supervising Engineer Dan Cohen, with
the aasistance of other department
design engineers. were able to develop a new and customized plan
to relocate lhe sewer and thereby
save at lesst 24 of the trees.
"It haa always been our policy,"
Dunne commented, "to pay close
attention to the conservation and
preservation of our natural resources while at the same lime
moderni%ing IlDd improving the
COWlty network of roads. The
twenty-fou r trees which were saved
by the extra concern and ingenuity
of our highway planners a re n
good illustration of bow conservation 18 a first and foremost cooslderation in our road improvement
program."
burned Cuel , water and light eoda
of oils.
Theee vapors are Hltered and returned lhrough the volumelric
valve to the intake ma nifold, ac
cording to Thomas G. Cola. Superintendent of Highways fOr Cook
County. The tara, varnish and
lead remain in the Hlter of the condensing chamber which Is replaced
periodically.
COOK COU NT Y HI QHW A Y NEWS
AUG UST , 1970
PAC E 2
NEARLY $5 MILLION IN ROAD

CONTRACTS AWARDED BY BOARD
lB Illlllih lB III (!J III il\7

m00mWillW m~W0
Ohieago Civic Center, Ohicago. lllinols 60602
No.8
AUGUST, 1970
Vol. XVII
Published monthly by and f or the members ot the

Cook Count,. Highway Depa.rtment to serve as an
organ for disseminating news and information on the
personnel and pr ojects of the Department and the
Contributions f or publication are invited a nd will be
given the careful attention of the E cUtors. H owever,
t hey will not be responsibl" fo r unsolicited materisl.
GEOR GE W . DU NN E, President
Mathew W. Bieszczat
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
J erome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian PJotrowaki
Geor ge W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N . Erickson
Harry H . Semrow
Floyd T. Fulle
Josephine B. Sneed
Cha rles J . Grupp, J r.
Carl R. Hansen
John J. Touhy
! lathew W. Bleszczat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomas G. Cots----Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Ruth V. Grnham
Assistant E ditor
William Slocum
321 7114
Graphic Arts Consultants
Edwin A. Beck
O. O. HIggins
Stafl Photographer
E lmer I . lUajewski
COHEN NAMED LIQUOR COMMISSIONER

Christopher B. Cohen was recently named to the
post of deputy liquor control commiSBioner by Cook
County Board President George W. Dunne. Cohen,
who continues to be President Dunne's administrative
assistant. succeeds the late Al Hornick.
A graduate of the University of Michigan Law
School and member of the lllinois and Washington,
D.C. Bar, Cohen as liquor commissioner is responsible
for making recommendations to the President regarding the issuing, suspending and revoking of liquor
licenses in the unincorporated areas of Cook County.
He, incidentally, prefers to drink ginger ale.
Eight highway improvement contracts totalling

$4,821,265.84 were awarded by the Cook County
Board of Commissioners at their July 27 meeting,
Board President George W. Dunne announced.
The contracts were awarded on the recommendation
of Thomas G. Cots, Superintendent of Highways, a nd
submitted to the Board by Mathew W. Bieszczat,
chairman of the Roads and Bridges Committee.
The awarded contracts are as follows:
BRIDGE DECK REPAIR AlIo'D RESUR F AOlNG :
The proposed improvement to the Fifth Avenue
Grade Separation over the TriState Tollway located
in Lyons Township and the 130th Street Grade SeparaLion. OVCl' the M.C.R.R. and K. & R~..RR located in
Hyde Park Township includes repairs to the superstructure deck and resurfacing of bridge deck and
approach slabs.
The contract was awarded to Albin Carlson & Com
pany on a low bid of $171,142.50.
KE DZrE A \'E ~~UE-STOJ\'Y CREEK
BOX CULVERT
The contract involves a channel improvement at

Stony Creek and the complete construction of a three
cell reinforced concrete box culvert, in addition to
back-filling, filling and grading of the site.
The contract was awarded to the Contracting &
Material Company on a low bid of $191,915.05.
RIDGELAND A VE1\'UE BRIDGE OVER
CAI..U ~E TSA G CHA..1\'l'Io'EL
The proposed improvement consists of furniShing
labor and mater ial for the construction of 302 feet
fixed truss channel span with approaches. Also included is the removing, salvaging and disposal of the
8ubsinlcture and superstructure of the existing bridge,
in addition to paving, drainage and widening of the
Cal-Sag Channel at the bridge site.
The contract was awarded to the Bates & Rogers
Conalruction Corp. on a low bid of $1,964.277.14.
D AN R YAN E XPRE
WAY-WEST BRANCR
LA.."'SCAPING-159T H STREET TO
SOUTH OF 147T H" STREET
The proposed improvement consists of the landscaping of all areas within the right-of-way which
includes tree and shrub planting.
The contract was awarded to Otto Damgaard Sons,
Inc. on a low bid of $193,407.45. It is subject to the
concurrence of the Bureau of Public Roads and the
Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division
of Highways, State of Illinois.
STONY IS LAN D-IOgRD STREE T INT ERCHANGE
FROJ\'TAGE ROADS " B", "0" AND "0 " (lOgRO
ST.)
The proposed improvement consists of the construction of three frontage roads and the widening and
resurfacing of 103rd Street in addition to grading.
drainage, landscaping and other collateral work.
The contract was awarded to Bongi Cartage, Inc.
on a low bid of $1,819,167.50. It is subject to the
concurrence of the Bureau of Public Roads and the
State of illinois, Depar tment of Public Works and
Buildings, Division of Highways.
(COntinued on pBlI'e 6)
D.C. Experiment
Uses Computer To
Ease Traific Jams
AUGUST, 1870
PAGE S
COOK COUNTY OPENS MOBILE oFFla

TO BRING GOVERNMENT TO THE PEOPLE
Dnving condltiona on trafficclogged downtown alreeta in many

of the nation's major cities may be
dramatJcaUy improved if a computer-controlled e:xperlmenl to be
launched 800n in Wa.ahlnglOn, D.C.
i8 'lIcceasJul.
The computerized "Urba n Traffic
Control System (trrCS)" will be
leated at approximately lSO InteraceliolUl In downtown Washington.
The program ia joinliy .ponllOred
by the Department of Transporta
tion'a Federal Highway Adminlt
tration and Urban Mau Tran.por
latlon Adminiatration.
Computer Decides
Briefly. this is the way the new
ay.Lem will work. Two klnda of aenSOrIJ will be buried in the pavement
at each of the 130 intenecUon .
One of the sensors will be reapon
live to all lraJIic moving over il
It wiJ inatantAneously feed Infonn.at10n relating to volume and speed
of traffic to a central computer.
Based on this Infonnalion. the compuler will decide on "green" cycles
tor the inlersection's traffic signal
that will most expeditiously move
traffic In that area.
Eases Bus Traffic

The other senIOr will be alluned
jUlt to transit buses which will
have Ipecial equipment aboard to
activate the senlOrIJ. The purpo&C
Is to give .uch tranlit busel pref
er ential treatment In the downtown
trarfic How by providing them with
more "green" time at Intersectlona.
The lpecial bus 8enaonl will reed
information that will enable the
computer to determine when it it
leuible to do so.
Project official. teel that the
UTeS experiment hal great poten.
til'll to develop into a workable
IYltem to control traffic signal. by
digital computer in large and con
$"elted urban centers.
Roan! Pr"r!ildcol Ht'O~~ \\t. Duon~ ( left ) lalk._ to "orne peopJe \\110 ~aUlt!
to , -Islt him al the ne" (;011111)' mllhlle offilre "hlch hnll brought (lOUDly
emment. dO!iC!r 10 It.e peflJlle. Dunne pilln! to two In the momle office, \\hl~b
will be lot'ated In dlffen!fll I'llm or lbe Collnl)" for rno aflcrnOOIlli" week.
,0'"
To bring county government

closer to the people, George W.
Dunne, president ot Lhe Cook Coun
ty Board of Commissioners. opened
a mobile office where any citizen
may interview him without advance
appointment.
The office. which opened August
4 at the Old Orchard Shopping
Center. will move to vAriOUI shop-
ping centen In ouUying areas of

the county. Dunne pian. to e8ta~
Ush office hours for the mobile
unit on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 2 to 4 p.m.
Dunne haa long felt that his
downtown office is too remote
from the people. The Idea tor a
mohile office occurred to him alter
a speech appearance before the
Glenview Chamber of Commerce.
when a Hstener chalJenged him
about an alleged zoning violation.
Upon later investigation, Dunne
found the complaint to be valid.
"It's a long trip to I.he County
Building [rom areas such 88 Blue

Island, River Forest and Winnetka," said Dunne. "Although my
downtown office is extremely buay,
I reel r can do a better job for the
people it I go to them periodically
instea.d of always baving them
come to me"
Dunne said he will publi.h the
mobile unlt'l itinerary in advance
so outlying refl.idenls will have
some notice as to when he will be
available. If emergencies of county
bUlinc88 forte him to remAin down
town on 8. scbeduled day, he will
designate s top department head
to Italf' the unil
The mobile office i.a a remode1ed
bua, leued by the oounty. It il
equipped with two built-in desk.,
a mohile radio-telephone and seala
for up to rour visitors at a Ume.
It will be supplied with informallonal materiala about various
county functions and with form.
in common demand.
COOK COUNTY M /GMWAY N EW6
AUGUS T , 1970
ENGINEERS DEVELOP UNUSUAL, NEW
PAGE 4
TRAFr:'~
The crillcal Importance of highways in the

lransportation of people and goods is indis
pulable. More than 105 million vehicles
travel an estimated 1,060 billion miles
throughout the nalion. But unfortunately,
the scene of such activity is also tbe site of
too many tragic accidents. In 1969 alone,
Insurance Information Institute statistics for
the nation show 56,400 persons killed,
5.Ql0,000 Injured, and 22,025.000 accidents.
For thla reason, highway engineers and
planners arc deeply concer ned about safety
on the roada that they build. In lllinoia and
Cook County, safety considerations are a very
importnnt part In all highway building. For
example, bridge piers and abutments have
guard rails protecting them and are offset as
much as possible to belp prevent collisions;
[uti shoulders are provided on both sides of
the road; and light and traffic signs now
"bN!ak away" when hit by a moving vehicle.
The search goea on. however. for new ideas
and devices whlch will increase the prospects
(or salety on our naUon's roads. Highway
departments and research depanmenLB of
universities are undertaking experiments to
fmd new ways to minimize danger to life and
proper ty on the road. The following repor t
summarizes three of the many Dew safely
devices currently being tested.
A new lightweight concrete vehicle crash cushion develoj)OO by engineeN! nt Texas A & M University holds promise for
significantly reducing lraffic deaths caused by cars striking existing rigid obstacles. Made of vermiculite concrete, the
new CJ'Bsh cushion i8 currently being tested and has already shown promise of suceessfuUy withstanding cmsh tests at
speeds of more than 60 M,P .B. as lUustrated in the upper leet photo sequence.
The vermiculite concrete crash cushions are 80 soft that an individual can dent them with his thumb. They are de
eigned to collapse in a controlled pattern under vehicle impact, cushioning the call1sion and stopping a vehicle at decel
eration level8 tolerable for occupants wearing seat belts. The heavy HbN!board hollow tubes, around which the concrete
i8 poured. collapse progrcBBiveiy when a vehicle cmshes into the barrier.
Another new type of barrier being tested is lhe "SaJety Shape" concrete barrier. Developed in New Jersey, this concrete bltrrler Is already proving in testa bei.n g conducted thallt can prevent headon collisions with safety to the driver
and minimum damage to the car or barrier, A key design fenture of the barrier is ils sloping lower face which lifts the
Butomobile on impact to overcome its rolling tendency. and N!direcls the vehJcJe in a path parallel to the barrier. In
teats shown If' the upper right photograph series. the car failed to penetrate or jump the barrier at speeds of sbove 60
M.P.H, and angles of Impact of up to 25 degrees. The car did not overturn and the barrier, which Is virtually malnte
nance free. was undamaged.
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A waterfilled plastic bUmper, another new type of safely device, which is illustrated in the lower right photogra
,
currently in operation on a pier of a Maine highway overpass, The device Is composed of a cluster of black pla..stic ,-=yl.
indeMl arranged In a definite patter n before the pier facing lratTic. A series of reflective panels make the Installation
blghly visible. T he plastic cylinders are filled with water which is ejected upward through perforations in the caps when
struck fo rcibly. It ill this resilltance that bring! the vehJcle to a stop at a controlled rate and allowlI it is to sustain
considerably less damage than it it should hlt the uoprotec.ed pier.
COO K COUNTY HIGHWAY N EWS
PAGE
AUG UST, 1970
B.'":RRIERS TO SAVE LIVES, REDUCE DAMAGE

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Working Committee
Formed By Dunne
George W. Dunne announced lhe
formation of a civil defense working committee which will streamline communications and weatheralerting operations in time of possible emergencies in the counly.
Cook County Civil Defense Director Patrick O'Block was named
chairman of the committee which
includes representatives (rom sLRle
and county police deparlmenlB,
highway departments. and civil defense oilices; as well as the U. S.
Weather Bureau. a nd nationoJ
radio emergency organizations.
The committee will institule new
methoda to expedite warnings to
local areas in the counly and c0ordinate national. state, county and
locaJ communicationll procedures.
[n addition to Chairman O'Block,
other membera oC the new committee are Earl Pace. Cook County
Communications Officer; Robert
J ohler. Head of Amateur Radio
Emergency Corporation: Gcrald
Reese, National Rcpresentative of
"REACT" (Radio Emergency Assistance Communication Team) ;
ShereJ Nutl, Communications Officer, Dlinois State Highway Division ; Henry Riedl, Cook County
Highway Department Representative; ~{aj or Anthony Yucevicius,
Cook County Sheriff's Police Representative; Chief Gerald Slattery,
Chicago Civil Defense Representative; J oe Fulks. U. S. Weather
Bureau, Meteroiogist in Charge;
and Roy Stockwell. lllinoi. State
Pollee. District No. 3 Representative.
The new committee will eliminate
the over-lapping of duties that bad
occurred in the past and will update the weather warning procedure. The system will aJso use amateu r radio opernlons to heJp with
communication during an emergency.
AUGUST , 1970
PAGE.
AT THE FRAN(fS(O A VENUE BRIDGE:

Positioning A Conveyor Belt. . .
On t he cons truction site of Ule Frnnnl!ICo Avenue Bridge IlroJeet Ol'e r I.lIe
(:u l-Sllg" Ohtulncl. 11If'! me n are po!IltlO!Ilng I~ CQ n\"l~yor belt whlc h \\111 cu rry
concrete 10 where Ihe I)rld:e dtldt will be pltH!d .
Paving The Deck . .
Contracts Awarded(COntinued
trom
p e 2)
DAN RVA.c~ EXPRESSWAY

(SOUTH ROUTE) WEST
BRIL""OH-LA.1'"DSOAPlNG
KILPATRIOK AVEJ.~UE TO
169T1I STREET
The proposed improvement consists of the landscaping ot all
areaa within the right-of-way
( COl1un1,lec1 on pap 1)
The CO n\'~yor belt now In place cru-rte:ll Ihe conuetG to the far end of the
brl(Jge where ICl b s pread on the deck and then finis hed by machine. This
method Is cmlled the Oury System of paving. The temporary "sidewalk" on
the brldgo 15 made or lllywGOd and allOWlJ tile men and lheLr equ1llmcnt to
move acr088 the strudure without du.magtnJ the ,teel ' lIpporte.
PAGE 7
AUGUST, 1970
Contrads Awarded(Continued trom P I ,O 6)
wbich includes tree and shrub

planting.
The conlract was awarded to
Lawrence &. Ablamn. Inc. on a low
bid of $262,576.20.
It is subject to the concurrence
o[ the Bureau of Public Roads and
the Department ot Public Works
and Bulldlnga, Division of Highways. Stale of Illinois.
PALATL'~E TQWNSIO:PRESURFA(JLVO
The improvement consists of resurfacing sections of five roads In

Palatine Township. The locations
are flS follows: Pwos Avenue. from
the NorLbwcal Highway north to
Dundee Road ; Grace Lane, from
Hillside Road north to the cul-desac; Roth A"enue, from Linder
Lane north to Howe Terrace: Linder Lane. from Grace Lone west to
Roth Avenue; and Hillside Road.
from Ela Road e06t for about one
mile.
The contract was IlWA-rded to the

Allied Asphalt Paving Company on
a low bid of $35.010.00.
SECTION SlGNL-VG
This Improvement consists of
the InstallA-tion of t.raffic controls
and signs at vmous County roads.
The contract waa awarded to the
Western Guard Rail & Fence Company on a low bid ot $183,770.00.
Our deepest sympathy to the
family of Patrick W. Cunningham, of the Valuat.lons Division,
who dIed on July 16; to Dorothy
ReVUUl, of the Budget and Performance
Analya.is
Division,
wbose mother, Sara Lang, died
on July 20 ; to ffildn CasUe, of
the Land Procurement Division.
whose husband. NOMnan Castle.
died on July 22; to Jllck Stern,
Chief Engineer of the Desig n
Bureau, whose mother. Mrs.
Caroline Stern. died on July 22:
to Irving Benjamin. of the Pavement Geometr ics Division. whose
stepfl!.ther. Sigmund Rosenthal.
d.ied on July 22; to the family
of Charlea E. Crump, of the
Supervising Engineers Divia.ion.
wbo died on July 26; to Stanley
Klmont, of the Material Testing
Division. whose father, Leonard
Kimont, died on July 28: to AI
Lutwak, of the Drainage Divi810n. whose sister. Frances Nollet, died on July 29: and to Alex
Sussman. of the Traffic Operations Division. whose wife, Conchita Suasman, died on August 3.
The villl!.ge officials of Harwood

Heights recenUy expressed their
thanks to SUllerintendellt Thomas
G. Col.. and the Highway Depart
ment for an excellent job In improving Foster Avenue just west of
Harlem Avenue. "The south side
of Foste r A venue is In the Village
of Harwood Heights, and thia improvement in t hat areA. makes a
big difference in the appearance
. . . Your efforts __ . are greaUy
appreciated." 'Mayor Harold M.
Majeske and Trustee Cal Tansor
said in II. leller of thanks to Superintendent Cots.
In another testimonial of good

will. Glenview Village President
Paul Thomas conveyed bis thanks
to the Cook Connty Highway ])e..
partmunL for its cooperation in the
handling of t.raffic problems created
by highway construction on Lake
a nd Greenwood Roads.
AlberL F. Neeb. H. E . m , maintenance specialist of the Perrormance

Analysis Division , attended a maintenance management workshop,
"The Cballenges of the 70's: MeetIng Change," sponsored by the
Highway Research Board and
hoated by the University ot Dlinois
at Champaign-Ur bana on August
3-5. The workshop brought together people involved in maintenance management toO ruacU88 problems and solutions to problems
encountered in all areas or the
field.
Tbe West Leg of the DaD Ryan

Expressway will be the Cook County IlighwllY Oe"arbnent's entry in
this year's Chicago Beautitul Committee AWllrds program, SlIllerlntemlent TholnlLS G_ Oats hss announced. The program honOnl the
creatonl of atlractive places around
the city. Awards will be presented
later this year.
1'01 Sorry, sir. Mr. Benson is in conference

with -the superintendent.. Who shall! say
is c;;,lIing? .. er... yes, sir. I'll {ell him the

superintendent. is calling .
AUGUST, 1970
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUN TY /lm noi, )

The annmm(!O!!menl ffC!Illy 01 co"-,,trlleUon pl/UUl for the Jos..tory Oldeal'o
Sean Tower-I.rojeeh~d lIS the tallest build In" in the wo rld-reminds 1111 fit
the city'" IIUIKllilh.'t!-nl lIN'hlte<'tUI'lII heritage, a.ml I~ renO\\'n aM the home of
modem "n:hUeclure. 8umbn.m and Root's 8lrlklnJ' Rookt' ry Uullilln ,- t~rank
Uoyd W rleM'" Koble 1I01l_'ot', in kill lrnUbbuJnK JlnUrie 8tyl_the ml&8!Ih-e
IUIII po"'erful Audllorlum BnUding (Roo;,en!1t (Talver.olty) by Adlt r and
SuUh-nn-lU('hlln!!W)n'!i 1I11 1~rb GI ner nOIl~ll ie!l Van Il er Ro ke'. dUet! of
1f11lS!! hy thn 1..Ilk~n.lurln,l y benuurul strudures Uke Ih.... t\ nwke our COlln(y
1N!C0nd to nOllo Id It. ~howc:u.sc'! of 8r1'hUeclural mnKlf"ry.
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Did You Know . , .

- that the fLrst year of record Cor
automobile regtSlrnuon in the
United States was 1900. when there
were 4,200 automobiles sold. and
the country'. total vehicle regis~
tration wat 8,ooo?
- that the U.S. Bureau of P ublic
Roads estimates that In 1970, 1 t2
million lI~naed driven will drive
their 100 million \'ehlcles more
thaD a trillion milell over the na
lion's highway.?
- that carbon monoxide is the
largest IIlngle air contaminant on u
weight basis, and about 90 per
cent Is believed to come (rom automobiles?
[B(iJ (iJ I!l [B(iJ I!l!ilU\7
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Chicago Civic Oeuler.
ChIcago, nliDols 6OGO!
Relll", Raqllated
CATS Conducts Surveys,

Collects Travel Data
Several t.ransporlaUon survey.
are being conducted this year by
the Chicago Area Transpor tation
Study (CATS) in six northeastern
llIinols countiea including Cook
County to detennine traveJ characteristics of residents in the area.
They are being undertaken to
update information needed for
plnnning Improved transportation
facilities for the citizens of the sixcounty region.
One of them. a. major home inlervlew travel survey, III currently
measuring trovel performed by reJIIdents of the area. Approximately
20.000 interviews will be conducted
In this survey.
Another of the surveys canlIists at a program in wbich all
vehieles entering and leaving the
area will be counted_ In conjunc
tlon with this. a representative
num ber of roadside interviews will
be held with the automobile driven to obtsin the characterisllcs of
this group of traveJera.
Later. truck and taxi operalol'l
In the six-county area will be interviewed to determine movements
of commercial vehiclea on a typical week day. Some roadaide I n ~
terviewa will also be Ineluded In
this survey.
The Chicago Area Transportation Study has been in existence
since 1955, and is undcr the sponsorship of various local, state and
federal agencies. Cook County Superintendent of ffighways Thomall
G. Cots Is 8. member of the CATS
Polley Committee.
VOl, XVII
N,mb., 9
SEPTEMBER, 1970
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A Lesson in Civics
STUDENT SUMMER EMPLOYEES ATTEND
MONTHLY COUNTY EXECUTIVE MEETING
Chicago, III. 60602
DAN RYAN SEGMENT

NEARS COMPLETION
A progresa report on the Weat
Leg of the Dan Ryan Expressway
relessed by Cook County Board
President George W. Dunne reveals
that the County Highway Department Is nearing completion of thia
Isst Dan Ryan Expressway 8Cgmenlo
(look Oollnl x Hoard I>~ h.lenl George \\', DIIIUlI) (rell l er) 11O!ill8 with som~
tlf lh6 ~ Iudent giWf'rnm r nt Inl r rn!i \\111,1 attend ed Ihl' IIU~tI " .!: of Cunnl y ti e-
partmen t head!i.
In order that they could be

come beller acquamted with the
operations of County government.
Board President George W. Dunne
government leaders.
Dunne told the students that

Cook County government was for-
invited all college nnd high school

students working in County offices
lunate to have obtained the services of a group of 8uch bright and

talented young men nnd women
this Bummer to attend 8 recent
Ulls su mmer.
monthly
meeUng
of deparlment
heada.
Representatives of some 20
counly departments were present
at the meeting to relate lhe current progress of projects under
their jurisdiction. After the meet
ing lhe student government interns
were given the opportlJnity to
meel and informally talk to the
County Board President and olher
The segment, which stretches

from 141th Slreel to Kilpatrick
Avcnue (about 171st Street), is ex
pected to be opened to tralJic by
late fall of this year. When com
pleted, it will pro\'ide the conneeting link of non-stop expressway
from the city of Chic!1go to 80uth
of I(ankakee, llIinois. And ss part
of the 157 system. this segment
of the West Leg of the OAll Ryan
Expressway will eventually be a
pa rt of the interstate expresawuy
network that will connect Chicago
with New Orleans. Louisiana.
"] hope," he went on, "that your

experience of working here for
U1esc
few
Bummer
months
bas
given you the incentive to continue in public service after

graduation."
About 50 student government in
terns attended the meeting which
offered them the opportunity to
acquaint themselvcs wilh all facels
of county government.
Conslnlcted by the Cook County

Highway Depar tment at a coat of
approximately $13.6 million, this
segment will form an important
link between numerous communities, including Markham, Hazel
Crest, Country Club Hills, Tinley
Park, Oak Forest and Cbicago's
Loop. A l the same time 11 will
provide faster access tor these
communities connecting them with
the Stevenson, Eisenhower, Kenn~y snd Edcns Expressways.
(COnUnued on paa-e 7)
SEPTEMBER, 1970
PAO E 2
$5 MILLION IN CONTRACTS
AWARDED BY COMMISSIONERS
000ill 00 (!)[B\}\7
illOlBillWffiYl m~W0
Chicago Chic Center. Chicago, llliools 6060Z
SEPTEMBER, 1970
Vol. XVII
No. 9
PubUlhed monthly by and tor the members of the

Cook County Highway Department to serve a.a an
organ for disseminating news and inf..ormatJ.on on the
personnel and proJecta of the Depa.rtmmt and the
ContribuUons for publicaUon are lnvlted and will be
given the careful attention ot the EdItors. However,
they will not be responsibll'! for unaollcited material.
G EO RG E W . 0 U NNE, President
Malhew W. Bleszezat
William H. Harvey
Charlea S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. ChapUn
Lillian Piiotrowskl
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N. Erickson
H
H Se
Floyd T. Full.,
arry .
mrow
J osephine B. Sneed
Carl R. Hansen
J ohn J. Touby
&latbew W. Bie8'lcmt.-Chm., Roe.d and Bridge Comm.
Thomas O. Cots-Superintendent of Highways
EdItor
Rutb V. Grabam
.Assistant Editor
lVlllInm Slocum
321-7714
Edwin A. Beck
C. C. lOggins
Staff Photographer
Elmllr I. MajewUl
SENIOR CITIZENS COMPLETE TRAFfiC COURSE

Cook County Board President George W. Dunne
presided at graduation ceremonies tor 122 senior
citize.,s who have completed the Driver Improvement
School of the Chicngo Traffic Court on September 1.
The graduating senior citizens were taught trarric
safety rules and laws, and were I)repared for driver's
license re-eXAmination, which is now mandatory under
lIIinois law. They were slso taught pedestrian safely
as weU as driver improvemenl
Senior citizens who wish to attend these classes,
which are tree, may call t he Driver Improvement
School, 321 N. La Salle St., Room 130, or call
321-6013.
Four highway improvement contracts totalling

$5.351,605.16 were awarded by the Cook County
Board of Commissioners at their September 8 meeting. Board PreaidenL George W. Dunne announced.
The contracts were awarded on the recommendation of Thomas G. Cots. Superintendent. or Highways.
and submitted to lhe Board by Mathew W. Bies2:C!.8.t,
chairman of the Roads and Bridges Committee.
The awarded conlracts are as follows:
JOt:! ORR RO~D-As m~AND A VENUE TO
HALSTED STREET
This Improvement essentially consists of lhe removal of the existing 20 root pavemenl and the construction of two pavements 24 feel wide each sep
arnted by a variable width median. Storm sewers
will also be constructed trom just west of Ashla nd
Avenue to an outlet at Thorn Creek. The pavement
of Riegle Road, south of Joe Orr Road. will be re
moved nnd replaced with two 24 toot pavements
separated by a variable width median; a nd the 20
root. pavement of Broadway Road will also be reo
moved and replaced wllh a 2-4 foot wide pavemenl
The Dixie Highway, Riegle Road. nort h of J oe Orr
Road. Halsted Street. norlh of J oe Orr Road and
Halsted Street, south of Joe Orr Road. Improvements
similarly consist of widening the existing pavement
to two 24. foot pavements separtlled by a variable
width median.
The contract WAS awarded to the Thomas M .
Madden Compsny on a low bid or 3,161.918.99.
DEE nOAD-DEVO~ AVEl\'UE TO
TALCO'M' ROAD
The proposed improvement consists of removing
lhe existing 20 fool stone pavement and the constnlclion of two 2<1 foot wide pavements separated
by a variable median. The project also Includes
curb and gutter. drainage structures and storm sew.
era 8S well as earthwork, driveway reconstruction.
landscaping. traffic signrus and other collaterial work .
The contract was awarded to Milburn Brothers.
Inc. on a low bid of 51,013.358.20.
STO:SY ISLA..ND A VENUE-GRADE .. EP AR}\ TION
OVEn C.IU. &. P. n.R. A.N D FRONTAGE ROAD
Th9 I)roposed improvement consists of a welded
plate girder bridge supporting a reinforced concrete
deck, providing two roadways. shoulders and a flush
median. Also included are pile supported reinforced
concrete abutments, piers and wingwaJls a long with
grading and other collateral work.
Tho contract was awarded to the Arcole Midwest
Corporation on a low bid of $1 ,151,425.72. I t is
subjeel to the concurrence of the Bureau of Public
Roads [lnd the Department of Public Works and
Buildings. Division of Highways, State of Illinois.
PALOS TOWNSJII.P-1970 COXTRAGl'
l'tlAIXTJo:!NA...'\' OE
Twentyeight projects are involved in this improve.
ment which will consist of a bituminous surface
treatmenl
The contract WRS awarded to lhe CarIson Asphalt
Company. Inc. on a low bid of $18,902.25. It Is sub-ject to the approval of the Department of Public
Works and Buildings, Division of Highways, State of
UHnols and the Township Highway Commiasioner.
PRESIDENT DUNNE
SUGGESTS SIX NEW
COUNTY PROGRAMS
SEPTEMBER, 1970
PAGE S
NATIONAL HIGHWAY WEEK OBSERVED

WITH THEME "HIG HWA YS SERVE YOU"
A six point program for

strengthening Cook County government In the 1970's W tlS suggested by George W , Dunne, P resident of the Cook County Board
of Commissioners. in a recent
speech before the. Soulbeaal KIwanis Chlb.
Dunne, who bas 54. agencies and
del)8J'tmenlB under his jurisdiction
R8 County Board President. said
that he hoped to accomplish the
follOwing cbanges through action
of the County Board:
---Create a new Environmenta l
Control Department to monitor
the air, clean the streams, provide
pollution controls in all arens, regulate sanitary landfills. and abate
offensive noise.
-Expand the Forest Preserves
to provide more space for overnigbt camping, golf. winter sports
and family recreation. The FOtest
Preserve District now holds 62,000
acres of woods. streams and meadows, and haa acquired 1.262 acres
during the last two yelll'S.
---Create a new Oeparbnent of
Economic and Cultural Development to attract new industry to
the county, plan (or quick transportaUon (rom homes to jobs and
develop new jobs and new tax support [or our scbools.
-Create a county office to proteet housewives against fraudulen t
practiccs in consumer sales.
-Streamllnc county government
to save the taxpayers' money by
expanding nutomatlon systems,
data ptoeeaalng and micro-filming
of' recorda: strengthen civil service under the lIew P ersonm',-I department. and revlae and update
the zoning ordinance.
- Take county government closer to the people by establishing
office bours in a Mobile Office,
where citiunIJ of outlying aress
can bring their Inquiries and complaints directly to the President
without advance appoinlmellt.
"County government involves the
expenditure currently of more
Gent!.rflUng 1II0rt! IlUblie Interes t , Involvemellt. IUld IIntiers tiLlldlllg' for highway Ilrugnun!i .,,t!r)'where wll be II lIIujor aim of NuUonal Hlg lm'!lY \\'et'k.
which will be o~nt!d
Illt'-mlM'.r 20-%6.
" 1:lIghway~ Sen 's Vou," lb" prugmm t he me fur th is year, IIOInl.5 1111 Ult~
economic henenl!r lind olher Illh 'nnlll!tt!!i o f good roall.. ,,-Ideh will be sl:ra;;!ied
dnrinJ;' n:l llon-wid e IipeclHl ut'th'lll e!l.
NnUo n n l Hl gllI\'ny Week Iii II llOl\.'tored b y

Uig hwuy omclab ( AASI.IO ) .
than $184 mUlion a year," Dunne

said "But county government involves the people themselves. as
well as the people'. money. Human
beings In ou r hospitals, in our
juvenile detention borne-they're
more than figures 011 a balance
sheet or pages In a budget.
the
Amer lclUl
Ass~l lIthln
o f Stale
"The problem of the County

Board is to provide the best possible county government service at
the lowest cost to Lhe taxpayers,
and La carry out flllly lhe dutIes
that. hnve been nssigned to 118 by
the state legislature."
PAGE ..
SEPTEM BER, 1970
----------------------------------------HlfiHWA Y DEPARTMENT SUBMITS
19j~
SUI)t.rlntendenl T homu G. Cots a nno unced tha i the Cook Count y IIIgh\\'3y Dello rhnent has l'I ubml tted Its entrif!S in the U. S. Iffllulment or
TranSIH)riution'" third 8nnuaJ s wanls coml.etition, "The Illg hwftY Ilnd
I ts En\'\ronmenL"
cont .... t eategory entitled " The OulJil

fln g," T he IlhotograJlhs were l:ak el!
Streehi a long the \\ ~I Leg of the 0
me ul as s section or I.ut erslu l e UI,Rh\\
Morrie Oh .. rner, hend of the Architectu re lI.nd La nd!Kltt lling Oh'\s lon,
snld thnt the Dellllrtmenj. chose 'h'e Ilhot ogrn llhs to be !lubmltted In t ht.
The localions of the s ites are.Jl!i rol

1.
Lookin g C!lbt rrom IInls t
l lrt
SEPTEMBER . 1970
~AG E 110
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N IES IN NATIONAL AWARDS COMPETITION
Odlng IIlghway in Its Urban Setof sites between 99th and 147th
a n Ryan, designated by the DUllarty 57.
lowl4...,
~t
Jge to Wentworth A"enue.
2. l.ooking west. from ParneJI A,'enue Bridge to Uillsted t reeL

S. Genoa A,'enue Bridge between IOSrd Street. and 99th Streel.
4. Dan Ryan Exllresswny o\'er Little Calumet Rh'er and B &:, 0
R:allroad.
5. O!ln Ryan EXllfesswny o'"er Little Oiliumet; Rh'er and I. H..B.
Railroad,
(See IItoryon page 8)
COOK COUNT Y HIGHWAY N EWS
SEPTEMBER, 1970
PAGE'
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE CREW IMPROVES DRAINAGE STRUCTURES

Highway maintenance no longer
implies merely winter snow removal operations or ocC8.aionaJ
road patching. In addition to this,
it involves a substantial work
torce performing a variety of
highway jobs during every season
of the year.
In order to keep the County
network of roads In their usual
excellent condition. highway main.
tenance teams become Involved in
reconstructing bases Ilnd resurrac
ing pavements. installing guard
rails. patching and sealcoatlng
road surfaces. and improving
drainage structures. These are
but some of the routine jobs neces
sary to keep roads in top working
condiUon.
A reeent example ot this type
of maintenance work occurred in
Schaumburg Township on Schaum
burg Road where It cros.seJi the
West Branch of the Sail Creek.
between Plum Grove and Roselle
Roads. Here new drainage struc
tures were needed to alleviate 8
nooding problem in the area, and
the Cook County HJghway De
partment's maintenance division
set out to correct the situation.
U<,ldin G' the 1I1'S1, of the lowhend dmfnllge 111pe:s, the large cnloe s lowly
nlOn:!! It (orwu.rd to the excM"letI rench.
Since there was considerable

(looding on the north aide of
Schaumburg Road, it became
necessary to increase the al%e of
the culverts or pipes lying under
neath the road; tbus increasing
t he flow of storm water.
In order to increase the volume.
a much larger pipe opening was
needed. After the exiating pipe

was removed, a new low head pipe.
57 incbes blgh and 90 inch(!a wide.
was Installed. (S(!e photographs).
This oval.looklng eliptic!11 reinforced concrete pipe wlla chosen
since it ea.aily fi tted the fl ow line
and bottom of lhe base of the
pavement as well as increased the
volume or water flow three times.
As a result of t.his correction,
Hooding waa elimioaled north of
Schaumburg Road and the drain
age flow Itself was considerably
improved.
These mell nro lltJslW,nlng onc or tIle Iiu'ge low. lu18d pipes In t.he t rench.
The cable Uno 18 IIlbtched 1:0 the enUle whIch

to t he right ,'OIIIUon.
ulso hellllllg mo\'e the plllO
PAGE 7
S EPTEM BER, 1970
COOK COUN TY HIGHWAY N E WS
DAN RYAN-
(Continued (rom page 1)

The new expressway por tion has
been constructed accor ding to interstate standards and includes
many sqfety features.
Lighting
on the road will be provided by
high wattage luminaires, and the
light poles will have impact altenuated bases, or bases which will
"break away" when struck by a
vehicle.
Construction of the 147t h to
Kilpatrick Street segment will have
involved the completion of 17 highway impr ovement contracts. The
foll owing is a listing of these improvements by type and location:
Structures
149th Street
Tn-State Tollway
I';:edzie A venue
159th Street
Crawford Avenue
167th Street
Gradin g and Pll.ving
Tri-State Tollway to
157th Street
157th Street to
Crawford A venue
Crawford A venue to
Kilpatrick
M.a.in Drain
Crawford Avenue
Crawford Avenue to
Kilpatrick
Terry Tett. H. E. I, of the Com

puter and Data P rocessing Division, will a ttend the eighth annual
Design and Drafting Automation
Seminar to be held September 2223 at the University of Wisconsin
in Madi.son. The seminar will r eview, in addition to the recent
growth of computer systems, the
applicability of graphics, or drafting with a computer, to the needs
of larger companies and or ganizations,
Staffers of the IIig hway D e port-ment. and all other County offices
recently attended a seminar in
telephone etiquette given by the
Bell Telephone Company in conjunction with the U. S. Civil Service Commission. The session con-
sisted of a shor t talk by a Bell

Telephone expert, followed by a
40-minute film entitled "The Extra
Step," demonstrating approved
procedurea for answering the telephone and handling calls in a courteous and efficient manner.
tall ley Sallieilu, H , E. m . of

the Computer a nd Data P rocessing
Division, attended the fifth Conference on Electronic Computation at
Purdue University, Lafayette, indiana, August 31--5eptember 2 .
The topics discussed included
structural optimization, inleractive
design, problems in professional
design, integrated system in structural design, and information processing.
Department Executi'les Briel Foreign Visitor
Lig hting
Crawford Avenue
Crawford Avenue to
Kilpatrick
Signing
147th Street to Kilpatrick
Land~CalJ ill g
1471h Street to
159th Street
159th Street to Kilpatrick
Ped~trilm O\'erl.1\S5
157th Street
Our deepest sympsthies to
Eugene Palermo, head of the
Computer and Data Processing
Division, whose sister, Rose
DiCosola, died on September 12;
to William Gedzun, of the
Mechanical Elect r ical Division,
whose son, W illiam Gedzun, Jr.,
died on September 14; and to
the family of Edward J, Halvey,
of the Bureau of Construction,
who died on September 14.
Cook (Jo un ly S UIM!rlnl e ndent of UlghwaYI T homas G. Cots Ilolli ts to t h e

u rea whe re th e llroposed (Jr osstown E"IIres... WIl,l' \\i11 COlmeet wit h Ula DIUl.
Ryan ~prll5SWIlY Il8 he describe!! t he C(l unty 'lI \'USt rOlld ne two r k t o 'Vest
GcrmllD visitor R l!1 nh ol tl Schill e (nr left), 1\ hlg hwl\~ e ngineer from S tuU gnrt.
Also Ilrescnt nt t he brie fing were As~I!itllnt S uperin hm tlent. Hu go J . Sln rk
( facing Mr. Cots) nml Jollll K. (Jran e ( fnr right). IlCntl of the AdOlluistrution
BureR u.
SEPTEM BER , 1970
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinoi.)

"'" rood
book I .. the preclou~ Ilfl!blood of a mu..... IU !iIHrlt, rmbalmed atlll
lntlliuN!d up on IIUrpoiie 10 a urI' bl!yoDd llfe "
Thr- Ch1caro 1'"bUe
Ubral')' hlUii mlnlsh!rt'd 10 the need!! of book 10\'el'lJ and aU seekel'!l aner
knowle.:lre !Ioln~ the cl l Y roM! from t~ asheA of the G~ I Fire. "~o"nIJtod In
18U. II hlb O('CIIIII~ Ihe J'IU1M' IIK'SUoo since 189'1, on land tlllIl Wll~ orltrhudly
part of the "-ort ~U'bom mlllta.ry re!len ... tion. 10 adtlll.lon In It... nul
collection of book.... map!>. and lIIlUI~ripts. the Library_ow uDdergoln,l" an
I!Xten~ln' reno\'M ll o n prorram-fll&tun,j art, photoJrraph).. IUId oth"r "~ h lbltll
In Ib Italliloll,h S lr~1 Exhib it Han and A."" Room.
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"ow.
J
P opulation - 8." 84.000

ArM. - 958 Sq. awe.
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Did You Know . . .

- that automobile occupancy durIng peak periods. even In congeated
areas like New York City, ia about
1.5 penon. per vehicle, and lhat
70 per cent of the automobiles
carT)' only the driver!
- that the average motorist sp4W.da
11.9 cenlA a mile to own and
operate an automobile, or which
taxes Lake only 1.4 centa, and depreciation- tbe largeat expense-4.2 centl!
- that exceaalve apeed Is the aeeond-ranklng major racto rollowing nlcohol- Ieading to crashes on
the nation'. highways, and that
strict police enforcement reduces
traffic accidenta?
lBl]) I]) I!! lB I]) [!) IilU\1
mOmmWllll1 m~W0
Chicago CIvic Ceuter,
Chieago, 111100" 6060%
DAN RYAN FEATURED

IN NATIONAL CONTEST
(8uphotogmpM on page. .. aM S)
Five photographs of the Wesl

were submitted by the Cook County Highway Department In the
U. S. Department or Tran.aportalion'. third annual awards competition
"The
Highway
and
itl EnvironmenL" Superintendent
Thomas G. Cots has announced.
The purpose or the competition,
which is administered by DOT'a
Federa l Higbway Administration,
Is to alford public recognition to
agencies, or ganizations and businen
enterprises
which
hnve
achieved outstanding results In
coordinating highway location nnd
design with its natural or manmade surroundings.
"M,odern techniques for selection
of fl highway location and ror the
appllcalion of highway design
standards involve much more than
the economics or moving people
R.nd goods," said FederaJ Highway
Administrator F. C. Turner. "ConSideration must In given to the
esthellc and socia] impact of the
highway upon its rural nnd urban
environments and. among others.
to recreational opporluniti~. tourism , access to and protection or
parks and scenic areas. IUld av!lilability of higbway amenitiea."
Last year the Department ahared
a Brst-place award with the City
of Chicago and the St!lte of IlIilIoia, when R recreation park at
18th Street and the Dan Ryano tree-shaded playground under
the Expre88way- was chosen 8.8
an excellent example of muJtiple
use of an urban highway.
VOl. XVII Number 10
OCTOBER, 1970
OFFf(fALS MOVE BARRICADES, HELP

OPEN EAST LAKE A VENUE TO TRAFFIC
Chicago, III. 60602
COOK COUNTY BOARD

STRUCTURE DEVELOPS
IN 140 YEAR HISTORY
Cook County, which has had a
long and interesting history, will
observe its BOth year as a sepa rotc and distinct political territory
within the State of nHnoia this
coming January.
The County waa named after
Daniel Pope Cook (179-11827), the
man responsible for bringing Dlinois InLo the Union. Cook was
one of the earliest. youngest. A.nd
mosl brilliant statesman In Illinois
history. He was a pioneer lawyer,
newspape.r publisher, territorial
auditor and clerk, a U. S. courie r ,
circuit judge, attorney general,
congreaaman and diplomat.
MO\'ing the hllrrlclUl~ to open EasL L.nkl.' A\"ellIlt~ to tnlfllo UN',
from l(!ft. to
rI\:"ht: G~rg6 W. DUIIII~. J' re!lltl ent: 01 the Cook Ouwl Ly lJourd of OommlJl:lIilulleeni: Count) OomnJiSl!il01l6 r Cha.rles .~. Cbaill bl; Cook County SUjlC!-rl ntend ent of U I"bwu),1i Thonu~ G. (Jots; CAptain Wllllnm J . O)'ckntlln, Jr., Oommlllutlng Olllf'er of the Gten\'lew NunlJ Air Station; nud " uul ThomaJl:, PI'bIdeDt. of the , IllIDge of Glen\' ~\.
The opening of East Lake A venue from Lehigh Road to west of

P6ng!lten Road on September 26
in Glenview was highlighted by a
motorcade of County, Navy and
Village officials who inspected the
new improvement lind heJI>ed move
the barricades to open the new
road to traffic,
A dedication luncheon sponsored
by the Glenview Village officials
followed the motorcade and featured George W. Dunne, President
of the Cook County Board of Commissioners 8a the guest speaker.

The $1.5 million East Lftke A venue improvement consisted of widening the existing two lane pavement to a four lane pavement, and
the channelization and widening of
the interseetiOIlB of Greenwood and
Pfingsten Roads with EasL Lake
A venue. The improvement eliminated the dangerous S curve on
Eaat Lake Avenue between Sher
mer and Lehigh which had been
1\ site of numerous accidents.
Oreated In 1891
The story of Cook County .government begins in January 1831
when it was created by the D1inois
State legislature. The first county
olTicials were e.lected in that year
nnd the unincorporated settlement
a.t the mouth of the Chicago River
was named the new county seat.
li"rom this small and relatively insignificant community grew the
mighty city of Chicago.
Elect Supervisors
By 1850, Cook County, by a popular vote, ehose to adopt a township form of government In which
eaeh township selected a super,'i90r who automatically became a
member of the County Board of
SuperVisors.
This body, which
was a forerunner of today'a 15member Board of Commissioners,
served its community e!fcctively
ror some years.
Howcver, due to the tremendous
increase of population In the city
(COntinued. on page 5)
OCTOBER, 1970
PA VIN6 THE WA Y ON CENTRAL A VENUE
PAGE S
140 YEAR HISTORY(COntinoed from pille 1)
The Concrete Is Poured
"
of Chicago, this township form of

government soon became inadequate. By 1870, the counly's population had grown from several
hundred to almost 350,000, of
which pracLlcnUy 300,000 people
lived in lhe city of Chicago. If
there was to be equitable and proportionate representation for everyone, more than 100 supervisor'S
from Chicago would have to be
elected.
Form Pre.<oe.nl' Hoa rd
Paving 1I1f' deck of the Genl"11 An'llIle e.'(tt.!l~lo n from the St(j.\'en~n E..:
p rTs..;;wny to SO th S t ret' l ill ClirrelltJ)' I II jlrogres&. II l' rl' lite m en IU'C "Ilrelltling
till' COIICfI!1t' 011 the deck.
And The Pavement Is "Finished"
By 1870, therefore, Cook County

again changed ita form of govern
ment. The constitutional revision
of that year made it possible to do
away with its strict township form
of government and replace it with
a form unlike any other in the
State. This new form embodied
certai n rcatures of both the town
ship and commission forms of organization. and supplanted the
Board of Supervisor'S with 1\ Board
or CommiSBioncrs numbering 15.
10 of whom were to be elected
rom within the city and five from
the remainder of the county. The
fir'St meeting of the new Boord of
Commissioners was held on December 4, 1871.
Eft'ecIJ\'e Gove rnment
Tbis form of county governmeni

is still in use in Cook Counly and
has proven very effective In go\'.
erning and aerving the most. popu
lated county in the state, a nd one
of t he most populated in the
nation.
After tho concreto ha.'l been lH) u ~1 lind !iJHC.ld. Ih o (.'4!ll)c nt. nnls hcn4, IItuml
Jng on lh~ 111'\\' m (.'tl ilill Il r the rt) lId, &IIlQlIlh orr 11m IIcck ,
George W. Dunne is the cu rrenl

President of the Cook Counly
Board of Commissioners_ The 15
Commissioners include: ~fathew
W. Bieszczat, Charles S. Bonk,
William H. Harvey, Jerome Hup[lcrt,
Lillian Piotrowski, Ruby
Ryan, Ha rry H. Semrow, J osephine
B. Sneed, and J ohn J. Totlhy, in
addition to President Dunne, who
are eJected from the city of Chi
cago; and Charles F. Chaplin, Wil
liam N. Erickson, Floyd T. Fulle,
Charles J . Grupp, Jr., and Carl R.
Hausen, who are elected from suburban Cook County_
COO K COUNTY HIQHWAY NEWS
OC T OBER, 1070
PAGE ..
AN ACTIVE COUNTY SIGN SHof
OC T OBE R, 1970
''-~PARES FOR SAFER ROADWAYS
The Cook Count.y Highway Depar t.ment's Sign Shop

at the La Grange Maintenance facility has a variety
of functions. Under- the immediate direction of Ll\rry
l\farbtti. a ll signs for county roads are fabricated
and inst.aJled; old signs are salvaged and redone;
equipment is painted; and county roads are striped.
The following photo essay describes the large variety of functions perfonned by the Sign Shop:
L Richa rd H. Kanak, head of the Traffic Operations
Division, surveys some newly made signs which have
been put on the racks to dry.
2. Larry Marriotli, assistant head of the Traffic
Ope!':llioll8 Division, helps lower the lid of the
scotchlitc heat lamp which applies reflective materials
to a luminum sign blanks,
Leonard Thomas. sign painter, makes new signs

by the s ilk screen method as Foreman George
Stuenkel, a sign p3..inter for more than 50 years,
3.
assist.!; him.
4, J oe Coluzzi, painter, spray paints a piece of Highway Department equipment.

5. Vito Scolcri, labor foreman (left ), feeds a damaged sign to a metal shearing machine which cuts it.
J oe Coluzzi assists.
6. Alex Sussman (left) and Pal Realy, sign hangers,

install a sign with an auger.
7. Alex Sussman and Pat Healy pose again with
the auger before it goes in t he ground.
8. Ted Homosite. sign hanger, moves the auger
while on the truck.
Ken Knowles, sign painter, paints identifying
numb<:>rs on county trucks.
9.
10.
Vito Scoleri rounds off the corners of an alumi-
num sign blank.
PAGE 5
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NE.W8
PAGE.
OCTOBER, 1970
12 Tips On Freeway Sa/ety-
MERGE SMOOTHLY when entering a freeway, Stay to Lhe right

and increase speed In the acceleration Jane to the speed ot
those vehicles already on the freeway; then merge smoothly with
the flowing traffic.
WATCH FOR motorists entering

freeway. Drivers already on Lhe
freeway have a reaponsibility to
see lhnt trafIic merges smoothly_
Adjust you r speed to help new
a r rivals to make a smooth, safe
entry.
OBEY POSTED speed limits even

Lhough long stretches of clear
highway may tempt YOIl to exceed them. Beyond these maxi
mum speed limits. you cannot react and stop qllickly enough in
an emergency.
SIGNAL LAl'.'E changes and turns
with signal lights or hand signalB.

Remember how angry you feel
when other motorists p8Ba you or
dart into your la ne without warn
lng!
GUARD AGAINST highway fa

tigue.
Reduced activity, engine
drone, sustained speed and fixed.
staring can reduce alertness when
you need il most.
AVOID LA1\'E-BOPPING.
Stay
in the right.hand lane unless over
takjng a nd pll88lng. Do not 1m
pede 01' block faster moving traf
fic by driving in the passing
Jane.
PASS ON TfIE RIGHT with

ooution. Motorists do not expect.
others to pass on the right. and
'they may not see them In time.
The responsibility is on the in
dividual passing on the right to
do 80 saIely.
MAINTAIN STEADY SPEED to

take full advantage of the timesaving bene6ts of t he freeway.
Sudden bursts of speed can con
fuse other motorists and lead to
accidents .
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE from

the car ahead.
Serious "chrun
reaction" collis.ions can n!Sull
.....
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whcn cars ride too close togethCI'

at freeway speeds.
Stay far
enough back to allow for unex
pected stops.
--~.
TAKE REGULAR rest stops. If

a restaurant is nol easily reached,
stop the car nnd have a proper
rest. But do not. park on the
shoulder. Pull into s rest srea
Ilr leave the freeway entirely.
LEAVE FREEWAY at 6rst sign

of car trouble. A fastmoving
freeway traffic stream it> no pl8ee
for a balky car. Get as tar off
the road as possible ; a car on the
shoulder can easily be involved in
a collision.
LEA VE FREEWAY with care.

Choose the correct exit IUId move
into the righthand lane. Do not
aJow down on the driving lane.
Signal your turn, slow down in
the speed change lane to a safe
ramp speed.
R ep"illtp(/ cOllrlesy of the Newdll llirJ lw)(IY f)q}(lrtme" t
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY N EWS
()I'VA~TMl'fIIIIT
PAGE 1
OCTOBER, 1970
Ready For Winter
filii I'WMA 1\ I'~

Frank 11. '\llflnger. of t.be Traf
OperatiolUl
Dimion.
was
awarded a certificate by Nor1.b
western Univermty'. Tralric lnati
tute for lJucce.cully completing
the Seminar for Traj]'ic Engineer.
ing Technician. held June 1-19.
The objective of the course was
to improve his skills in the con
duct and .upervi.ion of traffic engi.
neering field operations. " He is to
be eommended for his sustained
Interest. and participation in this
progmm," InsUtute Direct-or James
M. Slavin said III B letler to Super.
intendent ot HighWl\Ys ThomlUi G.
ftc
Col *\,
Edward JablolL.'iikl, of the Com

puler and Data Procesalng Divi
.ion, aUended the CEPA (Civil
Engineering Program Applications)
Conference held in Toronto. Can
ada, October 5--6. Mr. Jablonski
attended for Euge ne 1'lllemlO,
head of the Compute.r and Oo.ta
Processing Division, who Is the
official Oepart.rnent representative
to CEPA. The conference discussed
various applications of the U30
computer. a type which aids the
highway designer.
Robert VuJo\' lch
(~f1)
IU'e pie:tllred here with
and i\lI'rlo l)e
Sant~
(rI,bt). Equipment Engineers.
one of I,"" III, h""y Deparlment's Dew !iuper IIno,,,
lighter;(. EquiplK"d nitta tl ' Iyllt' 1II0w nDd landslide pluw U wl':lI u
""It spreoder . Itlb! ,wnt $IUI ,.,no" ' f1rhter Is one (It fh'e new tnHIIuI whlcll
will join the Count,' II('t'L till" wLDl l'!-r ~learl n" Ule roa.lO of liDOW.
Oa rl A. Freeberg. Deputy Director of the Cook County Civil I)e..

fenae Commlarllon, retired recently
nfter 8 2o-yea r career in the scrv
Ice of the County. He a nd his
wife Agnes will make their home
In Pet08key. Michigan, in the heart
of that a18tc'. magnlftcent ski
country. Mr. Freeburg's job often
brought hlm In friendly contact
with the Hjghway Department.
and his many friends here wish
hlm and M.... Freeberg all the
boat.
Our deepest sympathies to the

[amily of Margaret Truesdale,
retlreec of the Agreements Division, who died on September 7 ;
and to Olto Kohnert, of the
Drainage and Utilities Diviaion,
daughter,
Jacqueline
whose
Kohnert, died on October 4.
.. / ,flO fI/OlIll lI'illl gi/'iIlN II ~' irlll'l/() dl'ci(/e,r; fo rejn;"

fhe ' 1'.'oI lalJli,"Ihlllfll' II brl'(/h'j bill 'hi.1i is 'r ;dic-1I10u/"
PAGE 8
OCTOBER, 1970
COOK COU NTY HIGHWAY N EWS
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IImnois}

I'hl-' month of Lndlnn 8ummer, when the mapll!i5 .lind el~ ami lIumllal glol"
In lho 8111elldor of their a utumn colors, Is Illso Ule !IelLff01I of mlgrnUon for
NorUI Amerlctm waterro\\ I, .... rom U,e northern wa.ters Of JludJIOII Day, g llide ll
by InsUn('ts m)'.ilterloll5 but unerring 1I!j a compass. 8qlmdrorul ur rnn.J.J.ard5 and
IIinUill!!, t~1 und wootl-ducklS 1\1"6 Hying through the Chlengo corridor 10 portA
of h.8\'ell in the lIOuth. Cook ColUlty'iI FOre8t Presen'e8 oWer them welcome
restinJf l'lU ees. 'l'ltke the fumUy ulll to l'aio:!l Hills, wllh 118 many puntb. ami
watdl the!JC benuUful Cn!tl tll~ lUI the:r e.nnel the stirring rUuuJ Of .RasoJULl
mlgmtlon.
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A. 0 W, .
HU,IO ,
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Area -
Many of the 1,085 acres are cov

ered by trees, and P lum Creek .
localed in the eastern sector of
the area.. meanders for 80me 11.200
feel lhrough a natural forcsL
6,4.4,000
958 Sq. 11111..
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The Cook County Board of Com

missioners approved an ordlnanee
authorizing the Forest Preserve
Dislrict to acquire 1,085 acres in
the 80ulheaslern corner of the
counly for a new forest preserve.
The s ite, which is in Bloom Town
ship neal' Chicago Heights and
Park Forest, will be known 8S
Plum Creek Preserve.
" The varying t.opogrnphy of
genlly rolling l.Bnd, the meandering streams. and the foresled arens
are exceptionally well suiled fo r
Forest Preserve purposes." sald
George W. Dunne, President of lhe
Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Population -
Forest Preserve District

Acquires 1085 More Acres
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Did You Know .. .
- that craabes occurring at intereeot.lOnB are a major problem in
highway safety, and that in urban
areas 39 per cent of fatal accidents, and about 4.1 per cent of
total accidents. took place al intersections !
-thal accordi ng to a Highway
Uscrs Conference report, 52 per
cent or all adult Americans have
never travelled more than 200
miles from home and 60 per cent
have never spenl a night in a
hotel or molel!
~h at 8 paasenger-i:lllrrylng track
ed air cushion vehicle lransportn
tion ayslem-lthc first in the na
tlon-will be buill to serve tile
Los Angeles lnternational Airport.
and should be operational by 1972?
Chicago CI"le Center,

Chicago, UliDois 60602
R,.lurn Requ"",ted
The land will be developed into

picnic groves, trails for hiking and
horseback riding, and for recrealional purposes such as fishing.
sledding and to1::iogganing.
County-wide automobile access
to the site is made possible by
the Calumet Expressway with an
exit one mile away on Steger Road .
and other local roads,
"This is an exceUent opportunity," President Dunne said, "for
us to preserve the beautiful na'
turnl resources of our County for
ourselves and fo r generations to
come."
VOL. XV II Number 11
NOVEMBER, 1970
COUNTY BOARD APPROVES NAME CHANGE,

ELIMINATES GLENVIEW ROAD CONFUSION
Chicago, III. 60602
Final West leg Segment

Of Dan Ryan Expressway
Opens in Early De(ember
'fhe final segment of the West
will be opened to traffic in early
December, (kar ge W . Dunne, P resident of the Cook County Board
of Comm issioners. has announced.
The three mile segment stretches
from 147th Street, west of Harvey, to Kilpatrick Avenue at about
171st S treet. west of Country Club
Hills. It is the last portion of the
$.200 million Dan R yan Expressway which began in 1962 at the
Eisenhower Expressway near the
Loop. It also includes an east leg
which connects with the Calumet
Expressway at about l09th Street.
Co ullty Cu mmi",,.,lo nc r lUut.h ew \\'. BiCS7.(lUlt, Ollll irulllll oC the UoadlI anti
Urld ge8 CommtHee, looks o n as John A. l'obucln, helld of P roJec:t Control
poillbi t o a. map of the Gle nview llrell, .lurlng 11 public h earing 11elll t o eonglder chlUl!.rin g the llIUlle of 110 s treet.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently approved a. request from the Village of Glenview
to change the name of West Lake
Avenue to Chestnut Street. Board
President George W. Dunne announced. The name change will
affect the West Lake Avenue that
is located between the Glenview

Naval Air Station on the west and
Waukegan Road on the east in t he
unincorporated area that is not
under the jurisdiction of the Village of Glenview.
The Commissioners approved the
request on the recommendation of

Commissioner Mathew W. Bieszczat, chainnan of the Roads and
Bridges Committee, subsequent to
a public hearing C'Onducted by
Thomas G. Cots, Cook County Superintendent of Highways.
Si nce the name change was requested by the village government
of Glenview to eliminate conf usion,
the public hearing was held in order to anow any interested individual, agency or company the opportunity to present their views.
In announcing the completion

date. President Dunne commented
that the opening of this last West
Leg Dan Ryan Expressway segment will provide a rapid and direct route between Chicago's Loop
and several south and s outhwestern Cook County suburban communities including Markham. Hazel
Cr est. Country Club Hills. Tinley
P ark and Oak F orest. "It a dds
another impor tant link to the overall Cook County Expressway net.
work and is a further illustration
of our efforts to provide safer and
more efficient highwaY$ for the
motoring public."
(Contlnul'd on
pI1f[~
:n
NOVEMB ER, 1910
COO K COUN T Y H rQ H WAY N EWa
Highway Improvement Contracts

Approved By Cook County Board
0001li 00QJ[i)illl
mOlBmWillWm~W0
Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Dlinois 60602
NOV EMBER. 1970
Vol. XVII
No. 11
Published monlhly by and for the membera of the

Cook County Highway Department to serve as IlD
organ for disseminating news and informatJon on the
Counly and subjects of related interest.
given the careful attention of the Editors. However.
they will Dot be responalbl ... for unsolicited material

G EO RG E W. DUN N E, President
Cook Coun ty Boa rd o f Comm issioners

MAthew W. Bieszczat
WilHam H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Ryan
George W. Dunne
John J. Stroeger, Jr.
WiUi!lm N. Erickson
John P. Touhy
Floyd T. Fulle
Joseph 1. Woods
ft:lnthew W . Bleszcz!l t-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomas G. Oots-Superintendent of Higbways
Editor
Ruth V. Grnham
A88istant Editor
WiUiam Sloown
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Graphic Arts Consultan18
Edwio A. Beck
C. O. IJiggl09
Staff Photographer
Elmer J . I'lajewski
INSPECTORS ATTEND APWA SEMINAR

Twenty-four Department construction inspectors
will attend the American Public Works Association
seminar on construction inspection to be held November 24 , December 1 and December 8 at the Holiday Inn, Hillside, lllinois. The purpose of this
course is to acquaint those taking part with the importance of the inspector's job. In addition, course
participants will learn the basic field procedures to
be followed and records to be kept, and the modern
methods of testing compliance with specifications
that are commonly used in this area.
Four highway improvement contracts totaling

84 .278,305.23 were awarded by the Cook County
Board of Commissioners at their lasl two meetings,
Cook County Board President George W. Dunne
announced.
A contract for the improvement of Dundee Road
was awarded at the Board's October 19 meeting, and
contracts for Sanders Road, the Stony Island Avenue
Grade Separation over l03rd Street and lighting at
the Stony Island-103rd Street interchange were
awarded at the Board's November 2 meeting.
The contracts which were recommended by Thomas
G. Cots, Superintendent of Highways, and submitted
lo the Baard by Commissioner Mathew W. Bieazczat.
cha.imlan of the P.oads and BridK~ Commit-tee, are.
as follows:
DUNDE E ROAD-LANDWE HR TO
W AUKEGA.."i ROAD
The proposed improvement consists of widening
tbe existing two lane resurfaced pavement to four
lanes; reconstruction of the approaches to the river
bridge and railroad crossing; reconstruction of Landwenr Road to four lanes. aU separated by a four foot
mountable concrete median, with channelization for
left turn storage lanes at Landwehr and Pfingsten
Roads : resurfscing the existing and proposed pavements with bituminous concrete binder and surface
courses; and reconstruction of the bridge over the
West Fork North Branch of the Chicago River.
Stann sewer construction, drainage structures, combination concrete curb and gutter, traffic control
signals, signing and striping are also included.
The contract was awarded to Milburn Brothers,
[nco on a low bid of $2.008.628.90.
RAN DERS ROAD-l\nLWA UKEE AVE"'lJE TO
WILLOW ROAD
The proposed improvement of Sanders Road consists of reconstructing two pavements, each 24 feet
wide, separated by a 4 foot median ; and widening
of the existing pavement north and south of Willow
Road to provide channelizstion at the intersection.
Mao included in this improvement is the construction
of curb and gutter, drainage, grading. driveways,
landscaping, t.raific signals, traffic control lighting,
pavement marking and other miscellaneous work.
Tbe improvement on Milwaukee Avenue consists of
widening the existing pavement to two 24. foot pavements separated by a 4 root median. Curb and gutler, channelization, resurfacing the existing pavement,
grading, drainage, driveway, landscaping, traffic signals. traffic control lighting, pavement marking and
other misceUaneous work is also included in this
improvement.
The contract was awarded to Milburn Brothers,
Inc. on a low bid of $1,285.065.03.
STON Y IST~fu"D A. VEl'II'UE GRADE S EPABATION
OVER 103RD STREE T
The proposed improvement includes the construction of two welded steel box girder bridges consisting
of one span each and supporting reinforced concrete
decks each 49 feet wide snd providing two traffic
lanes, full shoulders and hand rails. The project
(ContJnu('d on page 8)
NOVEMBE R, 1970
* * *
COUNTY GOLF COURSE RENAMED FOR
FAMOUS GOLF PRO
Election Results!
On November 3rd, voters decided to retain George W. Dunne

as President of the Cook County
Board of Commissioners. Dunne
had been serving as President of
the Board &lnce January 1968
when he was choaen by his fellow
Commissioners to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of
Richard B. Ogilvie who became
Governor.
Other Commissioners who ,vere
elected on November 3ni included
Mathew W. Bieszczat, Charles S.
Bonk , Frank W . Chef!ll"Ow, William
H . Harvey, Jerome Huppert . Lillian
Piotrowski, Ruby Ryan, John J.
Slroeger, Jr.. Bnd John P. Touhy.
in addition to President Dunne.
who are eleeted from the city of
Cb'icago: and Charles F. Chaplin,
William N. ErickltOn , Floyd T.
Fulle, Charles J . Grupp, Jr., and
Joseph 1 Wooda. who are elected
from suburban Cook County.
"CHICK" EVANS
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WEST LEG SEGMENT(Con linUed [rom paKI! 1)
Thomas G. Cots, Superintendent

of Highways for Cook County,
congratulated the highw-ay engineers for their efficient and top
quality work. "We can be proud
to have constructed this major
thoroughfare which incorporates
the best in highway design and the
latest in safety features."
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Reprinted -with per1Ill88lon from

th6 Ohicago Daily New8.
The $13.6 millio n segment. which
completes the Count y portion of

the Dan Ryan Expressway project.
will eventually be part of I-51 interstate network connecting Chicago with New Orleans, Lou.i~iana.
Eig ht y yellr o ltl Oha tles (Chick) El'UruJ, lb e gnlntl (lId mun 01 gull. de m oll"buies
1\
henrty swing with the club Ilnl1 gh'CS !fome golHnS" tl lJS to Cook
Cuunty B oard Pte!th1e.nt Gcor ge W. Dunne (left) ami Ou tlnty Oununlggl oner
J e rolll o Huppert (right).
Oclagenarian Charles "Chick"

Evans, the grand old man of golf,
W'BS honored Odober 19 at a meet ing of the Cook County Board of
Commissioners when a resolution
was passed to name a golf course
after him in one of the County
Forest Preserves.
The resolution, which was int roduced by County Commissioner
Jerome Huppert, and unanimously
adopted by the Commissioners,
provided that the presently named
''Northwestern Golf Course" ;n
Morlon Grove be renamed the
"Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr. Golf
Course."
George W. Dunne. President of
the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
congratulated
Mr.
Evans on behalf of all the Com-
missioners and remarked that the

Cha rles Evans Golf Course will
serve as a permanent memorial to
one wh o has done s o much for
the sport of golf. "In addition,"
Dunne continued, "Chick Evans
has shown great interest in the
youth of America by establishing
the Chick Evans Jr. Caddy Schol,
arship F\md, a program which has
provided many needy youths with
scholarships. Chick Evans is a
legend in his own lifetime."
Evans was lhe first golfer to
Win ' he National Open and the
Amateur tiUes ;n t he same year,
1916.
ffis career in golf has
spanned more than 65 years, not
only as a player, but as a golf
architect and promoter of the
game.
COOK CO U NTY HIGHWAY N EWS
NOV E M BE R, 1170
PAQ! 4
HI6HWA Y DEPARTMENT PREPARES FOR WINTER J
Wllh ,,"Inl:e r j u~t a round
th~
corner, the Cook County JUgh,\"ay De" a rtment l..
gf'llIn g Ilrtllnred to fig ht th~ rm!ililug ht of hell" Y !.inow a nti ~ I ee t . Ten t.housand
t,on,.., of l'Illlt. Ilre Ilvall a ble for Immed iate use t o the De,'lI rhnent under oontl1lcl.
Murrll)' lind T rettle meteo roloJ,;"lcu l Jierl'lces s ta.nd l,rt'llIu cd to Ille rt the DellllrlAnd III Ihe five (lIst rl cl IIllllntena nce fll cl1llles. IIlAchlnery nnd equipment ha,'e. 001' 11 rcJurblshcd n ntlure r01ld)'
(or Immedia te use.
A recent ,'lslt to the La Gran);e main tenance f,lci llty In Dls trlc.t S lIIu~1'f'1lt ~ 1
the I'C(I.diness of t he hig hw.. ), dellllrtment crew working untler District Engineer
melll III ILd\'ance or fln y Imilelllllng SIIOW storm .
Mike I'hilbin.
1. J nhn Lunler. Mot or Ve hicle }, e r
mlUl, check a.n a t tachment 011 one of the
2. Some or th e men mo\'c IIle gia nt s nt
S. A hlrge V _lllow, HHached 10 Oll ~ of I
4. Geor ge Ontlris kll. Rond Ite f)alrmlln,
age bin which WIlS buil t. by the me n at.
house the many Ions or salt. needed durl
COOK COUNTY HI GHWAY NEWS
STORMS
P.... GE 5
NOVEMBER, 1970
WITH MEN, MA(HINES AND SALT
lie. ,. and George Seleb, Road Rellair.

large snow plows.
I" "low, testing Its maneu\,ernbillty.
Ie trucks, Is being inspected.
Ilasters one of the sides of a s!lJt stor
.a. Grange. The three-sided $heJter will
Ig t he win ter.
./
5.
The radio towe r at the La Grange rscilil'y, looming higb in the air, i one of
five owned by t he Iligbway Della.rlmen!. II; rellresents t he Dellsrbllent"s "ast
COmJDunjca.tioll syslem by which each truck is equililled wit h radio contact with
It... dis trict headquarters and the main office downl'own. T he radio conta.ct
facilitat:e s immediate and efficient s now remontl procedu res.
G.
ROil Suchs., lUecha.nic. makes a fimtl insjlection of one or the In rge truc.ks.
E \'erything is A.O.K. ! T he Maintenance Oh'15100 of t he Cook County Highway

Department stands ready for winter.
NOVEM BE R, 1'70
PAGE.
FIRST PHASE OF STONY ISLAND PROJECT UNDERWAY

The 8~t. phase ot the canslruetion of the Stony
Ialand- l03rd Street-Calumet Expressway Interchange camplex, which iDCludes building Frontage
Roa~ "B", "C" Rnd "0", ia eurrently underway
and is vrpeet.ed to be completed next aummer.
A recent visit to the constnlclion aile provided
these photos. On the right it a view of the

eonstructlon of the first segment of Frontage
Road ''B'' which will be completed by the time ot
publication. The tour-lane frontage road provides
aecess for the Olive- Ha rvey Campus of the Chicago
City College. Jack Baker is the County ffighway
Department resident engineer for the frontage

road paving and Chuek Cimino is the resident
engineer for the lighting eonlrncl for the project.
ConstrucLion la also currently undcrway on a
bridge which will span the Chicago, Rock laland
and Paciftc Railroad. Bere workers are constructIng the fint pier of the bridge. Eugene Sawicki
is the resident engmeer of the Stony Island con
nector over this railroad.
The bulldoter I. clearing the way for the exteosion of Frontage Road "B" In the photo below.
The road will be completed by summer 1971 and is
one of a system of frontage roads which will be

provided In the 6~t phlk of construction.
The entire project will eventually include a oonto the Oalumet Expressway in addjUon to a grade
separated interchange at 103rd Street and a. connector to the west. .legment of the Calumet Expre.way leading to tbe Dan Ryan Expressway.
Her b F ox I, supervising engineer of the enUre
project, and the Bong! Cartage Company 18 the
contractor (or this lim phase of construction .
COOK COUNTY HICHWAY NEWS
I)I:V4.~TMI:NT
PAGE 7
NOV EM BER, 1910
WATCH FOR CONSTRUCTION SIGNALS
NI:WM4.I\I: ~
Department Staffers have recently attended several conferencetl. seminars and meetings de-signed to keep them ahreast of the
very latest deve10pments in their
various dil!Ciplinea.
The Bituminous Paving Conference, given by the Extension Division of Lbe University of Ulinois
at Champaign on Oetober 22, was
attended by In'lng Benjamin.
i\lunl l'l Chell, ClLo;lmer Da,'ldson ,
Ha rold GUlollo, Robert Gorski,
Frl1.11k Itar ril:t, Tom lrllilugb, ~Uk e
Philbin, Jnek St:e rn, Raymond
St-m:,.ser, Vern Volke, and Ted
Wlellskl.
The Conference on AI,prollehes
to Applying Calculating and Computing Equipment to Structural
Engineering was sponsored by
Wang Laboratories of Tewk8bury.
M8.68!lcbuaetls, and held at O'Hare
Lake Office Building in Des
PlaJnes. lllinoi8. on October 14Department conferees
included
Be.rllll.rd Rhnan, ,Ie",y r aslnskl.
M a.~
Gal:u"Zn. Sian ley Sailieha,
Lubomyr $uriwlm, Euge lle Pnle.r11111, and Emil Donkel'8.
The Safety Coordinators Meeting, held in the Civic Center on

October 14, was attended by
Eugene Po.le rmo, head of the Computer and Data ProeesaIng Division, and Allen Jackson.
" Please accept the sincere appreciation of the Board of Educa

tion and administration of the
Avoca Schools for attention you
recently gave in placMlellt of signs
on Dlinois Road." Superintendent
Alfred J . Price of Avoca. SchOOl
District No. 37, in WIlmette, told
J oe Rotella, Traffic Operations, La.
Grange, in a recent letter of
lhanks. " We feel sure that this
aclion by you will result in leas
confusion of motorists traveling in
front of both the Junior High
School and A vocn East. ..
RAISE BOOM
LOWER 800M
SWING BOOM
STOP
MOVE LOAD StOWlY
RAISE BOOM SLOWlY
EMERGENCY SToP
Reprinted, courtesy of the Chicago Tribulle.

The next; Hme yuu Sef!
.. Ite wherr
II
c ru.ne I
I~
Cook Collnty Hlgllw";,, Dellllrtwent constmctJon
belli" u!led, 5top anti wa.tr:h fo r .. moment.
\Vllh tile
Illustrated guide Shown abo\'e. you wHl be a ble to follow the aetJOD as the
torem!Ui dlreclln g the em ne ~ 1h ~ simple hnnd IIlgnwlI to pJde the blr
IllAChlne In delh'erlng If.oI payloail.
Rtl ~' 1ll01ld Sl:ange, of the Survey

DIvision. attended !.he Management
Conference Course '''1''' sponsored
by the lUlnol. Division of HighwaY8 a nd run by the University of
uUnoia in Monticello on September
27-30.
:\1I1osa lor PlIat. of the Structural

Division, is recuperating after successfully undergoing open-heart
Burgery on Oetober 20 at St.
Lukes-Presbyterian Hospital. Several of his fellow workers donated

blood needed for the operation,
including Patricia "Tarry" PouL..on
of Pavement Geometrics and
Joseph S mer da of the Structural
Division, and a number have
visited hIm since the operation.
We all wish ~lr. P ilat a speedy
Rnd complete recovery.
NOVEMBE R, 1070
PACE
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ilil inois)
CONTRACTS-
In Dutum n, the wllllll ng tnlll~ Ole tht" Cook Cuun t y Forest l'flSer"" lH!c'ko ll
delectnbly 10 1111 \\ho e nj o3' uuldoor lm..o;lhn_hlkl n,l(, IlOl'!I4.!itnek rll.llnt;',
hlf'ycllng>, Tlte SIlIt. C reek Dike Tnl.ll, which Ihrl"ftd~ (or !!It\: mil es tJltuugh
the we!llem comlllunlllC5i of Ihe Count,)'. Is UII'! nlO'>I IMlllulJU' route lor C,)'t'llillli,
Beg-tnnill," IlL the jllnl'tton of lh.. TrtStale Tollway and Ogden A"l!nut', the
Tnlll r!lns tllrouJ:'1I th e. Hemis, Ure:r;inn, Ilml DrookOcid \\'oods----!!Ionlt.l or the
10n!Iie.!1 rollnlr), In the. c nlirf' "~u rest I're.lcrn.- Io "~lId just ollll'Ollite til,.
Drookfl~liI Zuo,
Dring :rour hike 1.1111 til thill ranl011.'i I.mll IUIII enjoy Ul e
IIl!>l nlllgnlOrellct o r nu lllnlll.
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Did You Know , , .

- that a tire manufacturing company
h9.1l developed a sarety
"blanket" which it sap will protect automobile occupants more
effectively in a cl'll8h than Ute "air
bag" system. mandatory ror ]973
cars?
tbat more than 29,900 miles of
the 42,500mile National System or
Interstate and [)erense Highways
are now open LO traffic. and con
struction is underway on anoLher
4,850 miles?
- that 1969 figures concerning
motor vehicle rataJily rates place
the national rale al 5.3 ratnlltles
per hundred million vehicle miles,
which Is alighLly above the alltime low or 5.16 (or 1961!
[B (!) (!) & [B (!) (!)[j) G\1
GlOOOGlWI!Wl
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Chlcngo. tlllnot. 60602
(COnU nuetl from ItflC :1)
also includes pile supported abutment wingwalla along with grading and other miseeUaneous work.
The contract wss awarded to
the J . M. Corbett Company on a
low bid or 5693,033.10, Inasmuch
as Federal funds are to be used
on this project. it is subject to
the concurrence o[ the Bureau of
Pubhc Roada and the Slate of IlIi
nois Depllrbnent or Public Works
and Bulldings, Division of Highways,
S TO:\l' l"U.Al'iD-I03RU
,'l'UE.::T E'LERCIIANO.:;.
FRONTAGE RO,\ .DS R. C,
alld 0 ( U C.lITUIi'G) SOOTIf
OP 108RO ~T REET TO
N'OU1'1I OF 103RO STREET
The proposed improvement consists of Ute installation of 400

Watt mercury vapor uniu mounted
on steel poles, a control cabinet to
house the equipment for the oper
ation or the InstaUation: and aU
conduit, hand holes, manholes and
other miaeellaneous work.
The oontrncl was awnrded to
the Kil-Bar Electric Company on
a low bid of $291,578.20. It is
subject to the approval of the Department of Publie Works and
Buildings, DIVision of Highways,
State or Jlljnois.
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Chicago, III . 60601
VOl. XVII Number 12
DECEMBER, 19=70
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NE wS
DECEMBER, 1970
PAG E 2
Won NDtionDI AcclDim

County Accomplished First
Major Traffic Study In 1925
lB (!) (!) I11lB (!) (!J Iil nl7

[l]OrB[l]Wl!W7 m~W0
Chle:go Civic Center, Ohlcago, 1lIioois 60602
DECEMBER, 1970
Vol. XVII
No. 12
Pu bllshcd monthly by and tor the membera ot the

Cook County Highway Department to serve u an
organ tor disseminaUng nem and information on the
per.onnel and projecta of the Department and the
County nnd subjects ot relnted interesL
Contrlbulions for publication are invited and will be
they wlU not be responslhl,. tor unsolicited materiAl.
G EOR G E W . 0 U NNE , President

Mathew W. Bic8.Zczal
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Ryan
George W . Dunne
John J. Stroeger, Jr.
William N. Erickson
John P. Touhy
Floyd T. Fulle
Joseph 1. Woods
Mathew W. Bies'l.czat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
ThomllS G. Cots--Superlntendent of Highways
Editor
Ruth V , Graham
Aaaiatant Editor
WUUnm Slocum
321-7114
Eth\'lo A. Beck
O. 0. RIggins
Staff Photographer
E lmer J . IItlljewski
u.s. Motor Vehicle Travel Up For 1970

Motor vehicle travel in the United States for ] 970
has be(!.D estimated at 1.125 billlon vehicle miles.
Secret.ary of Transportation John A, Volpe Ilnnounced
lhis month. That fi gure represents an increase ot 5
percent over the 1.071 billion vehicle miles lraveled
in 1969. Based on the t970 estimate, motor vehicle
travel in the nation increased by more than 56 percent in the decade 1960-1970. Of 1969 travel, 37.1
percent was on main rural roads. 50.9 percent on
urban streets, ond 12 percent on local rural roads,
Possenger cars represented 81 percent of all vehjcles
registered and accounted tor 19 percent of the travel.
In 1925 Calvin Coolidge was President of the

United Stales and Jack Dempsey was heavyweight
champion of the world, The Doughboys were back
(rom "Over There," the trenches of World War I, and
America had moved into 8 decade of unprecedented
national prosperity- the well remembered Roaring
Twenties. It WflB the era oC ballyhoo and bathtub
gin, ukuleles and raccoon coata, Flaming Youth and
the Big Bull Mllrkel. The country was bursting al
the seams with vitality. The old ways of life were
c.hanging fast.
For one lhing, more and more people drove cars.
The nation was on wheels, riding in Tin Lizzies (the
famoUB Ford Model T ) and ),foon rumblcseat roadslers
on dusty counlry roads being Ptwed into highways.
Hors!!-drawn vehicles were still widely used, bul they
were being puahed off the roads by the tooling horns
nf the rakjsh Stutz. Bcarcats and the sedate family
Studebakers out tor a Sunday drive. The time had
come for n systemlllic and detailed traffic study. replacing lbe old melhod of simple observation and
guesawork, to as.sisl highway pl!umers In assigning
Ilrlorlties In the building of roada and highways.
Tbe story begins right after World War] when lhe
Jlublic's growing desire ror hard roads led to a boom
In paved road construction all around the country,
with Dlinois playing an enlhusiastic part. TIIinols
votera at the November, 1918 election had approved
11 $60 million bond luue tor postwllr conslructlon,
Cook Counly's Board of Commissioners, concerned
then as now to obtain maximum value tor the taxpayer's dollar, was no longer satisfied to pave un
connected short sections located at scattered points.
The Bo~rd now sought to achieve a rully integrated
network of concrete roads that would gather lhe
suhurb!ln communili~s and the City ot Chicago into
a unified whole. Such a plall called [or a large body
o( accurale traffic data to have any hope of success.
How was it to be galhered?
Major George A. Quinlan, who bad served as Superintendent or Highways for Cook County since the
creation of the Highway Department in ]914, had a
plan, In 1924, he suggested 8 program of gathering
this traffic intonnlltion directly from the motorists
on the road. Something similar had been done else
where, but never on the scale he projected-the area
of a county Il8 large or larger than many slates, The
idea ignited nallonwlde disctlsllion and many alleged
experts were dubious of its success. The County
Board, however. placed ita confidence in the Major's
judgment. a nd the U. S . Bureau of Public Roads lent
active support. The JUSl organized Chjcago Regional
Planning Commiaaion. whose secretary was Robert
Kingery- anolber giant of the early good roads era.
for whom Kingery Expressway was named-also supported the projecl.
Interviewers were stat..loned al 14 key poinla In
Chicago and 94 in the suburban areas. During one
week day they counled vehicles. and noted the number
of passengers. They 0180 put down such infonnaUon
(COntinued on PIlle 8)
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Last Dan Ryan

Segment Opens
DECEMBER. 1970
PAGE 3
DIGNITARIES ATTEND INAUGURATION

OF COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT
With Ceremony
Wlth It big assist from the wind .
s paper barrier stretched across
the road was smashed, and a motorcade of county. state and federal
officials opened the final segment
of the West Leg of the Dan Ryan
Expl'Csswayon December 5. a gusty Saturcmy morning.
The $22.6 millIon stretch, which
runs from 147th Street, west of
Harvey, to Kilpatrick Avenue at
about l71st Street, west of Country Club Hjlls. is t he las t of the
three segments of thn West Leg
Dan Ryan Expressway which begins at 95th Street. The 127th147th Street segment was opened
to the motoring public Inst year.
snd the Hslsted to 127tb segment
was opened in 1967.
Among the dignitaries present
at the openjng were County Commissioner Jerome Huppert, chairman of the County Board's Finltnr.e
Committee; County Commissioner
Charles J , Grupp, Jr.; Thomas G.
Cots, Superintendent of Highways
for Cook Count)'; U, S. Congressman Edwnrd Derwinskl. RCl)resc.ntative of the Fou rth District;
Patrick O'Bloc.k. Diroctor of thE'
CO"lk Countv Civil Defense Commission: and Fred B. F a rrell. Regions] Administrator of the Federal Highway Adm inistration.
After a few remarks to the
crowd , the officials )tOt in their
C!lrs and drove tbrough the paper
barri"r, thereby officially ()penin~
the exnresswa.y to traffic. A motor_
cad" o r more t han a hundred citra
then tr!lveled the len~th of lhe
new imurovement southbound to
167th Street, and turned around
and traveled back on the nor thbound pavement.
Geo rge W. DlInne, center,
11!Ce1\'t~S
iUnycr Oohlberg of th e Al11K'lInte Court "!Ii he Is sworn In lor "not her fOllr year
lenn lIS I' resldent of th e Oook CUllllt )' 80MII of (}(i mmJllilloncrs.
lit tho
!(\\'~rlng-In
Tho!W pre8ent
cen!lI1ony I ncJtIIlrd from left t o ri"hl : Lt. Go\'em or Paul
S lmOIl. Father Timothy LYTle or H uly N'lIme ('alhl!(lml, I'Milldent. Dunne. U. S.

Senntor Adhll Ste'"en!ltm, Judt:"f'
CIU'tlOII
Go ld l~rg
a n,1 C. \ ' Irgll 1\111.r lln, J're!lllIent. of
1>lrill Scott & 00.
The President of the Cook C;Jun

ly Board or Commissioners, George
W. Dunne, was awom In for another four year term at a ceremony
held In early December in the
Civic Center ,
Built under 17 contracta, the

new segment of the cxpressway
includes one pedeslrisn overpass
and seven grade separations. 1t
also fcatures three 12-foot lanes In
ellch direction with a median strip
of 40 feet, in addition to improved
lighting with speeially built light
potea which w:ill break away when
struck by a verucle.
Several dignitaries including U, S.

Senator Adlai Stevenson, LL Governor Paul Simon. Mayor Richard J . Daley, members of the
Board of Cook County Commie
sioncrs, Superintendent of Rlghways Thomas G. Cots and other
state and loc.a1 officials were present at the ceremony.
Wbile constructing thie new aeg-
C. Virgil Martin , President of

Cal"8On Pirie Scott & Co., served as
(ConUnued on pa,e II)
Ihe OHth olomee administered I)y Judge
m!l.Ster of ce remonies : Father T imothy Lyne or Holy Name Cathcdral

pronounced the Invocation ; and
Judge Mayer Goldberg of t he Appellate Court a dministered the oath.
President Dunne thanked all hls
supporters for their efforts and
pledged himself again tn provide
the best poeib1e government for
a ll the cltizena of Cook County.
The day of the swearing-I n ceremony. he observed. WBS not a~
much an end or a long desired goal ,
8S it W88 a happy junction for
him and those who bad worked (or
his election,
':OOK COUNTY HIGHWA.Y NEWS
DECEMBER, 1970
PAGE ..
SPEECHES HIGHLIGHT NEW EXPRESSWA Y OPENING CEREM.4NII
The Inst segment of the West Leg of the Dan Rl'IHl EXllressway olHmed
with la.nlare 011 December 5. Here llrc some " hotogra.phs r~ording the
e\'ent:
1. Peering through the brallches or the "lAn~ Pine Tree" loeated off
t he new eXllresswa.y near Kedzie Avellue, olle gets a \'iew of the lIew road
pfwement. The e:"lI ressway was reloco,ted approximately SO feet in order
to preserve this UO year ohl tree which sen es liS the offlc.lal rnllnleillal
symbol of the Village of l\Ia.rkltam.
2. At the ceremony Commissioner Jerome UUIIIICrt welcomes the many

who came to witness the openIng of tbe e..'\:presswBy.
3. SUllCrintendent of lligbways for Cook County, Thomas G. Cots
rela.tes bow the oooperation Bnd efficiency of highway engineers and
contractors heilled make tbis e."'I.rcss'

Uighway Depo r tm ent project.
4. COIUlt.y Comml ' ~loller Charles J

SUburban area, expresses his IllellSurl
Dan Ryan olHm to tramc.
5. Patrick O'Block. Directo r or t I

mission, also a resident of the a re:
segment.. odds his words or I)ralse at
-'
6. U. S. Congressman Ed\\,.
Fourlh District, was also jlftsent to
benefits the newly opened expresswo~
of the south and southwest suburban
PAGE i
DECEMBER, 1970
J ~ S LONE PINE TREE STANDS AS (ONSERVA TlON SYMBOL
my another SUesSful Cook Count"y
GrUIIII. Jr. B re!oident or the south

nt seeing Ihis last ~gment, of the
e Oook Cou nty Ch'lI Defense ComI s en-Iced by tile new expressway
tbe cer emony.
"'"'
lsld. Rellt"eSenlaU,'e from the

make D few remn.rks on the great
segment ,rill gh'e to the residents
"'M,
The I.tl~ r barrier is slIln'iheti

motorcade.
7.
8.
The rest or the. cars
Ilr~el1L
:lS
the lead ca r begins the omcllli
;\1 Ihe I'llumlng ceremonies line Ull ror
the mo torCILtic.
9. Arter Ihe motorcnde, t he men III District No.5, the Hille IshUld
nmintenance rnolllty, In\'iled the cer em ony Illlrticipnnls to lunch. Here
Comruls!)loocr UUilllert and ulle-ri nlendenl Ools Ilose for the camern IlS
they enjoy the luncbcon.
10. Many or the Illen who were involved hi the newly olHmed expf'8Sway project 111140 attended the luncheon eelebrntioll ,
COOK C OUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
DAN RY AN OPENS(Cont!nued
tr<lm
DECEM B E R, 1970
PAGE I
New Sweeper Joins Highway Vehicle Fleet
pale 51
ment of the Dan Ryan Express

way, higbway engineers relocated
the expresaway 30 feet to preserve
a 1l0'ycaT old pine tree. Known
Il8 the "Lone Pine Tree," it now
serves as the official munlcipl1
symbol of the Village of Markhnm.
It was the last of 50 trees brought
over from the Black Forcst of Ger
many and planted in 1860 by one
of the area's first settiers, and for
years It marked the COllrse of the
historic lndl!!" BoundAry Line
through southwest Cook County.
The new four-mile segment of
the Expressway. which win provide greater expressway service to
the southern suburbs of Markham.
Hazel Cresl, Country Club Rilla.
Tinley 'Park and Oak Forest. will
eventually be part of the interstate
expressway network that will eonneet Chicago with New OrleRna.
La. By 1911 , it will connect with
a nonstop expressway to C<tiro.
Illinois.
At the ceremnny Superintendent

Cots comm<>nted thn t this magnifi.
A "en' four wheel liln:cl .!ill ~ ,M'r tUb Jol"1'11 the (look Counly III &"b\\'8y
Dep:trlfnt!nt's Heel of nUJ.inlcnlUlOO Icblclea.. n u.turlna; Il gn!Uler tapHcl l y
thlUI lUI)' of lIul olher I<weeJM!1':!I own ed by th e Dcpartm(!nt, the HI;W "chldtj
It(!I( IOltd .. l!tler n ntl , Uri 115 11 ~ \\'\'CI)5 a lOll g c urllll a nd jflltlC1'8 oil ('o" "ly milln hLlnl'd roml!;. It hus eurremly I"'en asslS-ned to tb~ De!I PIIline (Ol!ltrict !)
nllllnlcnunl'f' (aellily.
DEPARTMENT DISPlA YS HOllDA Y SPIRIT
cent expreasw:\y WRS att:lined

through the excellent combination
of the labors of our highway engi
neers. the diUgent efforts of the
road building contractors, the cooperntirlR of the utility companies
Ilnd concerned mllnicipalities, and
the encour-ngement and cooperation
of ofIiela.Js of the state of minels
Ilnd the Federal Higbwsy Adminis
troUon.
Mr. Cots also thanked everyolle
wilh the Highway Department who
was Involved with the building of
the expressway and 0.11 those
who helped at the opening day
uremonies.
A specb.J word of
recognition went to the Sign Shop
which engineered and decornted the
rull size paper bar rier which W'UI
only visible a ehort. time before the
gusty and high powered north wind
auitted. the lead car in tearing it
to bit.,
l>botographcr Geo rge Braun of the Technlcul Se.rl'lce8 Division fo und Ilrtlst.inresldence 0. 0. (Oub) UJggtM decoraung the M.a." D1vudon'A window
with Chrl5t1nlu clteer during II~ 11re&k. Oub abo deaJr n ecJ the cover of this
month's ru,bway l\"'EWS.
PA GE 7
DECEMBER. 1970
Drive Safely!
()1:f)AJ:1TMI:NT
NI:WSMAI\I:J:1S
Illterlnte ndent Thomas G. Cots
has announced that the Department will participate 10 the 21st
observance 0( National Enginecra

Week early next year. The Department wiU contribute a photographic display covering ita activiLies which will be shown with other
exhibits in the lobby of tbe Chicago
Civic Center during the week of
February 21-27, 1971.
R~y
S ta nge. of the Survey Division. attended the American Public

Works Association meeting held a t
the Holiday Inn. Hillside, TIlinola,
on November 24. He gave a talk
to the aasembled experts on the
subject of survey and construction
stakes.
The Cook Counly Highway Departm e nt Fioat, which is finishing
off this year's parade season, re-eelltly took part In the Franklin
Psrk Sertnma Christmas Parade .
Enhancing the beauty of our float
for this parade were the 1970 Leyden Township Junior -MJu and her
Court who r ode aboard.
Ed J.auhl'!, photog"'I,he r for U,e Cook Oolillt y Trt.ffie Safety Oonnnis!!loQ,

\\Ilne!i!ied unll ~o rtled Ull.. weekend occident. on the Kennet\)' EX"llteSIIwn.y. The drh'er 1$ 1ll!l l~tl n g hi!! Inlek after lii ll CCMSfully IWolillnl{ Injury
whell hI!! "ehlcle UI'lletl on It~ !lltle. Thl I'holo WD.!I lind; ImbUshed In th.,
~ tJy
Cblcligo S un-TimeS.
Veteran staffer Bob " otTllm",

who retired in 1969 after 42 years
of service with the Department.
has settled in Hendersonville, North
Carolina with his wife Dorothy and
finds it a delightful place to live.
In a letter to Asiatant Superintendent Jl ugo J . Stnrk. he sends
his best legards to all of his
friends back in Cook County.
Betty Walsh, secretary to Mr.
Hugo J . Stark, whose mother,
Mary Jane Walsh. pllJi8ed away
on October 17: to the ramUy of
Albert Schaeffer , reUred employee. who died on October 26:
to Carl Young. of the Right or
Wa.y Bureau. whose wife. Nobi
Young, died on October 30; to
the family of James Sanders.
ratiree of the Material Testing
Division. who died on November
5: to the family of Walter
Potoka.r. retired employee, who
died on Novembe.r 21; to Frank
Bruno, Asistant Director of
Personel, whose. father. Louie
M. Bruno, died on December 9:
and to Cynthis Redtke, secretary in the Public lnfonnaLion
Office. whose brother. Arthur
Schultz. died on Deeember 23.
Sorry r'm 50 late qeHing home, bu t this seems

to be a banner'" year for construction detours."
II
COOK COUNT Y HIGHWAY NEWS
DECEMBER, 1910
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IIII;no,,1
MAJOR TRAFFIC STUDY-
TwO graceful s Jll res, lookin g down "'Ichlpn Avenue's l\IBgnlftcent lUll" 011
the N~~r North sld~, OIark the aUe of Cblrago's frun ou '''" ter To\\v. Buill
In till' ycan 1867-69, tile Wa ter Tower, proud snn'h'ur of the Great F1rt! of
t8il, laB!! rf!nmlned the elte rlshed s )'tIlbol of tile city's t ra gedy a nd r~eO\'ery.
rep ~nt:ath'C
Idlke of l)Ost nchle.,'ement and Ilre!M!nt I1.loI plra Uon.
Orlgln:dly
buiH 118 a eentrnlly loeat ecJ s wt!on for wate r dlsl'ributJon. the Tower Is s tili
opernllumll. IIUlnplng 260 million t:aIlOD!! a day . 1n I} IIU'I:'.II t 967 Ohlcago ~'l e
bnltt.'d
the 100 th blrlhdny of he.r
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- that of all cars manufactured in

1009. 45 percent were lwo..cJoor
hardtops. 22 percent were (ourdDOr sedans. and 14 percenl were
rour-door hardtops?
- that in 1916 President Wilson
signed the Federal Aid Road Act,
the first federa l law aimed at the
establishment of a system of interstate highways?
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tons ot rubber are tapped from
Far Eastern plantation trees esch
year (or use in the transportation
industry?
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Chicago Civic Ceotv-,

Chicago, nUnOI!! 60002
Return Requuted
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(COnUnUed r rom. paCt 2)
as whether a car had a "closed"

body or an "open" one. An "open"
ear In those days meanl one with
a top rnised by hand and equip.
ped with side curtains.
The roads.ide interviewers also
listed the manufacturer of the car
-one report sheet. covering one
hour's count, showed 31 cars of 16
different makes. Buick. Chevrolet
and Ford nrc the only companies
mentioned still in bus iness today.
The others- Rod their very namell
are enough to delight the veteran
car burr were Chandler, Davie,
ElgIn. Essex. Haynes, Hupmohile .
J ewett, Murnan, Nash. Packa rd.
Riehenbacher, Wills St. Clair and
WiUys-l(night. Fif teen were "open"
and 16 "closed."
The huge amount of information
ptheroo ill the survey in 1924 was
published the (ollowing year in a
oo..page book. illustrated with
maps , chnrts and photographs. and
containing recommendations by
Major Quinlan for 270 highway im
provements totalling 838 miles. [n
the years immediately following,
marc than 95 percent o( this pro
gram was carried out. From the
1924 findings came the extensive
County road building of the 1920's.
notably the four-Ianed "superhighwavs" of the period.
The t raffic survey quickly d eve l ~
oped into a slandard instrument
for highway planners and has
since achieved degrees of elaboration in approach and technique unknown at the beginning. Cook
County's pioneering study pointed
the "-'By to t hese sophisticated
traffic surveys of today.
VOL.
xvur
Number 1
JANUARY, 1971
SPECIAL WINTER PROTECTION PATROLS

IMPROVE HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS
A new program has been put
into effect by the Cook COWlty
Higbway Department's Maintenance Division which bas strengthened the County's winter protection program and greatly reduced
the possibility of hazardous and icy
conditions occurring on roads anc:
bridges this winter.
The new plan provides for a regularly assigned snow and ice patrol
of roads ond bridges by an engineer technician in his private automobile. This patrol is initiated on
nights when there is a possibility
of snow or sub-freezing temperatures. When the inspector discovers a hazardous condition be alerts
the two men assigned to a small
salt spreading truck 'and they immediately start operations. The
inspector also alerts the District
Engineer who will follow thr ough
and start other trucks, if necessary.

There are more than 70 bridges
throughout the County which are
covered by this program and there
is an inspector patrolling bric:'gea
In everyone of the five county
highway
maintenance
districts
when weather conditions indicate
the need for this extra protection.
Carl Steinweg, Road Maintenance
Engineer, explained why the Division initiated this night-time bridge
surveillance program.
;'After sundown on a day when
temperatures are close to or just
above the freezing point, the pavement transmits its warmth to the
cooling air. This heat emission is
prolonged by the earth tranaferring the hEat to the pavement, tben
(Continue", on
plig~
6)
The drh'er of till., l)8.trol 1lI loading Ute !IIlIt II p reader on h1'l tnlCk as he gets
ready t o combat ice on t he bridge pa'ement.
Chicago, III. 60602
Department Reports
(ompletion Of Many
Projects Lost Yeor
The Cook County Highway Department again set the pace in
road construction activity in 1970
with another record year of
accomplishments,
Superintendent
Thomas G. Cots announced.
The completion of the last segment of the West Leg of the Dan
Ryan Expressway highlighted the
year's construction schedule. Opened to the motoring public in early
December of 1970 the segment,
which stretches from 14 7th Street
to Kilpatrick Avenue (about 171s1
Street), completed the Cook County Highway Depsrtment construction plan tor the Dan Ryan Expressway. The new $22.6 million
stretch was the last of the three
Weat Leg segments which were
buill by the Cook County Highwsy
Department over the last several
years. The entire West Leg will
eventually be part of the Interstate
Expressway network i.hat will connect Chicago with New Orleans.
Louisiana.
While constructing the new Da n
Ryan segment, the Department's
conservation-minded engineers relocated the expretlsway 30 feet to
preserve a 110-year old pine tree.
Known as the "Lone Pine Tree" it
serves as the official municipal
symbol of the Village of Markham.
It was the last of 50 trees brought
over from the Black F oresl of Germany and planted In 1860 by one
of the area's first setUers. For
years it marked the course of the
historic Indian Boundary line
through southwest Cook County.
In addition to the expressway
portion of construction, another
27.5 million of road improvement
(O:mtlnued on
pa,~
8)
JANUARY, 1971
PAGE 2
County Board President Urges

Increased Charitable Support
(B (j) (j) ll! (B (j) Q) [j) nll

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CW~go
Civic Center , Chicago, IlJlnol!J 60602
JANUARY, 1971
Vol. XVIII
No.
Published monthly by and for the membert of the

Cook County Highway Department to serve lUI an
organ for disseminaUng news and IntormaUon on the
County Bud subjects or relnted Interest.
ContribuUons for publication are invited Bnd will be
given the camul attenUon of the Editors, However,
they will not be responsiblf\ for unsolicited material.
GEORGE W. DUNNE , Presidenl

Mathew W , Bicszczal
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F, Cbaplin
Frank W, Chesrow
George W. Dunne
Floyd T . F1.llle
Willirun H . Harvcy
Jcrome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Rynn
J ohn J . Slroger. Jr.
J ohn P. Touhy
J oseph 1. Woods
Mathew W. Bieszcznt--Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.

Thomas G. Cots-Supe.rintendent of Highways
Editor
Rutb V. Grnhrun
Assistant Editor
WHllum S locum
321-7714
Graphic Arts Consultanla

Edwin A. Beck
O. 0. IIIggln!l
Staff Photogrnpher
Elmer J. Afajew.ld
Cook County employees were urged this month to

renew and to try to inerease their support to the
Metropolitan Crusade of Mercy.
In a message to employeea. Cook County Board
President George W. Dunne saie, "Our increased support Is more necessary this year lhan ever before.
for the problems of our community :have reached a
critIcal le\'e1. In order to meet present needs, the
Crusnde must raise 32% more this year. Crusade
agencies depcnd upon us for their continued exlstenee.
There is little that one person alone can do to help,
but together-if we each pledge our fair share-we
can do much. TogeLher we can .ma1l:e the difference."
The Metropolitan CrusaC:e of Merey Includes the
combined aplleals of the Community Fund of Chicago,
the Mid-America Chapter of the American Red Cross
nnd the Suburban Community Cheat Council and 91
of its a.ffiliated suburban community chests and united
funds. E 3Ch yea.r in conducting ita campaign for
funds to help supporl the basic weUare services of
the community. the Crusade caJls upon County employees to pledge a contribution which would be
made by semi-monthly payroll deductions. The conlributlons are deductible under Ceders.! Income tax
regulations.
The Crusade. whlc.h serves a popuJaUon area of
5,800.000 and supports more thnn 900 welfare services. combines the appeals of three organizations into
one annual campa.ign. They are the Community Fund
of Chicago. which provides day care services, family
{md individua.l counseling, legal aid, foster homes.
adoption. :routh services, nursing service, care of the
aged: the Mid-American Chapter of the Red Cross
which covers the entire metropolitan Chicago area
with aid to victims of disasters , service to those in
lhe armed forces and training programs in firsl aid,
safety nile health care: and the Suburban Community
Chest Council. the centraJ budgeting and fund dis
t ributlng organization for 1C7 suburban community
chests alld united funds .
Assistant Director of Personnel Frank Bruno, who
dislribu[ed information about the Crusade of Mercy
to Depa.rlmenl employees, reports thal the Cook County Highway Deparlment is a tradltionally heavy supporter of this particu lar community campaign. ''The
good people In the Departmut have an unusuaUy
fine record of he1ping those less fortunate than themaclvea. I'm aure we'll act the pace again this year in
giving our fair sbare."
National Safety Council Announces Oecrec:se in United States Traffic Death Toll
The national truffic death loll lor the first nine
monlhs of 1970 is down by two percent compared
with the S!U11e nine-month period io 1969. the National
Safety Council has reported. Traffic deaths througb
October 1970 totalee 45.610. 880 fewer than Cor the
comparable 1969 period.
"If this trend continues," said Howard Pyle , president of the ="a tlonal SaCety Council . "we CAn expect
to have about a thousand fewer deaths this year.
This downward trend is taking place in Rpltc of the
ract t hAt there are about four million more motor

vehicles and three million more licensed drivers on
the road than at this time lasl year,"
Better driver training. increasing compliance by car
manufacturen and state governments with National
Highway Safety Bureau standards. and greater use
by motorists of the safety-designed Inte rstate Highway system were crKited by Mr. Pyle tl3 factors re.sponsible [or reducing the death rate.
JANUA Ry, 1871
PAGE !
NEW DRIll RIG UPDATES MATERIAL TESTING PROCEDURES

Procedures (or material testing
and soil borings have been updated
by the Cook County Highway De
partment with Its r ecent acquisi.
lion of a new dual purpose earth
auger and core drill rig.
The rig, which replaces the De
partment's 25yearold model, wiU ,
according to William Odahowski,
head of the Material Testing Division, greatly {acilll!lte soil testing
by providing more accurate control.
guaranteeing less breakdown. and
eliminating many time-consuming
measures,
The Material Testing Division
works in conjunction with the Design Department by providing It
with the necessary information on
tbe types and qualities or soila and
materials on which the proposed
roaC improvements will be built.
The equipment used by the Division must be veraatHe enough to
conduct. testing to a depth of more
than 100 feet in soli or rock when
encountered, and for smaller drillings through concrete and other
harder materials.
The IICII Mlile r-hl! T f"'i HII I:' Dh'lslulI '!I cn rt h lIuger a llLl I'o re tJ rlll 8t1u)(l~ rell d),
fo r the heu",)' w ur k lond II w ill be schednl!:!tI 10 1II1ll e rl ll k~. The rig relllllce!l n
2,j..ycn r lIld mudd l) re,-lo n.;ly Il..tltd lIy UIP OI \'ls loll t o 1c~ 1 "oils uud \II.rl o uJI
rul\lcrill,I.\!.
The new piece of equipment.

a self-contained versatile unit
mounted on a four-wheel drive
truck chl\8Bis. incorporates some of
the newest and more advanced attachments used for soil sampUng
and drilling
Among these is a
hollow stem auger whlch allows
drilling without the UIC of water,
This is a feature which assumes
greal importance during lhe winter
months, since the water, which
bnd been Uge2 with lhe old rig to
dean out c!lsings, froze. and there
by interfered with the drilling.
Moreover, since the hollow stem
auger acl&: lUI its own casing in
sandy and 80ft soli, it also eliminRlcs the time snd effort previously
encountered when separate casing
had to be installed and removed.
Further features of the new materia] testing r ig Include a verlie!ll
drive stroke which penetrates
three Urnes lUI far as the previous piece of equipment: a drill
unit sliding base which allows the
drilling UOlt to be centered until it
correctly fits the boring bole. which
incidentally is a feRtu re lhat
greatly facilitates the reset-up of
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S tun Klm ol1 t ( Ie.rt ), Soli Tc.itlllg S IlIM~rvl.\lll r. tu ltu. 10 William lihltll jt", lh!:!
who will Op!!rllte tlte rig, M the)' check the (lhllllet er of Ih pi tons.
engln ee~
PAGE 4
Stop! Look! Listen!
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COOK CO U NTY HIGH W A Y N EWS
WINTER PROTECTION(Continued (rom page 1)

through the pavement to the surface, thereby keeping the pavement from freezing_
JANUARY. 1971
PAGE.
DEPARTMENT EXPERTS DIRECT COURSE

FOR HIGHWAY ENGINEER TECHNICIANS
"However, on bridges and overwhere the pavement is exposed on both the surface and the
underside, the heat emission is considerably more rapid. Thus, when
the temperature falls below the
freezing point, these bridge and
overpass pavements become icy
long before other roae:' pavemenls.
And of course in sub-zero weather
they are more likely to remain icy
longer."
pass~s,
In order to eliminate these possible hazardous conditions, the Division therefore developed a program of night time inspection by
personnel who continue the surveillance done by others during the
day. They are, in addition, able
to summon well-equipped crews for
spreading salt if it is necessary.
Henry Riedl, head of the Bureau

of Secondary Roads, pointed out
that the bridge patrol program
made snow and ice removal operations by the Maintenance Division
much more efficient.
E m il D o ukcrs. of the Design Dureu u, describes thl' w(l rk of his de l)ltrtmcnl

IIt1cllth 'e t n linL'tS lit. a m ornin g SC!islon .
t:O t h "
This month, as part of its latest

training course for new employee8,
the HighWliy Department's Safety
and Training Divi8ion will be working hand in hand with the Cook
County Forest Preserve in an unlIsual inter-departmental projcct,
Division chief Joseph P. Joyce has
announced.
"The Department," Riec...l SRid,

"subscribes to the Murray and
Trettle
meteorological services
which maintain a round-the-clock
vigilance on weather conditions
and developing storms. In the
event of n storm, we are notified
immediately. However, due to the
nature of snow storms, it may be,
for example, snowing heavily in
Palatine. and not at all in the Blue
Island area, With a program of
bridge inspections by men who are
in contact with the District offices
and who are covering all areas of
the County at all times, we can
know exactly what the weather
eonditions are at anyone time in
anyone area. Hugh McAniff, Assistant Chief Engineer of the Bureau, can then dispatch the snow
removal crews to the area at precisely the same time the storm hits
that section of the County."
A group of over 30 engineer

technician trainees recently begnn
an orientation and training course
with two C:ays of basic instruction
at the Department's home offices in
the Civic Center. After an introductory talk by John K. Crane,
Engineer of Administration, they
heard a discussion of administrative and timekeeping procedures
given by Eugene Palermo, he!ld of
Computer and Da ta Processing,
followed by a look at first aid techniques given by D. Stephen Buck,
Jr. of the American Red Cross.
Edward M . Jablonski of Safety and
Training ended the day with R dis
CUSSiOD of the Department's Organizational Chart.

The second day at Civic Center
was Cevoted to a review of the
func t ions of the Design Bureau,
the Survey Division, and the Safety
and Training Division, as outlined
by such experts as Emil Donkers
and Paul Valentine of De8ign. Sam
Potash, head of Survey, and Mr.
Joyce. For the next several days
the trainee8 moved out to the Cook
County Forest Preserve's Burnham
Woods to facilities made available
by Gerald W. O'Connor, Superintendent of Mainlenance and Operation8 of the Forest Preserve, and
his assistants Fred Pelcher and
Irving Panzer. There the trainees
studiei' such subjects aa land
evaluation, traffic and traffic system8. soils ane: concrete, con8truc
tion, and survey equipment. The
last day of the course fea tured a
review and valuation of the material covered, and of course, to top
it off, a final examination!
'-r"he Cook County Highway Department has," accord ing to Superintendent Thomas G. Cots, "already distinguished Itself for performing top-notch snow removal
and ice contr91 operaUonij, I'm
sure that this further refinement

of our winter road protection program as shown by the newly injtiatec:- night-time bridge inspection8
will allow U8 to continue to serve

County residents with the m08t
effectiv~ tLnd. efficient means pas
f:lible,"
COOK COU N TY HIG HWAY NEWS
PAGE
JANUA R Y, 1811
I)I:V4l1TMI:~T
~ I:WM41\ I: l1
Auietant Superintenlent n ugo
J . Stark and .Iohn K. Onrne, thief
of the Admlnlatratlon Bureau,
played bost to two topranking
officel"ll o[ the UUnois Society of
ProCeaaional Engineen at a recent
meeting. L. W. Sprandel. Preai
dent ot the Society, and Ralpb
Weaver, PrealdentElect, discussed
engineering employment practicee
with the two Cook County experts.
and liatened na Mr. Stark and Mr.
Crane outlined Lhe Dcpn.rtment's
hiring SLructure and career possi.
bllitlee for beginning engineers.
Then lhey were given 8 tour of the
DcplU'tment and Introduced to oLher
DepartmenLal apeciallstL
In a letter of appreciation to
Superintendent Th OI1l11S G. Cots,
Mr. Sprandel said that be anC: Mr.
Weaver "felt tble vllit waa very
beneficial for us, npecJalJy the opportunity of meeting your key pe0ple. It Ie always of greal help to
ue to diKuaa engineering employ
ment practice. and to geL the view
of key lSPE members like you have
in your organ~otion ."
Another talented cartoonist-Col

lowing In the footateps of Cub
IIIggllls and Tom l\enlle:1y- hna
been discovered Ilmong the SLall'era
of the Department. lIe ie Peter
iU nn!UlO, 22-year-old Cicero resident and recent Fine Arts graduate
from RoO&evclt University, who
works aa a draftsman In Pavement
Design. Pete's work was Ceatured
in the editorial IJoN:tion of the December 16th Issue of the weekly
which claims
newspaper 8k) lin
the credit tor discovering him
"literally right oft' the pavement"!
U you were watthlng Channel 9

(WGN-TV) on Sunday, December
20. at 8:15 A..M.. u it broadcast
Father Jobn Bannhan', Mass ror
Shut.ina, you would have seen
Valuatlonl Division chief Edward
F. Lalldm8S r 88 lector and
reader of Sacrel' Scriptures for
tbe Mass. His wife Sophie also
appeared 8S she presented the
"1 say, it seems there is something someone

has neglected to consider. JJ
NEW DRILL(oonunut'd from P'oIC' 81
a job on the following C:Sy; a de

tachable tower or mut which aI
10WB drilhng operationa In low
headroom areas; and hydrauUcnl\y
operated truck level jacka whJch
eliminate the old method of level
Ing wit.h timbers and block, thereby
saving time and providing greater
safety.
chalice to the celebrant. Father

Richard Franzone, at lhe offertory
of the Mass. Ed will be appearing
on the program again In the nott.oo-diatant CUl.Ute, 80 keep watch
ing-don't ""ail Cor the summer
......,..!
HYDlIUI Tucker, former Supervisor of Emilloyment for the

Highway Department, has rcjoined
the Department in the same capacity. He fills the vacancy which
was created when Earl !{ietner reo
tired earlier last year.
The men of the Materlala Test

ing Division are quite excited a.bout
their complex piece of equipmenL

According to Stan Kimont, Soil
Testing Supervisor, a greater de.
gree ot accuracy and efficiency will
be accomplished while invesUgating
materials In the field. And. Kimonl
revealed, lUI a result oC their new
rig's super-anooping powers, h.ls
men have already nicknamed it
"Snoopy"!

family of Morris Goldberg, of
the Traffic Safety Commission,
who died on January 3; to the
family of Thomas J . McHugh,
Senior, retired Maintenance En
gineer of the Highway Departmlmt. who died on January 4;
and to Eileen Burke, formerly
of the Personnel Division, whose
mother, Justina M. Ronan, pass
ed away on January 5.
COOK COUNTY H IG H WAY NEWS
JANUARY, 1971
PAC E .
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (l1I;no;,)
PROJECTS LAST YEAR-
A lull stnlue of Qf'~. the ROlllnn KoddeM of agriculture, rlslllg hllfh UW!r
Ollicago's Louj" looks far Iwyond to th e rich gnlml rlC!il of lhe lllldwest-a fiUtng
IIYflIbol to 8UrI1lQU.Ilt. the Board uf Tmde 8 u lldhlJt, home of tl,e lIlrgl!\!lt gmln
exchllngc In tllC world. Stundl0tr :ll th~ lWuth elld of La Salle Street. (01110010'11
\ \'It ll Street), thl' massh'" WId hn-nllsome struelure was built In the late %0'. to
~1'lflCC an t!1U'lIe.r e.J,:clinnge where th e tumultuous tnllUng actIon had been 1m
morhllJ'l.CtI by t ho notetl no\'e.list FnlOk Norrl;j In Tho P it, E,'en more toda.y
d<H!!J th e \'oltllue of trntllng In "'heu l , co rn and retnled co m modities reach eple
ProlH.lrtiorui In "tile rooms where fortltne8 are 1II0d., a.ud IOSL"
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Did You Know .. .

- that in tile United States we own
almost ono"l car per person, have
one car for every fifty yards of
highway, and one mile oC highway
ror every square mile of landdriving our vehicles one trillion
miles per year?
- that in regard to highway con
struction, $1,548,000 bu,)'s today
what $1 million bought 10 years
ago, with the prices or structural
steel and structural concrcte showing the greatest mCreflse?
- that Libby Prison of Civil War
fame was transportee stone by
stone from Richmond. Virginia, and
rebuilt on Chicago's Wabash Avenue 88 a historical monument- now
known 8S the Coliseum?
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Gl 00GlI'lJ{;11'l [j'] @1'lJ0
ChIcago OIvlc Center,
ChIcago m nob 60002
Retu.m R.,qu n t.ed
(Conllnued h'Om PIlI" 1)
contracts were awarded In 1970 by

the Cook County Boan::' of Com
mlulonera. Of this total, nearly
$4 million was awarded for the
Brat pbase or construction of the
Stony Islandl03rd Sueet Calumct
Expressway Interchange complex,
When finiehed this improvement
will provide a controlled access
highway (rom Stony Island Avenue
to the Calumet Expressway. It in
cludes a grade aeparllted interchange at 103rd Street and a con
nector to the east-weSl segment of
the Calumet Expresaway leading
to t he Dan Ryan Expressway, rn
addition, a system of frontage
roads will be provided,
Approximately 30 road improve.
ment projects tomlling more than
$12 million were completed Curing
the year. These included the
fo"rancisco Avenue Bridge over the
Cal-Sag Channel; the Harlem Avenue north approach to the SlevenIOn Expressway; Wolf Road in
Des Plaines; East Lake A venue in
Glenview; the Central Avenue substructure near the Stevenson Ex
pressway (collstruction on the IIUperstructure is currenUy in pro,
grc81) ; Pratt Avenue from Western to Kedzie ; Willow Road (rom
Shenner to Waukegan: Central
Avenue from 87th to 79th Streel;
RoseUe Road from EvanstonElgin
Road to Baldwin Road ; Sanders
Road from WiDow to Lake Cook
Road; 135th Street (rom 96th Avenue to Harlem Avenue; Hintz Road
rrom ElmhUl'8t to Wolf Road; Har
lem Avenue from Howard to Oakton Streets ; various bridge deck
repairs througbout the County and
Iml)rovemenLs to township roads,
FESRUARY, 1971
VOL XVIII Nu mbe r 2
DEPARTMENT STARTS (OMPREHENSIVE

EMPLOYEE SAFE DRIVING PROGRAM
The Cook County Highway Department is initiating a new program whicb will encourage safe
driving for all those who use
vehicles in connection with their
jobs in the Department.
The plan brings together numerous bureaus in the Department
with the Cook County Safely Division to provide a stepped-up program on safety. 1L will include
visual testing, vehicle inspection
and general safe c."'riving examinations.
Testing will be conducted by the
Cook County Traffic Safety Com-
mJsslon, and the entire program

will be under the direction of the
Safety and Training Division. In
addition, program material, speakers and movies on safe driving will
be provided by the Uniled States
Fidelity and Guarantee Insurance
Company. The Company wiII also
provide posters and pamphlets as
well as awards for safe driving.
Safe C;riving instruction and tests
will begin the end of February and
continue through April until everyone who drives a vehicle in connection with their job at the De(Conllnued on page G)
Hu ddlin g al"Oulid Ule conlerence table to IlIscUS5 the IJlg b way Department'li
Safety P rogmOl arc f rom left to right: l 'hillli Dela h unt, head of Flscn.J. Manage-
ment: H enry JUfltll, h ead o[ the Maintenance a mi Secondary Roads Division ;

Glenn CllLI'k, Snlety Dlrooto r for Cook Coun ty: lIligo Stark, Assistan t S uperJn
tondcnt of llig liwaYllIj 1IIIgh lIIcAnilf', Assista n t Ohlef Enginoor of Secondary
Roads ; Joseph J oyce, h ood of the Safety and Training Division : a nd John J .
~[cOle\'erty, head of tile Cook County Traffic Safety Oommis8ion.
Chica go, III. 60602
COUNTY HIGHWAY
VEHICLES TO BE
RED, WH ITE, BLU E
By Spring 1971, all Cook County
Highway Department maintenance
vehicles will be sporting new colors, according to Superintendent of
Highways Thomaa G. Cots.
' 'We're graCually switching our
red and white vehicles over to a
red, white and blue color combination in on::er to make identification
of our eqllipment much easier,"
Cots said.
Too much confusion arose with
the equipment being painted in red
and white since many contractors
and other r oad agencies also
painted their vehicles in brightly
colored rocs or oranges. And
too frequently it was difficult to
quickly diJ;tinguish county highway
vehicles from t.he others. There
fore , the maintenance engineers. under the direction of 'Henry Riedl,
heae of the 'Bureau of Secondary
Roads, pul their heads together
and came up wilh an inexpensive
plan to make their vehicles distinc
tive. Their idea WRS to paint various parts of the existing red and
white vehicles blue when the
equipment needed refurbishing and
a new paint job.
As a result, approximately 25 %
of the county highway maintenance
vehicles are currently sporting lhe
new red. white and blue color combination, and tile resl will slowly
change their colors as they sre
one by one brought into the repair
a nd paint shop for maintenance,
In addition, the numbers painted on
the sides of the trucks which serve
to identify the vehicles will be
painted larger so that they will be
easier to read,
The patriotic-colored vehicles
(COnUnued on page 6)
eoot<
FEB RUARY, 1971
COUNTY HIGHWAY N EWS
PAGE 2
New Highway Environment Reference Book

Reveals Less Land Devoted to Roads Now
B' the year 2000, the population of the United
States w:ill soa.r to a toW of some 275 million or
more-with most of the growth In about 50 large
metropolitan areas-and hlghway lravel would double
by 1985 and ~oubl e by the year 2000.
(8 (i) (i) ra (8 (i) [!) rn fiLl

IIJ00IIJWffi\1 m~W0
Ohlcngo Olvlc Cente r, OWcago, DUnois 60602
Vol. XVIII
FEBRUARY, 1971
No. 2
PubUshed monthly by and for lhe members of lbe

Cook County Highway Department to serve a.a an
organ for dlueminaUng news and lnlormation on the
personnel and projecta of the Department and the
Counly and subjects of related interest
Contributions for publication are Invited and will be
given the careful attention of the Edltors. However,
they will not be responaibl", for un.80Ucited material.
G EO RG E W . D UN N E, President
Mathew W. Bie8ZC%at
William H. HanTey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Ryan
George \V. Dunne
John R Slroger, Jr.
William N. Erickson
John P. Touhy
Floyd T. Fulle
Joseph I. Woods
~Inlhe\\' W. 81cs7.ezat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomas G. Co~-Superintendent of Higbways
Edltor
Ruth V. Graham
Assistant Editor
WIlliam Slocum
321-7114
Grnpbic Arts Consultants
Ed\nn A. Bee.k
O. O. lliggins
Staff Photographer
EImer I . AlajeWlld
NATIONAL INDEX SHOWS LInER DECLINE

For the second year in n row, Ule National Litter
Index has registered a rour-point decline [rom lhe
previous yea\' according to Keep America Beautiful,
a national anti-litler organization. The 1970 index
stands at 91.27. compared with 98.26 for 1969 and
1 02.82 for 1968.
The index is based on the cost of litter removal
from state roads comparee with miles traveled on
those roads by moLor vehicles. The litter removal
costs are supplied by the 50 state highway departmc.nla, and mileage by the U. S. Department of
(CGnUnutd on pall! 6)
Yel. despite the continually growing transportation

demands, proportionately less urban land is now devotc.d to highways than in the pasl.
These are BOrne of the facta that have been discloaed in a new publication prepared by the Federal
Highway Administration called the "Highway Environment Reference Book.'
The publication reports that a major consultants
study of land use Lreucls in 4.8 large American cities
found COIlBu:tent declines in the proportions of developed lanC devoted to highways. In addition. the
books point out that while there are now 3.7 million
miles of TOath! and streets in the United Slates, more
than 80 per cent of this mileage was already In existence when the Federal-aid highway progra,m was
launched in 1916.
The reasons given In the pl!.blicatlon tor the decline
in developed land devoted to highways include the
greater usage of freeways and the emphasis on upgrading extating TOads and highways. Freeways
provide an efficient means of moving vehicles anc:'
eompared to city streets, carry three times more
traffic per square foot of pavemcnt. Upgrading exiating streets has also allowed capacity increases as well
I\S safely improvements..
The Highway Environment Reference Book also
estlm.... tes that during the fiscal year of 1969, approxl.

mately $580 million was spent on environmental
aspecta of Fe<ieral-ald highway projects. This figure
representa aoout 12% of the total cost of the entire
highway program.
Of tbe $580 million spent for environmental protection improvp.ment. about $50 million was obligated
tor direct measures taken for improved environmental
quality, and nearly $85 million was spent for indirect
measures- projects whleh had another primary purpose but whicb also had beneficial environmental
aspects.
other outlays of $4-&5 million that were Included in
the overall total went tor programs such as roadside
improvement for motorisls and resiC:ents alike, research on tbe general en'Yironmenl81 impact of hlghways. relocation auislance for those displaced by
highway construction. anC: for highway beautification.
The 92-pnge book contains chapters on planning,
loclltion, de.~jgn and construction, joint development
and mulLlple use, air and water quality and noise
abatement, relocalion assistance, beautification, research and development. In addition, lhere are appendices listing pertinent laws. Federal Higbway
Adminislratlon memorandums. lechnic:a.l papers, direclives. speeches, publications. new I"Cleases and AmeriCllJ1 Association of State Highway Officials' specificationa.
(CilnUnu! on POll' 6)
FEBR U AR Y, 1971
PAGE
Our Department At Work

WEST LAKE AVENUE PROJECT CONTINUES DESPITE BITTER COLD
U's a typical cold 8ub-l'.ero windy day in Cook County and a quick check on the status of some highwny
improvement projects revealed thnt work goes on as
u8ual despite the inclement weather. One such project is tb ~ ~ n.struction of the West Lake Avenue
storm sewer outfall [rom Sanders Road to the Des
Plnlnes River.
Under the direction of Resident Engineer Pete
\
The phot og-mill! u lW\'1!. ,how !> Ih o m("fl n:1II0 \' lng wnler
from th e 0011 0111 o f One o f the !lll/lflll. Lill e r, afte r It. lJ
cle wed 0111, COIwft lt! will be l)!jllred h t IIIl1ke nn Izwert o r
!'ur\'ed chllnnc l fo r Ihe III[M'.
F'isehman, fI. 36 year veteran of the Cook County

Highway Department., a atorm sewer is being constructe<: in nn area where much road building bas
been and will be going on. The process being used
under Fischman's supervision is jacking pre-cast
sewer pipe E(dlons through the grou nd instead of
pouring concrete directly in a dUgout. The precast
sewer pipes nre jacked or pushed through tbe lunnel
(rom the "hafts which are located about 500 feet
apart. A new tl'PC of mining machine which digs the
Ut'!Ildent. E nr lnec.r 1'('le Fischmun ( le tt ) and S len

Itt)!>sl, E n C"lneer T ec:lmlcllln lll. InSlteCt on e o f the d ewIll e-ring t1C"Ice8 which dmws wS le r out by Ii ''IlCuum
a hl ed by lUI c lOOlne Ilump. Theile d e"Ice!. wh ich are
!le t up C\'ery 60 foot. or 80. ti m", o ul, wa ter t o e llmlnale
Hooding untle r,lC"round when th e pi pe 1$ be ing laid.
hole and hydraulic jacks that push the pipe are also
being us& In the project
With work continuing througb the cold weather
months, the job ahouJd be CClmpleted by Sp rln ~ of
tbls. fear.
Baby It'.!> cold UUL~ ldf:! ~ S t ..Wf:! 1I0tiSl, .'hotogmllhe.r

Geo rge Braun and I'etc l ;'IRhnuul Aurro nntl UtI!1 aala~
Olander .tor It lIttlo wll rmth he fore l'C!Ulmln r th e ir ou\~
of-dOOI1l work.
FEBRUARV, 1971
PAOE 4
SKILLED DEPARTMENT DRAFTSMEN
o
Designing a highway In Cook Coun ty In\'oln~s the t.a.lenb or mlUlY
skilled hands. Unde.r the able direction or Ohlet Design Engineer JnclI:
Stern. the design of nil llhMes or Cook County HIghway Oelllu1:mcnt Ilro.
Jccts Is done by a 5tn" or draftsmen llntl engineers In the Dellnrtrnent's
27th Hoor Oh''c Oenter offices,
The Design Bureau is comprised or Se\'eD dlvlslolls and ODe section.
The Divisions Include: Drainagp. and Utilities, whlcb coordinates all
des1brn aSlteCts of
drulnn~e
A
an'
Geometries, which provides )Ilh ume

nnd l)rimllry rO!lds; Struetur..ll Dh
structures; I1sthullting Division, wi
IlrOjOOts: Archllooture llnd LandSCI
and aKhJtecture In connection wllb
lcal Electrical, which Is fCSIHlnsJble
COOK COUNT Y HIGHWAY NEW&
FEBR UAR Y, 1871
PAOE I
DESIGN HIGHWAYS OF THE FUTURE
h l!,h",'~y
building; PIl\'Cment,
to r e..TllresswllYS
1111 bridges Rntl
esl'lllllltc ot all
~:;~~~:~~~~~;;:~~l~"~1
for
Wid
~lee.hanhlDllseaplng
lighting and
traffic slgnu1. The TownsWl1 Itoads Section, which [s also 1.3rt of the
Di\'ision , Is rcslJOlIsible for designing roads fo r lhe lO\nIsbIIIS anti fur
acting ItS It. IInl.~o n bet.ween l he lowlls hlll hlJehwl\) commissioners an ti !lIe
(Jook (lounty SUlletlnl cmlent or IIlg hwIlYS, Tholl1ll8 G. Oots.
The Ilbotogrnllhs !lbO\ 6 show 80me ot the englneel"8 a nd draftsmen
the Design Buteau ha rd at work.
ot
COOK COU N T Y HIQHWAY N E W S
PAGE.
FEBRUAR V, 1971
New Building Commissioner Facilities Use Road Sign Displays For Safety
William Harris Appointed
William F. Harris. who has been
t.he County's Deputy Building CommlBBloner, was appointed Cook
County Commissioner of Building,
Zoning and Air Pollution in midJ anuary.
The appointment was made by
George W. Dunne, President of the
County Board and WlUI confirmed
unanimously by the Board of
Commissioners.
Harris fills the position which
WRS
occupied by Raymond J .
Wels h, who was recently elected
state representative from Oak
P ark. A t the same time, Welsh
waa appointe<:' the Deputy Commissioner of Building, Zoning and Air
Pollution,
Harris was previously a supervising building Inspector for lhe
City of Chicago, a rehabilitation
advisor wit.h the Neighborhood
Service Program, and Il project coordinator for the Department of
Urban Renewal. He is also a member of the Air Pollution Control
ABIOCialion and the Nation.a.1 Association ot Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
UTIER(ConUnuN f rom paae 21
Transportation.
A1Jen H. Seed. Jr., executive vice
preaident of KAB, called the twoyear c.rop a "ma jor victory" for the
thousands of groups and IndividuaJs who ma ke up the anti-Utter
forces. "Thill Is a dramatic turning
or the tide after long campaigning
against the highway litterbug."
Our deepesl sympathiea to
George F. Gschwindt, of the
Road Maintenance Division, P alatine. whose mother. 'Mrs. Helen
Gschwindt. died on January 17 ;
to Brya n F'riedberg, of the Fiscal
Management Bureau, whose brotherin-Iaw. Dr. Richa r d Greenstein, c."'ied on February 11; to
Edward G. Whiston, of the
TraJ'f:ic
Ope.rationa
Diviaion,
whose Dad, William A. Sullivan,
died on February 16 ; to Chuck
Novak, of t he Construction Bureau, whose father-in -Isw, Frank
Mltterman. died on February 14;
and to the family of Arthur S,
Hathaway, of the Survey DIvision. who died on February 18.
06(lrg e JIIbbell.'f , Senio r n(ety Uel'rt!8t:n l l1th'e WItJI t he Unlt l!(l States "Fhl l!lItl' am] GUllmll too Inau n lnoo CoIDIIllII Y polll lll lO ll WlaJl dllliliay of fOnd 1I1,1rn8
w hile he \VIW'I In J.he downt o"'n Dellartmenl, offir.eli 10 gi\'e (I lectllre on tl d en
sh-e tlrh'lng 1,0 IlilrtlelpnntIJ in the englneer h_~ ll.Ill clun lralnlng C(lUNe8. Wnll
tllsl,lllJ1I' or rolill 1I1gnIO 8uch as the one 1,lelured "bo\'e are now Iili!o postoo in
nU lI\'e o r lhe Counly I1Ighway [){>1,Q, r lnlcnt'.,
I)~t-rlct
maintenance fac ilities.
Standing (rom left 1~ right In Ult: 11hoto III e. .: u~n e PflIe rmo, bend of U"~
Compu~r DI\' lslon; John C mne, bead of Ule llurt'llu 01 Administration ; rubbeler; Raym ond Stenge, Sur\'eJ' Dh ' lslon ; " ~I,h J oyc:e, E ngineer of SaJety Il.l
Trainlng; lind Sum Putnsh. hend of Sun'CY Oh-I!>lon..
ENVIRONMENT BOOK(ContInued from PaRe 2)
According to FeCeral Highway

Administrator F. C. Turner. the
publication of thLs book is the first
time various kinds of reference material on environmental matters
hsve been brought together in one
publication. Copies of the ".Highway
Environmental
Reference
Book" may be obtained from the
Federal Highway Administration.
Department of T ransportation. 400
Seventh Street. S.W., Wsshington.
D. C. 2059].
NEW COLORS(COnUnued from pa.e
1)
have alresdy met with a good response trom the maintenance workers a nd passers-by out in the field,
Although it is an old and patriotlo
color combination, the Depart
ment's use of It for vehicles on
the roe.~ is 1'0 origiJual and distinc~
SAFETY(COntinued rrom page 1)
parlmenl will have participated.

Highways Thomas G, Cols commented that he was pleased to
direct such a comprehensive safety
program which would not only upgrBde the service and quality of
the County Highway Depart.ment.
but s ,lso would give t he opporlunity to each participating individual
to benefit himself persona lly. "1
think also," Cots continued. "that
recognition should go to Ollr County
Board President, George W. Dunne.
whose deep concern about safety
for County employees initiated this
excellent program."
Uve one for highway mslntenance
related activities_ In all tairness,
thougb. officials bere conceded that
the U. S. Posl Office did use red,
white and blue colored trucks ftrat!
,....,
FEBRUARV. 1971
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW8
()r:V4.~TMr:~T
~ r:W~M4.I\r:~~
Stephen M. Wy nne. head of the
Performance Analyaill Section. hall
announced that 36 Department
Staffers have reglatered for COUl'8Ca
to be given in the Spring Semeater
at the Public Service Inatllute ot
Chicago City College. The enrol
lees Include worker!! from many ot
the Departmenl'lI Bureaus and 01
vi.siona. The lnaUtute's jo~related
program offen tullionCree eouraea
to government employees In the
BeIda of Architecture, Business.
Civil Technology, DatA. Proceslling.
Engineering. Englillh. HumllIlltie!!l,
M".athematica, Political Science. Pub
lie Service, Pllychology, Reading,
and Sociology.
n arry Ohlinger. chief of the

Structural Divillion. and Rober!
Ltm ge attended the BriCge Inspeetor Training Symposium held at
Homewood, 1IIlnol. January ]214.
The Sympce.ium WI\.II sponsored by
the Federal H ighwAY Adminlslrnlion of the U. S. Department of
Transportation in cooperation with
the stRle highway organizations of
the F.R.A:. Region 4.: minois. In
dlMa. Kentucky, Michigan. and
Wisconsin. The program covered
all aspects of bridge maintenance
and Inspeclion procedures. and the
training and TCcrulting of Inspec-
t"".
J ohn Unk. B . El IV, of the Con

.truclion Bureau, the Department's
Equal Employment Opportunity
OlJicer. and Wllllruu F. O'MAlley.
H. E. n. attended an Equal Em
ployment Opportnnlty Workshop
held at Homewood, DUnois on Jan
uary 2021. The Workshop was
sponsored by the Bureau of Public
Roacbl, FcderaJ Highway Admlnia
lraUon, and the State of Diinola.
The states of Michigan. Wl.sconaln,
Indiana, snd Kentucky 8J8O took
ilnrt and were represented by their
E.E.O. Offlcera.
"AGE 7
HAPPY HOLIDA YSt

The Cook County &ard of Commissioners approved a. resolution, whIch
in accordance with federal guideline., Ceaignatea the following aa official
holidays (or county employees except in emergencies and for neceaaary
opera tioll8 :
].
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
New Year'. Day-Jnouary 1.8t

Lincoln'. Birlhdny-F'irat Monday In February
Waahington's Birthday-Third Monday in February
Good Friday-Friday Before Euler Sunday
Memorial Day wt Monday in Ma}
lnc:'epende nee Day-July 4th
Labor Day-Fir!!t Monday in September
Columbus Day-Sccond Monday in October
Veterans Day- Fourth Monday in October
Thanksgiving Dny The day appointed by the Governor or
by Lhe President ot the United Slate...
Chri.stm.. Day-December 25th
If a certain holiday should raU on a Saturday, employees will have the

preceding Friday off. and it the holiday fall, on a Sunday, the (ollowing
Monday.
In addition, the resolution allow. tor any other day or part ot a. day
to be colUJidered a holiday wben 80 ,esignated by the Cook County Board
of Commiaaioners.
O VER HEARD DuRIP>JG A
CONFERENCE
IN 'THE DJ(:AFTING ROOM:
] KtJQW WHV YOU'RE

5IDI"'" WITH HI"" IN "THIS
D15C.U5510N; HE BOUGHT
YOUR W"CH TODAY.
A~_----...
\:'_fi
RIGHT. AND ,'U.

BE: ON HI5 SIDE:
UNTIL '1t>MORROW NOON.
FEBRUARY, 1971
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IImno;s)
Commiss ioners Award
U you 're Il winler !llHlr ls enthmlas t , Ilnd IUI\e grown a. bi t borod with jetting
to Sun Valley and St. Mor itz, h ow about Cook Co unt.y!' The IIDOWY woodlAnds
and winding tmlls of UI 8 Forest Frese"'!) Ilre as henutlful as a ny In the world,

Ilnd tho numerolllJ 8'JHlrts fllclllties I1ro ollClt to Illi. Tho three District Nature
Centers, ",hl ob remain olKln 1111 wi nter , ha\'e well-marked trails for the hik e r
a n d blrd-wa.tche r. Ice. fis hing Is a llowed w here th o 100 is a. mInImum of four
Inches thlok. T h e IHlllular plUJl"ime of snowmobUing RUl)' be ptlMlued at te n
differ ent locations "round the Co unty, Glme out 8()(lII to a U these magnIficent
winter plnyground5!
..
"0.' ,
The awarded contract is

following:
5,4.21,231
the
956 Sq. Miles
0110
A highway improvement project

on Devon Avenue totalling $44,.
433.85 was awari'ed by the Cook
County Board of Commissioners at
their February 16 meeting, Board
President George W. Dunne announced .
The contract was awarded on the
recommendation of Thomas G.
Cots, Superintendent of Highways,
and submitted to the Board hy
Mathew W, Bieszczat, chairman of
the Roads and Bridges Committee.
I<UU,.. UIO
Populntfon Area -
,,"""
Devon Avenue Project
............ tU.O.
II
, I
<.
Did You Know . . .

- that an Ohio study recently confirmed that unbelted front seat
occupants of vehicles are five times
more likely to be killed in a crash
than are the belted occupants?
thnt Melro Goldwyn Mayer is
filming a movie in England called
"The Road Builders," starring
Patricia Neal, and lhat it is lescribed as a suspense-comedy with
an unusual atory line?
- that at Chapin & Gore's famous
Chicago turn-ofthe-century restaurant, if a customer could not
find the particular cut of steaks
he fancied, a cab would be sent to
the Stockyards to get it?
(B@@I!! (B@l!lIilU17
Gl00GlW!:l1'l1lJ ~W0
CWcago Civic Center,
CWcego, l11inole 60602
Return Requeated
DEVON A VEI\'UE CllANNELIZATIOI\"-AT l'tULWAUKEE AVF...

:I\'UE AI\~D NAGLE AVENUE
The proposed improvement consists of widening the intersection
with a right turn to Devon Avenue
from Milwaukee and Nagle Avenues and with a pe~estrian traffic
island at the intersection of the
avenues. Drainage structures, sewers and the removal of sidewalk a,
pavement, curb and gutter work
are also included in lhe project,
Arcole Midwest Corporation on a
low bid of $44,433.85.
c.
z
MARCH, 1971
V'OL XVIII Number 3
Engineer Discovers
Early Survey Error
( Editorll Note-Ladislav .illata,,
!!16k, all engineer in the SlIrvey OJ.
vbion 0/ the Cook County Highway
Dep(utment, has 117M"t hi.! spare
time dllring the JlOJlt to years re
searChing corly laPld 8urueyillg ion
minai.!.
His Ittudy
Otl
Chicago, III. 60602
To Improve The Quality 01 Lile

DEPT. OBSERVES NATIONAL ENGINEERS
WEEK WITH EXHIBITS, CONFERENCES
~ y HIGHWAY DEPT
o:::Jft.-n- ctwIlt/SSlDo('P$
fkCI~AS G COn. .('.
the Begin
1Iin9 of fUitroili Sltn:eY8 h(1.! been

pUbli8hcd ill the Archiue /S8"8 0/
ILLINOIS LIBRARIES olld in a
special edition published b.1I a,e
Czechoslovak Society 01 Aris find
Sciences jJ' America.
From his Te36arck MatoWfek de-
hrrmined that the trlltl ';1.Wal st(.rt

itlg point 0/ lllillo1 firM f(Uld 8urvey in 1805 was considerably 801&(11
01 tlie poinl it was thought to have
bUll. lIi.!torioollY$ the begiJllliny
point was thollght to be three
miles lIoltih 01 Centralia. However,
Mntou8ck'8 rosearch (uJtltbli.,lted it
(,!
IHlhlg about 36 'lUes 11trtller
.'fOItIlI .
The loUolt/ing ilt l1'e first pt..rt 01

a two-part "eries by Matousek de3CTibing some 01 the problem. (lnd
diJJiclllti~:JJ I/e ellcol(ntered in the re300rch he fHJTlonlted to determine
the trite initial poi/II 01 the earliest

lIlillOi.8 IlJl/ll SlIrvey,. This paper
u'a" rccetltly preullted to the AllIIIUlI OOli/erclice 01 lllinoi3 Regi.,tered umd SIIn.'eyorlf in SpritlYfield. lllinoiJl.)
Tbe outlines of Ule hIstory oC

Illinois sur\'eya /k,">(!med to us years
ago 8S being very clear and simple.
We knew th(lt the area of the
State or IllInois belonged to three
groups of the American Rectangulur systems. The smallest part of
Illinois along the southeast border
belonged to the 2nd principal meridian system, the mllin part of
(Conllnucd on pale 2)
Superlnh!Dtlen t
t!..'dllblt un tll!lJlht)
nr U 1G"lmnYIl ThullIU.li G. Cots iJblJoflCIS l he

In the Ohle ('enlf'r tobb.,..
"Engineering to Improve the

Quality of Life" was the themc
of this year's 21st National Engineers Week held February 21-27
and the Cook County Highwa)'
Departmenl observed the occasion
IlholugT8 l, h lc
by exhibiting a three-sided display

of recently complete<:' bighways
and bridges in the Ch.jc Center
Lobby.
The nationwide observance of
(Continued un page 3)
MA RCH, 1911
PAGE 2
EARLY SURVEY ERROR-
orD rD l!l 0rD
mDmmWffil1
(!) ill n\j
[l]~W0
Ohicago Civic Center, CWeago,
UJlDO~
MARCH, 1971
Vol. XVIII
60602
No. 3
Published monthly by 8JJd for the members of the

Cook County HigbwAy Department to serve &I an
organ for diueminating newa 8JJd infonna.t1on on the
personnel And projecta of the Department and the
County aud subjects of related interest.
ContributiOlls for publication are invited and will be
glvea the careful attention of Lbe EdJton. However.
they wUl not be respollaibl", for un.aollelted material.
G EO RG E W. 0 UNNE , President
Mathew W. Bieszezat
Willillm H. Harvey
Charles S. &nk
.Jerome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. ChesrolY
Huby Hyon
George W. Dwme
John H. Stroger, Jr.
William N. Ericksoll
John P. Touhy
Floyd T. (i'ulle
Chnrles J. Grupp, Jr.
Joseph I. Woods
Mothew W. Dlesu:zut-Chm., Road and Bridge Camm.
'fhol11:1s G. Cots-Super!ntendent of Highways
Editor
Rut.h V. Graha m
Assistant Editor
Wlillam Slocum
321-7114
Edwin A. Beck
C. 0. IlIggln.!
Stall' Photographer
..:!Imer J. ~laj ew.ki
FAST DRIVERS SPEED TOWARD HEART DISEASE

Motorists who drive fast could be speeding toward
a heart disease. a British medical magazine reported
recently.
The report atated that the excitement ot [8&t driving built up fatty acida in the blood. U accumu lated
on artery walls, these fa tly acids could lead to arterIosclerosis and posaibly heart diseflse.
So here's another good reason to drive carefully
within a safe speed limit.
(COntlnued from pale 1.)

U1inois, 800ut 60 percent of Its area, belonged to
the 3rd principal meridian system, and about one
third of the State in the northwestern part belonged
to the system of the 4th principal meridian. The 2nd
prinCipal meridian system is In reality the domain of
the State of Indiana. aile:' t he principal meridian DC
this system is located about 70 miles from Illinois
houndariea. Our Inlerest in this system was Cor these
reasons always very minor.
We knew that the 3rd principal meridian ran
{rom the confluence of the Ohio river with the Mississippi river to the north and we knew also that
in the State of Indiana the 2nd and 3rd principal
meridiana had a common base line. It was generally
aceepted knowledge that this base line extenC:ed
from the State of [ndiana westerly Itcross the Wabash
river to tbe Mississippi river. The intersecUon of this
line with the 3rd principal mericJan was the &O-CltUed
"Initial point" of the system of the 3rd prineipal
meridian.
What the inlUal pOinl means, is certainly well
known.
Common sense tells us it is the point
whcre something began, W88 commenced. or initiated .
U this explanation is oot fuUy satls:factory, a more ac
curate C:efinitlon of this term can be found In the list.
of surveying terms. prcpared by the Special Committee or the Federnl &lard of SurveY'll and Maps in
1938. According to tl1e Committee's definition, It is
the point (rom which Is initiated the survey of the
principal meridian and base line controlling the survey of the public lanu within a givcn area."
It is obvious that the point of Intersection of both
standard lines was accepted many yeal'B ago as the
Initial point or the sys:tern of the 3rd pr incipal meridian. This point is about 3 miles south of Centralia
In southem Illinois, and there W88 never any doubt
that it was a point lrom whJclt the survey o( the
main part of our State began.
About 10 years ago, this auLbor began to be interested in nlinois' principal meridians and base lines.
I had 0008&ion to conrer on t hese subjects someUme laler with Ute lale Ml'B. Marlon Pratt, the Archi\'al Assistant of ilUnois State Archivea. During our
discussion. she honestly admitted that it was the tirst
time lbatshe had {nced a question of this kind. Mrs.
Pratt, an expert in the records ot government surveys
of the State or Illinoia, said she had never found any
mention of these lines among the recorda kept in the
State Archives. From her statement it wn.s evident
that it would nol be easy to find an anchor point
from which such researeh could begin.
In the year 1964, Dr. Wayne C. Temple, well-known
historian of the Illinois State Archives, continued the
search for records of surveys of the 3rd principal
meridian and its base line In archival records, but
with a negative result, One year later, the search
was ,mlarged. The National Archives In Washington
entered into the picture at our request, and 1\ scarch
ror the records of the 3rd principal meridian ane:: ita
base Hne was conducted in several of Uteir branches.
The Bureau of Lsnd Management in Washington
joined in the search , but the result was still the aame
as before: negative.
(COnUnul!d on page 7)
MA RCH, 197 1
COOK COUN T Y HIGHWAY NEWS
Mr. Micawber Might

No ve Been "Saved'
With Savings Bonds
Il can'l be denied all of us have
a little of the Micawoor in us. And
for that rea8~n, the 1971 Payroll
Savings Plan for U. S. Savings
Bonds can't be beat.
Wilkins }'ficawber, one of the
colorful characters of Charles
Dickens' beloved classic David
Copper/icw., was a magnificent
spendthrift who lacked lhe foresight to save money. His harde:>.rned wages seemer: to evaporate
in his hands as soon as he received
them. He found it hard to make
ends meet, Jet alone put any money
as:d~ for a rainy day.
But Mr. Micnwber wouldnt have
had any of those problems if he
lived today and worked at the Cook
County Highway Department. He
could sign up for the payroll savings deduction pilln for U. S. Say
ings Bonds and steadily acquire a
sizable nest egg. Here's how it
works:
Purchase E BonC:s during the
year Ilt a rate suited to your in
c:)mc. This can be done painlessly
by signing up for the payrolJ deduction plan. In this way a few dollars e!1ch pay day will be set asidg
aulom:1.tically from your pay check
and immediately put toward the
purchase of the amount of bonds
you have specified. Pretty soon
you'll have a st90ck of bonds and
if you hole: them to their m9. turity
of 5 years and 10 months. you will
earn, in aG:dilion, a bonus Interest of 1~ per cent on bonds
purchased after June 1, 1970.
In effect. this raises the rate
to 5 12 per cent at maturity al
lh~ugh the first year rate remains
at 4% . All older bonds also receiv!!; this improved rate starting
with the first interest period after
June 1. 1970 if they are held to
maturity or beyond.
There are still other advantages
to buying bonds. Through bonds
an employee can built: a tax-free
education fund for his children
or a greater retirement income
through various savings plans. If
lost or Btolen or destroyed, Savings
Bonda are replaced free. If an
emerr.ency ariaes, and cash is required, E Bonds can be converted
(COntinued on paae 8)
PAGE 8
Meet Lady
JU ....' I Llldy (ccnler). Ih e As.... lshml N.'t! urlty o m ~ r IH Ihe 1'11 ]05 Maintenance
I.atly joined til e Cook County H]ghwny DI'parfmcnl, t.,um when IlIhe
F'acl llt~,
sm)w d ell ring ~rew altrr IUI\'inS' lost h r r Wll)' during tbe
big SII OW slu ml of 1961. Alter ~1'\'lng for IIwhlle nt the nlue b land mulnt enllnee 1lIclllly, !lhe WIIS tmn'll erred to PIII,* when If OjJeIlCY III lOti9. ~ h !' rm"r
ste:ulll~' thronl;h the runks 1(1 hcr prlSenl pOSition us lille s t e:u lfllSlJy gUllr'llcei
D{'IIllrlment (!(Iulpmen l ILilei pro ll('rly hoth da y lI ud Illght.
w as ]Ilcl [ud up by lL
111 Ihe Illeturc with J .ud~ art' Vi e Frosl ( left ). /II t,och u nlr who IIrO\' ldl!S Lady
with room nnd IWll nt lI-llY Frank H urris ( rIghI), Dl.. trlcl Ellgineer of the
PalO!! Facilily. And in the cenl,er of coun;e is I O\'el~' Lully, Il()siu,II'llI> If e\'ery
dUK !ih o uld hln 'e her lIuy!
ENGINEERS WEEK pll/le 1)

National Engineers Week, which
was sponsored by the National Societ.y of Professi:mal Engineers,
featured high school conferences,
exhibits on engineering achieve
ments, guidance counselling scmi
nars on Cllrcers in engineering. uni.
versity symposiums, and talks by
engineers before civic and student
groups.
( COntinued from
" This year's theme of Engineer'

ing Week, which is based on im
proving the quality of life, is especially meaningful to us at the Cook
County Highway Department,"
commented
Superintendent
of
Highways Thomas G. Cots. "In
ou r job of improving roads and ex

presswnya in the County. we pay
close attention to urban safety,
conservation. and efficient transportation- ail of which serve to
improve lhe quality of life for
Cook County residents."
Tbe Cook County Highway Department's exhibit consisted of
color photograpbs of the entire
West Leg of the Dan Ryan Expressway which were taken by
Elmer Majewski. It was assembled
by Morrie Cherner, heae:" of Arch i
tecture and Landscaping, and his
aS8i8t8.nt, Don May. Engineer IV.
Larry Marriotti, head of the Sign
Shop, and his men were responsible
for erecting the display.
MARCH , 1971
PAGE 4
FIRST PHASE OF JOE ORR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PRO
The Cook County IUgbwltl' Deilltrtment's imllrO\'emelli of J oe Orr Road

in s uburba n Ohica.go lIeights wvoh'cs tbe construction 0[ four full lanes
of pavement; from jus~ west of Ashhl.RIl Avenue to just eu!.i . of Hlllsted
S treet, In adiUtion se\'eral hundred feet. of U als ted Street, Riegle Road
and Dixie Highway rwming just nortb aud south of Joe Orr Road will
also be l\i dened to four lanes. New trolfic IIgbts at Ashland Avenue,
Dixie Highway, Riegle Road nnd lIa lsted Street a re also included in the
project.
The first phase of construction whi

gro.phed abo\'e invoh'CS the i~ ~ 1Jl.t
storm sewer, Under the dl,... -:011
Gelder and Reside nt Enginc.oer Jerr~'
is c..1:lleeted to be completel) by the eJ
TOI), 'rom left to right : Excnvw

is accomplis bed with a bcM.vy Iliece 01
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV NEW'
MARCH , 1811
JECT UNDERWAY WITH STORM SEWER INSTALLATION
'b is currently unde.nl'II)' uutJ JlhulA)o

on
"large cnpncit)' main dmll1
of .l(.en'ising Engineer Ted \'an
(unstatos, the Joe Orr Road Jlrojl!d
11 of this l'cllr.
Lgequipment.;
for tI:e main drain st(lrm sell er
U1C 11re-clL!iL manhol Is
sh own locllted 011 the lIllie IJerore the b!lckflll 11' (111lCed II.rouud it.
Bottom, from left to rig ht : A seellon or (Iil)e Is Jlluced info l)Osltion

In the trench, flttlng to the preeeding Ilipf}; Ii c rane is used tD Illnce
gnmula r bedding malerlnl nrOllnd tim Illite while t.he trllck Is used 10
hnul SUflllus material from fbtl job ,.lto; and the relocation or It waler
main requires the lise of smulier a nti 1I10re e fficient equ.illmc nt for tho
lntricue.les of thls Ilarticular task.
PAGE I
COOK COUNTY HIG H WAY NEWS
Commissioners Award
Four Roads Contracts
PAGE II
MARCH, 1971
Up, Up Anti Away .
Four road improvement contracts totalling $2,118,215.98 were

awarded by the Cook County
Board of Commissioners at Uteir
March 1st meeting, Board President George W. Dunne announced.
The
contracts, which were
awarded on the recommendation
of Superintendent of Highways
Thomas G. Cots, are as follows:
STO:rr-'Y ISLAND COl\~'ECTOR
TO li'.A.1. 94 OVER ACCESS
ROAD TO FRONTAGE ROAD:
The proposer: improvement consists of a wide fiange beam bridge

with three continuous spans, supporting a reinfo-reed concrete deck
and providing two thru roadways
with a flush median and shoulders
on the sides of the roadway. Pile
supported reinforced concrete abutments and wingwalls, two reinforced concrete piers supported on
soil bearing reinforced concrete
spreaC' footings, and grading are
8190 included in this project.
The conlract was awarded lo
Aroole Midwest Corporation on a
low bid of $335.070.53. subject to
the ooncurrence. of the Federal
Highway Administration and the
Department of Public Works and
Buildings, Division of Highways,
State of minois.
HARMS ROAD- FRO~I
CE1\"TRAL A VENUE TO
SIMPSON STREET :

sists of constructing two 10 inch
p.e.c. 24 foot pavements separated
by a 4 foot median with channelizstion at Church and Simpson
Street. The Simpson Street improvement consists essentially of
widening the existing 4f) foot composite pavement to two 24 foot
pavements. Channelization, resurfacing of the existing pavement,
curb and gutter, drainage. grac."'Ing,
driveways, sidewalks, landscaping.
traffic signaJs and other work ia
ruso included.
Arcole Midwest Corporation on Ii
low bid of $1,114,682.70.
Oullg ht' in the act
of chang ing
II.
ligh t buill high lip (o th e ceJUn g
R a user, E lcdrh:lan lit tho Pull)!! M alnl:enance fnelllty.

~Ieehlln lc,
Is Fron k
JOhn Anders, i'Unster
Is drh' lng the lin hol.!t.
KEDZlE AVEl\'UE---153RD
STREET TO 180TH STREE'..L :
80TII AVENUE-lUST TREET

TO 119TH STREET :
8aND A VE~'UE-143RD
TO 135TH STREET:
ST.RE}~
The proposed improvements at

these rocations consist of adding a
bituminous aggregate mixture base
course base to the existing pavements, and/or a full depth narrowing widening on both sit:'es of the
existing pavement: widening the
existing
intersection
dedicated
street returns; complete surfacing
of the existing and proposed widened pa"ements; providing stabilized shoulder construction, steel
plate beam guard rail, combinatic:1
curb and gutter, drainage additions
and adjustments. landscaping and
other related road work.
The conlra.c t was awarded to
Gallagher Asphalt Corpor'Btion on
a low bid of $628,752.90.
NORTHFlELD TOWNSHJP-AT
WCA'rIONS ON GLENSTnRE
ROAD, GLENDALE ROAD
AND GLEl\'WOOD ROAD:
The proposed improvement oonsists of resurfacing the roads with

two and a halI inches of bituminous concrete surface. course, class
I.
Rock Road Construction Company
on a low bid of 539,709.85, subject
to the approval of the Departmenl
of Public Works and Buildings,
Division of Highways, State of minois and the Township HighW1l.Y
Commissioner.

Helen Kmiec. of the Safety and
Training Division. whose father.
StanJey Kwiecien, died on February 20: to Robert Fuener.
of the Advance Planning Division . whose molher-in-Iaw. Mrs.
Lily Svoboda, died on February
28; and to the family of Leonard Cassidy, formerly of the
Fiscal Management Bureau, who
died on March 7.
PAGE 1
MARCH,191 1
COOK COUNTY HIQ HWAY NEWS
EARLY SURVEY ERROR(COnllnuC!d 'rom pilII' 21
At thst time, I.e. in 1965, there

were already certain doUbts and
suspicions that our so-called initial
point wsa not the point as previous
information hsd led us to believe.
These doubts were raiaed accidentally when the original government recorLs in the State Archives
were compared with the copies of
the records preserved In the NatI~nal A rchives.
There was some
disagreement about the oldest date
of these records. To fIOlve these
differences it was necessary to find
the exact dale of the first govern
ment survey In the areR- of our
Slate. The correct IUIswer was
found and confirmed lale r by the
National Archives.
1t is usual that in al1 research

work one question brings to light
a whole chain of other questions.
And 80 It waa in this case. The
next question raised was: when
was the first survey in the area
of the sYSlem of the 3rd principal meridian performed? The
answer to this question first
brought doubts snC laler certAinty
that aU previous information about
the initial point of this Bystem were
incorrect.
To answer the above question,
we were logically looking for the
date of survey of the initial point
of this system. The point. where
thf" survey of the whole system begnn. hnd to be the oldest survey
of this area. The records revealed
Ulat the so-called Initial point of
the system was established by government surveyors on February 15.
1815. This dale was not only Incredible but. Impoaslble. Previous
records showed thal already in
1806 nn~ the following yean government surve)-"Ors were active in
surveying and laying oul townships and sections in the area of
southern flIino\s which belonged to
this system.
Checking and rechecking of the C:ocumenls did not
clarify the situation. There was
only one possible explanation: the
!lulnl, whic.h had been accepted 8S
the initial point, was nol lhe lrue
iniUaJ point.
However. this discovered fact
did not end the story. It was to
be the beginning of much more
exhaustive research.
(To be tOItt/Hued. tlul 1I10Ilth)
Ua rry AbboU . head ol the Drainage and Utilities Division of the

Design Bureau, has joined the
growing ranks of Registered Professional Engineers associated with
the Cook County Higbway DepartmenL Abbott was notified or hls
certification in late February after
suoceasfully eompleling a rigorous
two-day examination.
Robert Snyde rmlUl, of the Right

of Way Bureau, attended the Relocation Assistance and Payment
Planning Institute held at Madison,
Wisconsin Febnla.r y 22-2L Jt was
sponsored by the Ullivenity of
Wisconsin, In cooperation with the
Wisconsin Department of Local AIlairs and Development and the
U. S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. The conferees
studied all aspects of recenL federal
legislation which require8 that
people displaced by any public project be fairly compensated (or
property and othe.r losscs, and be
given assistance in relocating.
Edwartl F. IAlndruesser. chief of

the Valuations Division, and a considerable number of other Depart_
ment Staffen attended the luncheon meeting of the American Right
of Way Asaoc.iation (Dlinois Chapter No. 12) held on February 11
St the Midland Hotel in Chicago.
The speaker was ~li1 ton P1karsky,
Commissioner of Public Works,
City of Chicago. whose topic was
"The Chicago Metropolitan Area
Transit Program."
AIter completing 8 fourleenmonth stint in Viet Nam. Robin

James haa rejoined the Department
as a DraftJiman ill In the Technical Services Division. He was stationed in Quang Tri in the Special
Services Division as an instructor
in photography. James, who Is
originally from England, bopes to
remain in Chicago and become an
American citizen.
(-
{(ffaffle a long the expre.ssways is movIng

.!Jlonq .smoothly .. . ')
COOK COU NTY HIGHWAY N EWS
MA RCH ,1971

On Ma rch" Ohloo&,o celt-hru lNI t he l S4lh
unn ln~l'8li ry
Engineers Attend (onlerences
or lis Ineorlwrallon
ItS" ci ty nllh u hlrthdny ,'II.rl y III the olflCf'!li o r /Un yo r IUcha rd J . ,\ley. The
fes th'itl cs Included CAke. lIowl"r.J. lind mlLOIlc b)' the J.'Jrc De"arUnenL Choru5.
.toinlng \lllh the llayor \\ ~ re Ouok Oliun')" BoQ.rd I'rblden' Geo rge DIUUlI) and
most of the Coun ly's elected officlul... as we.1I us II host of ch'le, bn.lneM, and
IMOOr ta u1!!rtI who ewnc 10 oWer their felicitations. Slnre IhiOl y_r nil! also
mark U,e Oh!IC"'UII ~ or the l00lh ann h''''r8lI r)' of Ih., GrellL C hlCllgo FI".,
And rew J\tc"'Llly. prcsllll'nt elf the Ohlr.ago IIls t orll'1I1 8oI::1e13'. jlfil!i('nl ed Ule
J\taY(1 r willi UII' SOf'Jl' I-~" '1 Fin' Cenl cl1l1 ln l lU ethll.
.....
"..
11. ,"0",
PAGE 8
Department personnel recently

attended two related conferenees
sponsored by lhe University of nlinois and held at the Urbana campus. Taking part in lhe AnouaJ
illinois Highway Engineering Conference. on February 23 and 24,
were Irving Benjamin. Harry Ohl
inger, Fred Nadzieja, Tony Dini.
Arthur Kaindl, Theodore van Gelder. Carl Sleinweg, Stanley Sapleha. and Al Neeb. John Nagel
and Richard Kanak represented the
Department at the Annual DUnojs
Traffic Engineering Conference on
February 25 and 26.
MICA WB ER(COnUnued from pllae 3)
C1lsily to cash any time Dfter the

And finally, the
U. S. Savings Bt)ndholder pays no
state or local income tax on the
interast actrued.
Population _ 6.421,281
Area -
first two months.
056 Sq. lIUlI!:!!

George W. Dunne, commenting on
investing in savings bonds, said
that they offer the easiest method
o[ savings ever devised. "U. S.
Savings Bonds are safe," he eootinued , "and you do not have to
gamble In order to earo a good
rate of interesl"
, .. I 0 I
,,
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--.....
_.
Did You Know . . .

- that the auto accident faLAJlt-v
rate increases markC!dJy in accide.nts at speeds over SO milea per
bour, and that lhere is a direct
relationship between severity of Injury and vehicle speed?
- thalthe highest automobile rond
in the U. S. is Colorado No.5 to
tbe peak of Mt. Evans- 14.264. feel
above sea level-and the lowest
an unnumbered paved road between
Shoshone Rnd Furnace Creek, Cali
fornia - 282 fee l below sea level?
- that in Old Chicago, Crosby's
tbe ''Temple rf the
Opera HOIl
Arts," renowned fo r size and splendor---firBt became Camous aa the
place where General Grant had
been nominated for President?
Lla.
f!! (B (i) (!ililil\7

rnO!llrnW[;)\'l!ll@W0
(B(i) (i)
Chlcsgo Oh'lc Center.

Chicago. Illinois 60602
In the next couple of months the

1971 Payroll Savings Campaign
will be In full swing and many of
you will be asked to Increase or
make an initial pledge. When that
happens, remember bo ..... easy it is
to save through the payroll deducUon plan. Don't be a Micawber!
VOl. XVIII Numbe r 4
Engineer Discovers
True Initial Point
01 State Land Survey
LAst month the COOK COUNTY
IIIGHWAY NEWS published the
first part of a tw o-part series by
Ladi.!lav Matousek, 611 engineer in
the Departmellt's Survey Divi.8iou,
which described his research on
detertl'tifling the t'Mle initial point
of the earliest Illinois lalld surveys.
After discovering through extensive research that the initial point
could 110t possibly be where it W(I$
always assumed to have been,
Matousek set out to find. its trite
origin. The following, which completes the series, describes how he
determilled the exact location of
t he true initial point of Illinoi'!
land. ItIlrtJeyS.
If the true initial point was not at

the place from which we began
numbering townships and ranges,
where was the true initial point?
How was the system of the 3rd
principal meridian really created?
Where waa the true base line of
this system located? What Is the
true history of the beginning of
Dlinois surveys? The answers to
all these and similar questions were
not easy to find. It needed much
patience, a lot of Juck, and a lot of
time to determine what really
happened.
The maps of the U. S. Geological
Survey helped in solving our problem. These maps revealed that on
the so-called base line there was a
jog, about one quarter of a mile
wide, in the area of our system.
This fact proved that the so-called
base line was never extended from
Indiana weslward to the Mississippi
river, an opinion which was com
manly accepted for the last 150
years. This also meant that the so(Continued o n paie 2)
APRil , 197 1
Chicago, III. 60602
KEY HIGHWAY OFFICIAL APPRAISES

PRIORITIES OF 1970 HIGHWAY ACT
In a keynote speech to pa.rtieipanls of the 62nd Annual Mississippi
Valley Conference held in Chicago March 12, Federal Highway Administrator Francis C. Turner discussed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970
and predietei' that it will take its place as "benchmark legislation."
"It merits this description," Turner said, "because It
affirms in many practical ways the concerns and priorit ies of our time. It looks fro m this vantage point with
a sound plan for the future. And in so doing it provides those of us who manage the highway program
with new support and new opportunities to serve our
fellow citizens."
The 1970 Act, according to Turner, embraces a
broadened concept of the highway program which has
been growing over the past decade. It is concerned
with the social responsibilities of the highway program
- with safety, environment and other human values.
F. C, Turner
Furthermore, it is particularly responsive to tile problems arising from Ule continuing urbanization of the country and the
growing transportation needs of the nation. The Act puts special emphssis on formulating policies for Lhe future.
In looking towsrds the conchlsian of the Interstate System construction program launchei' in
1956, the 1970 Act provides for the
removal from that system segments
whosc construction has not been
assured within a designated time
period.
In addition, the Act establishes

a National Highway Institute in the
Federal Highway Administration to
assure a futUre supply of trained
manpower for the Federal-aid highway program.
Turning to the problems of urbanization, the 1970 Act provides

a new set of tools with which the
highway engineer can get the most
out of the existing urban lransportation system with the resources
available to him.
In order to alleviate rush hour
traffic of single passenger automo-biles by providing fast , convenient
and comfortable service, the 1970
legislation seeks to offer preferential treatment to buses. It a uthorizes this type of assistance by making Federalaid fu nds available for
the construction of exelusive bus
lanes on freeways, bus roadways,
traffic signals, bus passenger load
ing areas and facilities and fri nge
parking facilities.
Another outstanding example of
improving living conditions and t he
quality of life in the 1970 Act Is,
according to Turner, the expansion
of the relocation assistance program. The laws have expanded
relocation assistance benefi t8 to inelude increased interest rates in refinancing replacement homes.
''This relocation program is delivering real social and environmental benefits," Turner commented,
" by ensuring that all persons displaced by highway construction
find decent, safe and sanitary hOlls(Continued on p"ie 6)
COOK
AP Ril, 1971
COUNTY H1GHWAY NEWS
SURVEY-
(B Q) Q) lrr (B Q) [!J III UlJ

mommWffiW m~W0
Chicago Civie Center, ChiclIgo, lllinois 6OG02
APRil, 1971
Vol. XVIII
No.4
Published monthly by and for the members of the

Cook County Highway Department to serve as an
organ for disseminating news and inf.ormation on the
they will not be responsibt p. for unsolicited material.
GEO RGE W. DUNNE , President

Mathew W. Bieszczat
William H . Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
J erome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
Floyd T. Fulle
J ohn P. Touhy
J oseph 1. Woods
&In.tbew lV. Bleszcznt--Cbm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thom~ G. Cots-Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Ruth V. Graham
Assistant Editor
W illiam Slocum
(COntinued trom pIIge 1)

called iniunl point near Centralis could not be estab
lished 8S lhe intersection of this line with the 3rd
principal meric:.ian.
In lhe summer of 1965, this author along with Dr.
Temple found in lhe government records of State
Archives a folder with very old index maps (Aud itor's
No. 482). A note was attached to the township Une
between townships 6 and 7 South on one of the maps
with the following text:
''This line is call~ Base line according to the
field notes. It was run due East to lhe Wabash
river, a nd due West to the Mississippi river from
the intersection with l he 3rd principal meridian."
F rom this note we deduced that perhaps this
lownship line was the true base line of our system. In
lhe summer of 1966, we found another important record in Volume 510 ( Auditor's number ). It was the
oldes t index map of southern illinois, and this author
believes that this particular map wss drawn in 1817
or 1818. On this map appears the following note:
" The 3rd principal meridian was surveyed from
the corner of townships 6 and 7 South, Range 1
Easl and West. North ant: South. and Standard
lines were run East and West from said township
corner."
This second nole very strongly supported our suspicions about the location of the true base line.
At the beginning of 1967, we certainly knew much
more than we did 10 years before when our r esearch first started. We knew that the so-called
ini~al point south of Centralia was definitely not the
pomt whcre thc S\lrvey of the area of the 3rd principal meridian system began. We suspected that the
true base line of this system was a line between townships 6 and 7 South. However. it was still not the
fin al solution. of our problem. Indications, suspicions,
and assumptions a re never enough to end any research.
There was no proof. and t he situation at that time
reaUy looked as if it had reached a dead end.
321-7714

Edwin A. Beck
C, O. Higgins
Staff Photographer
E lmer J. IUajewski
Q'Block Named To U. S. Civil Defense Group

Patrick M. O'Bloek. Director of lhe Cook County
Civil Defense Commission, was recently appointed a
member of the NaUon~1 Committee 011 Natural Disnsters for the U. S. Civil Defense Council.
Appointed to the Committee by William Robinson.
President of the U. S. Civil Defense Council, O'Block
will represent Region Four which incluCes Michigan,
Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and TIlinois.
O'Block has been direclor of lhe Cook County Civil
Defense Commission since 1963, and has received
national recognition for publishing the annual Cook
County Natural Disaste r Booklet which describes t he
many innovative procedures and coordinated efforts
undertaken by his Commission throughout the year.
However, by the summer of 1967, something new

had developed. The Social and Economic Branch of
the National Archives sent this author several
hundred copies of letters exchanged between the Department of Treasury, the Surveyor General and many
other involved individuals. Many of th~ letters
were with out special value, but some of them were
very interesting. They were BUpposet: to have been
published in the well known collection of Carter's
Territorial Papers. Bu t it appeared that Carter actually selected only some of lhe documents and not
the complete collection. Several important manuscripts were omitted in his publication. The most
important of these, not published , was sent by William
Rector, Deputy Surveyor, to the Surveyor General
Jsred Mansfield October 24, 1805. Rector (;escribed
in this omitted letter the survey of the true base line
of the 3rd principal meridian. Th ia base line was
rC!ally a line between township 6 and 7 Soulh. as we
suspected, and with the information this letter provided our research was complete.
(ConUnued on
page
3)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV NEW8
Department Hosts
Valle y Conference
PAQI. t
APRIL, 1971
EQUIPMENT DIVISION COMPLETES PROJECTS:
Overhauling A Diesel Engine ...
Tbe Cook County Highway J)e..

partment once again hoated the
62nd Annual Meeting of the Mis
sissippl Valley Conference of State
Highway Departments in mid
M.arch at the Sherman House.
The 1971 theme for the Confer
ence was "Research" and many of
the guest speakers devoted much
of their time to this subject.
Among those heard at the Con
ference were : A. M. Young, Presi
dent of the Missiaaippi Valley Con
ference; Chsrles E. Shumate. Chair
man, Executive Committee, High
way Research Board; W . N. Carey,
Executive Director, Highway Re
search Board; W. J . Burmeister,
PresiCent, American Association ot
State Highway Officisis (A ASHO );
and E. C. Turner , FederaJ Blghwa)'
Administrator (see slory on page
one).
The
three-day
Conference
brought together representatives
from 14 southern and midwestern
alates to discuss mutual highway
planning problems. In addition to
guest speakers, it featured afternoon seminars geared to each [acel
of highway maintenance and con.
struction.
Under the direction of Superin.
tendent of Highways Thomas G.
Cots, Cook County Highway staf
fers were responsible for greeting
and registering all Conference par
tlclpants and compiling and pub-lishing a Conference directory.
lU3no DeSanti ... heud of ..:;qllipment Dlvbloll, a mi "1m Nuland, "r.. IIht.'fter
;\l ccluu1ic', m llke II few "dju,.tlllenU 011 the dlL'!>(!l engloe whlc.h th ey CO II 'llle~ly
O \"erhllllh~d Ilnd rC'hlllll .
The engi ne, whlc.h cllln~ front" hell\'y tl u ty loude r,
wns d lsusSf' ll1bled IUIII l'mN!tI un t he lloor 01 tllf' wo rk ... hop w here It \\'Wi wllrketl
over. The en gine o \c.rIUIliI ~I\t.od Ih l! l>forlllrln","' IIIOllf'Y hy IIK h ' lglng lin 1m
IlOrmnt pleee of eflu1llntellt.
And Designing A New Testing Device ...
~
v
SURVEY(Continued from ""ge 2)
We know tooay. that we have In

the States of lllinois and Indiana
very rare cases which do nol oppe!lt elsewhere. We have lhe true
initial point, where the surveyor
the system reany began. This
point is located 36 miles south of
another point which was incorrectly
called the initia.l point for many
decades.
This other point. for
which Mr. Nichola.s R.aimonW sllg
gested the name "cardinal point",
is located near Centralia, and is
nol lhe Initial point of our system
but only a point from which town~
(COntinued on pare 8)
JIm Nohuld, Jr. demOl15tru.t t!!l Ou, new dc\' lce ho dO!llgned wilieh wUl test
Rnd rell8lr h ;Fdr"ulIo pumps tor truoks. The unit IIlmpllflos prooedul'CII t or
preSl\lrc tMtI and rel)IUl'S tor th llllC! pumps.
APRIL, 1911
PAGE 4
DEPARTMENT ENGINEERS PARTICIPATE IN A.....I
APRIL, 11171
IAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HIGHWAY CONFERENCE
PAO~
COOK COUNTY HIG HWA Y NEWS
1970 HIGHWAY ACT
APRIL., 1971
PAGE I
Highway Float Debuts On St. Pot's Day . ..
(COntInued [rom pIIge J)
ing, Including those wbo previously

lived in substan~ard unlls."
Another example of sodal responsibility can be found in the
Act's provision authorizing establishment of training programs for
construction workers on an equal
opportunity basis. In addition, the
Act provides for the establishment
ot guidelines lO assure that in the
development. of any project, full
oonsideration be given to possible
adverse environmental eJf"ects.
Finally, the Act adds a new safety responsibility by requiring an
Inventory of all bridges on the Federal-aid systems and makes new
funding available to begin the replacement of the worst of them.
These were just some of the
highlights of the 1970 Federal-Aid
Highway Act. which Turner pres ented to the Conference. He concluded by stating that thi.s Act
and the hlghway program 8S a
whole "are in step with the times,
and are proceeding soundly to meet
the long-range needs of the Nation
- not only ita lranSportation needs,
but the many social anC: economic
objectives whIch our vital hjghway
program serves."
SI. I'ulrlck's 0 11)' on iUlU'('h 17 WDS the CK'CILSioll for lhLo! lleUSon 'lI de bu t o f
the Oook County H lgh ll'l\y J)"llIIrlmcl1t'jJ pnnlde lIon I.. Ilellllng to muke Hie
fl oat. nue of the hl(hllghbl Of Ole l'll.rude IH'-re fI\"e lo\"cly Dellllrtllleni gnl!i
who rode aboard lUll! !.ora'cd Ihe brisk, cold day. TIH!:yare from Idt to right:
Janiee Be.rlolamJ, n ight of Way Dh'1810n; Debbie Olro. Cook Collnty Truffio
Safety Commission; :S.lney P lenlu"Lt'-k, Truffle IIl1d SIJ,"1'lIIll1 Oh'lslon: 1UlU'y J!ll1e
Ryun, OollslrueUon; and OluirlCIIC \\"I1Ul\Ill!1, I 'crfomwnce Anu lyslA SecUon.
It Highlights Parade Down State Street!
SURVEY(COnUnued (rom p-.p 3)
ships and ranges are numbered.During the lost decade, certain

progress in our knowledge about
the bistory of lllinois surveys has
been made. However, many questions still need to be answered.
Our new generation has a very rich
and interesting field open for further research in this regard .
For details on The bcglnn.ing or
111lDOls su n 'e)""5 see this author's
study, published under the same
tlUe In the Archive lssue of ll.LI_
NOlS LIBRARIES, January 1971.
Vol. 53, No.1, pages 22-,
H ere she comes-right dowo the center of State Street and.

theme of "'PavlD, tho War tor the Growth of Cook OountJ,"
~rIn,
tho
PAGE 7
APRIL, 1971
BIG, BRIGHT, BARREL BARRIERS BEING TESTED!

A uumber of Staffers from the
Valuations Division, including Divisional head Edwartl F. La ndmesser,
Goorge Cmine, and iUichael V.
Nlc.mczyk, atte.nded the American
Right of Way Association meeting
held at the Midland Hotel on March
11. They he.ard a talk on photogrammetry. accompanied by a film.
and looket: at a display of new
surveying equipment.
Ben Salnlck and J ohn Da rrow of

District 1 earned the gratitude of
Barrington lligh School when. on
a routine maintenance patrol along
Brinker Road on March 2, they recovered two cases containing 54.
class rings valued at $815. They
promptly returned the cases, which
had been stolen the dllY before
[rom the display case in the front
entrance of the school.
In June of this year John Bmje.
of the Drainage and Utilities Division, will gmduate from the Public
Service Institute of the Chicago
City College with an Associate
Degree in Applied Science in
Civil Engineering. Superintendent
Tbomns G. Cots comments, "It is
extremely gratifying to have on
our staff persons Buch as Mr. Brnje
who, in spite of having been away
from college campuses for many
years. find it worthwhile to return
to complete B course of studies,"
P hoto COll rtesy of t he Chicago T ribune
bright. yellow IIJns Ue barrel'! plll'tlally filled willI aand and arranged
much like bowling IllIt!! lire currentl~' being i:e sted by the llIinolll DI"Won of
11lg lm'''Y8 li t th e 26 th Street e.d t rtUll ll of the J)a ll Uyn" EIpre!isway. The
Fifteen
breakable IllastJ c hn rre13 ha vo been s hown to absorb th o Impact of an auto
hitting tltem nt 50 miles lUI hour with minimum da m a g e to t he automobUe

n ntl I1rhcr. The OOOK oo m~Y HJGHWAY 1\'"EWS first r elK)rted abo ut.
somc ot th e.;.e ne w stlfely bllrrier!l, whi ch we re be.lng tested In other states,
In 1I.s Aug ust J970 eilition.
-,
Members of the Technical Services Division will be attending

Photo Expo '71, a n exhibition of
camera art and equipment from all
over the world, which will be held
at Chicago's new McCormick Place
April 17-25. The ace Cook County
Highway Department photographe rs who will be there include E lme r
Majewski, George Brown, F ra nk
SkaJda" Ed Sury, Robill James, Sydney Blyrnan, Lowell Beyer, and
Ma ry CUIlriglione.
Jean Hultman , of the Right of
Way Bureau, whose sister, ~rary
McGovern, died On April 7 ; to
Dee Batcheler, of the Fiscal
whose
Management Bureau,
mother, Mrs . .Agnes Smith , died
on April 7 ; and to t he fam.ily
of Irbie B. Earle, formerly of
the ~Iap Division, who died on
April 7.
" But
Offi'c~r,
I'm 11()t park ed.

I'm jus t d slo lV /'t!!dder. "
- LC,
A PRIL.. 197 1
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (lilinoisl

By day, celestia l oolumJ1!l of wlil t and pale sllray high above the watcn of
Lake Michigan-by ni ght, Irid escen t const:eUatJons In blue, green. red and
a mber agn lnst the tlark s p lre8 of the midnigh t Loop-Chlcn go'8 might)'
a llne noo Buckin g ha m F ountnln l!I one of tlie s plendOr!! of the takefront city.
Doolent ed In Aug us t of 1921. the F ountain was the girt of Jn Iss KQ.tc Sttlrg6!l
Bllckin gham, lililia n t li ro llis t nntl bumunlta rian, ILS It. me morhl l 10 her brother.
If noted civic leade r. It.!! shaft noll imslos a r e o f Geo rgia pink ma rble anti Its
water Cllpnclty , with 1111 basins filled , l'l 1,IWO.OOO gallons. Ohlcago 11811s It
Ilroutll y us the largest nnd m~t benutlrul founlnln in th e world.
W, .
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I I . GlOWI
PopulsHon - 5,4.21,231
Area _ 9MI Sq. Mtlee
Pollution Control
Course Offered To
County Inspectors
George W. Dunne, P resident of
Ute Cook County Board of Commissioners, joined with William F .
Harris, Commissioner of Bu ilding.
Zoning and Air Pollution. and David
l:I . Heller, P resident of Loop College. on March 18 to iniliate a new
Environmentsl Control Technology
course for County poliulion control
inspectors.
The course, which is given by t he
Public Service Institute of Chicago
Loop College. is the first such
course in environmental control
given by the P u blic Service Institute that haJJ been specifically tailored around the needs of the
County.
[n a hrief talk to the course participants Dunne said, "You are
working in an exceedingly sensitive
area. We are all concer ned about
the environment in which we live,
and each a nd everyone of us
should feel committed to do our
part to conser ve our resources not
only as part of our jobs but also
as part of our everyday habits."
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In addition, the course will provide cooperative work experience

with an environmental specialist
who will supervise students at
work in an environmental control
facility.
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Did You Know . . .

-that in 1969, the various States
paid out $9.1 billion in highway
user taxes- $5.9 billion for State
highways, $2.4. billion for local
roads snd streets, and SO.8 billion
for nonhighway purposes?
- that Ute population growth rate
of the United States is about 6,000
persons daily while motor vehicles
a re increasing at a rate of nearly
12,000 per day?
- that Jane Addams-who, with
Ellen Gates Starr, founded Chicago's world-famous Hull House in
l889- wss a pioneer worker for the
poor and disadvantaged, and the
first woman to win the Nobel Peace
P rize?
The 16 week course will include

the study of man's physical environment, the nature of the environ
ment, disease transmission, and the
effects and control of impurities.
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Chicago Civic ()entel',
Chicago, illInois 60602
Return Requeated
VOL. XVIII Number 5
MAY, 1971
Department To Provide Lighting

For Remote County Road Crossings
A workman from the! Oomnl onwC!QIth Edl'KIn Compo.ny IIUU the final irult3lla
Uon touches on new o\'erhC!Qd atreet Ughting at the Inte.l'8eClion of Oamp
,U cDOllllld and SChoenllCCk Roads.
A new plan has been put into

effect whereby the intersections of
Rny two County maintained roadways which are wholly or partially
in unincorporated areas of Cook
County will be provi~ed with UghtIng. Cook County Superintendent
of Highways Thomas G. Cots has
announced.
The plan, which was initialed by
George W. Dunne, will provide
lighting for remote road Intersections in parts of the County where
there previously had been none.
In the 1971 Budget the Cook
County Board of ComnUsslonerB
appropriated $10.000 for Installa-
tion, maintenance and energy costs

for such intersection lighting in unincorporated areas.
Currently, the Department is in
the process of lighting 90 inte,...
seetiou8 in the County. The actunl
installation is being done by the
Commonwealth Edison Company
and should be completed by the
end of summer this year.
"Although the prime purpose of
intersection lighting is illumination, it also serves 88 8 guiC:e sign
by giving an indication to the
driver that there [s a cross street
ahead," Cola said. "In this way.
we hope to provide au additional
measure of 8O.fety on ou r County
roads."
Chicago, III. 60602
1971-75 Highway
Improvement Plans
Approved By Board
The 1971-75 Cook County Expreuway and Highway improvement Program representing an eatlmated expenc:iture of Sl21.511.000
(or county highway proje<:ts over
the next five years was approved
by President George W . Dunne and
the Board of Commissioncrs at
their April 5 meeting.
Submitted to the Board by the
Highways, Thomas G. Cots, the
Program provides for S19.1 million
of primary road construction tor
1971. In addition. anolber $8,4
million is blueprinted (or exprcaawily projects this year.
Financing for thc entire five
year program will come from motor fucl tax funds, reimbursements
from the Io"cdcral Government a nd
lhe Expressway Bond Isslle l;'und.
Among the projects included in
this year's primary roae:" progrnm
are the (ollowing:
80TH A VENUE-widen to an adequate two lime
pavement and resurface from
131at Street to 119th Street.
82ND A VENUE-
widen to an adequate two lane

pavement and resurface (rom
143rd Street to 135th Street.
I.;:EDZIE AVENUE---widen to an adequate two lane
pavcment and resurface from
153rd Street to 139th Street.
CO'ITAGE GROVE A VEl\'UE-
widen to a.n adequate two lane

pavement and resurface including railroad grade crossing adjustments between L incoln Highway ane:" GlenWOOd-Oyer Road.
Sl'SGER ROADwiden to an adequate two lane
(COntinued on pal" 6)
MAY,
11m
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MORE THAN $9 MIlliON IN ROAD

CONTRACTS A WARDED BY BOARD
(B(D(D[h (B(DIDIllU\1
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Chlcngo Uh 'i " Denter, Chicago, IllInois 60602
Vol. XVIII
MAY, 1971
No. 5
Publlabed monthly by and for the members ot the

Cook County HJgbway Department to serve 8.1 an
organ lor disseminating new. and information on the
personnel and projecta of the Department and the
County and subjects ot related interest .
given the careful attention of the E ditor.. H owever,
they will not be re9ponsihlR for unsolicited material.
G EO RG E W . DU NNE , President
Malhew W, Bieszez3.t
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Ryan
George W. Dwme
WilHam N. Erickson
J ohn H. Stroger , Jr.
Floyd T. Fulle
John P. Touhy
Charles J . GnlPP, Jr.
Joseph I. Woods
Mathew W. BiC!ttcz:tt-Cbm., Road and Bridge Comm..
T homns O. CubJ-Superintendent of H ighways
Editor
Ruth V. Graham
ABBistant Editor
lVlIIlam Slocum
321~7714
Grapbic Arts Consultants

Edwin A. Beck
0. 0. UJgglnfll
Staff Photographer
E lmer J . l\Iajew.1d
Briefings on New Computer Scheduled

.Joseph P. J oyce. henc:' of the Safety and Training
Division. has announced thc scheduling of three
orienta lion sessions for May on the newly-acquired
mM 1130 Scientific Computer which will be arriving
at the Department lhlJl summer. The briefings . which
consisL of visual and audio lectures. will outline the
proposed tasks ot lhe new computer and the programming lang\lages to be used In it. Mr. J oyce emphasizes that the s essions have not been devised solely
tor technical personnel. " Any Individual taking a
gene.rn.1 interest In the Department's computer capabilities will gain some benefits by attending," he said.
Eight highway improvement projects totaling

59,210,886.46 were awarded by the Cook County
BOBri of Commissioners at their April 19 meeting,
George W. Dunne, Board President, announced.
The contracts which were submitted to the Board
by Mathew W. Bieazczat, chairman of the Roads and
Bridges Committee. on the recommendation of
Thomas G. Cots, Superintendent of Highways. are
8.11 follows:
FULLERTON AVENUE OllAI-.~"'EU:ZATION
NA RRA OA.J.~SETT AVENUE TO
OA LlFOR.N lA A VEl\'UE
The improvement consists of widening, channelization nnd reSUrfacing of W. Fullerton Avenue from 60
to 80 feet at 10 major inlersecUons between Narragansett and CaUfornia Avenues. in addition to pro~
vlding special channell7.atlon for left turn bays.
Pavement construction consisls of bituminous concrete
binder and aurface courses, separated by a variable
meLian , together with curb, gutter, driveway and
sidewalk const ruction, drainage structures and sewers.
Crossroad improvements consist of widening, reconstrucUon and resurfacing similar, in general, to that
described ror w. Fullerton Avenue.
The contract was awarded to the Consolidated
Construction Co. a nd Rosemont Paving Co. on a joint
venture for a low bid or 5978,638.00. It is subject to
lhe concurrence or the Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Righways, State of TIlinois.
C IIA...'~' ELIZATION OF S ACR.-\M"EN1'O
WEST "'RANKu:~r BLVD.
BLVD. AT
The improvement consists of the channelization of

W. Franklin and N. Sacramento Blvd . wilh right
turn ramps provided for through traffic anc:' cross
traffic at the intersections of the two boulevards and
with a one way traffic service drive oonnection to
Sacramento Blvd. Curb and gutter, sidewalk conIlruction. drninage structurcs and sewers are also
included in the project.
The contract was awarded to the Thomas Madden
Co. on a low bid of $209.24.7.00.
ROBERTS ROAD-llJTJI STREET TO
R61'U STREET
The proposed improvement o r Roberts Road, !lUh

Street and 103~ Street consists of the conslruction
of two 24 rOOl pavements sepiU'tlted by a " foot
mountable median providjng channelizatio n at lUtit
Sl. and 95th Sl. The widening of the structure over
Stony Creek ineludes the l-emoval of existing walks,
raJlings. ea.rth fill. .. inch wearing surface and black
top pavement in addition to the conslruction of new
sidewa1ks, raillngs, " Incb wearing surface and the
extension of wingwalla of the abutment. Curb and
gutter. grading, driveway, drainage, traffic algnnls.
landscaping and lighting under the TrI~State Toll
Rond structure are also IncluCed.
The contract was awarded to Rossi Conlractors on
a low bid ot $3.956 ,748.06.
(Conti nued on pqe 3)
COOK COUNTY H IO HWAY NEWS
Drunks Can't Drive

Witlt New Car Device
New devicea designed to prevent
an intnxicated person from atarling his ca r are currently being
tested by the Department of Trans_
portation's National Highway Trafftc Safety Administration (NHTSA).
One such device, aOO\11 the size
of a cigar box, is hookeG: to a car's
Ignition and mounted on the daahboard.
It. evaluates faculties
which are important to driver control, and which show early deterIoration when one consumes excessive amounts of alcohol.
A driver turns on the Ignition
key and a random number of five
digits is displayed on a small
screen for a few seconds, then
disappears. The driver then haa
a few seconds to punch the same
combination of numbers on n keyboard which resembles II. pushbutton telephone.
If he succeeds in doing it correctly. t he car engine can be
slartec:. However, if be fails, he
must tu rn the Ignition key again
ana a new ntlmber combination
will appear on the sCI-een. If tbe
driver fails in three times to punch
the correct series of numbers, t he
car CRnnot be started for an extended period-perhaps ro; R.t:I long
as sn hour.
Engineers for the Safely Administration are cu rrentiy testing
the effectiveneSs of the device in
preventing a drunken person from
driving, In addition to cvaluating
public acceptance of such devices.
Since a n estialated 28,000 fatalities
were attributed to the excessive
consumption of alcohol lasl year,
safely officials are attaching considerable importance to developing
and implementing this type of preventive measure.
CO NTRACTS(COntinued from page 2)
OAKTON STREETMOUl\"T PROSPECT ROA_D TO

LEt] STREET
The proposee Improvement of

Oakton Street and Mounl Prospect
Road consists of the conslruction
of two 24 fool pavements with 10
Inch Portland Cement Concrete,
eeparated by a mountable median
MAY, 1971
PAGE I
CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS PRAISE PERFECT

ALIGNMENT OF NEW STORM SEWER OUTFALL
" A perfect job," was the unanimous response from Cook County
Highway Department construction
experts when asked to comment
on the above photograph showing
an underground view of the newly
built West Lake Avenue slorm
sewer ou tfall which stretches from
Sanders Road to the Des Plaines
River.
"The alignment is perfect- as

straight as looking down the barrel
of a rifle," commented Dan Cohen,
Supervising Engineer for the proj_
ect.. "It Is also an extremely smooth
job." he continued. "One can
barely notice the joints,"
The process used under the direction of Resident Engineer Pele
Fischman, a 36-year veteran of lhe
varying in width [rom 4 to 16 feet

with channelization at the Intersection of ~fou nt Prospect Road,
Wolf Road and Lee Street with
Oakton Street. In addition, It includes the widening of Lee Street
Cook County Highway Department,

WQ.8
jacking pre-cast sewer pipe
sections Ulrough lile ground. The
pre-cast sewer pipes were jacked
or pushed through the tunnel
from shafts which were located
about 500 feel apart.
Since this job in"oivCC: working
underground with soil of variable
stability, it was quite common for
t he pipe to frequenUy settle a few
Inches off (rom a perfectly straight
alignment. To achieve an arrowslraight alignment as the photograph above indicates, extreme
care and close attention to deta il
were required.
Its another fin e example of great
pride of workmanship and top professionalism typicaJ of the Cook
County Highway Depar tment!
to lwO 24 foot pavements separarated by a mountable media.o varying in width from 4 to 16 feet with
channelization at Oakton Street.
Work at the C&:NWRR grade
(CDnllnucd on pAlt 7)
PACE 4
MAY, 11171
NEW RIDGELAND AVENUE BRIDGE OVER r.L1
Con:otructiOIl of the JUdgehuul A,'cnul' Bridge o" er the Cnlume t-Sng ObanlIel neur lS uburban Palos Heights is currentl y unde rway. It in\'oln~
r eillueing the old IIllrrow short Sl'lin bridge with It four hUIe stecl truss
bridge. III ::addition, the cnnal will be widened from IL" origina l 6() fL'Ct
to 22.5 feet.
The Ilidgelnod A\'elllle Hrhlge Is tbe \:I$t o r Ule eight brld.;es that the
Oook County JIIghwu-y Department t

Army Corl lS or Engineers In Uleir
of the Culwnet'-s"g NlwlgatlonP[
E ngineer for tile IJroject "nd Jules
TOil, from left to right: A hl'droul
old bridge deek
Int~
sections; a. df
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV NEWS
Jr~T SAG
MAY, 1971
Pi\GE ,
CHANNEL CURRENTLY BEING BUILT
as built In cooperation with the U. S.

Irogram to upgrade bridges as 113rt
l jeet. He rbert Fox is SUller\'is ing
Jurpentier is the Residen t Engineer.
c concrete breaker Is breaking ul' the
llo1ished section of the old bridge is
being Iirted by a. cra ne; then It is mon:d for dls lJOsru .
Bottom, from Iet to rig h t,: Thi>l overall view of the bridge s hows the
originul channel width and the new widening; workers In the next Ilbotogrn.llh ure s hown IlrellUring the south abutment ,.Ues for 1\ three foot
concrete ellcusement,
IMPROVEMENT PLANS-
M AY. 1971
PAGE I
STONY ISLAND PROJECT PROGRESSES
(COntinued rrom pille 1)
pavement and resurface includ

ing railroad grade crossing adjustments between Western Ave
nue and the Calumet Express
way.
167TH STREETwiden to an adequate two lane
pavement and resurface includ.
ing railroad grade crossing ad
justments between Oak Pa r k
A venue and Cicero A venue.
175TH STREET....tiden to an adequate two lane
pavement and rcsurface including railroad grade crossing adjusbnents between Oak Park
Avenue and Central Avenue.
DEVON A VEl\'UEwiden Intersections at Milwaukee
Avenue and Nagel Avenue.
SACRAMENTO BOULEV AROwiden Intersection at Franklin
Boulevard.
FULLERTON AVENUEwiden intersectiona and channelize from Narragansett Ave
nue to Califor nia. Avenue.
l03RD STREETwiden with median and channelize from Crawford Avenue to
Western Avenuc.
CENTRAL A VENUE (Part 1)widen and reconstruct including
intersection
Unoat
widening
[rom Diversey Avenue to Foster
Avenue.
PULASKI ROADmake C.T.A . column adjustment.s
at Lake Slreet.
HARMS ROADwiden to four lancs with a medIan from Central Avenue to
Slmp8011 Street.
WILKE ROADconslruct four lancs from Algonquin Road to Central Road.
This aer llli "Iel'l' s hows UU~ plITtln.lly construeied S t ony (Slnnd A" l':nlle Or oss
(Jo nn C(ltor oye r th o Ohlcago n ook bllUJd nnd P ncJ Re Itallrond And Fron l-age
n uad B. A the Ilhotogrnph Indlolll,e s, th e COII Unli oliS s t eel be ams hlll'e been
erected. The next phll.'Je of conslniction l\i ll In" oh'e plnclng the conc.rete deck.
PRA'IT A VENUE--
conslruct briCge and approaches

over the North Shore Channel.
ROBERTS ROADreconstnlct to fou r lanes with a
median from Hllh Slreet to
86th Street.
OAKTON STREETwiden to fOllr lanes with a med
ian from Mount Prospect Road
to Lee Street.
L AKE COOK ROADconstruct storm sewers from the
Des Plaines Ri\'er to the TriState Tollway.
179TH STREETmake railroad grade crosaing
protection Improvements at the
N, & W. R.R. weill of Wolf Road.
A Illoce o f heavy i!flililiment h el~ In !le lUng one of Ihe steel bcu.n~ Into
place.. The e ntl J'f.l S loo), hl.llIul p rojed n-lU p rovide Il controlled 1lece88 h igh way (rom S tony lslnnd A" ~ ue t o UI6 Calumet. Ex pressWAy, a gTlIdo IICpllrnt ed
fni e rcllllnge at. 10Srd S treet. olld n conn ect or to Iho ef~t- l\"08 t Bcgm ent of the
C&.lumet. E xpresswa y leudlllg to t.he I)a ll R)'R D E Xpro!il5\'1'sy. In additi o n, a
s)'llt:em of Lron tn go ronds w ill be prol'lded.
THORNTON ROADmake railroad grade crOSSing

protection improvements at the
J. fI , B, R.R. south of 139th
Street.
VARIOUS LOCATIONSmake bridge and culvert replacements or reconstrucUons.
PAGE 7
MAY, '871
CONTRACTS(CClnUnued from p"ge 8)
crossing, curb and guttcr, grading,

Crivcways, drainage, traffic signals
and landscaping are also Inchlded.
Robert. R. Anderaon Co. on a low
bid of $2,483.337,50.
WILKE ROAD-AJ~GO:SQmN
ROAD TO CEl\'TRAL ROAD
The proposed improvemenl con
sists of constructing two 24. foot
pavements separated by a four
foot variable width mountable
median channelization with left
turn storage lanes at Algonquin
Road. White Oak Drive and Cen
tral Road. Storm sewer construe
tion, drainage structures. comh~nn.
lion curb and gutter. landscaping,
grading, signing ane striping are
also Included.
The con met was awarded to
Greeo Contractors, Inc. on a low
bid of $4.87.227.31.
Jllck CnstrOlIO\'O, of the VaJuaLions Division, has successfully

completed the required examination in colinecLion with the Exten.
sion Course entiUed Real Estate
Appraisal I . given by the Amer!
can Institute of Real Estate Ap-praisers at the Central YMCA
Community College in Chicago.
Mr. Castronovo h88 lhus met the
prerequisite requirement for candidacy to the institute.
Robert A. Bugler, of the Compuler and DatA Processing Division, attended the joint Spring
Conference of the Civil Engineering Program Applications/ Auto.
mated Procedures for Engineering
Consultants (CEPAAPEC) group
held in Washington, D.C. March
31-April 2.
The conferees exchanged information about the
latest computer programs ane
techniques.
Uug h MeA nlrr, Asaietant Chief

Engineer of the SeconCary Roads
Bureau, attended the 11th Annual
North American Snow Conference
held April l4-l6 III the Sherman
House in Chicago. The Conference agenda included such topics
as weather forecaaling. environmental effects of snow removal
programs. snow emergency organ!.
mtion. and multiple uses of equip.
ment. in addition to workshop sessions dCA-ling with special problems In the field .
District No. 4 maintenance patrolmen Oarl Drogemuller and

Kevin Duffy got some extra help
o n lheir palrol on ApriJ 1<:1. when
seven pretty teenage girls and
their leader from the Eveready
4H Club of Palos Township he.lped
clean up a portion of 135th Street
just eut of the district warehouse.
The girls collected trash and debra
In plasUe bags and with the assist.ance of Drogemuller and Duffy removed nearly B truck load of litter
trom the highway.
BLOOM TOW~'S mP-Gr oull H]1)71
CO'MAGE GROVE AVENUELINCOLN mGnWAl'TO

GLENWOOD DYER ROAD
STEGER ROAD-WESTERN
AVE!\'UE TO OALU~n::r
EXPRESSWAY
The Improvements consist. of
providing for a narrow full depth
widening to the exlstlng pavements; recollstruction of raIlroad
approaches to the C. H. St.. P. &
P. RR.: widening existing inter
secting dedicatet:' street returns;
complete tlurfactng of cxlsUng and
proposed widened pavements with
binder and surface OOUl'84!S; providing atabillzed shoulders with
seaJ coat trea.troent areas; provid.
ing (or mail box turn out areas;
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(COntinued on pale 8)
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Our deepest sympathiea to

Lite ramily o[ Robert E. Glaaaer
formerly employed In TraJlie
Accounting Inventory, who died
on April 7; to Leo E , Mertka
Jr., head of the Advance Plan
ning Division, whose. [ather
Leo E. Merlka, Sr" died 0 1
April ll; and to Betty Perry
man. of the Personnel Division
whose mother, EUz.abeth M
Roe, died on April 21.
MAY, 197 1
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinois)
CONTRACTS-
The e nc hanted world of flowe rs, In a Ulls profuse a nti va ri ous g lory, enn be
onjuyed the whole yenr round at Oh lca go's two (u moU!i conse.r\'u torles, Gurfield
I'urk and LIncoln l'urk. E \'cry yea .r se\'cral mlilioo \'l'lilol1i lind c oJo:rment
IUlIl reJ ros hmen t to th olr sllecilll Ooral e Xh.lbl b:l a nt] lM:l rmlln cnt collections,
la rgo n ntl s plendid, of exotle IIIan ts lUlel trees. F..nch has a P a lm H ouse,
featurin g sllch fusclnaUng s peclmens ns the wine-ben r ing Fishtall P lllm of
Jnelill. anti 1\ }o~ernery, w ith the ra re Oycads, wh ose remote a ncestoMO prod uced
our coni beds. Each Oonscn 'otory h olds fOUf ma jo r s hows nnnually: l he
OhrYlUl nthemum S how In jIt,-o\'cmber ; tlte Chris tmas S how: tho AJ:alea S how
during' F ebruary n.nd early Ma r ch: and the E llSt c r S how.
(COnUnued
trom Imge 7)
making necessary minimal shoulder

fill construction, removing and replacing the bridge handrail over
Deer Creek.
The contract was award ~ to
the S. G. Hayes and Co. on a low
bid of $1,056,643.30.
NORWOOD PA.RK TOWNSHIPWAS HINGTON AVENUE
FRO;,!I N. OF BAL~IORAT. AVE.
TO GREGOR}' STREET
. ' .0 '1 ,
ICUU MI U"
't. no"
PopulaUOD Area -
5,421,291
950 Sq. l\IlIe!!
The improvement of Washington

Ave. consists of the construction
of combination curb and gutter,
concrete sidewalk and resurfacing
the existing pavement in addition
to other necessary and collateral
work.
the J. A, Johnson Paving Co. on
a low bid of $20,560.35. It is subject to the appr oval of the Depa r tment of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways. Stale
of lllinois and the Township Highway Commissioner.
ORLANU TOWNSmp~tl'ROVEJ\lENTS AT 921\'])
COURT At"\'U 144TH PLACE
The proposed improvements involve the widening of the existing

road s to 22 feet and resurfacing,
together wilh drainage, gra(;ing
and other collateral and necessary
work.
the Lenz Oil Service, Inc. on a low
bid of $18,4.84.94. Il is subject to
the approval of the Department
of P ublic Works and Buildings,
Division of Highways, State of
Illinois and the Townsh ip H ighway Commissioner.
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- - em ..... lUl.
Did You Know . . .

~that
the National Safety Council estimates lhat the traffic death

rate per 100 million vehicle miles
for 1970 will be the lowest in the
nation's history?
- that the Department of Transportation is building a ten-mile

tesl track near Pueblo, Colorado,
to tryout new methocs of high
speed transportation, such as the
tracked air cushion vehicle?
- that the summer of 1835 saw
the last gathering of Indian tribes
in Chicago, when 5,000 Potawatomis, before moving west of the
Mississippi, came to receive annuities fo r the sale of fi ve million
acres of their lands?
lB Q) Q) ill lB Q) I!llilU\1
Gl00GlWffil'l [l) ~W0
Chien.go Civic Center,
Chien.go, Illinois 60602
R.,lurn RequHted
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MAINTENANCE DIVISION WORKS TO REPAIR

PA VEMENT CRACKS, SURFACES, POT HOLES
Maintenance of the 589 miles of
road under the jurisdiction of the
P ark, Palatine, Des Plaines. Palos

Pa rk and Blue Island.
is nol limited to clearing away
snow and ice during the winter

months.
After the spring thaw,
in fact,
efforts are redoubled to
eliminate the ravages of the winter

months and restore the roads to
their former prime (riving conditions.
PoL holes, pavement cracks, llnd
deterioration of the road shoulders

nrc some of the problems which
the Bureau of Secondary Roads

encounters and corrects during the
spring.
T ruck crews ant::' labor
gangs are sent out to systematically repair slld maintain all county
roads.
Responsibility fo r these
ronds is divided among the five
maintenance districts of the Cook
County Highway Department. with
headquarters located in La Grange
During the winter , when damage

occurred to the pavement surfaces,
a temporary cold patch material
was used to keep the roads in top
running order. The cold patch,
which is like a temporary dental
filling, was used since the inclement weather prevented the lise
of hol materials which would do
a more permanent job. In the
spring, however. the maintenance
crews are able to finish the job
with a permanent hot bituminous
concrete patch material.
''POt holes," according to Henry
Riedl. head of the Bureau of Secondary Ronds, " did not seem to be
as serious a problem this year as
was shoulder deterioration. This
(COnlinued on page 6)
DEPARTMENT SUBMITS
3 BRIDGE ENTRIES
IN DESIGN CONTE ST
Three bridges, representing three
different strllctllraJ types, will represent the Cook County Highway
Deparlment in the 43rd Annual
Competition held by the American
[nstitute of Steel Construction to
select t he most beautiful bridges
opened to traffic in 1970.
The Department entries. submitted this month by Superintendent
of Highways Thomas C. Cots, are
the 167th Street grade separation
over the Dan Ryan E."pressway.
lbe 157th Street pedestrian bridge
over the Da n Ryan Expressway,
and the Francisco A venue bridge
over the Cal-Sag Channel.
A blending of quiet grace and
tensile strength. the 167th Street
grade separation demonstrates how
sensitive design can enhance the
environment. 1t was opened to
traffic on December 1. 1970 and has
been entered in the Highway Grade
Separation Category.
Utility and comeliness a re com
bined in the attractive 157th Street
Pedest rian Br idge, with its graceful span arching high over the
lhunder of the Expressway. Its
high screening affords maximu m
safety to all users. like the youthful pedestrians seen in the photograph. and its many IlUJlps will
provide powerful illumination at
nigh t. This bridge was also opened
to traffic on D~cember J of last
year. and is the Department's entry in the Special Type Category.
Engineering fl cxibility is one salient characteristic of th e Francisco
Avenue Bridge over the Cal-Sag
Channel. Opened to traffic on De-
\ \'orkmen
RI'l'ly Jlutch mHter l:l1
to
one
of tho
Count:r-mn htlnlnctl
J'illld!l.
( COnUnu('d on page .3)
JUNE, 1971
PA8E 2
FHWA Tests Feasibility of Using

Highway Litter For RoaJ BuilJing
Environmentalists msy fincZ some encouragement
from rescarch being underltlken by the Federal Aigh.
way Adm inistration. A new research program currenLly underway at the FHWA is testing the feasrbil
ity of using highway litter and Industrial waste, two
of the major contributors to environmental pollution.
as highway construction material.
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JUNE, 1971
Vol. XVIII
No. 6
Publiahed monthly by and for the members of

Cook County Highway Department to serve aa
organ tor disseminating news and information on
personnel and projecta of the Department and
County and subjects or reJated Intereat.
the
an
the
the

given the careIul attention of the Editors. Bowe\'er,
they will not be responsihl~ for unsolicited material.
GEORGE W . DUNNE , President

Mathew W. Bicuczat
William a Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
J erome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Ryan
George W . Dunne
William N. Erickson
J ohn B. Stroger, Jr.
Floyd T. Fullc
J ohn P. Touhy
Joseph 1. Woods
Muthew lV. Bleszcwt-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
TbollllL!l G. Oots-Superlntendent of Hlghways
Editor
Ruth V. Graham
Assistant Editor
WUIIIUD S ioeum
321-77l4.
Edwin A. Beck
O. O. JUg-gins
SbUf Photographer
Elmer J . I't tnjen. kI
Clea n Stream s Week Proclaimed By Board

A resolution proclaiming t.he week of May 30, 1971
Clean Streams Week WBS presented by Cook County
Board President George W. Dunne and unanimously
passec:' by the Bosrd or Commissioners at their May
3rd meeting.
The resolution calls on nil residents of Cook County
"to exert every effort to abate all pollution and trash
accumulation in the streams or Cook County."
Since the predominant forms of litter are metal

cans, glass. rubber tires. paper and plastic, the research will coneentrate 011 both the technical and
economic feasibility of using these types of litter in
construction snd maintenance operations. Specifically, they will examine using highway and industrial
litter in such applications as aggregate in concrete
or bituminous mixtures, energyabsorbing barriers.
soil stabllizaLion, drains and ditches, Rnd for mulchIng or soil er osion control.
This phase of the J"Cseuch which wUl be conducted
by thc Texas Transportation institute at Texas A & ?o.'1
College will also weigh the costs of using litter for
such purposes agninst the cost of disposal by conventional means or reclaiming for recycling back into the
general economy.
F. C. Turner, Federal Highway ACmlnistrator, reported that the research is exploring another aspect
of solid industrial waste disposal which might also
provide. an economical solution to some continuing
highway problems.
''It has been brought to our attention," he aa..id,
"that a solid rock like product cnn be formed by the
chemical reaction oecllring when sulfate-bearing
Wa.8tes are brought into contact with lime and fly
a.8h."
L3rge quantities of sulfate-bearing wastes are
created by a number of industrial procedurcs. such
88 those used to remove sulfur dioxide (rom flue
gases. or sulfuric acid from mine waters. Fly ash
is obtained in large quantities from the stack precipitators in coal burning operations. The quantities
of these wastes. combined with the proper amounts
of lime, are of a m agnitu~e approaching the quantities or base course msterial or aggregates needed for
highway construction.
"Consequently," Tumcr continued. "if the rock-like
product formed by the chemical reaction has the
Ilroper characteristics for such highway usc, not only
wou ld a t roublesome waste disposal problem be
solved but the new source of supply of aggregates
would alleviate shor tages thaL exist in some areas."
Although active research has not yet begun in
this a rea, n Pennsylvania company, which originated
the concept, haa made some prelimlnsry studies.
PAGE I
JUN E, 1871
COUNTY COMPETES FOR TOP HONORS IN BRIDGE CONTEST

(Conllnue<1 trom page
1)
ccmber 22, 1970, this bridge has 28 toot I-beam towcr

spans for ita possible future conversion from a fix edtruss type of bridge to a Iift-apRn type.. The unaLorned girderwork adds a sober charm to an overaU
impression of solld strcngth and prncllcality. The
Francisco Avenue Bridge is entered In the Med ium
Span- Low Cleara.nce Category.
"Each bridge the Department constructs is a iI!!Parate and Individual problem in which enginecring
T Im 101l.h SI-N'CI, Grude 8epu mtlon o\'er Ihe l>nll R)'lIn

E:\' llr~wny
l!i IOCfllcd III !Wul.herll Cook Oo Ull t)'.
skil.l, aesthetic sense, and environmental suitability

combine in Ii total harmony," Superintendent Cots
said. " As I have emphasized before, we seek always
to combine the maximum utility and beauty with
rigorous economy of cost. Each of the bridges we
have e.ntered this year exemplifies that 111m. We feel
that each is an outstanding example of Its kind,"
A number of times in past A[SC contests Cook
County's bridge builders have eamoc national recog
of the Dan
l.etlesl rianlJ_
R,:!"sn t: ):IIr1!!t."iWD)' IlJ now .!Ien' lclo g
mall)'
nition by carrying off awards in several categories,

The Caldwell Avenue structure over Edens Expressway was s first prize winner. judged the best in its
class in 1952. The 158th Street structure on lhe
Calumet Expressway was awarded honorable mention
in 1MB while t he Lawrence Avenue bridge on Edens
received the same award in 1959, Moat recenUy, In
1968, the 51st Street pedestrian bridge over Lake
Shore Drive was given an Award of :Merit in tbe
Special Type Bridge classificati on.
The Francisco Avenu e Brldt:"e o\'e r the Oal-Sog Channel
In Worth Townshll' WIU opened 10 traJllc late hut year.
JUNE, 1971
PO\OE ..
------------------------
..
BLUE ISLAND MAINTENANCE FA(fLlTY EMPLOYEES CONSI
CD
A recent \Isit. to the Blue Ishuu] muinte nlUlce fncillly II)' the Cook
men unde r th .. tUrcetjon of Di~ lr i ct
Engineer Vernun Volke hllrd al work. The ca re lind muintennnef' of
tlltltroximllh~J)'133 miles of ('Oulll)' roads Is the rcsllOIl!Iibllltr of District 5.
This OO\'e", ull of Thornt on lilld Uloo," TO\\,II'lhiW~ :11111 I}llrts of Rleh Ilntl
Bremen. Worth Imll Calumel Towllships.
COlmty l/ig hw(IY NC1l!lI found the
Some of the !Ictio!! currently I;olllg on in IJbtrlct No. ;) inchul1;!8 the

rollowing:
I. Oul un 189th Stref't anti Kl.'dzle.

trees !Iud trimmed br.lllehes as well
2. Jerry Drown, Hell\')' EquiJ)l"U'llf
!lud deaning Ihl' tlllc bes al tbe
Ill!
formed tinder the tliredion of Pnl 11
S. Fronk Grlll'I), Lltllorer, tlemoll:.f'xt.ellsl\'el), for !lprlng and Slllllmer r
4. John Morek, Atoolumics hellier,
PAGE I
JUNE. 1971
lENT/OUSL Y (ARE FOR 133 MILES OF (OUNTY ROADS
"
, truck Is heing loaded ",lUI fallen

liticr.
OW~ nr. is lIrh'lng the grn:le.a11
oe
n. 1'hls Ill'Ojeel is ,*,ing I ~r
'LenKB, 1~lIbor Fnremltll.
ilt~ /I lIew mower which is u:.ell
Il ntcnAnce.
ebf Qne uf the heavy duty truck:,
bllf'.k ill 1'011 working ord.!!r.
5. WII!hun DcCero. We.lder, welds some metal

I-ruck frame.
rellhu~('ment.
I.arts for a
6. High",. y N ,,,. Edit" nullo G,.h.m 'nl.,.,. ...' ".., Oallend Engl.
neer Techlljc.llul. IL!i he e.II:lllo. lns Uw maintenance fUllctions of the fa c.lllty.
7.
Willie ,'Ic.Ray. L:lhorer, rClmirs one or the lurge hea,'), dut.,. tire ',
COO K COUNTY HIG H W A Y NEWS
Improvement Contrads
Awarded By County Board
JUNE, 1971
PAGE.
NEW STONY (REEK BOX (UL VERT (OMPLETED
Two highway improvement projects totalling $4.73.862.05 were

awarded by the Cook County
Board of Commissioners at their
June 7 meeting, according to
George W . Dunne, President.
The contracts. which were submitted to the Board by Commissioner Mathew W. Bieszczat. chairman or the Roads and Bridges
Committee, on the recommendation
of Thomas G. Cots, Superintendent
of Highways. are as follows!
167TH STREET-OAK PARK TO
ClOERO A VE!Io'UE
The improvement consists of

narrow full depth widening to the
exiBting pavement, reconstruction
or railroad approaches to the Chicago Rock Island and P acille Railway, wideniog existing intersecting
dedicated street returns, complete
surfacing of existing and proposed
widened pavements. and providing
stabilized shoulders with seal coat
treatment areas. In sddition, mail
box turn out areas, necessary minImal shoulder 611 construction. steel
plate beam guarC rail and/ or terminal sections. driveway construction. drainage additions and adjustments and landseaping will be
provided.
The contract was swarded to the
Chicago Paving and Construction
Company and the Charles J . Wilson
Company on 11 joint venture for a
low bid of $370,141.35.
WOLF n OAD-PLAI1\~LD
ROAD TO 55T H STREET

providing for & narrow full depth
widening to the existing pavement,
widening existing intersecting dCG.'catOO street returns. complete lurfacing of existing and proposed
widened pavements. and providing
stabilized shoulders with seal eoat
treatment areas. Other work Included in the contract involves
providing Cor maU box turn out
areas, necessary minimal shoulder
fill eonstrucUon. steel pIa te beam
guard rail terminal sections, driveway coDJItruction. drainage additions an& adjustments and landscaping.
the Western Asphalt Paving Company on a low bid of $103,120.10.
Oo Il.~tr u cUOII of Ule t hroo hnrrel Stony Crt.'Ck box cul vert Imde r Kedzle
Anmue W88 mcen lly comilletcd hy the Cook (Jountl' Uighway l)elmrlment
under the III~lIfln of H erb Fox. 8u llen.'islllg En&;'lncer, and JIm Hmen, Resident Englmoer. The chaDnel \l'fLo! ,,-Idened uml tl eellencd within t ho vicinity of
the ne,," 8tructurc und K ed7Je
A\'I~nue
WIl!jI ele\'ntcd O\'er the
euh'ert
In prepa..-
mtlo n for lile fulure 6:t.enslon of Ked7.le A \t!nlle I)\'er t he 8. & O.C.T. rnllrond
tra.ck Itnd " ' Ireton Rolld.
MAINTEN AN CE(Co ntinued f rom pARe 1)
was because we diC not have 11

winter or heavy snow which tends
to cause lhese concentrated holes.
Instead we had a lot of freezing
and thawing which was responsible
for much base and surface failure
as well as rutted shouldel"8."
The Diviaion is currently caught
up with the heavy patching work
of pavement.li, shoulder and mall
box turnout levelling and stoning,
and now is readying it.&eU for the
traditional summer chores of mowing, landfill , litter pickup and reconstruction.
App raisers
Receive
A new educa tlonal program for

field personnel of the Appraisal
section of the Righl of Way Bureau has been put into e.lTect. according to Frank L . Kaplan, Bureau heaC:.
The program, which features onthe-job
training. stresses the
importance of accuracy and attention which must be paid to detail

the family of Joseph Zdunjch.
of the Sign Shop, La Grange,
who died on May 13 ; to William
J . Knight, Sr., Field Engineer
in the Construction Bureau,
whose son, William, Jr., dJed on
May 19 : a nd to Joho Koczy, of
the Survey Division, whose
father-in-law, Kaz.m1r Bitlner,
died on June 2: anc:' to Leon R.
Green, Jr., of Fiscal Management, whose son, Leon Pe ter
Green, died on June 12.
N ew Training Course
while evaluating property.
Training, which also Includes
field reporting and analysis, is being conducted by Edward F. Landmesser, head of the Valuations
Division. Although each training
group is composed of two or three
men at n lime, all field personnel
will ha vo undergone and completed
the course by fall of this year.
Men and Trucks Assist

Anti-Pollution Efforts
Springtime means clean-up time
and lhe Cook County Highway Department was an active participant
in two major anti-pollution projects in May.
Three large pick-up trucks and
personnel were donated to the an
nual Chicago Heights Spring CleanUp campaign where they assisted
volunteers in disposing of unsightly litter nne t rash from lhe roads
a nd highways.
For the Liltle cal River clean-up
project, the Cook Counly H ighway
Department donated men and
equipment including trucks, payloaders ant:: jeeps to assist in this
annual anti-pollution effort which
netted nearly 100 tons of debris.
Among the variety of junk
which was fished out of the Little
Calumet River and carted away by
trucks lent by lhe Highway Department and local municipalities
were old refrigerators. bags of garbage, car parts and utility posts.
More than 500 energetic volunteers representing every type of
community organization participated in the season's first big
clean-up for the Little Cal R iver.
Department Joins NSC

The Cook County H ighwa y Department is now a member of the
National Safety Council, Superintendent Thomas G. Cots haa announced. The Council is a federaUy-chartered. non-profit association that distributes information
on the causes and prevention of
accidents to over 7,000 employer
organi7.ations, ranging from aerospace firm s to public utilities. The
ml.'.mbership privileges providet:: by
the Council include a consultation
service where safety engineers and
other specialists answer members'
q ueslions, research their safety
problems. provide statistical nnalysis of data. a nd find safety products or publications. In a letter
of welcome to the Department ,
NSC President
Howard Pyle
stated: "Th.is affiliation emphasizes
your desire to prevent accidents,
and adds help and support to the
organized safety movement."
PAG E 7
JUNE, 1971
The Chairman of the JusticeWillow Springs Water Commission.

George T. Lutz, recently addressed
a letter to SuperintenC:ent of Highways Thomas G. Cots praising P ermits Division head Gabe Oitorl.
"This letter," said Mr. Lutz, "is to
commend and thank ... Mr. Ditor i
for his courtesy and thoughtfulness in explaining the proper procedures necessary to obtain County
H ighws y permits for work to be
pl.'.rformed on the county right of
way. It is cooperation such as
this that enables the vllI"inus municipalities to accomplish their goals
with a minimum of delay."
):;t1warll .... Landmesser, chief of

the Valuations
Division, and
George H. Cra ine, assistant Divisional head, will attend the 17th
annual National Educational Seminar of the Amer ican Right of Way
Association a t the Hotel Americana
in Miami Beach, June 7-11.
The conference agenda will include the Federal Aid Highway

Act, the mansgement of ROW personnel, t he economics of air rights,
the economic effects of highway
by-pass, Bureau of Public Roads
recent
appraisal
requirements,
cour t c:'ecisions. special property
valuation, and professional concepts in land acquisition. Specialized workshops will also be
held.
Herbert Fox, Supervising Engineer of the Construction Bureau,

and fWbert Ja kubiec, of the Structural Division, attended the Management Conference Course ''B''
sponsored by the Illinois Division
of Highways and run by the University of Illinois in Monticello on
March 22-24.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NE WS
JUN E. 1971
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (1II;no;,1

In J 94-1 It W!HI U s nlll.lJ a.l rfleld cullt....1 " Orchard Placo A ir po rt." 1n 1 971 It
Is II S2GG,GGO,GOO CO mlll c.Ii: of I,o we r!!, te rmln"-Is und m llSsh'c r Ull wnys servin.!:"
the mi g hl y 'H7s IlIlti olhe r s lIpc rj i!b fl y in g t o en'.ry poin t In th e COII1IWSSOhlclIg u'f!l, O UII.re In tc rlUltiunlll, "The \ Vorld's Ilils ieli t AJrporl." N n mecl fo r
a n IntreJild Na vy IllIot, O' HII .... Is lIoted fo r Itll e lll r ienr y In lut ntlliu g a hugll
, 'olllll1e or trnlll c--abou t J75 7 nlr cnrrlor u trln t ls a nd delmrtnres e , 'cry d ny,
of which IU!J nte jel filghts-whllo 8Ircs.'IIIlg' the fln rety nnd eOll\'fllliellee oC
lis pllssr ngcrs-29,689,015 in J 9 70 a lo ne. T hc na tl o ll's la r gest w rllO rt In size,
O 'H are also re tai ned It" 1I0001tio n nl!! th e busies t wllh Its 64 1,SIIO retlortl ed b\keoffs a lltl landings du rin g 1970,
..
' O~'I
""....,t.::I
. ~~ co.,"
_ _,__. U'"
_ _ ern ..... '... .
j
Did You Know ..
Dunne suggested that employees

pledge their former s!l.lary deduc
tion fol' hospitalization insurance .
which is now paid for by the Coun
ty. lowarc:s t he purchase of U. S,
Savings Bonds,
A U. S. Treasury Depa r t ment
represenllltive will h '! in the Department to discuss the merits of
t he payroll savings plan through
department canvassers. F or those
who have never parti cipated in the
payroll savings plan, Dunne urged
them to begin right awny. And
for those who are participating
eurrenlly, he urged an increased
pledge.
'"0111
- that a recent study snys not one

of 9,345 car occupants wearing
shoulder-Inp safety belts was fatally injured in crashes a t speeds
up to 60 m . p.h .~while non-belted
riders were killed at speeds as low
as 12 m.p.h. ?
- that, of lhe nation's 8'1.200.000
automotive breakdowns
during
1970, 44 % were due to electrical
system failure, 17 % to being stuck
or to mechanical failure requ iring
a tow, ane:: 15 % to flat t ires?
~ that after the Chicago F ire in
1871 , Great Britain's Queen Victoria and her subjects presented
8,000 books to the stricken citywhich became the core fo r Chica
go's first public library in 1872 ?
In a memo to all Cook County

employees. George W. Dunne. PresiLent or the Cook County Board
of Commissioners, urged increased
participation in the U. S. Savings
Bond Payroll Deduction plan.
"Throug h the payroll deduction
plan," Dun ne said, "we never have
the temptation to spend the money
in advance, heel-use we never see
it. It is deducted au tomaticaHy
[rom your pay check a nd has the
further a dvan tage of earning interes t almost immediately, "
Popu1ntloD - 5,42 1 ,2S7

AreA - 956 Sq. l\lUe8
President Dunne Urges

U. S. Bond Purchases
"Let
[l] ~W0

Chicago, Illinois 6060'!
Re turn R.quHt.d
Dunne
concluded,
" make 1971 our best bond year,"
lB Q) Q) i!llB Q) QJ ill fr\J
GlQ0GlWill\'J
us,"
VOl. XV III Number 7-8
JU LY AUGUST, 1971
Chicago, III. 60602
DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE DIVISION REPAIRS STUDENTS JOIN STAFF

BIESTERFIElD ROAD IN RECORDBREAKING TIME FOR SUMMER MONTHS
--
Nearly a mile of highway pavement in Elk Grove Village which

was in urgent need of repair was
reconstructed in record-breaking
time by the Cook County H ighway
Department's Maintenance Division
early in June.
Biesterfield Road, just west of
Arlington Heights Road, was widened from 8 20 foot road to onc
having a 26 foot base and 24 foot
pavement in addition to being completely resurfaced.
Iu just six days Maintenance
Division personnel and the contractor, Rock Road Construction
Company, completed the bulk of
construction on the project. Moreover, construction was carried out
with considerable attention and
concern directed towards maintaining easy access for emergency
vehicles coming and going from
St. Alexius Hospital and the Elk
.Jrove Fire Department. which are
both located on Biesterfield Road.
Letters of thanks have already

been received by County Board
President George W. Dunne and
Highway Superintendent Thomas
G. Cots from Chief Allen Hullett
of the Elk Grove ~"ire Department,
Brother Ferdinand Leyva, C.F.A ..
Administrator of St. Alexius Hosl)ita l, ane Richard Howorta, Elk
Grove Village Engineer, for the
expedient and efficient manner in
which Bicsterfield Road was rebuilt and the concern that was
shown in keeping an emergency
route open.
Fred D'Andre and Anthony
Fosco from t he Palatine Maintenance District directed the project
which reaped such good will.
D'Andre was jn charge of excavating the existing rosd and putting
in a 10 inch pozzolanic base while
Fosco supervised the asphalt surfacing .
It's that time of year when students with youthful faces , mod
clothes and flowing long hair add
their freshness and zest to the
Highway Department's offices and
warehouses. These are young men
ane:' women who come from communities allover Cook County and
from colleges and universities all
around the Middle West. Some
are new to the Department and
some have worked one or more
Whatever
summers previously.
their differences in background and
outlook, all seem to agree on one
point: They are glad to be here
and they e.njoy their jobs. And
the older workers are unRllimous
in welcoming them back. In the
words of Frank Bruno, Assistant
Personnel Director, "Fresh blood
and new talent, help keep our Department in good balance and running smoothly."
(COntinUell on page 6)
Back for her third summer is

russet-hairee. vivacious Maureen T.
Browne, who graduated this June
from the College of St. Francis in
Joliet. A skilled secretary and
typist, she has been assisting in
the Personnel Division and other
offices. She will begin teaching
third graders this September in
Palos Heights High School and will
be getting married (eat your hearts
out. bachelors! ) in November.
T ilo E lk G r o\'e fi r e truck m akes r endy lise of t.h e newly roconslr uded
Bles terlieltl R oud. E m ergency !!We!I fo r li re tnl llk !! !lntl Ilmbul nnces wer e
kept fi l)Cn durin g construction.
Christine Nagle- brown-haired,

blue-eyed, and "Chris" to her
friends-is spending her first summer in the Department's Civic Center offices. A typist in the Survey
Division , she will begin her sophomore year this fall at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, where she majors in Sociology. At present she is taking
correspondence courses in CollcefConUrlued on page 8)
COOK COUNTY HI GH WAY NEWS
JUL. Y AUGUST, 1971
P A GE 2
- - - - - - - - - -- -County Forest Preserve Provides Program

To Collect, Then Recycle Glass Materials
Tbe Cook County Forest Preserve haa i.n.Itituted a

ot the District's
Divisional Headquarters wher e ecologyminded Indi
viduals CRn contribute used glaas, bottles and jars.
The gllLBB materia ls then are scnl lo a large recycling
company whose machines grind them up anC make
new glass materials.
g1888 reclamation project at th ree
ffi [i) [i) IIi ffi [i) (!J Lil il17

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C hicuJ,;o Ch 'lc Center, Ch lC!lgo, (lIi uok; (10002
Vol. XVIII
JULY/ AUGUST, 1971
NOI. 7 8
Published monthly by and for the membeMi ot

Cook County Highway Department to llerve aa
organ for disseminating new. and Information on
personnel and projects ot the Department and
Counly Ilod subjects of related interest.
the
an
the
the
Contrlbu Uons to r publication are invited and "'iI! be

glven the careful attention ot the Editors. Rnwever.
they will not be reaponslhl .. tor unsolicited matprut \'
GEO RGE W . D UNN E, Presiden t

Cook County Board of Commissio ners
Mathew W. Bieszczat
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
J erome Huppert
Charles F. Chapljn
Lillia n Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Rynn
George W . Dunne
William N. Erickson
John B. Stroger, Jr.
Floyd T. Fulle
J ohn P. Touhy
Chllrles J . Grupp, Jr.
Joseph I. Woods
~bUle", lV. 81es-zeuat--Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
1'hom:liI G. Cuts- Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Ruth V. Gruham
Asslatant Editor
WIlllam Slocum
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Graphic Arts Consultanta
&.I lvio A. Reek
C. C. JUgglns
Stall' Photographer
Elmer .I. Maj ewski
Nearly two years ago, George W. Dunne, President

of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Initiated II. similar experimental glas8 reclamation pro.ject at onc of the District's nature centers. The project was a huge aUCCefls from the beginning with
nundreds of citizens contributing from len to fifteen
thOusa nd pounds of glnss. such as bottlcs. jars and
broken windows pe" week to lhe center tor recycling.
Because of this success, the progr am was expanded
this year to pr ovide t hree collection centers: Indian
Boundary Dh'ieion. 8800 West Belmont, Chicago: Salt
Creek Division. 17th Bnd Salt Creek. North Riverside;
and No r th Branch Division . 6633 Harts Road. Niles,
The eollection centers as of J une J a re open from
9:00 A .M. to .. P.M .. Monday through Friday, Rn~
10 :00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Saturdays.
In addition to glass items, cans will also be accepted
at these siles. However. no aerosol cans o r cana that
contained oil or paint csn be accepted. Meta] rings
on the necks of throwaway bottles must be r emoved.
In announcing the project Pres ident Dunne comme nted. hThis recycling program may be of special
Inler est to the many ecology-minded community
groups and individuals who have initiated community
clean-up projects.
"Removi!!8' litter t rom our highways and forest preserves and r ecycling it in this way, will benefit all
of us imme88umbly."
All money colleeted by the Forest Preserve District
trom the private companies r ecyling snC: rewulng

lhe gJass a nd cans will be donated to t he Boy Seouts
and other youth groups assisting in the management
ot the three designated collection sites.
COMMISSIONERS AWARD 103RD STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

The Wesl I03rd Street im proveme nt project from
Pulaski Road to Western Avenue was awarded by the
Cook County Board of Commissioners at the July 6
meeting. according to George W. Dunne. President.
The contract was submilled to the Board by Commissioner Ma thew W, Bieszczat. Chairman of the
Roads and Bridges Committee, on the recommendation ot Thomas G. Cots, Superintent:ent ot Highways.
The proposed improvement of West I03rd Street
IOvoJves lhe remm'a i of the existing 22 foot concrete
pavement and the construction ot two minimal pavements with a 30 foot widlh a nd separated with a
variable median. CombiDation curb and gutter. drainage. structures and sewers. earth-work, driveway and
sidewalk construction, landscaping, traffie signals, rail
road crossing reconstruction and other work Is also
incl.!ded. Pulaski Road improvemen1.8 consist ot wiC:cnlng . reconstr uction a nd resurfacing similar. in general, to t hat descr ibed tor West l03rd Street.
The con tract was awarded to the Thomas W. Madden Company on a low bid of $3.543,824.50.
JUL Y AUGUST. te71
PAGR,
Construction Engineers Solve Problems On Dee Road Project

Constru ctioo activity on Dee
ROl\d between Devon Avenue nnd
Talcott Road in suburban Park
Ridge is moving aloog well despite
several problems encountered on
the job.
Mass excavation of the existing
pavement is almost completed.
Concrete bas already been placed
on Devon and Talcott Intersections; curb anL gutter construction
is currently in progress and the
po:tzolltnic base c:>urse will be
placed shortly.
I n the (all of 1970. the Cook
County Highway Department began construction on Dee Road wit h
the installation of new slonn sew_
ers. Since it W:l.S neccBBary to lay
the sewers on a small part of foresl prescrve property, the Highway Department Lid so with the
permission of the Forest Preserve
District. After this was completed,
the Department planted RdditionRI
new trees aod erected a nlstic red
wood country lane fence. thereby
enhancing the beauty of the property adjoining Dee Road.
In addition to environmental concerns with forest preserve property. the Highway Depar tment WSA
able to conserve about 30 oak
trees along Dc!! Road. some of
which were more than 80 years
old. Construction experts headed
by Supervising Enltlneer Dnn
Cohen and Resident En~ineer Mel
Spotts were nble to develop n cus
tomized plan to relocate the sLorm
s ~ wer RnC: Sllve Ute trees.
Engineers were also able to Reoommodltte the school hour traffic.
early this spring for Maine South
Hlgh Sch ool students Rnd faculty.
When hea Vy construction began,
lanes were kept open on Dee Road
tor easy access to the school while
excnvntion work WRA going on.
AcceBB to the school is sUIl available for summer student.s.
The Dee Road widening a nd resurfacing, which is expected to 1e
completed by fRlI of this year. is,
!iccording to Superintendent of
HJghways. Thomas G. Cots. annther prime example of how
special allention Is paid to situa
tions unlque to each eonslruction
project. In this case the solution
to conservation and school traffic
problems was easily incorporated
in the design plans and conetructlon proceeded with as little inconvenience and dis.ruption RS.
possible.
Thl'i I' lew of 0 00 HOlld IIhO\\ th e e XClI l"III Cl1 ImrL o f tile r~Jld Irhilft the uiller
l,rOl'hUn g IU!<1e5! 10 l\hlilll' Soulh H igh St!houl. A " s ldewulk:
1!I1I1N! rlntcllllf'IIL" vlsl hh! o n th e rlKbt IiIltK!rl'lses the progrc!ilJ.
1,,,.1' r1'.JImin!J u lH.!n
' Jnderneuth 1.11I.!! lJeuullful fo res t presene

wooded I~rell I.!! udJuce.nt 10 Dee noad.
SC!elu~
1l<!8 s torm _ \l-c r l,llie. Thl.!!
JUL.Y/ AUGUST, 1971
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PAGE 4
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES ON
DUNDE~
~l
DUluJee RUlltl , frullI \\'aukegau Road to Lllmlwebr Road, is curl'ently

being widened to four lunes with 1\ four foot lIIountnb:e m edian. Cons t r uction s hould be COlllllle ted a nd the road open to through traffic la ter
tWs yeur.
'J'OII. from left to right : Grn.vel. SIlUti ulld celllent are fed into a drum
whi :!.!! mixes conc rete rig ht

,11
trtmSI){)rted by t r uck and s llrcad 1
BoUom, from left to right: W.

hard ha ts, Resident Engim..'Cr B ud
WnUnce. !OulH!n'ise the men 1llllei)
COOK COUNTY H IGH WAY N EWS
PAGE I
JUL.Y AUGUST, 1971
ROAD WIDENING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
(.'(\
)" It
uCtiOIl ~ i te; the

(laving nmeillne,
concreh~
l... then
Iri ng their Highway DCllnrtment :;afety

Uerm:ulII (left) lU1l1 bis ILSSlstunt. utll
; nine inch thick ooncref'e base conrse;
Ilk'Ce of ~ur"eylng equlplllent wntche.'I (wer e.~can,tio n of the a rea.

where ab ut ment s for It lIew brillge O\'e.r the west fork of the north branch
or the OllicllgO Uh'er will be buil t; further a long 011 the project, a com()actor rolls 1111 tl ild 1I0wII the rond, getting thtl s ubgrnde r endy for the
11 1:lcemel1l of sto ne llnd cnncref'e Illu 'ellu:llf:.
:l
3 Department Staffers
Awartletl College Degrees
Three Cook County Highway Department employees were among
274 students graC::uatlng from Loop
College Lhls June with Associate
of Arts Degrees.
They are WlJIlllm Kindig, MaterIal Testlngs Division : John Braje.
Drainage and Utilities Dlvialon:
and Donald Kaptur. Construction
Division.
Kindig. Il 62 year old grand
f'lther and 17 year veteran of the
Cook County Highway Department.
was also the recepienl of a special
BWaJ.'d [rom Lhe Offiee of Stu
dent Activities "For Outstanding
Achievemznt and Perseverance in
Educational Pursuits." Although
he just received a Gegree. Kindig
is making plans La continue his
!tudies this fall. p088ibly at the
Illinois lnelitu te of Technolog}'.
John Braje. anolher 62 year old
grandfather with eight grant:'chUdren, Is presently laking additional
courses at Loop CoUege with a
view towards a possible four yeRr
Bllchelor of Arts degree. He is
concentrating on courses in civil
technology and received his 8880 '
elate degree this June In applied
scicnce.
Engineer Technician Donald KS9tur, 35, is another recent grad
uale who Is c:mtinuinl; on for a
four year degree. Ksptur, who
also received an tUlBociste degree
in Applied Science after tnkln~
courscs In surveying, structural design IUld engine" ring, Is currently
working on the Wilke Road con
struction site.
'" want to congratulate thes ~
three men," !I'lid SuperlntenC:ent of
i'U ~hw!lYs Thomas G. Cots. "for
lheir auts~'lnding educational pur
8ulla. They have nol only en
riched themselves personally. but
hv cnnti ~ lllng their education in
this manner have also brought ad
ditionAl dis tinction to our Depart.
menL"
PAGE'
JULY AUGUST, 1911
CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDS ON TWO STRUCTURES
I'Nlg~ on two mujor !ltruclll~ Cllr~ntly being lmill by the Cook Connly
IlIg h \\'lly Dclnrtment ls fl.'porled by UH~e Iwo "erilll 1IIIOtos. The a bm,f! I'hoto
graph ClIIptU f'ell lin o,'e n 'le\\, of Oentml A,'enue eXtending [rODI th e ShweJlSon
.:xpre!i~wllY 10 39th S I NleI.
Slmclllml Ifl'eel hil!! been e~ted and w orkmen
0", cll rrently In Ih(' IlrlK'e5s nt pulll nl:" In Ih e deek forms, Ilfu.r which they
w ill Illat.-e tllt' co nue l l" deck.
BIESTERFIELD ROAD(CO nllnlled rrom paR(' I)
Depsrtment pundits hnve Ukelled

the rebuilding of BieaterlielC: Road
in just six days to the creation of
the world, with one Important ex
ception, Inetead of resUng on the
seventh day, our hard working
Cook County Highway crew WIlS
off to another project!
This l,h OluK ra llh th!l'lci:;; Un rle lll Al'f~1I 111l nllrlh o f the St ew>nson EXllrefiliWII)'.
i\I,,,nmdll~
tlltl
10 thll uhl e.r brltlKI! Ilte
newer bridg('
will
bridge will curry norlhh(l ll,ul In.nh:.
beln,:: r tdJUIIi. \\' hen CO nll' leied

lIurlelll ,h 'enlle lrnm C': a nti Ihe ol.her
c llr ~ IIUy
(~t rry !i .lIIth hoU IIII
COOK CO UNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
()I:V4l?TMI:!IIII r
!IIIII:WM41\ I: l?
JULY/ AUGUST, lII71
~AQa
DIVISION WELCOMES NEW COMPUTER
Three ot the Highway Depar tment's youthful summer workers

attended the State Su mmer Intern
P rogram hele in Springfield, UiInois on June 8. They are JlUlles
R. F1g llulo, Computer and Data
P rocessing ; Peter J... Olson, Con8lrUctlon; and J ohn A. Tm\'erso,
!)econdary Roads. The workshop.
~nlltled " Inlerns in Local Government," was sponsored by the Office
olf Communily Services, Department
of Local Government Affairs. State
vt Illinois.
Members of the Technical ServIces Division recently look part in

severaJ seminars conducted by the
Technical Training School of the
Eastman Kodak Company at Oakbrook . lllinois. George Bra un attended the Color Seminar on May
5; and then he joined Robin .James,
Edwa rd S ury, and Sydney JUynmn
in sttending the Engineering Reproduction Methods Seminar on
May 18-19.
\ llrglnht Ge n lm blll, Key I' un c h " lilts ",t the COlli roil; \lhll e E ugene 1'.le rm o.
head Clf the Cn mllUl e r li nd Onl" r' r ocesslng Oh'hilo n, IIIta nd", behlntl he r . Othera
from lef t 10 right indude: Ed\\'urd "ublolUlkl, II. E. I\,; Emilio FttDjo n, Engin~r A.s l",l n nl U : n o"ert Ru g ler , H. E . I.D ; Deryl Oh es,.ooer , Key I' un ch CJ : 111111
S la nh'y 811 111elll., 11. t:. Ill . Thfo ne w ('ulIlpull'r III ~ ye t un -named.
Donal2 E . MaLBchke. General

Chairman of the Cook County
Clean Streams Committee. recently
addressed a letter or thanks to
Hugh P. :\JcAnlfl', Assistant Chief
Engineer or the Secondary Roads
Bureau. ''The Committee would
like to acknowledge the cooperation extended our organization
over the paat year by you and
your associates," Mr, Malschke
said. "Your regu lar attendance at
our meetings and Infonnative discussions helped to resolve several
problems we were confronted with.
We are pleased that you have
taken such an active interest in
our pollution casell and hope YOIl
will continue lo osslst us In the
future."
Mc mlJer8 of Ihe ComllUl e r IUId I)f\la l'rlWe!;Isl ng Divis io n rece ntl y got lordlier
to welco m e another nwmbe r 10 lIH'- lr lWpn.rlment lalnUy, the new lB)1 USO
coOlplII ('r which will he u!led 10 pro\'lde ltClenUflr NlmpUluUon of I!nglneerlng,
co n!!llrlle ll on, delgn ond mltinLl'Illlnce pro ble m!'.
Ou r deepest sympathlcs to the

family of John S. Stromberg, of
the Advonce Planning Division,
who died on June 29; to the
family of Charles E , Novak, of
the Bureau oC Construction, who
dIed on July 2; and to Daniel
Sroka, of the Bureau of Construction, ..... hose father, George
S roka, d ied on July 14,
BoY, AM I GLI'ID MY VACATION

STI'IRT5 TOMORROW - I'VE HAD IT
WITH THIS RUSH HOlJR TRAFFIC
ISATURDAY: I
J ULY/ A UGUST, 11171
PAGE.
STUDENTS JOIN STAFF-
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (Illino is)

l\llL!Ile fOr
s umme r n ig ht,
under th o stnrs-t.hn t's the l.h \\'l nln

Jo"djth'lIl. In Hlg hlund ' )a rk, no\\' celebrutlng Its SOth lICll!lon of bring ing th e
JoyolL!l w orld of mush\ lo ,tbrunt IIle. Wha t l'l R U\'lnlli '! An ol)en-ulr 1)/1\l1I on
with II !:Ipten"ld new s lage, !ltn ndln: In u spaclolls la wn, with II!xte n8h'e picnic
a reas. fllr from the ~ lInba.ked concrete of the cily. Ue!llde!'l ballet und d rn mu,
lhe progrnfll.'l Include mUlilc for a ll ltite!ii a nd age;,. (rnm )' mphoDy a nd OllerD
10 Jau, blue, and f olk-roek, ,,Ilh mnny or the w orld's Ih lest tM!rl"onnel"5-Vlln
Cliburn, Uuke Ellington, J(l;je Greeo a nd hl8 dllnce~. Oome 10 R lwlllis !loon!
0.
o aw ,"
" ... .... .
Population _
A.re& -
nll'.l od~'
15,4%'7,25'7
966 Sq. 1'lUes
>
_ _ .... un.
_
cm WlllllU . .
Did You Know , . .

- that 108,435,903 motor vehicles
were registered in the United
States luring the 1970 ca lendar
year-89,309,lOl automobiles, 379,021 buses, and 18,147,781 truckaa gain of 3,337,217 over 1969?
- that since 1960 the average cosL
of repairing damaged ears Is up
tll %-whi le auto property damage liability rates have risen 111 % .
and auto bodily injury liability
rates 68 %?
- that the first conductor o.r
the Chicago Symphony was the
German-born violinist Theodore
Thomas, who came to the city
with his own orchestra in 1862
a od returned annually until his
appointment In 1891?
i!l (B(i] (!) Ii}IlI7

r:J 0(3 r:J \'lJ/j\\:J [/] ~\'lJ0
(B(i] (i]
Ohlengo CIvle Center,

Chleago, illinois GOG02
(Continued !tom PIl8.e 11
tive Behavior n.nd The Psychology

ot Lenr ning, "Working (or the
County hss been most enjoyable
n nc~ educational." says Chris.
StilI another attractive first-yenr
worker is red-haired Maureen F.
Walsh, assigned to the Personnel
Division as secretary and receptionisL She wlU begin her frcshman
yea r in September at S1. Mary's of
Notre Dame In I ndiana, major ing in
Busincss Administration. She finds
the Loop an exciting place to work
and hopes to return next summer.
Another enthus:iaatic worker is
Richard L. Curry, measenger in
the Administrative Services Division. This fall Rick begins his
senior yea r at Loyola Academy.
He plans to alten.d Loyola University in Chicago and then go on to
law school. A baseball player and
past president of his class, Ricky
feels Lhat working {or 1he County
is a most worthwhile experience.
Tbe roll of a1udents a1 the ()(oparlment this summer includes:
Theodore R. Beck ; J oseph P.
Burke, Jr.; Maureen T. Browne:
Thomas A. Ca landriello; Lawrence
P. Casey: Richa rd L. Curry: Robert L. Douglaa: Suzanne T , Delo"ily :
J ames M. Forde: James F. Fosco:
James R. Figllulo ; Stephen Ferrone, Jr.: Paul A. Haskins: Patrick J . Keenan: William T. Kragie :
Steve P . Lincocke; Lawrence P .
.Marshall : Micbael F. McCarron ;
ChrisUne A. Nagle : Thomas J .
~iurray: Thomas C. O'Gnra ; Peter
L. Olson ; Vera Pruc: Daniel A.
Raymont:; Alfred Roseroot; John
J . Ryan ; George R. Shoroburn ;
Beverly A. Solgnnick; J ohn A.
Traverso, J r.; Robert L. Turro ;
Maur een F. Walsh.
VOL. XVIII Number 9
SEPTEMBER, 1971
County Highway Engineer Discovers Important

Historical Documents On Illinois Land Surveys
One oc the most important sup
plements to the history oC IDinois
land lJurveys to be discovered in
decades has been recently uncovered by a Cook County Highway
Department enginee r.
The discovery of the original
record of government surveys of
the 3rd Principal Meridian, its true
base line, and record of the establishment of the point where the
survey of the system of the 3r~
Principal Meridian really began
was made by Ladialav M.a tousek,
an engineer in the Cook County
Highway Department's Survey O J.
vuion.
Matousek, who has spent his
spare time during the past 10 years
researching early land surveying
in lllinois, gathered proof wbich
determined that the true initial

Slarling point of Illinois' first land
survey in 1805 was considerably
BOuth of the point It was thought.
to have been. Historically, the beginning point was thought to have
been three miles south of Centralia.
Ollnois. However, Matousek's research eatablished It being about
36 miles further south.
In the course of his rtiinois 8urvel' research, it beeame perfecUy
clear to Matousek that an original
written record of government surveys of the ard Principal Meridian,
from its slarting point at the conOuence of the Ohio River, once
existed. However. nny reference
to such reeords WRS never found
(Conllnued 011 !lllin 6)
COUNTY EXECUTIVES BRIEF STUDENTS
Quok OOllnl,)' uoard l'resltlen t Georg" W . Dunlle ( le ft) 8mI OouIII)' S IIIH'.rInl'cntlen t of U lghwaYI ThomAS G. Cots were on luulIl 10 brief d ude nl Slimmer
hllcrll.'l 011 (lolllll)" go \cmment. al. II DI' lll1rhu(>nt hcnd nli>cUn K In hlte AugU!JL
Chicago, III. 60602
Ten Road Contracts

Awarded By Board
Ten highway improvement contracts totalling 54.514,349.21 were
awarded by the Cook County Board
of Commissioners al their August
2 meeting, according to George W .
Dunne. President.
The oontracta, which were submitted to the Board by Commissioner Mathew W . BieszC%8t, ChairmRn of the Ronds and Bridges
Committee, on the recommendntion
of Thomaa G. Cots. Superintendent
(If Righways, nrc RS follows :
1o(1'0N"Y 181...-\1\' O-I08RO
~TREET
INT"~ ROllANGE
1091'1
~TREET
OF (' & \\' I nn
TO SOUTH
~TRU01'URE :

sists oC the eonstruetion of dual 24
foot continuously reinforced con
crcte pavements, concrete ramps.
a concrete Cronlne;e road. the rl!construction of lOan: Street to two
24 foot concrete pavements with a
mcdinn varying from 4 to 16 feet.
temporary connecUons and crossovers, stabilized shou lders Rnd subbase together with curb and guller,
drainage.
landscaping, grading,
fenCing and other necesanry work.
The conlract was awarded to the
J . M.. Corbett Company on a low
bid of $3,328,764.20. [nasmuch as
Federal FUnds are to be used on
the project , it is subject to the concurrence of the Federal Highway
Administration and the State of
Dlinois Department of Public Works
and BuJldlngs. Division of H igh.
wnys.
ICo ntlnued I)n !lnKC 2.
PAGE :;I
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CONTRACTS( CClntlnutm from pille 1)
0Q)Q)ih 0Q)(Drn\}\7
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ChicAgo Ch-le Center, Chlcngo. Illinois (iOG02
SEPTEMBER, 1971
Vol. XVIII
No 9
Published monthly by and Cor the membel'S ot Ute

Cook County IUghway Depnrtment to ser....e na an
organ Cor dlaaemlnaUng newa and Information on the
personnel lind projects oC Lbe Department Bnd the
County lind subjeCts oC related Interest.
ConlrlbuUona (or publication are Invited and will be

given the carnful attention oC the EdUors. However,
they will not be reaponalhlp t or uneollcited material.
GEORGE W . DUNNE , Presidenl

MaUtew W. Bieazctal
William H. Harvey
Charles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charlea F. Chaplin
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chearow
Ruby Ryan
George W. Dunne
William N. Erlc.kson
noyd T. Fullc
John P. Touhy
Charlea J . Grupp, Jr.
Joseph I. Woods
MaUlew \y, UI~H7.cznt--Chm ., Road and Bridge Camm.
1'110111118 O. Cots- Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Ruth V. Crnhnm
A.l!I8islant Editor
Wlllia lU S locum
321-7714
Orll.phlc Aru Consullan ta
10011",ln 1\ . Deck
O. 0. UlggiDS
SlafI Photographer
I;hner ~ . Mnjf:\\'skl
R. GRAHAM, EDITOR, TO LEA VE POST

The September issue of the Cook County Highway
News mark. the last issue written and published
under the editor.hlp of Ruth V. Graham. ),1n.
Graham, who for the psst 21; years served 8S Director of Public Information for the Cook County Highway Dep0M.ment in addition to being Editor of the
Highway New., Is entering Into retirement this month
while she a nd bo.r husband aWRit lhe nrrival of their
first child in November.
EDENS EXI'IlESSWAY AT OLD ORCHARD ROAD

FRO.lI LOCKWOOD A VE~'UE TO
1...\ WLEU AVE1'I.'UE :
The proposed Improvement along Ole:' Orchard Road
CGDJlisll of the con.truction o( two pavementa. twelve
fC('t wide separated by a mountable median . Also
included Ia the construction of two ramp pavementa.
surfacing of a frontage road together with retaining
walls. draJnage. landscaping, signing, lighting o.nd
other work.
The contract wat! awarded to the Roberl R. Anderson Company on a low bid of $714.381.75.
G IlOUJ~ C-T IfORNTOllO' t\.."\'l)
1.
RICn TOWNSHIPS:
The )lroposed improvemenLB In these Townships
consist of Ilrovlding [or wldcning of existing two lane
pavemenl. to four lanes along 167ili Streel at Dixie
Hllthway and Vollmer Road At Governors Highway.
WIdening the Interseclions. complete resurfacing of
existing and propos&: widened pavement widlhs and
other related work.
The contract was awarded to the A\pho. Conslnlclion Company on a low bid of $157.469.24 .
RoTICKNEV TO\\1\SIIW-2S LOCATIOXS:
The proposed impro\'emenls at the 23 locations
consist of r esurfacing the existing pavements with
bituminous Bea) coat. alley and driveway conatruetion and adjustment of drainage structures.
The contract W8JJ awarded lo the Rock Road Con
struction Company on a low bid of $136,316.20. 1t Is
subject to the approval of the Department of P ublic
Works and Building Division of Biehwo.ys, State of
Illinois and the Township Highway Commissioner.
IlsnO RoTREET-kr:DZlt~ AVEJ\"UE TO CAUt~n N I.\ AVENUE- 8R.~ .lIEN TOWlIO'SlUP :
The proposet:: Improvement cons.ists essentially of
the application or bituminous concrete surface cour se
over the existing crushed stolle Rnd bituminous
pavement.
The contract was awa rded to lbe Alpha CODJItruction Company on a low bid of $6.569.42. 1t is .ubiect
to the app roval of the Deparlment of P ubUc Works
and Building . Division of Hlp:hways, State oC Illinois
and the Town.hip Highway Commissioner.
!'oUN'S.~T
OIUVE ANU MONTEREY f\ VENUESCIIAUM.HUnG TOWNSHLP:

The proposed improvement CODJIists of the application of bituminous surlaclng malerial over the exialing roadway.
The contract was awarded to the Arrow Road Construction CompBny on a low bid of $15.161.00. It Is
subject to the concurrence of lbe Department of
P ublic Works a nd Buildings. Division of H I.Ehways.
Stale ot lIHnols and the Township Highway Commissioner.
BARIlIN'GTON TOWXSIIJI'-PItIN'CETOX A VENUE
AND DlVl SIOX STflEET:
The proposed improvements consist of lhe application ot bituminous Burface plan mix over the ex isting
pavements.
! ConUn\ll'd 00 "Ille 6)
SEPTE M BER, 1971
'"'
PAQE I
Right on Schet/ule!
CONSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL AVENUE STRUCTURE FORGES AHEAD
Work on the Central Avenue extension [rom the
Stevenson Expressway to 39th Street is forging
ahead. When completed in the Bummer of 1972. the
extension will be a mile long bridge struct.ure which
w ill span the Santa Fe Railroad tracks, the Chicago
Sanitary and Ship Callsl, the Southwest Sewage
Tre!ltment Plant of the Chicago M.etropolitan Sanitary
District, the Chicago and Western RaiJroad tracks
and 41st Street.
The substructure for the project was completed
Concrete I"
the 1R1nl lllng
tl l! l ~hl!d
In Imcke l.!! ready
n~hlne.
last summer when thirty three piers, bunt 011 eaissuns

that were founded on rock, were erected. This com
pletee phuse one of the project. Building the superstructure or phase two began Immediately thereafter
with deck Bnd approach pa\'ement construction drain
.. t'
(111111111111;' IIII1Chlli O 1IIIII111S concrete 011

Ih ro u!{h II 11m' of mellil IIII~.
Th ~
th e 8lt e
age and eleclric!ll work.
When the Central Avenue structure Is completed,

It will be the only crossover street between Harlem
Avenue a nd CiCero Avenue, B distance of about three
miles. As a result, it is sure to be welcomed as an
important. north-south arterial atreet which will help
ease traffic congestion in the area.
One or tho Cook County e ngilloortl tests
UI O
r~hly
111111 cone re!., (or II ... Ilir I'!Ont ('nt ItS IlIIr! of 1!lIuUly eo nh'ol.
Department personnel Involved in the project arc

Dan Cohen, Superviaing Engineer, and Henr y Bied
rzycki , Project Engineer.
COOK COUNTY HI GHWAY N EWS
___ DEPARTMENT
SE PTE M BER, 1911
PACE 4
PARTICIPATE IUNDUnITI
The lIighwu)' Oelmrtlllent's Driver Safet)' 'l'raining Progrurn, orrle red

months :lgO by County Hoard President George n', Dunne, is Ilroceeding most s IIL'Cessfnll)', as the Ilhotograllhs 011 tht!Se lIages ehKlucnU,r
testify.
l'IO I1l C
The ))rogrum , which is under the direction of the Trnttic Safety Commission, beaded by John T. l'IcO)c\'erty, !lIul coortUlla!"cd with Ule SaJety
a nti Training Division, healled by Joseph P. Joyce, fa lls into Iwo )Ibases,
Phase 0116 consists of a cOllllllete eye examintlt-ion followe(l by 1\ (lriYers
trainin!!" seminar. P hase two is tbP. ~u'"bllli schooling in \'ehicle handling.
This is heltl 011 the g rounds of t h c

John J . )l"cClc\'crty's Traffic S~ty (
lug a.rc both colld ucted b)' thl
j)C.r
training course are located at Ihe Ni
:15.
L. AJembers of the TrJlllic Safety
of the fli ghway Dellartmellt's emilio).
2. Melvin Bake.r 0' the Trnflic Safe
test will be chen.
COOK COUNTY I-t IGI-tWAV NEWS
SEPTEM BER, 1971
PAGE 5
PROGRAM
II
(7\fa.med Polit.-e Drh'ln g School, under

:O m~!ol(lli . nnd instructloll 1IU11 testls \
Je School. . The School nnd its
ke missile s1t.e Itt L5Srd nlld JIi~hwn)'
)mlllls!'iIUII give the relies h~t to one

'ees.
ty Commission cleseribes how Hie eye
3. Jnek WelHlell o r the Tramc S!l.fet-y COll1ll1ls!<oloD hollis 1111 the ro rlll ror
Ihe writt en test which the men will Sooll be luklng.
,I, UOe.'\:lteeteti be llI for the writ-ten tbL ('omes from Lady, t he Palos
Ma inte nance 1;'11(:IIII1"s mascol .
5. The COlles ftre ill JIJace tor tile drh'in,l; tesli.
6, "he driver here Is lIeing Ic... t.ed on 1I0w to lIoek II truck.
1. This driver i.!t being tcsted 011 how to Jlark a similar truck.
It Gollig III :1 Illster SlICed , thh. tlrh'er ilasses 1J1roligh n;thout tOllchlng'
1\ barre.l or cone.
SE PTE M BER,1971
COOK COUNTY HIGHWA.Y NEWS
IN THE FIELD:
CONTRACTS(Continued from PIIl:i:l
PAOE "
~l

Arrolv Road ConstnLction Company
on a low bid of $11,703.00. It is
subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works and
Buildings, Division of Highways,
State of llIinois and the Townsh ip
Highway Commissioner.
GARDNER ROAD BRID GE OVER
ADDISON CREEK BRIDGEDEOK REP AJRS AND
RESURFA CING-PROVISO
roWNSUIP:
The improvement involves surfacing of GarCner Road and the
applicatio n of mortar to t he bridge
span roadway and the Approach
slabs in addition to miscellaneous
concrete pa tching and incidental
work.
The con tract W!lS awarded to the
J. M . Corbett Company on a low
bid nf S24 9R9.50.
10-lTII AVf~~"T JE A.]\' D CAr...SAG
Cllf\..i~l\""EL BRIDGE DECK
REPAIR AND RESURFAC
lNG-PALOS TOWNSIITP :
The 100lth Street impr ovement
includes preparing a reinfor ced
concrete deck slab and applying an
epoxy morta r overlay to the roadway a nd approach 8oaos.
An
epoxy seal coat application to the
sidewalk is also included.
J . M. C'1 rbctt Company on a low
bie of $!i5.07!i.OO.
COTl' I\GE GROVE AVF.NUE
OV F.R NORTH CREEKB,.ooM TO"':'IiS-JIIP :
ST EGI-ill ROAD OVER PLUM
CREEK-BLOOll TOWl\' SHTP :
STATE STREET OVER
LONG RUN CREEKLEMONT T OWNSIDP:
BUFPAW GROVE ROAD OVER
Placing Concrete on Sanders Road . ..
This acrlal pho togm llh o r Sullth:", nOlld !lo llih ur \\'lIIow n om!. Cllllttl N!S th e
cn t:rc Ilr0ees8 or p lnelng co ncret e. Fi rst th e cO IU'.rete Is del)()!ll t:cd on th e
grollml, then it I!I c'"e ncd Oll t wllh II. Sll reudc r, Jlnls hing nmehl ne ami munlla l
ftnlsheMl. F1na tll'. II buriJll' drag goes o,er It 10 gln~ II r Ollgh finish to til"
lla \e m e lll. T hH Is tle5l rnhl c ,,11100 I t lucren.se!l [rlellol1 011 fh e rond !l0 IJlll t
elll"!! n r c pl"1!\'enl ed rrum ,dldl lll;" Oil II w et IlIne m llllt .
Erecting Steel on Ridgeland Ave. Bridge ...
B IJFFA LO CREEK-
WHEELING TOWNS HIP :

The improvement consists eS!;IeIl
lially of the removal of the existing bridge deck sur faccs and t heir
re"D3ir and resurfa cing.
The contract was awarded to lhe
Brighton Building and Maintenance
Comoa ny on a low bid of $63.939.00.
SURVEYS(COntinued from page 1)
in literatur e of the last or preHent

century. His research during the
past 10 years in the National
Archives , Illinois State Archivea
a nd Indiana State Arc.hives C:id 1I0t
(Conti nued on page 1)
The m llgelu lld A,cnue Bridge
o \"(~ r Iho Oul-SIIg Olullmel Is be.:-I lluln g t u

11111 The Ilh of:ogJ"llllh a OO,o !lhow s t ht eree tl o ll o r fh c mu.in t russ o \,er
th e OlullI.llc l.
Fo ur stec!1 benls wh lcll n rc 1r-lIlllOntrlly 8ul11lortin g the
structure while It'8 bei ng buil t 11M a l!'(l s hon-II In the Ilh o IOg"nlllh. \VIII'.n
Ihe sleel Cr1!Ctl 011 15 OOll1l llc too 9.lId ail Is bo il ed ltntl lock ed, the l emllo nlr~'
s llpports will ho re mo,ed. T he bridge will Ill' o pen t o traffie before th e e m'
or th e yenr.
~ l llI lle
[) ~ V4 VT,"~~T
SEPTE M BER, 1871
PAoe 7
NEW SERVICE TRUCK SAVES TIME, MONEY
~ ~ W ,"4 1\~V
The head of the Cook County
Highway Department's Project
Control Division. John Pobllda.., is
also regional fund raising chairman for the State of Illinois and
eastern Iowa district of Kiwanis
International. He reminds liS lhat
the annual fund raising event. the
Kiwanis Kids Peanut Sale. will be
held on September 24. snd he urges
all to help make it a success
One of lhe Department's most

eligible bachelors, Urran "~ rledberg,
Accountant in the Fiscal Management Bureau, lost lhat designation
on August 8 when he look the
plunge ane: married the (ormer
Harriet Hirsch. B e then prompUy
jetted off with his new bride for a
two week honeymoon In London.
1~11111 Va le ntine, a design engi.
neer in the Drainage and Utilities
Division. was a guest lecturer at
an engineering course at Loop College's Public Service lnstitute in
earl)' August. Among the subjects
he covered were main drain Cesign; drainage collector systems;
and maintenance of exisUng surface drainage patterns.
A new lie n 'lce trllck
been "'lilt-'ll to the Oook 00llnl3' II1ghwIl3' Depart -
wllle.r Ililil fille r c1mng..,1 to heln 'y ('(Iuilllllf' nt. Hy t"w('lIng- throug ll Illt fh'e
m al nt l'.lIIl11CC! t11s1 rld lt of Cook ('o unt) t o Ilfo,itlf' sen'lc.-e on locutloll, till!! new
vehicle Iuos alrelld)" Ml\ed OOn!"defflble tll11~ It llli inereWial I'fficlency of our
:ren r round ma intenll nre program.
..r-l ...

family of Bernard Blum, former
Iy of Fiscal Management, who
died on Jllly 23: to Florence
Kaczowski, of the Design Bu
reau, whose father, Paul TurC%yll8ki, died on August 18: to
the iamily of J ack Holleb, of
the Material Testing DiviSion,
who died on August 18; and to
Theodore van Ge.lder, of the Bureau of Construction, whose
lathe.r-in-Iaw. Louis Wallenstein,
died on August 23,
hn~
ment's lteeL of mlllnte lULnCe ' ehleles "noJ ".II II re!iull Iii no\\ muklng II posslhl~
for hen \',. " ,.nlpmlnl In I.e So" n hoetl right on th e job. Tnlck No, 292 ollC.ral~
j ust like R IKlrln"l e l'I'r\h::e slllllon nHIl the fl),lIIly 10 ll rO \'I!'e n.lr, grell!lt', oil,
l \-
8'B\ ...-=-~
be
SURV EYS(Continued from palO 6)
reveal any tmce of this or iginal

record.
However, a breakthrough came
in the spring. Caroline Dunn,
chie.f librarian of the William
Henry Smith Memorial Library of
the Indiana Historical Society,
upon reading Mntou.sek's "Beginning of llllnois Surveys" published
in the Archive issue of ILLINOIS
LffiRARIES, January 1971, informed him that the W, H. Smith
Memorial Library had an 1805
Nofice how thev '-'f1Bl/y len9th~ned th~ parking

!JjNJC'es now that w~"t"' back -Ie the compact car tr"Md.
manl1Script relating to early Illinois land surveys.

Matousek made R quick trip to
Inc:ianapolls in J une and verified
the authenticity of the document
8S the original record of government surveys of the 3rd Principal
Meridian. He then made arrange_
ments to aec.ure n. copy of the
manuscript for the Illinois Archives.

AlLhough not complete
( the first 18 pages Are missing)
the document does fully cover the
area of the State of minals. Its
contents are currently unLer study
a nd an evaluation and a nalysis of
il by Matousek will be forthcomIng shortly.
COO K COUNTY HIQ H WAY NEWS
SEPTEMBER, 1971
P AGE'
DRIVING TIPS
The Chicag o ;\Ie rcantua E xchange, whe re the brlg ht-Jack e ted t raders chanl
Ilnd call In th e lilt:;;, Is one of the wor lo 's ImlKlrtnnt Olla nela l cenl'ers---a s IIbs tuntlnl contrlbutor to ou r lIation's ceo llomy through Its commidity futures
co nt ru cts, The second largest commodity e:\':dt:lllge In th e wo rl d, It ranks
first. among th ose trad ing In n ons torfl ble co mm oditi es 811Ch us ",'8 cuttla and
Ih 'o hog". Pork belllcg, eggs, Dnd hums a re other trllliortnllt; itcmll, The
O.~LE . hu.!l pioneered III lIew C(lllt:ruCU wilich hl\\"e Increased Its tradlug " ohlll1e
!Hwcnfoltl dtlrln g the IUI,.'ilt decndl!, Lust year It ru ng 11 11 a total "olum o of
morc than 3,3 nillIiou trades in con l"l'ao1$ worth some SM blllloll.
Three times as many lraffie accidents occur among workers going

home as workers on their way to
the job. Drivers should be c.xtra
alert in the evening rush hour
when fatigue detracts from visual
efficiency and nervous reaction
time.
Impatience behind the wheel can

lead to disaster. The motorist who
tries to save a few seconds by im_
prudent driving in nlsh hours can
cause an accident. The tension of
such impatient driving also lowers
a person's ability to rcaet quickly
If he gets himself into a n accident
situation.
Populn Uon _
Art"n -
5,427,287
9.'>6 Sq. Mlles
.,
.,
, .. I 0 I
..-
O . t.
J.
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100M
Did You Know .

- that slatistics for the first four
months of 1971 show that traffic
deaths, injuries, acciCents, and
total economic loss from traffic
accidents a re all down from last
year's totals?
- that three prototype experimental safety vehicles will be delivered
to the government this December
for testing- the winning builder
to receive a contract for further
cars?
- that Chicago's Clybourn Avenue
was named for Archibald Clybourn,
pioneer storekeeper, butcher, ferryboat operator, who- in 1825--became the city's first constable ?
(B Q) Q) ill (B Q) (lJ GlU\7
Gl00GlW[;J\'l [l]@W0
QWeago Civic Genter,
Cbleo.go, Illinois 60002
Don't become velocitized! This

condition can develop after many
miles of [reeway Criving when t he
motorist is tempted to temporarily
lose his ability to judge car speeds.
Watch your speed on exit ramps
a nd througb towns adjacent to
expressways.
Drivers should enter expresswaya at the speed of tmffic. They

should also keep pace with expressway traffic ; change lanes only
when necessary, taking care to
check t raffic in front and behind :
and look carefully to the rear before siowillg down to leave the
expressway.
_ _ , ......... u ...
Driving in traffic and reading a

map don't mix. Motorists on long
tr ips should plan their route in
advance anticipating any change of
djrection. Last minute stopping or
turning may result in an accident.
VOl. XVIII Number 10
October, 1971
COUNTY OPENS HARMS ROAD
Chicago, III. 60602
Department Submits
Entries
In
National
Awards Competition
Cook County Board President GEORGE \\ . D UNNE (lett) MSlsts i\lorl oll
Grove Village President JULE O. HODE (cenler) with the ribbon cutting at
' !arms R ood opening, whil e Comrnl98tollef FLOYD T. Fl"LLE (shmd ln ~ between them) l ooks on. Hig hway S UI)erinlf'Jlden l 1110)IAS G. COTS ( not In
Illclu l"C) was also prescnt at ceremonle&.
A brief dedication ceremony to

officially open Harms Roae:' in Bub
urban Morlan Grove was held Sat.
urday morning, September 18 at
11 :30 at Central Street and Banns
Road, Superintendent of Highways
for Cook County Thomas G. Cots
announced.
Ge~"lrge W. Dunne, President of
the Cook County Board of Com
missioners. Morton Grove Village
President Jule C. Bode, Counly
Commissioner FJoyd T. Fulle. Commissioner John Slroger, Jr. and
other local and county officials
were present to celebrate the com.
pletlon of the Harms Road conslruction project. After the rib
bon cutting, a motorcade was
formed to survey the entire project which runs (rom Central
Street to north off Simpson Street.

A luncheon sponsored by the Vil_
lage of ~lorton Grove followed.
The approximately mile long
Harms Road project from Cenlral
Streel to west of Simpson Street
WtlS widened to a four lane roae:
and channelized. Traffic signals
were installed at the Church Street
and Simpson Street intersections.
In addition. approximately one
fourth mile of Simpson Street wan
also improved.
Conslruction on the project be
gan in early April and, although
It was expected to be com.,leted bv
November 1. good weather and
other optimum conditions pennlt.
ted a SIX week earlier completion
date.
Three of the Cook County High.

-:vay Department's outstanding proJects will be entered in the fourth
annual "Highway and Us Environ.
ment" competition, Highway Suo
perintendent Thomas G. Cots an
nouncet: this month. The contest.
sponsored by the Department of
Transportation. is held to give pub.
lie recognition to all agencies
(other than Federal), organiza.
tions. and businesses thnt look ac
tion during 1971 to "protect. preserve , or enhance the highway
environmcnL" The Awards for
Excellence will be given in eleven
categories ranging from highway
location and altractiveness in rein.
tion to rural or urban settings, to
the preservation or historic sites
and wildlife areas.
The J57th Street Pedestrian
Bridge will be the Department's
entry ill the contest to dctennloe
the "outstanding bridge. overpass.
tunnel approach. interchange structures, or other highway structural
feature ."
Opened to traffic on
December 1. 1970, the 1571h Street
Bridge crosses over the West Leg
of the Dan Ryan Expressway. a
segment of I 57 in Southwest Cook
County. With its graceful span
providing safe psssage over the
multilaned Expressway, the bridge
blends utility and attractiveness
to an unusually high C:egree. It
fealures high screening for maxi
mum protection to the user and
powerful aflerdark illumination.
The 157th Street Bridge was ruso
the Ocoartment's e.ntry in the Soe
ciaJ Type Cgtee:orv in the 43rd
annu'll contest hcld bv the Am"ri.
can Institute of Steel C'lnstruction
to select the most belwHful bridges
opened to traffic in 1970.
(Contlnued on PRJI' 3)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWt
OCTOBER,
1.n
PAGE 2
Unemployed Hired For Publi( Service
(B (i) (i) fll (B (i) [Hi) nil
[l]00[l]WffiYl
m~W0
ChIcago Ch'lc Ceater, Cbleago, illinoIs 6OG02
Vol. XVIII
No 10
OCTOBER. 1971
Published monthly by and tor the membere ot

Cook County Highway Department to serve as
organ Cor dl.aaeminatiDg newa and InlormaUon on
personnel and projects ot the Department and
County and eubjects ot related Interest.
the
an
the
the
ContribuUone for publication are lnvlted and win be

given the ea.reCul attenUon ot the Editors. However,
they will not be reeponBibln for unsolicited material.
GEORGE W . DUNNE , Presidenl

Mathew W. Bleuczat
William H. Harvey
Cbarles S. Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. Chaplin
Ll11illn Piotrowski
Frank W. Chesrow
Ruby Ryan
George W. Dunne
William N. Erick80n
John H. Stroger, Jr
Floyd T. Fulle
John P. Touby
Josepb I. Woods
&lalbew W. Bieszczat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm
Tholllll8 O. Cota--Superintendenl of HlgbwaY8
Editor
F'ranclne Stun.
AuiBtanl Editor
WUllam Slocum
32177U
Gmphic Am Consultants
Edwin A. Beck
0. a "'~ItfM
Photography
Elmer ~ . ~IUJcn.1d
F. STUART APPOINTED NEW EDITOR

Mrs. Francine Stuart wa.a apPOinted Director of
Public Relations and Editor of The Cook County
Highway News. She comes to us from The Cook
County EnvironmecW Control Bureau whe.re her
duties consisted of eciiting the Cook County Scanner
dong with being the Bureau's lial80n P.R. gal.
Mrs. Stuart received her degree in Engliab from
Northwestern Univel1lity an~ was affiliated in public
relations, tetevlaion and radio production prior to
joining the Cook County family,
In cooperaUon with the Federal Government, the

Cook County Highway Department baa lilted five jobs
under the recent Emergency Employment Act oC 1971.
which provides major salary subsidies for tra.naiUonal
publle service employees.
The purpose oC thi.a legislation ie to provide unem
ployed persons with transitional employment In jobs
which will aupply needed public service during periods
of high unemployment. The Act also s~ks to provide
training to equ.ip the ueemployed to move into jobs
not supported under the Att.
The five positions nlled In the Highway Department
include om' photographer in the Technical Services
Divialon under Elmer Majewski: a photo machine
operator In the AYnlnlstrnUve Services Division under Flori!l.O Cerwin; and three draftsmen In the Dcsi~n Burc'\u. headed bv Jack Stern. All of these jobs
are considered additional to regular Departmental
job positions, and transltional in character. The Act
providee ror funds over a t .....o-year period.
In a letter to SUl'lerintel'ldent ThomllS G. Cot.. Chief
Administrative OffiC1'r William M. Doyle, of the
County's Bureau of Administration, slated: "Thla Is
a fine opportun.ity to not only alleviate unemployment, but al80 inc.reruM the services we can ,g-Ive to
the people of Cook County. . President Georlte W.
Dunne would appreciate your full cooperation in this
important manpower effort. ..
Ba(k To Nature
Sunday. October
]0,
Geor,g-e W. Dunne, President
ot the Board of Forest Preserve Olatriet CllmmlsHlonera, presided over icdlcation ceremonies marking
the opening of the District', lllr2est and moat modem
nature center. Crabtree, President Dunne spoke
brieOy to the several hundred visitora who had
gathered at the aite.
Crabtree la locatpd one mile weat of Barrlnp'ton
Road, on Palatine Road, in the communitv of Burington. rt consists of 1.100 acres of forest., lakea.
marshes. wide meadows And restored prairie, amole
parking apace. a large new Interpretive bui lding
hOllAing exhibit and lecture rooms, and several mIles
of winding nature traits.
"It la intended that vlaiting the exhJbit room will
sufficiently Inspire viaitol'9 to ~o BOrne exploring of
the nature trails," said President Dunne. ''These are
self-guiding, well-drainoo, pleaao.nt pathways leading
through woodlands and meadow; skirting pond.e and
marshes, Visitors can view the many kind. of native
plants and the myriad ot animals, both large and
small, who live in their appropriate environment.
Special observstion atrnctl1I'CS provide vieWi ot the
rolling landscape. fef'dlng Ootks of waterfowl, and a
close-up of mar!lh i11e."
The Center also includea a 100 acre wUc:towl aanctUllry Cor ducks, ge('se. and other animals, Including
fox and deer, ..I,.ith Crabtree Lake Corming a atoppingplace for migrating wliterCowl. The Forest Preserve
points out that Crabtree la neither a zoo or museum,
but an educational center which will alBO serve the
people of Cook County as a rec~atlonal area.
OCTOBER. 1171
~AOE
The Area dItch Mt,er beln.r det'pened

li oll
A bllr'k-hoe nt wo rk on tI.e .ret!

.Iltelt.
" TREADING THE ROADS"

Tho Department of Transportation haa announced a propoaa]
which will aid the American rnatoriat In choosing the belt poalble
Ure purc.ha.se. for htl car_ The
proposed Conaumer Information
Regulation would require tire manufacturers to grade new Urea In
the arcus of high speed performance, endurance, road hazard realslance lind uniformity and balance. Eacb tire would have affixed
to It. tread aurbce a label conlAlning the grades aac: an explanatiOn or what each grade r~pl'ftf:nta,
Douglas Toms, Admiru.l.rstor of
the NsUonaJ Highway Traffic Sate.
ty Administration, said: "The consllm~ has been confuacd by Individual manufacturer terma sueh
o.a premium, first line, nnd second
line. Wben buying new tlrea, the
American drh'cr nero. product
gUIdance, whIch the manufacturer
ahould supply and the propoeal
would pres'!nt a quality gndlng
syatem With uniform tut. bv which
all pRUI'n~er car tires would be
meaaured.'
SAFETY'S LIGHTER SIDE

A FUNJ'I.'Y THING HAPPENED
A man waa driving near
Morm. Illinois, when fire Itarted
under his car hood, He quickly

pul out tbe fhmea with an ex.
Linguip:her. you say? Not luck for
a man who practices whnt he
pn>l"chel.
State Fire ManhaJ
Robert E. May couldn't reatart
the motor. though. and hAd to
hitch a riCe to Rock bland, lI1lnols
whue he attended A fire seminar.
resha.lk.'C1.
CLEANING UP
Two County agencies jomed
torces lut month in a 6ucceurul
campaign to clean up a problem
area in northwest Cook County.
The Cook County Highway De-.
p3rl.ment and the Northwest Mosquito Abalernt:nt group moved into
the area ot Central Road east of
Ela Road, between Holrman Es.
t!ltes and Schaumburg-an area
which became a pcallf"rotls Hood.
ing swnmp after every rainfall
The County workers removed
clumpa of tr('{'a, many In the miCA
dIe of the .tream, deenened 8.nd
resh!llped the aret ditch, and
drained the old slough. The acid
test will come next aprlng. and
successful results are expected.
particularly In the prevention at
flooding the neighboring communi.
U'"
RlghwflY Depnrtment personnel
were under the direction of B;lI
Hunt. Di.trlct No. 1 engineer_
Both Bill and Tom McHu gh. who
heads the Dt>n'lrlmcnl's fi\'c 'Main.
tenance FarillUea. received high
prai!'e (or the fine cooperation and
hard work of the MO"'lIIilo Abate.
ment employt'H.
"Thq was a
joint venture with MGaQuilo Abate_
ment," McHugh 8"id "and a hil"hl\'
aucceutui one.
The knowho~
that they bring to tho job. and
their flne aoldt or teamwork . mqke
It n pleaaure to work with them
at any lime."
IT'S A FACT
Throughout the ENTIRE United
Sl!lles, tbe COOK COtn\'TY IDGHWAY DEP A. RTMENT 18 the ON.
LY COUNTY authorized and approved by the Bureau of Public
Roads, to rocelve bleb and award
contract. wlt.h the Ule or Federal
Funds.
County \\'orken bcopnnlnl' work,
AWARDSIContlnut'd rnllrl p&ae 11
AI an "OUlalanding example of
landac.ape treatment aJong road.
aidel and interchanges," the De.
partment has 8ubmitted a portion
or the Weal Leg of the Dan Ryan
Expre88way (J 57) loeated In the
fOlllhweat. area of Chicago from
99th Street to 16ith Street. lIere,
In on/! of the loveliest partl of
Cook County, the exprta8Way
aweepa end curves through milea
or tree-oovered prairieIand and
attractive 8uburban eommunit.les.
Tbe Department's construdlon en.
glneert and landscape experta. eon.
1 tentJy dec:ieated to preserving
and enhancing the environment,
workcd to make the roadway a8
nolurRI In appearance, as much a
part of the scenic lanCscape, aa
po.lalble In view of ineacapablt
wety ond engineering r~ulre_
menta. The grassy aide alopet.
with their ahrub8 and flower beda,
the tong atretehes of tall naUve
treee overlooking the outa.lde traf.
ftc lanes. and the soft greell8 and
greya of metal and cement all contribute to blend highway with
landscope In total harmony or 8
lovel}' Midwestern countryaide.
For IlJI "oul8lanC:ing example of

the preJJervaUon of Bjstoric Sites,"
the Cook County Highway Department. hu moet [more_h.'/! candl.
date. The "Lone Plne TI't'e," the
official municipal symbol of the
Village of Msrkham, is the last
of ISO trees brought over from
Germany In 1860 and planted by
ono or the area's 6rst settlers. For
IContlnued on pere ?!
OCTOBER, 1'11
PAGE.
A ROAD! A BRIDGE! A LONE PINE TREE...
DEP~l
Tb5e ou~i allllin g IJroJecI.. of ihe Cook County IIIglmllY DellarLlIleut

been ente red In th e Hh IUlnUll1 'Hig hwo.) nud It.. Emlronme nt"
eonle!:tt , u.s described Ln the (ealure ."to ry on tbe ftl"'!>l 1)Il~e of this Issue.
Lowe r row, (Il r le ft: the J 67th St. Pedeslrinn Urhlite O\l!.r tbe DaD
Rynn III ),outhwest Cook County.
hI,,~e
Lowe r rO\\, middle : a brilliant. e...'"1:3

8rldge D\ er unue.nee A\'enue III Fr
Lower row, fa r right : Ihe

..outhwest Chicago.
"" ;t
M~T
OCTOBER, 1911
PAGE.
CHOICES FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CONTEST
nple of II. slmUo.r t)'IH!, the Pedestrio.n

Inklir. Park.
the Dan Uynn KXJlressway In
Ulll'llr row, fUr Idt: unother uerlul \ic\\ of tlJe West. Leg,
UI'ller ro\\', middle: the "Lone Pine Tree" in the Village of l\1llrklmm,
UI'IIer rou, fllr right: lI!lotber Ilroj~t simllBr to the 157th St. Bridge.
the Equestrian Bridge O\"er Palplille Rout! east of Milwaukee Rond.
PA.GE
OCTOBER, 11171
IN THESE cryptograms aach letter of the alphabet Is

represented by a dllferen! number (1 through 26 are
used, although not In sequence). The object of the puz
zle III to decode Ihe message on each sign by liI1lng
In Ihe blankl with letters that correspond to the numbers. If you can find a familiar stgn shape and fill In the
correct lette,., you're on your way to solving the other
puzzles. Wherever the number. on the decoded sign
appear agsln, fill In tha a&mlliettef"l. Each decoded sign
should give you more letter clues. Knowing what type of
meaallge goes on which sign shape will help you.
Aoswen hidden SOlnewhere in this Issue.
15 U 17 I
2
"
"
14
3 15
l4 11
24
lO
13
"
11 11 15
10
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11122
15 U 11
Reprinted, courte8,)' ot "family wet,)'," II National Safet,)' Couocil Publication 1971
2 21
COOK CO UN TY HIGHWAY NEW.
OCTOBER, 1171
PAGE 7
AWARDSObAr lene Williams, secretary in

the Performance Analyaia Section,
haa been recuperating In Mount
Sinal Hospital from injuries re
ceived in a serlOU8 acciCent. All
of her many friends In the Depart.
ment extend their sympathy and
their warm good wishes for a
speedy recovery.
Eugrne Ps le rmo, head of tbe

Computer and Dah Proc"sgin'" 01
vision, attended the CEPA (c'vn
Engin"eri'lg Program
AnpUca...
tions) Conference held in Houston.
Texas. October 10-13. The Cook
County Hhehway Oeoanment is a
member o( CEPA and Mr, Palermo
is th- official Oeparlm"nl renre
aentnUve to the or~jzaUon. The
conference brought tos;::ether USCnI
of the 1130 com1)Uler-A tvpe
which aida the hillhw"lv dp8i~er
for an exch<mge of aignitlca,nt ideas
and programs.
Ulinois Division of HI'!hway

official. Silm1und C. Zlejew8ki. Re.
gional Tran8portation Enlrlneer, and
C. H Mc.Lean. RCP'ional Oner'llions
En~lneer. aent a letter of commendstion and thanks to SUlteri'l tend
ent Thumns G. Cot~ for the co.
oner"l'lion recenUy extended thpm
by Department personnel Mike
Augelli, Morin Hall, Art Schuth
llDd Jeti' Vauano for the 8.8s1at
anC(' given to them during their
manual truck counll on the Eisenbower Expressway, The above
men were complimented Cor their
promptne88. courtesy and Cor the
profeaslonal manner in which they
handled their portion of the
"counts." The iata they coUected
helped the Stale Division compile
an accurate record of conditions
that prevailed on the expressway
priol to Stol1('e I or their study,
ThefK' (our Department employees
are with the Traffic Operations Oi.
viaion atatloned at the La Grange
Maintenance Facility.
Department personnel have been
attending aemina.ra In the various
uses of the recently acquired mM
1130 Selentifie Computer,
The
seminars were organized by the
Computer and Data Processing DI
vision, and are being taught by
Stanley Silpleha,
.John K, Cra ne, chid of the

Administration Bureau, recently
chaired the third meeting of Pro.
ressional Engineers In Government,
s. standing committee of the Chi
cago ChapLer of the lIlinois Society
of Proreaaional EngineC'nI.
Mr.
Crane, who became chairman of
the PEG Committee earlier in the
year, prealC::ed over the first meetIng of the newly revitalized group
on May 12. The purposes of the
Committee include the encourage.
ment or government agency sup
port of professional registration
and ISPE activities, and the consid 2.nltion of any Issues relating
to the genern.l working conditions
and requirements of the professlOna\ engineer.
CRYPTOGRru" ANSWERS
psaqV ;)YfU.J.:L ..tUM oMJ. -O t
B..O.LIllN W >i WlJAlld
-6
HUd lON 00 "8
PlaiA 'L
Iipu3 ..tUMt{~IH paP!lI.l0 'g
lQSm datl}f .~
_1n01~ ' I
11 1:1 'S;
d01S 'Z
;)W'UJJ. jU~Ja ,'i '1
(Co"UIIUI!d (rom
~.~
8)
m.aJ!y yell1'1l It marked the course

of the historic Indian Boundary
Line through Southwest Cook
County. In response to the ViI
lage'8 plea. Department engineers
rede2igned the West Leg of the
Dan Ryan (l 57) to clear the tree
by SO feel, Provisions were also
mnde to create a small park to be
maintaine<: by lhe VilJage to perpetuate this historical site,

the family oC Arthur Kuester,
J"etir~-d
Engineer Technician.
who died on September 3; to
Raymond Sawinski. of the La
Grange MalOtenance FaciUty.
whose son, Thomas Y. Sawinaki,
died on September 7; to Suzy
Watson, of the Des.ign Bureau.
whose mother, l.Iartha Me
Arthur, died on September 15;
to the famUy of Pete Be.Uo, 01
he B!ue [slsnd M'lintcnanc..:
Facility, who died on October 2;
and to the family of Albert E .
Bennett, formerly of the Land
Procurem ent Division who died
on October 11.
'
, ~SA;::I:R.::;:::W
~Ec:f.
EK:si0;::C::T~O:::B:::E~R:...l:IS-31
:t1
~-
;::) 5TOl<~SVllLE.
-{5EMtN~R
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ON
-1~
'.'.. and so h Cl:>trt6.;t pollution, weve 9'0/ to

start w ith each 0/ vs as ti?d,:v,Q'v.;>! s "
COO K COUNTY HIGHWAY N EW,
PAGE.
OCTOBER , 1971
PICASSO IN BRAillE
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinoi,l

Till, month. on October 8th, Chicago obsen 'oo Ule one hundrndl.h IU1nh'etallry
lets your fingers do the talking
(If Ille Grcllt nre--tllnl leg'l'. lHl1lry hol()C'nu/J ' or 1I1' llIllIIlIg Inten!Jlt y and mugn l
tude, " ' hen Ihe lIount or l('rtO r \\"e~ D\'er. Ulf' .-tuuned cl ly counted 500 or
moJ'@ II('.~n!l dUDd or ml1i!llng. 17,"50 bllildingl tll!8lroyed. 1200 m illion p rope.r1'y
dnmu!:e. tltret'O an d one hall !lqlUU''t' mil_Lilt' rldl hrart of lilt' (My--ln !Ooftlok
Ing rui ns. UUI sudden db.Rstrr 1~lIIe tuu ll-won Irlum llh IU Chlcago's ('!tJ%tm!I.
grllll-f\l.Cfll hil t. 1IIIII01lniNI. Nl llet.l "11 Ihelr tilf'!l \'1!:11 IUld In "' ' cow s hort )'t'flJ'S
t1mmnt.h.'IlIt) ~ llI bll~hf'd Chicligo ... ~ one of UtC grea l clUes o f Ute na ODII
ond Ihe world.
~ ' .OI .
IC~U. ' ".
'\I OYI
PopulaUoQ A~
6.t!'.ZS1
050 Sq. lUUM

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Did You Know ..

that 1970 marked the first year
In which highway deaths declined
-.and that tbis improvement took
place despite a. sc.;. Increase In
vehicle miles travelled over the
snme period?
that roRds and streets In the
UnIted Stales. unGer the jurisdiction of a.ll levels of government.
lol.al nearly 3.11 miJlion miles
municipal mUeage comprising 15'1.
Hnd rural mlJeage 851',. of the
total?
that the ftnt commercial veQel
to ply the Great L:lkea was L~
GriDOll. built in 1679 by tho
French explorer La Saile, lost with
an Invaluable cargo ot Curs a.fter
a voyage to Green Bay!
(B Q) Q) I!! (B Q) I!l [j) nIT

r:J 0r:J I'llill\? ~ @
1'll0
Oblcago Civic Center,
ChIcago, Ullnot. 60002
A heartwarming-and strangeiy
little publlcized-fealure of Civic
Ceuler Plaza is the miniature Picnuo for the bhnd. shown abov~
all caught by the camera of phoIt
tor,rapher Elmer Majewski.
stauds close to the sidewalk on lhe
Washington aide of the Plaza, not
far Crom the three Ilagataffs.
The smaJi metal statuette, on top
of a rectangular marble block. Is
an exact reproduction of the huge
original atatue which looms over
the Plus only a few yards away.
A melal pla!.e, with ral8t!d letters
printei in Brailie, s et, out lhe Intere,ting facta about Cbic!lgo', gift
from PictlMO. the celebrated 90yenr-old master of modem art
ThuB, through their 81'nsiUve fing.
ers. blind Visitors to Ihe Plaza can
RI80 admire and [mjoy the lamous
artwork. and in oomp/lllJo' wllh
their aighted neighbors-discuss Its
meaning Rod value,
ChIcago, III. 60602
November, 1971
VOL XVIII Number 11
County Snow Fighters

Reotly For Eariy Winter
November 18 the month whe.n the
C J;)k County mghway Deportmenl
ht>iOns its Rnnuill prep:u-ations for
winter.
All equipment used in
SlIOW Rnd ice: control Is being made
rl!lIdy. Snow plow (ramel and tall
gale sail spreaders are being
mvunted on vehicles as they Bre
releaaed from routine maintenance
nr,lt'rations. Plows are repRired.
Jlldnted. and l\-OlXed.
Under the abl" direction of

lie-or) RiecII, the Bureau of Secondary Roads bas about 300 men
:wallable for the arduous jDb of
dealing wilb severe winter weather.
They ineluCe five District Engineers. various INperviaory personnrl, molor vehicle opernton. road
equipment opera ton and laborers,
and mechanics.. They are stationed
81 the D(1)arlmenL's five Malnlen:tnee Facilities located in Palatine.
Des Pln1ncs, La Grange Pnrk,
Palos. and Bltle Island.
The equipment t'OnlJllllts of (5
heavy duty palmi trucks equipped
with two-way radlDs. plows nnd
snlL sprellden, three trucks with
anow blowers, 10 power graders
equipped with V-plows. and live
Iflrge snow lighters. Each of the
"{aintenance Fncllltlea hal a compJde two-way radio base station
Bud all truck.. out on patrol are
In consLant radio communication
wlt.h these stnUons. Additionally.
eight pieces of 10aCIng equipment
are Bnllable at tbe different facililies for use a8 needed.
Since the Department can receive
Immediate delivery from its salt
contmctor. it does not stockpile
IlUge quantities of ice control
ehemicals at o.ny one location.
Normally each 'Maintenance Fnc.IIitl' keeps a SlOre of 200 to 300
tons of &alt on band. which Is rel("nntlnu~
on
lNIl~
71
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.19
CONCRETE FACTS!
The construction work on
Lake Shore Drive between Foster
A\'enue a nd Irving Pa rk Rose: was
corepleled on the 30th of October.
Morning and evening rusb periods
orerntcd on n (our lane rusb direc
bon and a two lane counter TUsb
direction which was in effect durIng the two weck refurblahing. The
Job ran smoothly and caused no
traffic delays.
COU1\"'TY IIJGIIWA1'
OPER.
I~TEl"lt;ST T n OllAS G. DOTS

announced ihal bids ",ill be taken
f~r R proposed improvement of
Arlington Heights Road in Elk
Grove \-lUage between Salt Creek
and Higgins Roa~.
T he project was originally proposed to begin in 1974 but bas
110W been ptl.&bed up to November
ot '71 with construction to begin
hte this year and cQmpleteC in the
F(;.1I
or '72
NOVEM BER,l171
PAGe. 2
IT'S ALL IN THE NAME
..:oUle.. 71yl:..,..
lB 00111lB 0[!) Ii) 0\7

rTI00rTIWBWIIJ ~W0
Chicago Ch ic Cuter, Chlco.go, DUnois 60002
NOVEM BER, 1971
Vol XVIII
No 11
Published monlhly by and fo r lhe members of

Cook County Hlgbway Department La serve a.a
organ fo r dlucminallng new. and IntormatiOD on
perwonnel and projecta of the Department and
County and aubjecta of related inleresL
the
an
lhe
t he
Coolrlbutlona for publlcaUon lue Invited and will be

gtve.n the careful attention of Lhe Editors. Hnwever
they wUl not be raponalbl" (or unsolicited matenal
GEO RGE W . DU NN E, Presidenl

Cook County Boa rd o f Commissione rs
Mathew W. Bleuczat
Charles S. Bonk
CbarlH F. Chaplin
Frank W. ChHrow
George W. Dunne
WUliam N. Erickson
Floye T. Pulle
Charlu J. Grupp, Jr_
~Iath e \\
William H. HlU'Vey
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
John H. Slroger. Jr.
John P. Touhy
JOBeph
r.
Woods
W. Bles7.(::r.nt Chm., Road and Bridge Comm_

Co~ -Superintendenl of Highways
Thollll\S G.
Editor
Fmnelne Stuar t
A.. aalant EciJlor
\\111111111 SloculII
3217714
Graphic AN Consultant.
Ed " ln A. Bec.k
0. 0. m ~e: l na
Photography
"~ llII er
01 . MMJ IH,..kt
SAFETY CONGRESS MEETS IN CHICAGO

The National Stltdy Congreas and Exposition.
aponlore.d by the National Safety Council, waa held
in Chiogo on Ociobt'r 25-28. For tile second year in
a row. "Zero In On Safety" was the theme or the
Congreaa. Thia motto undenrcorea the Council's feelIng that inteUigent concentration on selected accident
prevenllon targets ;a the primary need in a time of
change llke today. 'The Congreaa presented sessions
and spen.1cen in mAlly bf'Ot"ld I18fety-reJate<: lireU in
cluding motor trallsportatlon, Industry. Lrafflc, labor.
faMn, home, public. rellgion, women, and youth.
The history of anto nomenclature only goes to

show that a car by any other name still amells the
ume . uole... or course. you happen to own an
Electro-mobile.
Smce UJe beginning or automobile making (as a
commercial venture) about 75 years ago, more than
2.500 manufacturers have produced vehicles through
out the world. E'1ch one tried to have a distinctive
name. that helped it to .Land apart. rrom lhe competibon . . The VIRGINIAN wall chosen ror an ear ly
car produced In PJehmond. Supposedly n3med to
attract the attention or the public, appealing to re&1:1081 patrlotJam In direct competition were the
YA.I'lKEE, the UNTON, the NORTHER..'l. the DIXIE,
and the DIXIE PLYER.
Other countries .uch a.a Great "Britain. ror example.
were the home oC tl";e ESCULAPTUS. the BEA RD
MORE. the lOTA, lhf' ROOTS " VENABLES. and
the BARCAR (which might have bee.n advertj~ u
"one ror tne road' J. France produced the FONCK.
and the Swifts IIRmed one of lheir RUtos the GMUR.
MasLers In titular brevity, however. were the German8
who lhought of tho name for the NOG, Ilnd the
Czechoslovaklal1s, who merely called their car the Z.
Color lover-. will be glad to know that brand Dames
tor cars could be had In many hues. with the AUBURN, BLACK, BflOWN, ORA Y, WHlTE. MAUVE
and LA VlOLE'T'l"E all competing ror the "pot of

gold" at the !!nd (If the automotive rainbow. Even
religioni8ta could chOO6f' from the ABBOTI'. the
ABBEY. the ST. JOliN, ST. \'JNC'E1\"'T, or the PEACE
(a current RED CHTh'ESE mode)). The DAVID waa
m.,de in Spain in tbe 1920's, Lhe GOLIATH waJ!l a
German ma1ce from 1931 to 1963. SAlISON was 8
192.1 U. S. pro1uct nlong With the DELlLAH manu
factured in France in 1022.
Mythologtcal anL. fairy tale character'll were well
reprc8Wted. with tit!' return of ACHILLES. APOLLO,
G~"', YARS. ORION, PLUTO and THOR. Heav.
eoly bodies were &1so found plying the roads of tbe
earth, a.a the OOSMOS, the MOO~. a STAR and eight
dltrerent kind8 of METEORS all appeared in automobile guise. . nnd thal doesn't count the MER.
CURY or Its COl.-rET line of cara which appeared in
the 1060'8.
Insect collectors may a11l1 gol their hands on nn
(C'ontlllurd on
P/I$(@
71
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW.
NOVEMBER,1911
"A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS"

A team of troubleshooters keep traffic Howlng like a .tream each dal" on the 140
mile. of expressways in greater Chicagoland,
A aingle Ilccit."'ent can Lrigger chaos on these hil;hspced, lImJted access roadways
and the lOaln function ot the troubleshooters 18 to find the blockages Ilnd remove
them 80 traffic can again move ahead.
These
men-l35 8l:rong-are
members ot the Expreaway Traffic
p"trot (ETP), a unit organized in
11)61 lUI a deuchment of th- DU
no'!s Division of HighWllYJII. These
men know the dangers that can
occur, Shortly after the Kennedy
E~xpres9Wlly opcned they round out
that expre8sv.rays couldn't run
thf'ma~lves. Enfore"ment ngencies
could not quickly dear blockages,
such a8 debris--from beds to
toilela-beSides accidents themselves that were causing traffic
.low-downs. Even animals roam
Ing wild on the roads or a ear
pl\'I'ked on the side ot lanes with
it.s hood ntiaed can cause slow-ups
anG vnpor blockB.
To alle\iate these hazards the
ETP requires 8J)ecial tnlining.
Each new reeruit has 30 days on
the--job training with an exper
lenced pro, The operation is a
complex network of communica.
t10ns and coordinating systems.
The main communications signals
come from the Marina Tower office
of the Division of ffigbways ...... here
dispatchers have hoillnea to the
Chic!lgo. Cook County Sheriff's and
Slate Police, radio stations with
traffic helicoDters Ilnd individual
emergency patrol vehicles,
The ETP hu 56 vehicles, lncludIng pick-up trucks. trucks with

lowing equipment and one warning
wagon displaying caution messages
on an electric sign. These trow
ar(' fitted with two-way radios and
an amazing array of all types of
emergency equipment. nnd are
manned 2'1 hourn a day on S-hour
overlapping shifla.
During rush
houn! a minimum of 25 men patrol
the system ane:- travel a totttJ of
235,000 miles in the average month
un the 140 miles ot expreuwa,l'l.
Sa ving Iivcs and preventing In
juries, anxiety and property dam
age. while keeping the expressway
system alive in Sandburg's "City
of Big Shoulders," is the E'J'P'.
job.
There qoes another

creature of habit"
PAQE.
NOVEMBER,1171
PAGE II
"KING OF 1
'[be lUgbwa.y DelJartlllent l'eCentl,\ AC41ulred :l nen iitillhnU IlILVemeut

repair machine, tenderly lermelL the "Drngo n~l1Iobl1e." It wns assigned
County Xumoor 293 IUHI ,,'111 be u ...etl 111 the Ih'e Mnilltelllmce Dbdrlct!J
wilen needed. 1f If; truck moullted lind e(luillttetl with nn IlIrru.~red heating
hood "hleb l!i h:rdrnuJlca!l)' rnbt>d nml lo,n!red. II holtls t\ (auk contnlner
rllr prot)line gu; u hultlter-f'(Jllet electrlr.all,\ coutrolled nUh I)ush buttoru.:
II retu!>6 oontailler; a heAled, In~III\ ted asphalt hOllllet notl lUI air com
Jl~r nllh tank atlnchmcnb, This ONluislliol1 lli a boon f() road patch.
lng, ns there
minutes.
1~ lltil ~
lime hl\'ol\'l"d
In the wlnler the chunk hole Is h

III scuJTed with " nlke ft.nd ~
"dras::on" heating hood is used W C\
mix and the area l" Uuw iAlI1Tted or
minutes. as OIJptt!Oeti to the old mefh~
bole and eOmllacted ,\lth the truck w
:&.Ka
NOVEMBER. 1971
COOK CO\JNTY HIQHWAY NEWS
PAOE.
HE ROAD"
md a Job
Ct\1I
be oompleftd within
li.efl \\ lib the dragon" heater, the

;1 mix l!t 11Ot. into the hote. Tbe
xuute tlte ktlroscne out. or Iht! eDIt!
Hed, all of whleh takes Ies.... thllll six
where the cold mix WItS Ilut In tbe
'f'l" ... Sow "6 coml'! to the hOt mh
meUlod for sUlllm~rtime use. The hole Is bellted and scarified wUb 11 rake
fo create & roughe.ned surfaco to mak,. a perfett bolld. TIle a,h"llntage
of the Dragon melhod Is that only about balf lbe aDlount of bot. mix Is
needed. which mnkes II. better patch as It leon8 110 seams or cra.c.ks
Ihereby wlitillSC' the new and old 1~lIhal t Into one bontled s urfuce.
Xelther Iltunllll~ nor WIlier III Ule ('huck hole ClUJl deter the Iintching
D8 the hOle Is swellt oul and dried nlthlll three minutes with the
now Dragon heatf'r.
I'~
PAG E .
NOVEMBER,1971
New Traffic Controls

To Serve
DO NOT
ENTER
NO
LEFT
TURN
f70l
The long awaited 1971 edition of the Manual on

Uniform Traffic Control Devices has been approved
and is now the standard for traffic control C::evice&
for all streets Ilnd highways- regardless of their
type or class or of the governmental agency having
jurisdiotion.
The 1971 m9.nual revisions ha '0'01. updated the
] 961 edition by recognizing the needs of lod:lY's
motorlsl!!, provitling more flexibility In application
lind eJiminating contradlctlon_
According LO Robert E. Conner, StAff Executive
of the "ational Joint Committee on Uniform Trn1I1c
Control Devices llnd Chief or the Traffic Control
Systems Division in the Fedcn.l ffighway Administrailon, "Considi"rB-tlon was given to the C:cslred
unltonnltyof :.M1mc control devices on a worldwide
balis. In this regard, the Institute of Traffic Eng{.
n('era has adoph'd R policy supporting the concept
of a b!Ulic uui\'ef'Sui system of traffic control de
vices milking mt,ximum and clnBistent UBe of Sl'm.
bola, shape!! and colors rend!ly underst.oOC by people
with dilferent uti-lIona.] and cultunl backgrounds.
Conlistent with lhe- ITE policy, the broad principles
oC color and shape embodied in the devices current.
Iy used in th;! Western Hemisphere are considered,
In the light of available research, to be the suitable
baalS Cor l5uch a worldwide standard. Therefore,
no wholesalc cb'Ulges were msde in the basic C:e
Blgn conceptiJ fe. the new U.S, standards. The
yellow diamond btockground remains the basic for
mM ror standare warning signa, Notable ucep
tions are the approved pennant.shaped warning
slgn8 Cor uae at the start of no-passing zonl!S and
the pentagon. (peint up) for school signs."
The 1911 Edition ot the Manual on Unitonn

Traffic Conlrol Ikvlcea is oow available through
the U.S, Covernment Printing Office. States and
their local CO:D"Illlnlties are required to bring their
traffic control c:ev!cea in conformance with this
Manual as soou as practical in the interest of
nationwide uniformity. The changeover schedule
requlrea that pavt'ment markings be converted by
the end of 1972, that Ilgns conform by the end or
1974, and that signals be converted by the end ot
1976. This b1:heduling permlta most exlsting devices to be lISed throughout their normal life Spall,
Nonconforming devices cau then be replaced under
the routine maintenance IlChedule.
Reprinted ('(lIIrfNIIJ "1 Idaho Tml/i(' 8a/ety
Comm"'~iOfl
Nelc!lctter
COOl( COUNTY MIQMWAY NEW8
NOVEMBER, I.71
PACE 1
BACK TO ABACUS
The County Highway Depart.

Jnent prides its:!l! on using the
moat moocrll, up-tu.d.ltc equipmellt
technique. ill all its Engineering
Df'parllncnls. but would you believe tha.t a calculating de\'!ce, in
v/!J!led centurie. ago, of Roman,
GI'ffk and Oriental oriti:m. Is also
being used? Absolutely! Ita name
II the Abacus, or counting frame,
still being used In .chools through.
out Mia to help .tucent. under
stand the place value in the num
b.:."r s}-.t.em. One ","Guld uk who
would utilize auch a device right
here! .. MONTE CHEN, that's
who! He II one of the County
Hlrbway Engineers in lhe Pave
went G~metrlcs Division of the
Design Bureau. MONTE wna born
In Hong Kong (the Kow Uoon side)
and Immlgrat'XI to Chicae;o with
hi family 17 yesra ago. Schooled
in the Mldwut. and holdlna: It
BSCE degree. nfLturaJly makes bim
knowled'(e"\blc in handling the
"aophiatlc"\ted" 20th century tools
of calculation which he employs
with ~t exoertise. but then ...
trndiUon would have It, he puts
Mide these modm methods ane:
returns to the time honored AbncuB
of hla ""Uve country. We asked
h:"I1, Wb\ ! To which he repll"CI.
' 'The Abacus is iun aa accurate aa
the lIddini; m~ehine and much more
fu" to operate."
So
Why
lIot ~
IT'S ALL IN THE NAME-
vII to I1Igh1 : Mt' rtl' "unmt1. Edll In IlN'k. 'lit' hu,f'1 Xtcmttyk, Geu rjl;"~ ('mIn...
Urn Talap'. "af'k ~I rono\ .., Hu !:o .... I:trk, l1olW'r1 Sn)dc rtnlUl, "ullu.. l'llntdl...e-,
t::dwll rtl l..uutlmf";st'r, ' ThOnlU!i FOrull, )lIl'h.el Ly nch. l~ru nk KAplan. Donllid
\\ "lhw.I, Bodo ~hradt'r. Allihon.) Olnl, Stanl('), IJem~t..ln. ,' ame, Antlrf'W~ .
lIowa ni Kaffillill. Frunk Conroyd. and ltil'hllnl KOf'illbK.
S~ .. r
()tV4.VT MtNT
NtWSM4.l\tVS
illinois Chapter No. 12 of lhe
American Right of Way Associ".
tlon held an Eiueatlonal Seminar
at the Oak Brook Inn. Oak Brook,
IIIlnola, on October 14.-15. One
program induded a mock trial In
volving the partial taking o( 1l
commercial establishment with 1088
at parking and dam3ge to the reo
mainder. The featured speaker
was attorney T bumas A. "oran,
whose subject WAll "Public 1m
prcvemen18 and the Pursuit of
llapplne.: Among the Depart.
ment Staffers who attended were
...usistant Superin lf' ndent Hugo .I.
"'tlLrk. Right of Way Bureau chief
Frank L. Hapla.n, and Divilional
heath Etlwartl F. l...IIntlm t!o~ r
(Valuatlona),
.ltune-;
And rl'""""
(Agreements). a.nd Edwin A.. Bee&!
(Map) .
(C..nUnuN from pq. 21
intuetrt.mg bllt extinct DUDLEY

BUG or a BUGMOBn...E, neither of
which bar... Rny resemblance to the
\ 'OLKSWAGEN.
Volegetten could enmpalgn in /I
BALLOT. Rlc.h men could ride In
':!. BANKER.
F'o.nners could have
either a BARLEY or a BEAN.
There W'8.I a CAP (or 10werclaS6
people and a DElRBY tor high

8OC.iety. "Uptight" people could
lI."8vel in a BUCKLE. although a
CHAINLESS waa more for the unfettered generation, and it waa
Gaia that every traveling m!ln'.
home was hie CASSEL, bul Ir he
got tired of It. he eould ride In his
CLUB instead.
SNOW FIGHTERSfCnntinul!d Crom ~p 1)

plenllhed as required. Cook Coun.
t} haa been using about 15.000 toni
of sl:Ilt per winter s eason.
" Ench slorm presents a different
problem," says lJugh P. ~leAnLtr,
engineer in ehru-ge of snow removal.
"and when we encounter n blb'.za rd
with high winds and stranded pri.
vate vehicles. our "Operations are
s!l'Iwed.
There are times when
roods continue to 'drift in; due to
WIDe, tbree dRys after the anowfaJi
hRa SLOpped"
HIghway Superintendent Thomas

G. Cots commented:
'EIrective anow and lee control

is one of the criticaJly important
a. rvices that a higbway depart.
ment performs for its community.
Since snow can come early In our
part of the Middle West, it ill vital
that we be prepared, and welJ pr e
p!lred. long before the Thankagiv.
in):: season. This year, once ngaln,
wc. expect to be fully ready in
tirr.e."
COO K COUNTY HIG HWAY NEW.
NOVEMBER, 1II71
PAGE .
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (llIinoisl

" .. to Ins-pi n! b lack Pf'OP~, especially the l outh. to pur~ fu l IIn~s- of
~hie\t"men t by "('(IMlnUn.. Ih'-Ill with ~ conlribul k)M ol ~ 1 M roAn",rit'anA of thr IJA!lt and Pn'5eDt/' T~ DuSable ~I ~um of Afrkan
Amutnn 1I1510ry th ls y ...... ~Iebn'" It" I('Dlh anllin- rIJlu,), as a flourl~hln l'
CftI If' r of " lack
\n wriu n hiSl ol"')' anti l'UitUl"e. Located In an old "nyalOnl'

nu" ",.'.lon on ('blrell'o'!! lOu'n Aide, the 3ftl~ f .-.lure!i h""lorit'a1 mu ral" aft d
f' X"hIIH t.l. a rt"w o rk. and a w" U'.Ihx:ked lib rary. DuSable .I~ ,.ro\-IdN; !!"peelal
"011' l hfo 8t ~ l" ('1M
a nd pru,r:ram.., kod ot her .. "-I ~ "hldl mI'.:o-t" It ..
f ortH! of communlt)' rue '"' nell a.!i .. thefli ler to r t.be PDu-e rlul anti ('OlU11CeoU
, tury lit bhu~k Aml': rlC'll
.. ott r. .
H I I, r . ,
, .
" . " 11.
Population A I'N
tI ' . OOff
1J,t! 1.!S1
_.-
- that the flrBt modem stee:l-ake1eton akyac.raper was the Home In,
surance Building at La. SI1I1I': and
Monroe $Ln!els In Chicago, designed by William Le Bnron J enney
In 1885?
Une, TIL
Deepest sympathies are extended

to hl8 l'nmUy from our Camily here
in the County Higbway Department.
Did You Know , .
- that, reftecting the popularity oC

small ca.ra, Cour-eyllnder engines
nrl. outselling aix~ tor the first
ti me In mode.rn automobile hiBtory?
During World War U Mr K10pp

In the Navy's Hydrographic
Office and after his discbarge he
wu employed as a highway plannlng consultant prior to opening
hi, own arc.bltectural firm in Pals_
FIla outside interests corWsted

or leading a Great Boob Coune
along with being a \'Wage Trustee
and Chairman of the Palatine
P lanning Commission. He was an
nvld trout fisherman, hunter , gar.
dener and n wnter color artisl par
excellence,
_ _ ...u
-tbat the 2,830 mile trip from

New York City to Loa Angeles can
now be made in 62 bours on Inlerstate rout8-17 bOUD leu than
~ trip took 14 yean ago bdore
the I nleratate program started?
C'hu lt" A. KloPIl, Cormer bead

uC lhe Department's first super
highv.-a), division, died recently
after a long illness. Mr. Klopp
\vBS a.uociRtL!d with the Highway
Dcpartml'Dt from 1929 througb
194,1 and during his tenure he con.
eeh'ed and initiated the bulcs in
eX}JreaI!IW8y
planning techniques.
His Innovative approaches In high,
way design laid the groundwork
[t.r highway land expanaion aa the
pressures grew to aceommodate Increaalng Brea growth . B e, Al ajo r
(worge A. QuinJ lI.n, Leo Wilkie and
10 other men ealablisheC: A Super
Highway Division back in 193R
whieh la id down the criteria for
loday's dl':aign.
'l n 'ed
91WI Sq. )1118
-,-
FORMER EXPRESSWAY
PLANNER DIES
Cb1cago Civic Center,

ChIcago, lIllDoll 60602
VOL XV III N,mbe, 12
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Chkago. III. 60602
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'-I lib Ol4ristD18B
"lfs blglnnlng 10 looka

.. w
lU,ryW~tr' you !JU --
c>
DECEMBER, 1171
PAGE 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Editors cxtl,).nd grateful and appreciative
acknowledgment to C. c, (CUB) mGG~S tor hill
iJeauillul ChriBlmll8 cover. the third be has drawn
Cnr the NEWS, and lo TOM KE~1\"EDY for hia eartoon. the lal~t in a Bparkling ser:i~ Yo'bleb bPgan in
our September, 1969 iUlle.
We al80 wuth aU "Highws}'ers" R ma.t enjoyablt'
holiday seuon.
ffi [) [) fa ffi [) (!) ill fill

ITJmBITJW[j\1Il1~W0
TO SALT OR NOT TO SALT
Chicago Ch'fc Center. Chicago. Illinois 60602
DECEMBER, 1971
Vol XV1tl
No. 12
Published monthly by and tor the membenl of the

Cook County Highway Department to Berve as an
organ for diaseminating newa and informaUDll on the
personnel and projects of Lhe Department and Lhe
County And lubject.s of relnted Interest.
ConlribuUons for lluWicaUon are Invited and wiU be
given the ~rul attentioo of the FAltors. IInwever.
they will nol be rellponaihl", tor unsolicited materia I.

Mathew W. Bicszcul
WUlIam R. Harvey
Charles S, Bonk
Jerome Huppert
Charles F. Cbaplln
Lillian Piotrowski
Frank W. Chearow
George W. Dunne
Ruby Ryan
William N. Eriek80n
John H4 Stroger, Jr.
Floye T. Fulle
John P. Touhy
Charle. J. Grupp, Jr.
Joseph L Woods
Mathew W. Bit9.cwt Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomll..!1 O. Cot!'> -Su perintendent o[ Highways
Editor
Francine Stuo..rt
AlIIlalAnt Editor
\\'ll1IlIm Slocum
321-17H
Graphic Arts Conlultanta
Edwin A. Deck
U 0. Rh:l:lns
Photography
";IIIIt'r
~.
:thljrw!lki
ON THE SKIDS, . , SKIDDING ALONG

A nationwide program Cor calibrating equipment
used to meAlIlIn! the Bkid characteriBtics of higbway
pavC'menta I. being launched by the Dl'parlml'nt or
Transport.aUona Federal HJghway Adminislration.
Under an arrangement between the National BU
reatl ot Standards and tbe FHA, NBS will t:e\'elop
procedures Cur calibrating lest vehlcleB used to
measure the "skld-pronc" chanll':teristicB or pavemenls. I!:venlua,lIy NBS will develop "first'oroer"
or bllBic natiQnFll reference Btandards ror Bkid measurement dcvicC$ Cor II number of local 8reB cenlcn,
each of whleb wlll In hlrD I'lfOviet calibration ser\"
leell for Individual ala tea.
4
Deicing Bllit Is one of the favorIte whipping boys

oC lhe conservatloniata (or ecologists, whiehever you
prefer). Salt harms roadway vegetalion aDd POl4
lutes rivera and water lIupplJes, they say. And. look
how snit enla into aula bodies, they adc..
They'reo right. bill only In a aen.Re. Peepi .. e~p('rt
1.0 drive aU )!ellr aruWld and t1XJl~L the rllWhi. to be
clear or Ic~' Rnd snow at all times under all condltiona, The qUIckest find elUuest way to k~p roads
tree of Ice in the winter And keep lhe motoring publlc
happy 1& to IIprcnd deicing 1Il11t.
But somewhere along the line someone complains
that too much aalt wna spread aomewhere IUld thal
salt ill killing the tre.... along 8uch-and-truch a road"'By ' . Ihull giving the Highway Department deICe:nJ a somewhat cloudy image. However. thcre 18
an eight-page booklel. published b}' the Salt Iru!titute,
entiUec: "Rood Stllt and Your Environment",- recommending how to lipread sail clficiently. ,provid109 covered storage racib.tiea to prevent runoffs
from I18lt storage piles and other helpfUl hinla. Folr
example, the booklet uya: "Where \\.'"3le:r runoff from
ro:"lt and highways cnten nearb}' "<Iter syaterns.
deicing Bnlt may run'e Borne effecl on water 8U'lp'les,
It hilS bttn proved In a number of tel3ts that this
effecl t. minimal. Sail is a natural substance
present in all bodlea oC water and in rain rail. The
amOllnt8 pn'flClll an public wAter tnlppliea
ev(!n
those quite clu8t" to highwaYB
. , are nol even
lIufficient to ta8le. ." The booklet also anyl, "It
Is true thld plnnlA close to highws)"S can be damllged or killed by unu811ally heavy salt spray or run
on:. !iuw;:\u,;:U1cil d.uuagc: l" o;a~.al by ..,lher fac.tora. such 8.11 gu.t1eOll8 pollutants !rom auto engines.
Delclng .. It may be- incorrectly blamed because it is
vlalble, whl1~ unB!'('n exhau.t fumes often do the
real drunage.." They aum it up like Lhis
"There
is no suitAble nlternative to the use of salt in ke~p..
mg roads open and elimJnating h&.nn:oua driving
conditions. Sand n.nd cinders can be spread to in4
crease traetion, but they cannOl melt anow and when
winler is over. BAnd and grit present a grim)', coatly
c1ean4up job for hlghwa) crewB and housewives.
Other chemieala can be 1I.sed. but In the quanUtiel
needed to delc, hi~hwnYB, their cost is prohlbiti\"e.
The advantages of road aall Iln! frequenLly overlooked and Its diAadvantages exaggt'.ralec:::' The
value of this essential deicing mnterisl III reducing
winter accident. ia too widely aeeepled and the en\1rl'nmental 8lde-{>fTecla too eaBlly controlled to justify r;:strlctlona on Its lise as a h.ihway life aqver.
Cnpies at ROAD SALT Al\'D YOUR ENVIRONMEI\'T CRn be obtainC'd from the Suit JII.<lt1Iule, 206
N Washington St., Alexandria, Va. 22314
DECEMBER, 1971
COOK COU N TY H IGH WAY N EWS
GOODBYE5
All who knew him in the High.
way Department were saddened to
learn of the de!lth last month of
J olin J . ( Bud ) McClen ' rty. bead of
the Tra.ffic Safety Commission
since 1955. A respected professional in the field of traffic and
highway safety. he was instrumental In organizing the nationa1Jy-cited mass Bicycle Instruction
Courses which have taught young
people all over Cook County to
oprrnte their bikes more efficiently
and s'lfely. In 1968 he beeame
dir"ctor of the newly-created Pollee Drivine: Sehool. now 8 prominent training ground for police
vehicll! technioues. Other pro~n!.m.8
devised or im'Plemonted by him inc'udei' driver education in the
schools. driver refresh"r seminars,
and driver lrai.,ing for Hi":'hway
Denartment personnel whir.h added
greatly to the Department's driving cl.pabillty (.see llr. Jnseph
Jo\'ce's comment in our Depntment Newsm9.kers co'umn). PerSOO'lllv. Bud McClevcrty was a
friendly and h..lofu! pen;on whose
robust temneram"nt 8r>d unf<\iling
good humor mAde him welcome
everyWhere. "TalkinSit' with him
always left you feeling b~tter."
nid a friend. In todll.v's world,
those lire qu'>ijtj<>g in short supply.
He will be missed.
PRAISE WORTHIES
lU t''''. i\fat'l!1 Jone", of East Avenue. Hode:kins, minois, recently
wrote to County Board Presid"nt
Offi r ~e W. Dunne e.'COressing her
thanks for the "wonderful cooner.
alion" she received from )tl kf'
Phil bin, District En~eer Ilt the
Lll Grange Maintenance Facilty.
and his crewmen. 'Mr. Philbin
has been very helpful in taking
care of the streets and snow duro
ing the icy winter months" wrote
Mrs. Jones. " I had to take my
d'lughler to the hosl)ital and he
(.Id an outstanding job in keeping
the streets clean. I also want to
tell you how we appreciate the
cooperation we received when we
had our 15th Anniversary. They
patched the roads, cut the grass,
etc. We were very proud to have
all the suburban mayors and
officials come on El\st A \'emle
when we had the parade."
~[o r ri e CherneI', head
of the
Architecture and Landscaping Division, will present a paper before

the American Association of State
Highway Officials meeting in
Miami. FI-orida, December 6-10.
The Roadside Development Com.
mittee of AASHO. of which Mr.
Cherner is a member. will be responsible for a part of this year's
program. One session will highlight projected solutions to the
complex problems involved in the
ad'lption of roadway design to
meet environmental needs. This
session will include papers on desiems fo r noise control, an "outside look" at highwaYB by a prominent environmentalisl. and a status
report on the new feC:enl noise
I ..vrl shmdllrds rt'qulred by the
1970 Highway Act. This session
will also feature a paper on urban
laodscape technioues, develoning
highway environmental problems.
G, 11. Aml rew.. , Chairman of the
AASHO Operating Subcommittee
on Roadside Development, had a
definite idea as to the right man
to speak in this area.
In a
leUer to Superintendent
Mr. Andrews said: "Mr.
Chemer . . . is a member of our
_ .. Committee, and I know from
firsthand experience, having lis
tened to him present a paper at
the Highway Research Board in
Washington, D.C. several years
ago, that he has the capability of
preparing and presenting a paper
on 'Urban Landscape Techniques'
which would be of material benefit
to the several hunC:red that lVe
would expect to attend our sessions . . . Pl<!'!se accept this letter
as an invitation to have Mr.
CherneI' prepare Rnd present auch
n paper." ~lr. Andrews' invitation
wns accepted with thanks.
Cots,
Another letter of thanks a ddressed to the Superintendent ar_

rived from H. Ro:.s Wo rkmnn.
Assistant Vice President of All
state, [rom the Allstate Plaza in
Northbrook. Illinois. Mr. Workman noted that the Sanders Road
improvement between Willow RORd
and Milwaukee Avenue had been
completed and bad "sccomplished
everything we haL hoped for in
eliminating the congestion in the
area." He continued: "I want to
thank you and the members of
your department. particularly Mr.
(COntinued un pUKe 6)
PAGE S
BRIDGING THE GAP

An all time first in bridge d(!sign
innovation has been achieved by
the Structural Division of the
County
Highway
Department.
Overseen by Department head
Hnrry A . OhUnger, carried through
by E a rl J ohnson, design plans section head, anC designed by structural designer Jerrl Pru.ili.Skl, this
103rd Stroot bridge over Stony
Island interchange represents a
com1)letely new concept in County
bridge building. Jnck S tern. ch ief
Engineering head of the Design
Bureau. made t he selection after
carefully evaluating the advant9ges -of this type of construction.
Other peMlOnnel a99ign~ to the
project were Thadde us J.:1sSOb,
Allthou y Kletnhquck. JOlLnDll M eb ...
ger , and Frllnk S uic .. all cap
able members of our structural
desi~ tesm.
T his bridge will carry Stony
Island traffic over the l03rd Street
complex in order to relieve t he
serious congestion in the area and
will facilitate an easier traffic flow
upon the oOmoletion of the entire
project in 1973. The b riC:ge* consists of twin curved structurea,
each 19 feet wide and supported
by three SO lOn, 126-(oot long box
girders that are erected on cantilever concrete abutments and
wing walls. T he concrete deck
slab is designed to act with the
stcel girders Bnd w:ill provide
lateral support for them. T here
are no external stool members to
connect the girders: thus. only
clean. wlbroken plane surfaces are
exposed to view.
T his t)'pe of box girder was
chosen over other types of aleel
structur e as it has a significantly
favorable effect on load-carrying
capacity and therefore is mlleh
mor e ecollomlcal. It will be super.
elevated because of the horizontal
curvature of Stonv bland Avenue
anC: also adds to the overall depth
of the superstructural span. To
compensate for deflection and to
provide a pleasing \'isual effect, an
8 i"ch rise was buPt into the
girders. In Pllst construction by
the County. the bearing for beruna
on the abutments were usually
metal devices, but in this csse.
elastomeric bearing pads fobricated
or "neoprene" were utilized for the
ftnot time on 9. County Steel Girder
H.ighway Bridge.
see center spread pictu res on
pages 4 Bnd 5.
DECEMBER, 1871
PAQE"
--------------~
BRIDGINtJ
(I) Elich 1'0, (Hrtlf'r I.. 125 '~" IOllg and 5'.2" dll',I.
hUllo-.ed to ubtal n o!LI~hl, J,;"rtl('f'rul ('un".
CUIIIIH!r WIl."1
(II)
Pylon-Ilk\' brill!,;.,
ulld nmlntl' nltllCr,
hl~I)f'(Hon
Airdcr<;.
IJrcpltrl llA ttl urt glrth:r. Otallh.raglll sbu\\ II nL

No Inl(>rml"Clint" tliOllhntgl1ls nere used.
(2)
CIIII
tit glrllL'r,
(I)
Girder
beill~
Illaceti LLL LLbu
llre low In cost und ellS} 10 f't\'d.
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NEW'
DECEMBER, !e71
PAGE I
rHE GAP
"
(3)
-m.'- 10 Iht' .. be or btI\ "Irder. For

01..... Ilrt\ Ilro\'ldf'd ILL both end'! ur
1lIt!1It.
'rlle
~Ia... ltllllt!rlc
bflurlng I}ml ..
(5)
50 '1'011 /.:Irtlcr bt'illR;
(6)
1'he
dlflphrn"lH~
IIn~d IUh)
1111lCe.
1$1111 croo.~ frallib beh\~n the ho:l. glrl!fr.. Rtf'
omith..t.
.
(7)
Girder
~llIg lIuul~u\ertd
Inio 1IU!OItloli COr hobtlng.
COOK C OUNTY HIGHWA Y N EWS
PRAISE WORTHIES(Continued from page 3)
Dlln C()hen and Mr. Peter Fi'Klhmall, for your continuing efforts
In coordinating the activities of
the contr3.ctor to kee~ our traffic
problems to Ii minimum." Mr.
Workmlln also not"d that with one
Ia.rge project building and otheI"lil
ph.roned (or the area "the im'Qrovement has solved what could h'lve
been a v~rv s"rious traffic problem . . . Thank you as:ain for a
job well done on schedule."
The Joseph L. Gill insurance
commmy h:us infonned th" SUTlerintendent lh'lt because of thp Cook
CWJ'lfV Hi<thway DeTl'l.rtm"'nt's ffl_
vonble loss record, th~y are
reduci-g the Deryllrtmpnt's li"b'lity
premium aU1)roximat"ly $6,000 a
yelr. J os"',h p , J one. J r., he ... d
of the SaIety a.nd Trllining Divi_
sion. commented: "We in the S'Ifety Bnd TMining Division feel that
the Tra1fic Safety C'Immtasion with
th"ir very fine drivin,.. school.
psvchophvsical
porto-clinic eye
tests, nne:" the driving semiTJars
had much to d:) with the Depart
ment's better driving record."
Fronl;: L. Kllula n, chief of the

Right of Way Bureau, received a
congratulatory mess!lge from Carter J enklni-, of Jenkins, Merchant
& Nankivil, consulting engineen;:
"I am inde~ deli~hted to know
that your grellt ability h!1.8 been
recognized by your promotion to
Chief Right-ofWay Engineer of
C:)ok County. You have long de
served this recognition and my
ody regret is that I am not working up there as a land surveyor
so I could take advantage of your
great knowledge in trying to locale
more section corners In Cook
County . . .
"I hnve particul9.rly enjoyed the
articles written by Mr. Matousek
concerning the origi.nal point of
sun'ey in lIlinois. He has done a
tr"'mendous amount of rese~rch 01'
greatest historical value. His his
torical contribution t~ our profess'on Is m!)st outstnnC:ing."
(The articles by Lll:Ii'ihn .\laIOtl!!oek of the Sun'ey Div'sion ap
pelnd in the lIi ~ hwny ~ew", for
M!lrch and April of this year.
They described how Mr. Matousek,
after laborious research. determined the e,'I(acl location of the
DECEMBE R, 1971
lrUe initial point of Illinois land

surveys).
Mr. and Mrs. lIarry J . Schneide r
of Tulsa, OkJnhoma, wrote to the
HiIChwa y X ews inIonning us of a
change in their mailing address.
Mr. Schneider added:
"While we are not at the present
residing in Cook County, we are
Cook Counteans by thought and
fee'Ing. W e would so much appre_
ciate (continuing to receive) Ute
Cook Connty lJj .... hwlly News, provided we are eligible. We know
anC: respect many of lhe officinls,
people and places you write about.
Thank you,"
Needless to say. they are eligible, nobody more so. and the Editors nre most happy that the
Schneiders are keeping in touch
with our County throueh the medium of the Highway N ..\ h.
The Editors wOllld sJso like to
acknowledge with thanks the many
kind words said about our Depart_
ment and our public'ltion by
Ha r old E. ( lIal ) Sange r, Jr., RI".ht
of Way engineer lor n-inois Bell
at Olk Brook, Illinois. As a fel4
low member of Illinois Chaptcr No.
12 of the Am'!rican Right of Way
Ass")chtion. Hal has been a fri"nd
fLnd ass'.>Ch.te of Valuations Bureau
chief E dwll rd F. La nrhnes'Oer, J ILek
Castrono\-o, and other Departm~nl
Staffers from the Right of Way
Bure'lu. At the Chllpter's EC:llc'l.tional Seminar in Oak Brook last
month, it W:l,S Hsl-t'lking the
C3mera hand~d him by Jack Castronovo. wh;) stepped back into
the group-who took the picture
of soeaker Th'lmlb Fol'ttn and the
Highway Staffers which appeared
in our November isSIiC. Hnl also
told us on the telephone that in
his office th'! H I<;;lm 1), N.,w., is
pass2d from desk to desk and read
Our warm
with appreciation.
thanks to Hgl and his fellow workers at Illinois Bell.
A letter b H i~hwav Superintendent Tbomru, G. Cots which
speaks for itself:
"We are sorry for the delay in
writing to you, but do want to
thank you for the prompt and
courteous service extended to us.
I am sure the 'blind person cross
ing' sign you had placed on 170th
Street tor our daughter will be of
considerable help.
"In questioning various neighbors and other people in this
area, we find they are all aware
PAGE.
of the new sign.

"A special thank you also to
Mr. Fra nk Reno (of the Blue
lalane: Maintenance Facility), who
was so understanding of our problem, and extremely courteous,"
wr"te "Mr. and Mrs. Edward Good.
of South Holland, Illinois.
A letter to the Superintendent
Crom a distinguished Eastern
edtlcator:
"Thank you for sending U8 a
photograph of 167th Street Grade
Separation over the Dan Rya.n
Expressway for use in our new
c;)urse 'Aeslhetics in Civil Engi_
neering Design,''' wrole Frederick
M, L'lw, ch9..innan of the Civil
Engine~rlng Department at S:mth_
eastern l1asS3.chusetts University
in North Dartmouth. MaBsaehus~tts.
"I strongly believe that it
is only with this type or assistance from you tbllt we in engineering education can hope to
offer high qunJity engineering edu_
clt.ion programs. The opportunitics today fo r students to study
recent examules of gooe:" civil ('ngineering design is unfortunately
far too limited In most t1nde~d
uate engireering programs. Thank
you n~ain [or your Interest and
assistance."
I)f:VA~T Mf:~T
~f:WSMAI\f:~S
The happy tidiogs at last! ! It's
a boy for Ruth Graham and husblnd Steve. Justin \'ogel Graham
was born at 12:30 p.m. on November 22 and weighed in at seven
pounciB. Beven ounces. Ruth, the
Highway Department's Director of
Public Information and Hig hwllY
New!>; Editor for two and II. half
yeara, resignee: in September to
I\wait the coming of Justin, the
Graham's first child.
Wannest
congrntuJatitms to Ruth and Steve
from their many friends in the
Department.
The Personal Side: Clifforll EJI!;'el,
son of Ed Egel, Fiscal Management, is an engineer technician in
the Material Testing Laboratory
at the La Grange Maintenance
Facility, engaged in testing and
research . . . Congratulations to
JleJen Kmiec, Safety alld Training,
who h3.8 been awsrded a Gold Life_
time Membership Card in the E dgar Lawrence Post (the HIghway
(COntinued en pace 7)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW S
DECE M B ER, 11171
PAo e 7
DEPARTMENT NEWS MAKERSlC'onUnul'd from pDRe 6)
Ot'p!U"tment's own) Or the Ameri.

can Legion . . Lo Hulh Calnndrlel!!), Construction, who. received
first place in a naUonnl tnngo comprtJUon.
to artist Tom KenIltd ~'. Traffic and Slgno.ls, whose
e!lrtoon in the Jllne lIh;hwn.y K('wli
(J.howing B bewildering varlety or
hi~hway signs outside the "H:lPPY
Junction CaIe," nnd the Cafe's
invllnUon: "Stop in nnd decide
over a cup of coffee") was reprinted by requeat In ,\ rizoIlJl.
SnreLy Siul-istlns, fl.n excellent publicaUon produced by our able colleagues In t he Traffic Safety Divi_
slun o( the Arizoll.l mghwa.y Department . to B ob Delnquiln.
EslimaUng. wbo. scored n hole-inone on lhe third hole nl Fre8b
Meadows with a drive or 217 ynrds
on SalurC:ny, November 10.
FLOAT FINISHES '71

PARADE SEASON
T he Cook County Highway De
I)artmcnl's Pa.nule Floal ended Itnother successful selUltln, laat upllellring in the Park Ridge Village
Green Parade on November 27
The Float, which this fall underwenl extensIve renovnUon, also
look pnrL in the annual LincolnBelmont Christmas Parnde on Novembor 26. W tlh its colorful decomLlons and pretty girls, tbe F'lonl
hila been awarded B number of
prl1.es nnd cHations, Including F irst
PIneo ut the illinois Slllte F'11ir.
C lUfurd E;:-<' I Itnll Il{>rtulrll Gam m , IIIIH' n&lllrJ' unit hl':t.d ur UI I' Mllt <, rinl
T(,<,;tjnj: DI\'I .. 1I1II II I Ihl' 1..11 r.l"lln~"" ' Ilt lnl .. mlll r;' F Acility.
The University or Illinois' CWcngo Circle Campus held a conference enUtled "New Malerials in
Concrete Construction," deaUng
with tbe use of polymer concrete,
expansive cemenl, and aimilar substances, on December 15-17. fea
turing lo:lclures and laboratory
demonalraUons.
Ollr deepest sympathies to
Dewey A rrigon!. (If Lbo Burcall
of Secondary Roads, whose am.
ler.MnI. Livia Bondni, Lied on
No\'embe.r 14.: and to the [wnUy
of John J. (Bud) McCle\'i!rty.
Sr., dlreotor 0[ lilt' Trnffic SafeLy Commission, who di~ on
November 20.
"This airl in'" map should help you avoid

conflict,; on your fliqht path, bo .. ...
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWI
PAGe.
DECE MBER,1971
WINTER LANDSCAPE
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (lilinoi.)

A v ol1n'l d roi t' o r C'iU'l"trl1R!I trf!'el!l anti (lrechE''', d{'('(lmt l'd by (lllly MI1tumt'd
nU~QlI" '1"! o f ('h l('!lKO'~ n u m, " limit' !"ommuol llE!!!. will "" m btJU ,~ "C'hrlflt mlUi
Around the \\'f)rld." thf' S(lth hulhln~ l'f'll"br:llion o f th,. "'u~Hm " f S(>1f."nf!lf'
lUlll III Uo."'I')', 0111'1' UJ."Uitl, th('u lrl' Ilr')gnUll!l wlU Kilo" tll r InuJlUOII Ill (' tuilil1It11..~ u fflrln ~.. !If mllllJ hUIII.., "\It'll u.~ Uu' lh"' k nD PlnJllll., .. hAIINI Ilk!" It (0""Jard a.nlma.1 l!illlt! oo "lIh ('IUlIU.'" IIntl gUt>;, which l'hlhlM'n bM':ak Opf'n \li th
.. tkk'l, (lhrl.. lnul.'f dlnll{,1'" \\111 In(-'Iulle the n.'lU onlt1 dlll ht"'J. of til....,.. r o nnl-riC!'.
(' l!ofl\ l SToup.. o f C hlf'U(o lif'ltooh-hlld ren \\111 s ln lt. Th,' IlroftT/l m Iii df'd lr.at('d
t o 1)('fW(" IUId 1t00l1 will IU1IO" ", IIJI ItNl lllcs--o )If' rry C'ltrili lmlUl 10 all !
MIDDLE WEST
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Think, if yOIi nre cold,

of tamnrinds, of orange lrees
WRrtlUog Lhe whale 8 pool.
and iBhmds vined with sun,
Here maple. elm, and oak
stnlld scurved in snow,
white cones in alJ"er
ne~lepoint at dusk.
Bashed in clear cold
wilh toot. blackwrapped_
Th' gultnra of winter
mute their steel str ings,
] f you arc cold, recaU
June's tawny lIUlndoll.na
alng to tht: gypsy sun
aouth, in (nnt-resined baYBHere, lbia laJid delight.
to wrestle kodiak8 of coldIn eamest Isboring to win
the candilXi far of spr ing.
Soon, Boon now ; but tonight
l hese castanets of r-l'08t,
tWa fiesta of winter,
lhe shaken gourd of snow .
William Slocum
Did You Know ..

lhal motor vehlcle regist.mtion
fi gures for t eU show the United
Stau"s hlUl 1.9 pel1lons per vehicle,
West Gennany 4.1. J apan 6,8. the
Sovlel Union 13, and maJnla.ne
China 1,<148?
-that this winter some highway
departments are expeeted to begin
testing a system of rolldtide ref1edol1l. developed in Wefd Germany. which cbnnge eolor to warn
motorislS of icy eondltlon. on the
highways?
that Chicago's Ogden Avenue WIl8
named for William B. Ogden. who
servoo as lhe city'. first mayor in
1831, Rnd laler-when he WB.8
called "Railroad King of lhe
Weal"- -8.8 firs t p r esident of Lhe
Union Pacific!
Chicago CIvic Center,

Chicago, [lUno's 8OGO!
VOL XIX Number 1
JANUARY, 1972
Chicago. III. 60602
;=========~~=====---~=;~-;-;1971
IN REVIEW
... THAT WAS THE

YEAR THAT WAS
DUNDEE ROAD PROJECT

Highway Superintendent Tbomas
G. Cots announced the completion
at another step in the long range
improvement plan of Dundee Road
which involved the close coopera
tion of the Cook County Highway
Department with the communities
of Wheeling and Northbrook. This
past FaJJ t.he section between
Landwehr and Waukegan Roads
was opened to traffic.
Supervision of the project by the
Construction Bureau was directed
by l) [r. Bud liermann, Resident En
gineer. i\flI burn Brot.he r.,; contracted
to construct a new divided high.
way with four 12foot lanes, re
placing the old 2O-foot twolane
roadway, greatly facilitating the
area's increased traffic flow between Waukegan and Landwehr
Roads at a cost of $2,009,000. The
existing road was on a 66 foot
right~f-way, but a 100 foot right
of-way wu needed for construction of the new rood, requiring the
acquisition by the County ot an
additional 34 feet to accommodate
the four-lane, modern, divided
highway for a distance of two
miles. All the latest safety features were incorporated, including
the replacement of an existing
narrow bridge over the North
Branch of the Chicago River which
was demolished in April of 1971
and replaced with 8 full width
four-llLIle concrete span that was

opened to traffic six months later.
Also installed werc electric lraffic signals at the Dundee--Lnndwehr
Roads intersection with permanent
t.hermoplastic striping using all the
necessary signing to comply WlUl
the Federal Highway standards.
Our qualified engineers, utilizing
existing t.errain, landllCsped the
area to blend in with the ~mvi
r;;mmental surroundings. In addi
tion to easing the driving problems, the intersectians of Pfingsten
and LlLIldwehr Roods were channelized to avoid any pitfalls for
traffic making left. turns, thus providing anotber safety feature in
the Connty program. Storm water
which had been falling into open
ditches is now draining away in
sewers to eliminate the heretof,)re
nalural breeding places tor mos
(luitocs and disease,
The improvement of Lhis area
\\'tl8 part of an overall plan wh!~h
began back in 1962_ As Northbrook and Wheeling grew, it WIlS
uecessary to improve the main
arteries to and from Edens Expressway for traffic destined for
downtown Chjeago_ This arca is
bounded on the east end by Eder.1i
Expressway and on the west by
Interstate 90, and the County
Highway Department met the cllal(COntinued on paae 7)
Well, it's sum-up time for 1971

. that glorious moment when
we plunge into the dark back recesses of the HI GHWAY :r-.'EWS to
reread and "re-cap" our accomplishments. What kind of a year
was 1971? It Vo-<lS the year when
t.he County Highway Department
finished, among many others of
equal scope, the following big projects. . .
JOE OR R ROA D
$3,167,918_99_
Widened and reconstructed to
four lanes with new drainage
facilities. Ashland to Halsted.
J)UNDEE ROAD - $2,008,628.90.
Paving, Landwehr Road to WaukeltSn Road.
CENTRAL
AVENUE
SUPERSTRUCTURE $4.419,131.75.
Bridge Superstructure Stevenson
Expressway to 39th Street.
RIDOEL A.."D AVENUE OVE R
CAlrSAG CllA1\'1\'EL - $1,964,277_14. Truss bridge and paving.
~TOl"\,'Y
l SLA..lVD A VENUE TNTER011ANOE FR 0 N TAG E
ROADS---S1.819,167_50. Pa.ving.
SAN"DERS ROAD - $1,285,065.03.
Paving, Milwaukee Avenue to

Willow Road.
HA.R!'IS RO!\D $1,114,682.70.
Paving, Central Avenue to Simpson Street.
. . And additionally
10 Township road improvement
contracts in nille Townships
6 Bridge deck repair and waterproofing locations
13.9 miles of two-lane ronds
widened and resurfaced
14 intersections (12 in Chicago)
widened and channelized
32 contracts let
_ and mallY, many more miles
of completed projects we simply
lack the space to list. So on to
1972! !
JANUA RY, 1172
COOK COUNTY H I QHWAY NEW.
PA~E
BIG MACK
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IIJOrBlIJWffiW III ~W0

Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, llllnois 60602
Vol. XIX
JANUARY, 1972
No.
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly

for the benefit of exchanging information between the
Highway Department, governmental agencies, citizen rep
resentatives, and individual municipalities. Therefore we
invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication . Please contact Francine Stuart at 3217714 .
10 heavy duty MACK diesel powered 4x2 dump

trucks, weighing 30.000 pounds, were recently purchased by the County Highway Department. These
trucks will be used in routine Highway Patrol operations, including snow and ice control, and are
equipped with snow plows and tail gate spreaders
(see pictures below). T hey a re serviced at the La
Grange Maintenance Garage. Tv.'o trucks are pennanently assigned to each of the five districts and when
needed for patrol are dispatched to an five County
Divisions.
COUNTY FORESIGHT
THE COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
can boast of being the ONLY DEPARTMEJ'Ij"T in the
Midwest to have acquired Goodyea r Permafonm Tires.
As directed by Superintendent 'IholllllS G. C.ots, these.
tires havO! beell lesleJ fur dW1lbiiity ..int.... l8>lt ..um
mer, then being purchased to relieve a problem of
"downtime" which haa long plagued operations UBing
air-filled tires.

Mathew W. Bleszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chearow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
FloyC: T. Fulle
Charles J. GrupP. Jr.
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
John P. Tou.hy
Joseph I. Woods
Ma thew W. Bieszczat-Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.
Thomas G. Cots-Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Francine S tuart
Assistant Editor
WiIIla nt Slocum
321-7714
Graphic Arta Consultanla
Edwin A. Beck
C. O. HI2'~n5
Photography
Elmer J. lUajemdd
Registration For Spring Semester In January
Registration for the 1972 Spring Semester at the
Loop College will be held on January 19 a nd 20.
1972, for classes beginning February 10, St.ellhen ~[.
Wynne of the Performance Analysis Section has announced. As in the past, a wide variety of courses
will be available to Department Staffers under the
Public Service Institute's General Program. P rograms
of thUi nature are truly an Incentive Lo inspire all
Cook County employees to upgrade their standards
of education.
PhA:Jtographs by staff photographer Sydney Blymall
Recent developments by Goodyear Tire and Rubber

Company have made It possible to replace air inflation with this unique (oam material and when the
COUNTY was given demonstrations of this new tire.
Mr. CoUJ decided to "give I l a go" and all the testa
proved one thing in common and satisfactory results
were produced . . . (or the problem of tires operating on vehicles in areas where the puncture rate was
high (several flats a week) and where downtime resulting from flats was critical . . . these snags are
now eliminated.
Permafoam inflation may sound like an expensive
procedure, yet when cost is weighed against the saving in equipment and downtime it becomes a real
bargain . . , so thought the County Maintenance
Department when it was decided to buy them for
their Mowers. The Mower-Tractor (see above picture)
ia maintained by the Equipment Department and
slored in the La Grange Facility during the Winter
montha. Headed by lUario De S!1ntis and his capable
assistant Robert "ujo\i ch, these men assigned Rich
a rd Bub and James Nolan Jr., master meehanlcs par
excellence, to maintain, test and service the mowers.
They clean them and check them thoroughly for
(COnllnued on pave 7)
PAGE. I
J A NU AR V. 1972
()1::f)Al1TMI::~T
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1\
I::WSMA I:: l1S
Bero urd )(jlll" " , of the Structllral Division. h!l8 lucceaafully

completed a prMeI8ionAi training
eoUf"B1l In MunicipAl Public Works
Admini51rRlion given by thl! Inlernalloma! City Management Associ
utii'ln And the American Public
Works Association. In a letter of
congralulatlons accompanying Mr.
Rim.lns certificRte of cl.lmpietion.
ICMA EXcl'utl\'e Dirt'clor llnrl, En ealll' cnmmt'nled: "Allhough Mr.
On\ hi d. Yllrptli WAIl in IJt'rsonal
charge (If your work. I urn 8WW1"
of the amount of time and st udy
~prcs..'ntcJ by tht: tiuccc~Cul compil:'lion oC Lilia courseYOIi may
well be proud ot yllur cerlUicate!"
"PASSING THE WORD"

An inquiry from a suburban l'etiJdent ~nt to .... 111:lIlIIe ,\\"l' ry, of the
ChJcago DniJy New. "Beeline"
column. dl'f'w a prompt responae
from
HJghway
Superintendent
Thom... G, Col .. and Tra.nsportalion ant.! P lanning Bureau chief
Loul .. R. 'lulnla n, In a letter to
~r nl. Avery t hey aaJd
'This depArtment Is In receipt of
your December 8. 1971 Ictter
with the attached letler from
Mrs. Laura Fitch regarding
Wolf Road b~tweell Plainfield
Road and 55th Street In Lyons
Township.
'The subject roadway WAS
widened I\nd a rum bitt shoulde.r
was added to providr n rough
ride IUld posalbly a n Budible
Signal to Illt.'rt dri\'~MI l.() the
fact thut thcy are nn the
shoulder.
"A centerline alung with yellow
no pltaling pavement markings was installed In Odober
and rt'flectorizpd 'PR.8I with
Care', 'Do Not Paaa' and curve
Bigns are In place."
MRS. MILLER HONORED

For coordinating the effort. of
1600 Boy Scoute 81\d other young
people in remo\ing 328 tons or
debris from the North Branch and
Des P laines Rive,.. in the pall two
years. lfN, CIlrDI !llllle r received
honons from the Cook Count}'
Board oC ColllllliMi,mera and the

U.s, Department of lhe I nterior.
George " , Dunne, President or
the Board of Commissioners. pre-
sented an iUumiuaL:d-5eript testimonial to Mrs. Miller at a meeting

or the Cook County Clean Stre'\ms
Committee In Forest Preserve Dist
rict Hendquartera.
Our deepeet aympathietl to the

ramJl)' of J o-.Pllh Pl n ~ltorp. or
Secondary Roads Bureau,

who dlrd un December 6; and
to thc tamUy oC Geor.l:e Hlm'ukel of the Sign Shop, LaGrange, who died 011 Jsumary 4.
lIll'
"I 'd say I-he hi9j,W~Y s;tjn contrdctor.s h ave

expanded their Fdci//t;e~ .somewhat. N
JANUARY, 1172
PAGE .$
DUNDEE ROAD
CD
Sew Traffie Signllls at Dundee anti l.and"e.hr
Tbermoillastie Striping on Uundee and Landwflhr
fIl
Pedt;!;trlan Bridge :Near .Jaek L
IV
New Bridge at West Fork of N
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAV NEWS
J AN UARY , lJ7Z
PAQE.
JECT-FIVE VIEWS
'011 JIIgh School

b Brt\nch
"
.Dundee . . . pnnl!;sicm 1l00ui 1'4) 8hollllllll( Oflltt'r

Pl,otoflrtllll,8 by /tWO photoryraphfW George. BrftltJI
JANUARV, 1972
PAGE.
Olodmise: ExpllUllltlon of hlgllwny rOud "trilling Dlllebtne.

Leon Iknnet. heAd or Strul'tllrftl InSllooUon Unit, ""&atflrlnl Testing .Latborntory. StruclumJ Steel X-Rny Evlliuntion.
Nocbe.l't " 'nlsb CXJllulnlng' tcdllliqu .... of blmd lettering hlljhwll~ signs-Df'lmrtment Si~n Shop Is at. Ln. Gl'tUIgo l'Ilaln
tcnllnc~e 1~lIclllly.
CIU!'c!r(1 E,::el explnlnln~ prelilltlltion "r :1<,11 "I.ullpl~ prior t(i t-estin",.
Norbert. \V:tbll Ilnd w;; ... tstnni demollBtrutl.ng Ute I!;ilk. ~I'.l'flIU vrooess of "IJplylng Ute ff!d pl.1ttt iJUckgrolllul to Itlgb.
wsy Stoll signs.
Len.rnlng 10 udju,,;t u 30'lIliliull! Dietz!;1!1I Tran..,lt. LeIt b rlgbt; J. U. Jones. D. Carfellu. P. J. Pnrgn.rln.
GrilliI' Insructlon on UII~ 11..'ie of the .<iuneynr's trnnslt. Ldt til rl!fht: n. Ofirfef1o. P. ,J. Pngaria, A . r. Dowling, P .
Roberts. 1.J. S. Be.}'l'r, ,J. ,'nck",III, .J.T. Put.rlnms, R. Stange (";U"'f'ylIl~' TII!;trudor), J. B. Jonp.s, R. C. Arlll8 (Sn.fety
llnll Training).
fllstrueiors In ovnJ.. :
31lclmol Niemczyk. l{j/Oltt or WII~': St.ul Uo.llglel, '['nullc OIM.rntion~; iU(llmrd Ku.llilk, Trnllle Olle.rntiOw.; Thooclorc VIUl
Gelder. Const'nlctirm: Fnwk Rf'DO. TraOiel Ope.rn.tlGU!J; Ptutl \'aJcntlne, Dl'lllnRll"e; Fnmk \\.D:A.llge.r. TnUIlc Control;
~rge Cru.l,,~, Right of Way: In'inl> BenJiUnln. Pa\'ement Geometrlcs.
.".-..,
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW'
HIGHWAY SCOOPtrom pq-t 1)

lenge by improving Dundee Road
to meet traffic demands by building the first section from Skokie
Highway to Lee Street. TWa section cost $321,000 and was opened
to traffic in the fall of 1963. The
next segment rR.n from Milwaukee
Avenue to Elmhurst Road, through
the village of Wheeling, costing
$951,000 and WAS opened to traffic In tbe faU of 1066. Then came
a small section of pavement, nmning from the DeaPlaines River to
Milwaukee Avenue, improved at !l
coat of $243,000 and opened in the
fall of 1968, followed by a section
(rom Lee Street in Northbrook to
Waukegan Hoad, completed at a
total cost of $831,000, This was
opened to traffic at the end of
1969.
Dall Cohen, Supervising Engineer of Construction on the Dundee Road improvement project,
stated :
"One of the series of Improvements was a pedestrian bridge in
the Village of Wheeling. The principal of Jack London JUnior High
School called this Department in
1967 requesting the erect~n of a
pedestrian bridge for the safety
of its students. Sine!! the County
has always been concerned over
the welfare of children, and this
project met the warrants for an
overpass, design and construction
followed. At this location Dundee
Road is only 20 feet wide, but It
was necessary to design a bridge
long enough to span a 56 foot
fulure roodwar al this locstion.
This accommodation fur the chUdren's greater protectH)n was completed in January of 1968."
(Continued
The project was constructed

piecemeal as the demand Incre<tSed
for wider and safer highways and
as funds became available. The
Dundee Road improvement, as
completed to date, provides theal.'
suburban areas with modern transportation faeilities.
TRAINING COURSE
A group of Highway Dcparlment employees have successfully
completed a three-week Engineering Training Course covering the
baaic operations at the Departmenl's seven bureaus, Superintendent Thomas G. Col.. has an
nounced,
The school was run by lhe Safe--
JAN UARY, 1972
PAGE 7
ty and Training Division, headed

by J oseph P. Joyee, under the
auspices of Rar mond C. A rlas and
lIa rry E. S ha lliro. The majority
of the instructors were Divisional
experts rom the Highway Department. Classes were held in
Room 746 of the Counly Building,
at the La Grange Maintenance
Facility, and at Maywood, in Cen
tral Park Fieldhouse. The students
spent about one-third of their class
time learning the techniques of
surveying, one-third studying eonstruction and materials testing,
and the remaining one third learning the basic operations of !.he
other Bureaus of the Highway Department.
"We are most gratified by the
success of this course," said Mr.
Joyce. '''In particular we would
like to Ulank aU of the Highway
Department's Divisional beads for
loaning us 80 mBny of their top
flight pers;,nneJ to serve 8S instructora We are projecting at
least three more similar training
classes."
COUNTY FORESIGHT(Continued from ))age
~)
worn or damaged working parts,

as they do tor all the other heavy
equipment that the County utilizes.
The tires on the mowers are in
flated with Penn",Coam eellillar
synthetic rubber (see inset in
above pictUre of mower). This tire
was shot into by more than 30
bullets, but su1fered no disabliing
damage and when these tires are
worn out they caD be recapped snd
tlsed r'::pcBtcdly without replace
ment. This purchase is anothat'
BIG PLUS, demonstrating agai.n
the use of foresigbt by the County
Highway Department.
POTPOURRI
A study has shown that it hkes
nearly 300 feel to atop n car going 60 mph on pavement made
with eolitic limestone aggregate.
But a car traveling at the Brune
speed can be stopped in less than
200 feet on pavement using dolomitic limestone 8S aggregntc. That
100 feet of distance could save n
driver from possible death IIr injury, With traction ability such
8
critical faetor, the rubberized
road gives the driver all extra
margin of salety.
LOAD RESTRICTIONS
LIFTED ON IMPROVED
COUNTY ROADS
The Cook County Board of Commiasioners, adopting the recommendati:m of Highway Sup!'rintendenl Tholllils G. Cots, has withdrawn the load limit restric:tions
im!)08ed upon 19 County roadways
in March 1959 and in effect sinee
that date. The Superintendent informed the Board that alnce that
time all these roads have been reconstructed and upgraded to a
standard of load bearing capBcity
sufficient to provide for the maximum wheel and R.'l:le gross weights
as permitiA'd under the laws of the
state of Illinois. Superintendent
C:>ts accordingly recommended liftIng of lhe 12-year restrictions. The
roads affected by the Board's aclion are the following:
Biesterfleld Road, New Route 53 to
Arlington Heights Road
Bradwell Road, Barrington Road
to Ela Road
Brinker Road, Algonquin Road to
900 feel North
Camp McDonald Road, Rand Rond
ta Wolf Road
Cottage Grove Avenue, Linc:)ln
Highway to Glenwood Dyer ROld
Harms Road, Central Avenue to
Simpson Street
Holbrook Road, Dixie Highway to
Chicago Heights-Glenwood Road
Kedzie Avenue, 153rd Slr~t to
J39th Street
Midlothian Turnpike. li3rd Street
to Cicero Avenue
Steger Road, Western Avenue to
Calumet Expresaway
Walters Avenue, Sand~rs Road to
Pfingsten Road
Wheeling Road, Cll.D1p McDonald
Hoad to Palatine Rood
Will-Cook Road, 159th Street to
143rd Street
Wolf Road, Plainfield Road to 55th
Street
80th Avenue, 131st Street to U9th
Street
82nd Avenue, H3rd Street to
135th Street
167th Street, Oak Park Avenue to
Cicero A venue
167th Stree.t, Interstate 57 to
Crawford A venue
175th Street, Crawford Avenue to
Kedzie Avenue
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NEW,
JANUARY. 1872
PAGE'
Pavement on Demant!
THIS IS COOK COUNTY {Illinois}

\\llen )'OU
l)(\('omt'
hort'tl lnth Ull' "iltl hy !>kJ('walk!l IUld O''l'rliuted room.
of the {'lIy In Wlnler, come out to tht" ,,"ow-daPJlled .('res of th~ FOJTiJt
Pn-serye, nhere Ihe fir!! lind pine!!! ".IIUl'r ma,VcaJly like t~ In .. fairy talt",
11'!> .. bradDg (' hllnl;'t" to walk 01(' w('lImarkt'd traiL!! Ofurroundlntr lilt" th~
Suture Cen t c", and wateb the hard)" "Inter birds, the Jun{'WI, kealr""l i, herrInJ:' gull!! and lHK.dpt'("ke..... 05 tJt.ry enjoy tbelr iuntlower 1Jrods, millet gl1llns
lUll! ~rnekC!d eonl at the ff!oeder.s. FtlcIUUf"'i for winter sporU. from skall ng
10 IO n(l,\-mohllln". li re mllllerOll!l. excellent. lind open to nll. So t'onlG out soo n !
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Did You Know ..

-that reports submitted to the
Federal Highway Administration
make clear that the use of seat
bells in commercial vehicles defi
nitely can decrease serious injury
or death to drivers ?
-that in a lIltle more than nve
years motorists should be able to
drive from mid-Alaska. to the
southern Up of South America, dut"
to completion of the Pan-American Highway through the jungles
of Panama and Columbia?
-that Washington. Jefferson, and
Hamilton all contributed funds to
the 1804 Lewis-Clark expediUon
which crisscrossl!d the route of today's Northwest Trail. a modem
highway from Chicago to SeatUe '?
(BQlQl~ (BQl(!)ij)Il11
[l) 0ill ITJIl'J/i11'l Irl ~1l'J0
Cbleago, IIUDOI. 60002
I-
The flnrt. asphalt l)aVement thus

rar di8CO\'ered was constructed
about 2.500 years ago. although
the materials that compose a1l asphalt pa\'ements today have been
available in usable form for at
least 100.000,000 yean.
Arcbeological studies and excavllUona in ancient cIties of the
East disclose that man was using
asphalt about as early as any
other building material. This means
he began about 5,000 yean ago.
It seems, however, that an early
Californian became "mixed up"
wilh asphalt much earlier, because bones found recenUy In the
cUipha1L pool at Ran ito La Brea
In Los Angeles have ~n dated as
being some 9.000 years old.
The oldest ~ported struClul'E'
in which asphalt was used is s
water storage tank in the ancient
city of Mohenjo Daro in the Indus
\'slley of Norlhw~st India. Thi1l
ruin is dated 88 having beC'n buill
about 3200 B.C.
Asphaltum was uaed by most of
the early civilizations In regions
bordering on the eastern Mediterranean.
It WIlB used b.v th~
Egyptians to embalm the. bodies or
the common peopt~ and the word
"mummy" v."1lS derived from the
Persian word "mumia:' meaning
bitumen. The Egyptians eonstructed boats by weaving, making tight
vessels of twigs or reeds, and then
~'aterproofed them with asphalt.
Lumps of solid or semi-salid bitu.
men were gathered from the sur
face of the Dead Sea and along the
banks of the Euphrates River.
(Contillucd in llu:t iBSUD,)
fEBRUARY, 1972
VOL. XIX Number 2
Chicago, 111. 60602
"STill WATERS RUN DEEP"

Cli Sag Navigational Project
Re.8earch:
Ber'll(lrd
B.
Riman,
Structural Dit'isioJl. and H6Tbert

Tt'dx$ Sup6rlli8itlg E"yillccr 0/ Con
IJtrllction, Cook County Highu](IY
Deportmcnt.
(In
AWARM LETTER OF WELCOME TO HUGO J. STARK ".

The new Acting Superintendent of Lhe Cook County Highway Department Is a courteol16, soft-spoken, affable gentleman. welcome in any office,
whose fair-minded and judjciol16 personality bas earned him wide r(!flped
and esteem.
~lr. Stark is a 43-year veteran of the Department. having joined ita
ranks in 1929 after graduating from the University of DUnois. For &Orne
years he IICrved as Chief Engineer, 8upervising both the Design and
Construction branches of the Department, and directed many Important
projects, including the County's portion of the Kennedy, Dan Ryan. Con
gress and Stevenson Expressways. When the Design and Construction
branches were made .separate. Mr. ShIrk continued to hend the Design
Bureau before becoming Assistant Superintendent for Administration.
After three years active service in the United States Corps of Engin.
eers, .)Ir. Stark entered the Army Reserve and is now a retired Colonel.
His wife Elizabeth and he rt'side in Oak Park, and his favorite recreaUon
is golf.
We of the Highway Department speak for all in wishing II lIgo Sbr k
Welcome and luck!
(Conllnued (In pela' 2 )
our
nl!!:d
"'''lUI tU wiU
con-
tinue the ilt-<icpth de.tcriptions 0/

the ColSo!) Bridye,,).
The completion of the Ridgeland

Avenue Bridge over the Cal-Sag
Channel In December, 1971, climaxed an eight.year project by the
County Highway Department in
cooperation with the Army Corps
of Engineers. Calumet-Sag Navigational Project. This undertaking inv,,)ved the replacementa and ruler
alions of H railroad br:dges and
17 highway bridge. along with the
remo\Tal of six other bridges.
The County Highway Depart.
ment built and improved eight of
these existing bridges in conjunction wilh other public and private
agencies who have rendered in
valuable assiatance.
The project was authorized by
Congress in the River and Harbor
Act of 1946 and expanded by the
TrumanH abbs amendment in 1957
which provided for the 14 mile
widening of the old channel from
65 feet to 225 feet. Congre88 also
authorized the Corps of En~neers
to make the Calumet Sag Channel
navigable to afford clearance for
nav~1 craft, which required that
all bridges have 225 foot horizontal clear-spans and vertical 25 foot
clearances with provision for conversion to lilt spans with a 38foot clearance.
The
Federal
Government,
through
the Corps.
formally
agreed that Cook County would
construct these bridges over the
Cbannel with the Government 0btaining Rny additional right-of,way
and rehnl-unlng the County for
(Continued. on PII,f! 3 )
FEBRUARY. 1972
PAGE 2
tendent Hugo J . Stark would serve as Acting Superintendent.
lB GHD [alB [)(!J III Q\7

ITlO(BITlWl!Wl m~W0
Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, lIlinois 60602
fEBRUARY. 1972
Vol. XIX
No. 2
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly

for the benefit of exchanging information between the
Highway Department , governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and individual municipalities. Therefore we
Invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this pub.
lication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 321-7114,
GEORGE W. DUNN E, President

Mathew W. Bleszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charlea F. Chaplin
Frank W, Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
FloyC: T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
John R. Stroge., Jr.
John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
~(athe\\' W, Bies'l.CZllt--Chm., Road and Bridge Comm.

'l'homas G. Oots-Superintendent of Highways
Editor
Francine Stuart
ABsistanl Editor
"'UlIuw Slocum
321-7114
Edwin A. Beck
O. C. Jlh::C"ln!l
Photography
F.lmcr" . ,"lIjl'IHlkl
AND A SAD ADIEU TO THOMAS G. COTS

\Continued from page 1)
Afler 31 years of service in the Cook O;)unty Highway Department, Thomas G, Cots, beloved Superintendent of Highways, submilted his reSignation to
the Board of Commissioners at their February 7
meeting. Effective March 1st, Mr. Cots stated that he
was retiring from public service to "relax" Rnd "pursue the fruits of leisure." President George W, DunliC
announced that Mr. Col... ' Deputy Assistant SUllerin-
"It is on ly with deep reluctance that the Commissioners endorse the Superintendent's wishes and accept his resignation," said Presi<ient Dunne. ''We are losing, not
only a brilliant, widely respected
professional, one conversant
with every aspect of highway
engineering, but a man of
sterling character who bas unstintingly given his complete
dedication w the Flighway Department, the Commissioners
and the people of Cook County
ThomaB G. Cots
for over thirty years. Th!lnking him for his services will be
difficult: replacing him even more so. We are fortunate to have nn administrator-engineer of vast experience and outstanding capabilHy in lingo Stark,"
iU r. Oots. a professional engineer of 34 years experience. had been Superintendent of Highways since
May o f 1969. when be was named w the position by
P resident Dunne after serving as Acting Superintendent since J anuary 27 o f that year. !\lr. Cot!>
joined the Highway Department as a junior civil
engineer in July 19-1.1 after attending the University
of Illinois, College of E ngineering, and worked for
six years witb the minois Division of Highways.
OPERA TlON DEEP FREEIE

" In the interest of safety to nil residents ill Cook
County, the COOK COUJ\'TY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT served the public admirably by maintaining
extrlL JlIltrols on its 580 mile road !:'iystem during the
sub-zero weather thai took Ch icago and C:>ok County
by stonn during the weekend of January the 14th,
1972," stated Superintendent Thomas G. Cots.
The EMERGENCY OPEJRATION lasted 48 hours,
beginning at 4, P .M. Friday, January 14th and continuing through 4, P.M., January 16th. During this
period 90 emergency calls were answered by the 5
Maintenance Facilities when County Highway personnel came w the assistance of individual partiea who
were stranded on Cook County Roads and Highways.
Following are some of the exemplary motorisl-9.ssists
performed: Batteries jumped for stalled cars in Prospect Heights; Cars out of gas in Schaumburg, freezing passengers taken to lhe nearest gas stalions: an
assist to an elderly gentleman from Palatine who
COllld not change his own tire, just to mention a few.
While these men were on emergency -patrol they
operated t he trueks on eight hour shifts, and covered approximately 6000 miles throughout Cook
County during the coldest wave of this season.
This operation is a continuing effort put forth by
the County Highway Department during all emergencies lhat arise within the County.
Let's hear it, for a job well done!
PAGE.
FE BR UA RY, 1972
pleted December, 197!.

the Channel and the reconstruct
At present with the completion
Ing of Lbe eouth approach.
(Continued rrom r-..-ll
ot the Ridgeland A venue B ridge,
The 127tb Street Bridge near
equivalent "replacement" bridges.
commercial and recreational traffic
Crestwood wa. an old. ~tedoo()ut
All ot theBe brldge. were desIgned
now have full width waterway
structure and waa closed to traJllc
to provide 8 Utl mecbanWm in Cll.V
Crom Lemont to the east. So the
[or two years as It was unsafe to
o[ a National Emergency, making
Cal-S1.g Navigational Project bu
travel 00. Ktdz.le A\'enue Bridge
it po68lble ror millt.arr veaee.1s to
providt!d a realistic and economic
near RobblM and H.rlem Avenue
go under without height restric
beginning Wltb an increase In eo.m
Bridees were oonSlTUd.ed with
ercllli tonnage from one million
tour-lane roadwa)"S ret)lac:n, the
lion.
The Act [urther prO\'lded for a
In 1946 to 31 mllion in 1970
existing tw~lane structuree while
sharing of eoets between the ownmarked by projected aceelerated
the new rour-lane Western Avpnut!:
ers of the replaced bridges along
Bridge and IlDproaches in Blue
yearly traffic growtb.
with the Corpl or En"nnceMi. toWThe magnitude of tbe Cal-Sag
lsland was built on a eoml)letely
Ing SU.5 million ot which the
new n.lignment, replacing the old
Cbnnnel Project C'ln beat be de~
Oollnt).s share WSIJ 24'1",. All or
cnbed by observing. that where It
two--lBne brid~l' croaslng.
this hM been lhe rtault or extenW8.8 widened (rom 60 to 225 feet
The city of Blue rsland and lhe
sive enJrlneering .tudiea that were
vi'lne or Robbins were greatly
ror Ita enUre length from the Sng
made prior to the allth'lnzal!on of
J uncUon through Blue Island, a~
Ilidt!d by the construction or the
the 1946 Congream:,nsl Act- reproxImately one million eublc
Kedrle Western. a"d FrnncillCO
search which prond thllt In keepyards of earth and BtOne were reAvenu~ Brid~es.lO .. th Av"nut'
ing with the Depnrtment'l po'ley
mo\.ed for each mite of channel im8~r\'ed tha communitIes of Willow
of both maximum elflcif'ncy and
provement. Exlensive blasting ~re
and WefJ'l.ern Sprinn. The VIlIOI!cs
economic s~vln"l. the overn.J1 un
paratory to excavation operations
of Palos Heiehta. Worth and Chider1.akin~ would yield approxiwal made nece883l')' throughout
cn.e;o Ridlte had the benefits or the
m"ltely $2.5 do1l8ra in beneftt. (or
interaction of Harlem Avenue.
the length of the channel ror re
evcry doUar expended on cnnMruC'
m(wl1l or limestone and glacIal t.11~.
127th St.. and rudge-land A venu"
Uon. opernllon. and mllintenance.
This projl!Ct Is makiT'~ it po&8lwhile Crawtord Avenue st.rved
The County psld (or additional
b~e (or commercial shIpping beMldlnthi'Ul and communiUea on the
features and Improvements such
north and aouth.
tween two great lnlan~ .wale~
!l9 extra lanes and built tour or
It is to be noted that .11 ot the
routes, one into the Maa!Mlppl
the eiJ::ht brldJ:e.8 with wider rondunprovements required apnr:ach
River from Sl. Paul. Minnesota to
ways than the original bridges
spans and approach p'lV('ments of
lhe Gulf Porta with its C':)mplcx of
held. The County's work ineluded
some constderable lenrih In
tributary river channels, which can
widening and deepeni~ th~ ch'lnthe prevailing eondltions. Further.
noW be reached through the llll
nel to dimensl!)ns ~Hed by the
nois Waterway and the Great
while all or the projeet8 "'ere un
Corps. There W('1"e many common
der construction. detou,.. had lo
La.ku-St. L!\wrence Seaway sya-elements In tht deellitJl Ilnd conbe provided in order to m"lntflln
tern, providing access to the At struction o( these highway bridges.
the fbow of vehieula.r tra..ffie until
lantle Ocean.
First, all had B. through trus'!
their completion. Although this
It would aleo be of hlstortea.1 In
ehannel Ipnn, 8ve root .ld~w9.lkll
temporarily ineonvenlenctd th08"
tereat to cite the cventa which led
(out.alde of ellch truu); 2nd, all
who we.re in these areu, the bene
the project to Its present day
were dealRTled to me<!t current
fits derived at the projects were
level: FiMitly, the lharp cont~t
highway Ipeci8Cf\t.!onl: 3rd. all hod
completed can be measured In
in both seope and conceDt which
t'Ower spans which permitted (uterms of comfort. eRSe ot travel,
('naued with the Inter improvement
lure conversion of the channel
reduced lra.vel time Rnd op4"rating
that lO.lk plate when the chlUlnel
sp:tn to tI. vcrtlcal Jltt span .
costa for the motorists.
WIl8 completed by the Metropoliahnuld a nallonal emergency arlee:
This o\'erall project atrectee the
tan Sanitary District of Gre~to.r
4th, all of these Improvements
roPowing highway bridges:
ChieRgo back in 1922. At th"t lime
were made with the nearby oem
The Torrence A Vl'nU" (Tllinol,
It wtlS constructed prlma.rily as 8
munltl" in mind and served as
8Rnltation snd drainage canlli. The
Cutral) railroad bndgc over
c:onneeting communicational links
pUll. completed in November.
two--rold m'ljor purpose was to proto ("Rch o( the ot her townsbl"Mf.
vide drainage [or the south side
1958.
With the exeeptlons ot the t04th
l04th Avenue completed In Od
or Chicago and to prevent the poland FrancilJoto strueturea, the
lution of La.keMichigan by reober. 1965.
brid'{e8 .....ere widened (rom two
Kedzie Avpnue completed in Oct versing the How of the Calumet
lane. at 10 feet eac.h to rOllr lanes
River. It extended eastward 16,2
ober. 1965.
at 12 ree-t each. lO4th and Franmiles from ita connection at the
Western Avenue compl!tlt'd in
claco Bridges were widf"ned from
Slg J unction with . the Sanltg,ry
December, 1000:.
two lanes at 10 reet each to two
nnd Ship ennal joiDlng the Little
Harlem Avenue completed April
IRnN at 12 reet e!lch. The ImproveCalumel just east of Blue Ish.nd.
1966.
ment OIl Crawford Avenue c<JnAnother major purpose In bul'dCrawford
Avenue
C)ml)leled
11stpd or con&t.rueting retaIning
ing was to 6Jl the Burging need for
May, 1967.
wall. to proted the aD\ltb apDrnach
127tb Street completed NOVemadequate eommerclal navigation In
r"O"dway to the Crawford Avenue
the area and
provide a larger
ber, 196D.
Brld&:e pier Inc1udiDl{ a lift tower
waterway ror United States millFntneiBco
Avenue eompletlXl
substru('ture Car future convPT'8\on
tary torces moving directly to the
November, 1970.
to a 11ft bridge from lhe exislln~
("onltnUM (In ~Il'" fll
Ridgeland Avenue Bridge comfixed bridge upon the widening or
NAVIGATIONAL PROJECT-
:'ek
,.,_t
COOl( COUNTY HIQHWAV NEWS
FEBRUARY , 1972
PAGE 4
bridgt
COOK COUNTY MIOMWAY NEW.
I and
FEBRUARY, 1872
PAGE'
FEBRUARY, 1172
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY N EW'
PAGE.
ROADW A Y IMPROVEMENT
NAVIGATIONAL PROJECT(:QnUnum from pap 3)
Gulf. It 0.110 enabled eommerce to

expand and bypa88 the congested
Chicago buslneas area . . . leading
through open country Instud of
the giant industrial eomplexes
south Imd east of the Chicago
region ..... here loc!ltions of numerou. 1Itet.1 mU . oU refineries, eoal
.torage pl'1Dts, grain elevators,
chemlc:n.1 Industries and allled
plnnta are henvlly concenl.t1lted,
The bridge dimensions a.nd clearances ex"rted n atranglehold on
the CBI.S!&g 8.11 the general .....Idth
of 60 feel w(\. totally Inadequnte
to meet present day rcqllireml'nt
Mnst of the hlghwny and mllroad
brld~e. were bui't to relltrictlve
verll'!AI and hom.,nhl clearance.
which hompcred the paMAR of
wt.ter.borne traffic. whlcb was 11m
ited to t:)w. of one, two. or three
barges. plus stn!lU \.!)wboals c'\rry
In~ rt'traetable pilot hOUseL Therefore, rKogrizing the inereaae in
IJe<l tm.f!lc, oogniullce WI\II taken of
the limltle.. potentiRlItica and the
Cal.Sag Navhtational Project was
then approved.
~=~-~
A Mign III Hhc:r:ln~ n OIIt! on Arll ll~lnn lIt'h.hb Itl)lul onnOUII"8 Ule " o lc.u
t ine" Dul' " r~Dt lIIe COO K t:Ol~T" 11J(HJ\\ A l ' OEJ .Ul'nI.E ~" pilin.. ro r
Ik Gro'-e ' 11m;!!.
POTPOURRI
WE SA W . . . a sign over a Milwtluk e. re!ll-ettate off' ~: "Buy
Io.nd now . . , it's not being made
anvrnore."
OVERHEARD. , , "00 you feel
that you have Influenced public
O"llnlon . flirT' the reporter IUkt<l
lhe polltitlnn. "Not renll~'," WAS
the reply, "Public oplnmn is acmething Uke n mule I once owned.
In order to keep liP the Rppearance of being the driver, I h'\d to
watch the way he WlUJ going and
fo'iow closely."
There are sl\tns- both official
and unofficlal- that $ret a mt'Sl8s;;e
acrou In an unorthodox and frequene), amUiring manner. For in
stance, on one side of a aignboard
00 an Ohio eeoondllry road It PoVl:
" Road cIOfled- Do Not Enter." The
other aid e rew: "Welcome back,
stupid!" In Nebraska, 8 s ign along
lhe appro!lch to a curve gave the
Illte maximum speed, "30 m.p.h."
Motori8t.s Ignored it. 80 the J)e..
partment of Roads had the sign
changed to re'td: "We are not toollog-30 m.p,h. !" And on U.S.
Route 301 In North Carolina there
is Il sign warning : '"Somewhere
p.head- radar,"
( .... ";:oml Safety 8ad--istlc6) .
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
ROAD WORK BEGINS
County Board President George
Construction Is beginning on a
mile stretch of Arlington
Heighta R<lad from Higgins to the
Sall Creek bridge. The roadbed
wI~1 be rebuilt and widened to four
lanes with 1\ median IlTIp lind 1l
new bridge will be constructed.
The road will be cloeed to aU but
lo:a1 traffic and the County will
m1inWn acee88 to bl1l1ne:eao. and
homes along the road,
"Politics In tht Urban Commun

lUes" was the subject of a speech
1.4
During eanlltruction traffic WIll

Wlly of Devon Ave
nue. Busse and Higgins road .
be diverted by
Rock Road Coostructkm Co. or

Arlington Heights was awarded
the contract last November for tbe
project. to c(MJl more than $1.3
million with 1\ completion dille.
scheduled before the rrtllrt of the
new school year lhls earning rail,
Dunne ... "SOUNDS Off"
delivered by Cook County Board

P~ld ent Gl'!orge W, Dunne to a
Unive.nrity of Chicago Extension
elUl in poHUca.1 science 00 February 9. After .;>eaking (or well
over 35 minutei-, Prt,ltlent Dunne
then answered que..tlollB [rom the
65 atudente including two political
acience proteanrs from Northern
Ulinois University at De KaJb,
lawyers, civil &ervona employed in
the national , elty, and state gov
ernment.8. or whleh a iraod number
are active as volunteers In political
campaigns in theIr a.rea.s, They
were
80
impreued with M.r. DUlllle
that he was asked b!l.ck (or

turn engagement."
It "r~
VI:VAI2TMI:/IIIIT
/IIIII:WSM4.1\1: I2S
FEBRUARY. 1172
PAOli 7
Speed Zones
In Kilometers?
the metric Iyfiem.

In a ~nt survey ei'li{ht m ten
pera:ml who have attended college
are aware of the metr.c sYltem
and opinion in thla group Is 5-t0-4
In favor of adoption of this sya.
tern.
Secretary o[ Commerce Stans
said that in ....estigations revealed
that the more people know about
metricalion , the more they favor
Ita adoption. He [ee!s that "there
is an Intensive need for education
ot the public on the significant
bcne6ta to be deri"ed [rom this
system."
While the public appears to be
leu than enthusiastic about the
metric 8,Y.tem at the prescnt time.
&. comparlson of the latest 8Urvcy
with a comparable one in 1965
shows a growth both in public
awareness and support [or adoption o[ the .yaum.
Repri"ted cOltrlea-y 0/ State
Higll.1CCJY Departlt&etlt 0/ GeorgUs
J ohn K. Orane, chief of tbe AdmialslraUon Bureau, was recently

appointed to represent lhe Chicago
Chapter of the Uinoia Society of
ProfeAlonal Enginee1'll on lhe
Committee [or the Chleago Engineering and Science Center. The
Committee Is Inquiring into the
poulbllity o[ purehuing a large.
headquarters-tVlH!
building
to
house the ISPE.
Two of the Highway Departmen t's best-liked nnd moat able
administrators have announced
their retirement
this winter
Thirty-year vetemn Leo 0 . Wilkie.
Aulmnt Chief Engineer In the
Transportation and Plannmg Bureau and pioneer expreMWay III anner, haa joined a private finn
ot planners. enginee.... landscape
architects. and urban renewal speeiall.... 10 N1)rthbrook.
DUnois
where he will be In charge of
transportation and traffic ph,"nlng
actlvlUe.. Albert F. Neeb, Mainten8Jlce Specialist of the Management Analysis Division and President of the tntematioml1 MaIntenance tnsmute, is living In Palm
Be"ch, F10rids and pursuing bla
private buslne.. Interest&. Good
luck from aU of us to these gentlemen whose presence will be greatly
m....d.
Edward F. Landmesser, chief of
the Valuations Division, and Dlvl alonal experta Michael Niemczyk
and George Cr1Jl ne Attended iii
meeting of tbe American Right ot
Way Aasocl!.tton in ChicagO on
February 10. The fealured 'pe:'lker
was J..A\\~ce Lawles!l. PI"t'.Ideni
of the DUnol8 Center CorporaUon,
and hla subject ''The Dlinol. Central Air RJght. Development-I ta
H istory and Ita Future-An Insight behind the vaat develop ment
now laking shape In ChlcaRO'.
t ront ,Yard-the area east of Mlc.h
igan Avt':nue between Randolph
Slreet and the River."
The PeraonaJ Side: Congratula.
tion. to Stanle)' Berns tein, of the
Land Procurement DivIsion. and
~Irs. Bermitetn, whose daugbter
~rllMi h a Wall married rece.nLi,Y ..
I.nd to lIenry E . Olson. 30-year
veleran of the VaJuation. Division.
now bank a t work after suffering
a mild stroke.
l'OELIe L",' ."'OJ(Mr\TlON on'lCE

ST.\T E IUOIlWAl'
DEPART.lIEt\"T 0.- GEORGIA
No. 2 0.111181 Sq ua re
Atlanta. G~ri:b 803M
in tbe not too distant future.
Americans will be clll~ubUng 6gures in the metrlc 1,}'8tem. This II
the opinion oC Secretary of Commerce Maurice E, Stanll. Such a
conversion "".,uld penetrate every
area of life and a.tfecl every ciUun. U.s. schools would have to
make major adjuatmenls. although
many high &chont. are aJready
teaching the metric Iystem. The
United Statea and Great Britain
are the onJy major powe... in the
world that have not conver ted to

lU.lLrgaret Quirk, of Tranaportalion and
Planning,
whOle
brother, Joseph M. QUlrk, died
on J anuary 22: to 310rrie Oherner, head of the Architecture
and L.3ndscaplng Division. who&e
molber. Ann Cherner, also dJed
on the 22nd of January; to Phil
Lucck~~. of the Drainage DiviSion, whoee father, Josel,h
Lucnkese, died on January 26.
...
BUREAU
What do you suppose makes him lack

confidence in our judgement r"
FEBRUARY, tin
COO K COUNTY HICHWAY NEW.
Pavement on Demand
THIS IS COOK COUNTY !Illinois)

A mlJ:'lIIy wlngf'ff man bull from A.~y~ a. huge sla tu~ of EKJ P' " Kin E:"
Tul D.nklllllnon_lh('~ ore L"O of Ih~ f,,!lululI'!! tre8Jillre~ on d1tlllllll,)' In til"
1l1l1M'UIII 0 ' lilt' U nh-~l"II lt y of Q hl(!lI'O. renowned Orhmlnt In~tl tllit'. DN JI
ra lt'(l 10 UICI Atudy 01 I.hc rl!lt' of humlln rh 1117.l1Uon In thf" anel!"nl Iu.ncl"i of
UII' N'mr Ea.-"t, the 1.lt!Ctltul.t' 1111.8 f'npCli!d In nULD)' ImllOrtanl ..... hl"ulo!:'lcnl
e:o:Mnl\l.Io~ II." wf'1I Id landnlU.rk achom rly projef'b Uke the rornp lladon of an
A...,rll'" Olc ilollluy. AU Qf Il-'4 ~",h hlL" contributed V'"'II,- to our kllKlw,
ledl{CI of man'" ruty , .... ,..... ~hlkanons. n mt.'CJIberMlp proJ:'ram . nd ~ldt'(1
UlliN nu.ke 1M wlitlile', riC': hN .,<tlIlnble 10 the l'OrnmunJly IUId the It"nl"""
11U111k.
.... u"u
'11
IU.......
III
".'1
Popuilltlon An:!a -
("III".
from ./(//1 .
/.o;.'~I'('
Mention oC 8sphall appears in

several places in the Old Testa
menl, and Noab
admonished
to use It (or waterprooftng the
Ark. A major bank protec.tton
projeet u.llng brick cemented with
asphalt was C3rmruc:ted along the
bJ,nq of the Tigris, Rh'er in 1300
B.C. Tbis work ill .ull serving to
protect the banks of the river !rom
""88
el"OlIion .
'''HIU
"
PAGE I
5. " J%,S69
866 Sq. )UI8
....
r=:'1".,~__ _
,II ,
The oldl:'st record oC slreel pay

Ing with Asphalt is an inscription
on n brick duled belwcc.n 625 a nd
6(),1 B.C. This reeords the paving
of tho. Proeeaa1on SLroel.- in B!lby
Ion "with nsphnlt and burned
Further mc.nlbn or bl
brick."
tumen appears In writings by both
Greeks and Romnna. As tourists
know who have vialled Rome. the
o!d Appl!ln Way Is still \'ery much
In use and ita ancient stone lur
face over a solid bituminous baR
sull affords the rider R road of
comfort and stability.
An asphalt road WIUI conslructed
from Paris to Pcrpignan in 1852
... in 1869 the first asphalt pavement in England was placed on
Threadneedle Str~l In London a.nd
LD 1870. the Belgian chemist, Dr.
. J . DeSmedt. I'fwed the street in
front of City Hall In Newark.
New Jersey
Md 8D it All
gan.
fl
Did You Know . .

-that thffil medical organizations,
including the AMA's Committee on
Medical Aapecle oC AultlmoUve
Safety, are working to eliminate
lhat high-mortality cliItue. the
aulomoblle Accident?
-that electronic computers which
enn check atllomobtle safely and
pollllUon levels and point out
needed repairs eQuid be built low
cars wllhln 10 )lent'll, acconling lo
8 Detroll aUlOmobLe eucuUve 9
that
1882,
when
Chesler
A.
Arthur WIUI president and John L.
SuUlVo.n heavyweight champion.

wna the year when Chicago began
rcplileing lle ho~dmwn streetca.... with the newly.(!eviaed enble
can!
Chicago Chic Center,

Cbkago, Ullnob: 60602
Edilor's nole :
Mr. Richard
Stern. of Superior Conslruellon
Company In Chicago. phoned us to
point oul thnt tho Roman nomen
claturc tOt the Dead Sen was the
Asphaltum Sea . . . we lhanK him
for hia Inte.resl In our arlIcle.
Chicago, III. 60602
MARCH, 1972
VOL XIX Number 3
--
years in which the design of bighv.'1I.Ys underwent

great change and develupmcnt. It waa the grc.o.test
road building era in Cook County history , and
Thomas G, Cots conlrlbut~ In great measurN Lo
the creation pf the present Cook County Highway
system.
" T om" , wi.tb hiB &ffAblf" mnnnf'r h,.lped ~ guide
and lead the Cook County Highway Department. and
hia tmining, ak.Ul and dedication s..~rved aa an example to thc emplo)'et.'8 of the Cook County Highway
Department and ttl all the employees of the County
o( Cook.
RESOLt.rn ON
n l' TilE P RE';;;lDt~:'iT .\ ' 0 T ilE l~lB E nS Of
T llt~ UOARU OF CO'()JJ ....... IOS"ER." OF
T llh ('O('XTY OF COOK
WHEREAS, TbomlLS G. Col.. bas submitted hi.
resignation as SUpE'rintendent of the Cook County
Hlgbv.'Sy Ot>partment, after a l>eriod of oulstanding
do!d.icatoo a.srvice; and
WHEREAS, it 1& the seruM!' or ~ bis Honorable Body
that 80 diatinguiBhed B .reoord of public .er\'i~e and
accompllabmeota as achie\'ed by Tbomas G. Cots be
made a part of lhe onidal arehh'ea of the County of
Cook by public expression of commendation and ap~
prociotion in bebulf or thIs Honorable Body and all

the peoplt.' of the County of Cook.
Uni~ty of
Prof~ional Engin:eer.
T homll.o.; G. Cof.,; graduated from the
Illinois Md is a Registered
He began his career with the Cook County Highway
Department tbirt),-{)ne yeans ago, juining the High
way Department as a Junior Civil Engineer in 100.

Shortly thereafter hf' WIl8 inducted into the United
Slates Anny CorpA of Engineers. Following his induction, in lhe next four YMln of ePrvice, most <J
wlueh was In the Europoon Theatre, he advanced to
the rank of Major and wu credited with six bettie
slurs,
Following his re1ease (rom duty be returned to the

Cook County Highway Department in 1{li6 and l'OU
lhrough thl' ranks of the Deparlinent, until in 1969
he was appointed Superintendent of Highwa}"S. His
career with the Cook County Highway :oe-partmenl
apans eomE.' o( the most. challenging years o( thE.'
Higbv,'ar Department, rears in which the expressway
and ~rhighway system. were inaugurated. and
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOL\ED. that the

Members of the Board of CommiSllioners of Cook
County take this m~ns in their own bebaU and for
the people 'Of Cook c:>unty of expreaing comme.ndation and official gratitude and appreciBllon to T homa,,'i
G" Cot", for his devoted record of out.etanding public
.sen"ire; and
BE IT FTRTHER RESOL\"ED, that it j, the
heartfelt wish and prayer (If every Member of this
Body thal he will enjoy good bea.Hb and well deserved leisure: and
BE rr Pl~n.THER RESOl..\'EO, that a copy of this
R\.'801ution be BflrE'lld upon lite official pl'OCef'dings o(
lhe Boa.td of CorumilBioners of Cook County. and an
engroeeed COP)" tlJereo.lf be prtpare.J for the penonal
8lgnatUTE' of evt'l")" member of this Body, to be transmitted as IL pt.'rmancnt testimonial Qf the high esteem
and appreciation in which Thoma... G, Col!. u. regarded b)' thlt !dembPre of thl!' Board of Commi_lon,
en of the Cuunty of Cook.
March 6. 1972
G EO RG E W , DU NNE , President
Mathew W. Bleezaat
Cbarle. S. Bonk
Charlcs F. Chaplin
P'rank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Ericlr:SOD
WUllam H" Harvey

Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
John H. Stroger, J r.
F1oy," T. FuIJe
John P. Touby
Joseph L Woods
!latbt"w W.
Bf~t.--Chm. .
Road and Bridge Comm.
Hugo J . Sf':\rk -Acting SUJrerlntendent of HighWD}'B
EdjLOr
Assistant Editor
Will ia m Rloeum
Fl'l\Dt'l ne Stua r t
Graphic Arts
C. l. IIIKKl n ..
Ednl n A. Ilf-C'k
Photography
l:.lwer J" lIbJeWloo
MARCH, 11172
CAL-SAG
PROJECT BRIDGES
(Th~
.., the ~, rhuliJt9 orlick

dt".mbcd btIQW (flld c-onimued
from our FebruanJ "",/01,.)
Tbe follov.ing alructures acr-o.
the Cal-Sag Chanf1t'l were recon-
(l!I
PAGE: 2
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structed by Lhe Cook ('ounty lUghwily Department.

The existing 10Uh street stnJc
ture W!I9 delIJ()lished In 1957 by
Ott- Thomas !II. ll:"Wcn COmllan).
A new 8Lncl:ure WIl8 built by the
Superior Concrete Comd:ruction
"EIIE-GO-BIAGH
!"
Compllny In 1965, Tbis contract

cotlBiated of a 290 (oot two lane
tl"U88 span with tLpproach spans.
Tbj- pavements at either end of
thf> approach 1Ilab. went flexible
bruit with bituminoU8 surfacing.
Jule.. ChaJ1K'ntier. the Resident
EngineM', was supervised by the
lnte Walter PotokAr,
The most. complex project was

the rellJCBtioo of W,...,tern A,enue
on:r BrorulwnJ '\n!DUe, the CaISDg Channel and "emmnt Street
in Blue bland, Becaute of the complexity. this project was divided
into three sepa.mte contracts,
In October. 1062 The Kt'nny
Cuu.~'rlU:1iOIl
CuIilPIlU,) ""'WO a.wolI'd-
ed the- eontract to build the '" lane

247 foot truSB chanuel BpaD. the
160 foot three span continuous
structure ove-? Broadway Avenue,
and the elevated r<Jadway ix-tween
the two structures.. This contract
also included the erection of relaining walla, lightl.ng, drninllge
and bulldjng remo\'aL
In JUDe of 196:1. Orr C.Olllltruelion Company began the' grading

And pining of the north and . .uth
approaebfl8 to the .trocl:ure and
ooJUJtructed a precast preat.resaed
concrete box beam slructu~ over
Vennent Avenue along with the
nece.ary relaining Walla, drain
age, IlUldscnping. ramps to old
Western A,cn.ue and added proviAioWl for lighting. The lIOuth ap_
proach waa 123i feet in length
..... hile lhe north approach to the
Cal-Sag structure tJt;n-tehNl 1327
reel.
The month (It March is commemnratl\'C' of St. Patrick', Day, which

brings LO mInd that we TrIsb of the ffigbway Depe.rlment (and we'Tt"
all Irish!) see clover-leaf interchanges O~"LY as Shamrocks.
Cook Count)". partial elo\'eT-leaf Int..rchange ia located at the Calumet
Expre8Bway at the Calumet-D)'cr Road
but to got on with Shamrocks! The name is df'l'h'ed from Old Irish seamair {cloverl
the
diminuti\-'e ,camrog (little clover).
The Irish legend tella that when St, Pntrick, on his mlslJionary journey,
preached the doctrine o( Trinity tor the first time before n powerful
chief and his people, the heathen leadt'r aakt."tI. "How can one be three?"
St. Pabick, 8e8J'Ching for a simple answer to thia question, looked down
to tbe ground and hb eye CeU on ,.. shamrock plant, the very symbol of
th.e doctrinE' he waa preachi,og. Stooping down to the ground. he held
before the chief one of the shamrock leaves. "H~re. in this 1eB.f.' he
said, ''Three in one, cans't thou behold the symbol or my faith three
Gods in One," Gar:ing at the lea!. UH~ old lucky symbol of the 'sacred
Bun wheel, throo plU'ta in one. divUiible yet undivisible. the chief waa
Impreesed. He Embraced the new dxtrine in his heart., and confessing
his faith, he WIllI at one(" baptized by Sl. Patrick as bls people followed
hia example, and aince then St. Patrick has been the patron 89.int and
the shaml"OCk thl;." nation fi':>wi::.'r of J:o...'rin.
]n Nov('mber of 10f).l the old

WetJlem A '"enue Bridge wns de
mollshed by C'. W. Badger, Inc.

under Contract m of the over-all
project. thus completing the almOitt 3 mi1lion dollar relocation of
Western Avenue over the Cal-Sag
Channel.Fmnk SIK'hlt'1 was the
Reaidcnt Engineer ~;th Walter
Potllknr supervising.
Work
wag
started on
Kedzie
h 'cout' Brld~e in Sfortember of
1964. The old brid~ was torn

duwn to make room for 8 longer
and wider ste.:1 tru.. chlUlllel
R"an, constructed by The Tbomas
'radllen COIUIJWJY. Tht" 8~ifiea.
Liona also called for two I-Beam
appf'O'tlCh spans erected at the
lIOuth end and a simple I-Beam
lContlnut'd 01
pea. Iii
MARCH, 1172
PAGe .
Material Testing Division Looks For Higher "Batting Averages In '72"
'.
"'"'-""
JII<.
.-co.,
/ ..
3. A more comprebensiV'e soil testing program.

"And," Oflahow~1 commented vd.th pride, "with
the top-flight coacht-'8 Bill ~lnlloy, Stan Mmont, Leon
Beunett, Barnt'y GlUllm, Bill VosburJ!:h and Phil
~u.!o h, " who call the plays", our team "batting average" for 1972 should agnin show an appreciable rise."
""'"
.;;opmSTICATt.."'D ThSTRUl'Il'EI'IiT AOQumED
'.
,~,,,,
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...
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t'I:1<. <>(
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,
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.It" "'_,
ute
~..., A~F'"
.uoc
NW_~
(Jt;'C~1(W
ruN
UeTt
T'
"To briefly sum up the work of our Dlvi.aion for

1971. [ would say. first, lhat we completed a greater
volum~
of testing Ullinlit' [ewer penKlnne.l than in any
preceding year. This was due to our new policy of

inter-sectional transfers. enabUng U8 to switch employees to are8B of need without having to call in
specialists."
William Odl1bo\\ ."ki. head of the MaterIal Testing

Division, also discuss the achiewments of the past
year and the prospects for the future. He continued;
A fascina.ting new device which has had 11 remarkable eITect on the Divwan's statistics -the time-saved
figure, Cor example- is the nuclear gauge for testing
soil compaction. It works on tho! principle at electricity passing through a. conductm. The nuclear
absorption of gamma rays. generated by a radiomethod of detP1'lllining density is based on lh~ soil's
active energy source in the gauge. It has many advantages over conventional sand cone testing lUI it is
unlversaly calibrated far a.1I soils and other rnateri!lla. with no time being lost in re-calibration when
soils and job locations change-. Construction equipment doesn't have 00 stop while the test is made-with the said cone method. the vibration of scrapers
on fill could not b~ tolerated. Weighing 42 pounds.
the gau~ can easily be handled by one man. Nuclear
testing of ....,il densitieB Is "fast, safe and unbelievably acc.urate."
"We made major orgnnizationnJ changes at the

start of 1971. One being ""38 to ha\"e the Section
Heml maintain himself primarily in the field coordinating our activities. This c.hange gave us greater
supervisory ooverage and enabled us to give raster
service in areas where the unit head was not available."
'.
"As a result of the above and other adjusLments,

Odaho\\skl went on. "both the quantity and quality
of our work improved noticeably in 1971, along with
"
"8.1.tting
...........
,,
A"erag~"'!
J 9lt
"
_aM
'"
Acoomllll~hments
A major accomplishment dUTing 1911 was the

ger\'icing of aU construction projects by careful in
spection and \'erlfication of Portland cement ocm.crete, bituminous concrete. and pozzolanic mixtures.
TIt! li.1tuirus Testing' t'ntts. XJrth and South. Pn':'
pared the way f:.r nearly 5.')0 Construction Bureau
projects. including Federnl Aid Maintenance Bureau
work. A number .f jobs were suspended for the winIi"r but are- being resumed lhis year.
The "player's" 10\'e of the outdoors. despite advente
weather conditions, plus their dedicntion in their
work. make the name of the game- Material T",st
Ing!
sn increased dedication to the job. In 1972 we intend

to enlarge upon our success and learn from our failures."
What speeificalJy does the Division plan Cor 1972?
reflected in the manner of a basebull
manager d:tnsiderlng !rt.raLegy for the coming season
He listed the following as some of the programs
planned by the Division for this year:
o.hlhf)w~ki
Computerized concrete strength repnrtinl' and

analysis.
2.
Computenzed concrete mix desIgn 11.1lsiysi8.
.... "'A.
0 ' <AM ... Hm-A,
~,
',1"''''
MARCH, 1912
"The Good Ea rth"
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NIEWe
MARCH, 1172
(with apologies to Peorl S. Buck)
(See descriptions of pictures on page 6)
Cal-Sag ProjectfCvnUnuRl from pIl~ 2)

approach $Pan at the north end.
The embankments and 4, lane approuh pavemel1t& to the structure
~re also ineluded. This bridge
was completed in Od!:ober, 1965
under Walter Powkar's supervision ,,-jth Uesident Engineer James
Breen.
l!:.
.r.
AJbrooht Company constructed the Iln.rlcm

Avenue
MARCH, 1972
Bridge beginning in September of

'64... They furnished all mld'eriaJs
and labor for the complete steel
t.russ channel span I-Beam Bridge
whic.h consisted of two simple
spans at eaeh end. The con-tract
also ineluded the construction of
1335 fe31 >of 4 lane concrete pavemenl and a 2-1 foot wide temporary by-pass pavement bridge detour to be used during conatrueUon. Tllis was completed in April
of '68. Both Philip T. Nel~1I and
Waller Potoka.r jointly worked as
"The Good Earth"(CCnUDue:d trom Plgl.! 5)
or Soil Testing 11ni! &: nay JJenehun-Jlighway Eogiuoor ffi-Measuring soil dCIlSty with nuclear testing in
strument. Counly soil experts arfr sure lheir melhod of running
these tests prove l00~ in accuracy. Indications have demonstrated
that lhls nuclear gauge meUlod. of soil testing Sl.ves [be County
OOllsidernble sums of money.
2. Tom Ifolland-Engineer; Jerry Brown-Rolld Equi!lment Olterntor
& Erneo;t JOIles--EngifUX'.ring Technician demonstrating our newly
acquired ALL PURPOSE SOn.. SA.MPLER RIG (dubbed SNOOPy
U) used lor Roadway borings and Soil Surveys,
3. PAVEMENT CORE OltILL . '
. designed by Stun Kimont.
Ray Jleuehun-Uighw:\y ElIglnac.r lli; Ste\'e E,anolf-Enl..rinOO:r
Du.vitl Johnson-T~h"jcl[UJ-'1'his unit is used for pavemem coring tit) determine -the thlnkness afmalerlal and the ~dition of tbe
pnvlmJ.ent that was phleed by the contractor.
4. Stan liimout i8 shown mensruiug core thic.kness of the pavement.
5. STRUCTURAL BORIN"G RIG (THE ORIGINAL SNOOPy) K(!JJ
Eyer-Enb>in~ri Frank Dunne-Rond tqullunenl' operator; WtIliam
IIru-din-Laoorer & Billie Hughcs-Laborftr-Thls Rig DUlkeQ; boring
to be used by the Design DepnrtmenL in planning future construc
tion. 'l'h.is is Ute 2n-d year thnl Ute Division lUIS adminiirl.ered the
rug for all structural borings. 1t utilizes hollow-stem augeriog
methods, eliminating the use of watet .. extending the "\o'"Ork"
sa'l.50n and SH.Vl.15 the COUllty "mnn power". (Note; Our DiviSion
does more extensive soil field testIng thlUl any primle agf.."flCY i.fl
the Cook County Rt!gi'on.)
5A. gnu pCI)etrometer test taken by Willllllll Jlindi.g.
58. Uncoupling the> splil spoon ilampler from drill rod.
5C. Billie Rug he.. cleans the split spoon which retriev.;a soil samples.
6.I.eon 8ennel~. Unil n ead or StrueturnJ JIlSII~t iou and "obberver"
measlJring the level of mdinlion emission ... Ion II. Gamma Survey
Meter acquit-ed in 1911, This .ls a. radiation deleeti m device which
is used by the Structurttl Inspection Unit insUring that a.ppropriate
safety precauUollS are taken by our Lsboratory Conschani.s wben
using X-Ray te91.ing equqipment. It ill. also used to t:Xamine nuclear
soils testing equipment for leakage. County employees wno \\-"Ol"k
ill are!LS where radiation exposure is latent. are required to wear
Dosimet~r Badges. These c1ip-on devices coot."l.in tadiallon film
which (when develDped) determine the amotlnt of radl&tion absorbed by the employee. AU films bave inrucated that these precautions employed by the Division have been sllccessful.
1. Clifford Egel, E.T.IT is detenuiniug the density in bituminous mixtures wth Dur bgh pressure air meter. located at lh~ La Grange
Facility.
M. Max Kirsh m~nsures the slrC!.Ugth Q1 Asphalt 1)Rvlllg mixl\I:res on
the Marshall SLu-bllity Compression Maehine,
9. Nucltl1U" Devcea are kept in this room At The- La Grange }<~8.eility.
lO. Matcriul L\\b henll 6t:lrl1lLrd GtlOlll'J l)rep-ares to run n proctOl' densily l{'St to dGlermine soil denwly.
Lt. OMmr 1J.a.usley runs hydrometer tesls on soils.
1.
$trut Kimont-Hllud
PAGE.
....
supervisors and J a.mes SoanhUI

acted t'L$ the Resident.
The J. lIf. Corbett Oompnny

buill 'the 127tb Street Bri(lge. Beginning in May. 1968, the construction was completed in NGvember
of '60. The contract involved the
building of a 390 foot truss -and
dual approaC"h spaoa of 110 feet
at each end of the mnln structurt\.
Two 24 foot -pavements s.e),)arated
by 8 [our foot median were provided between Cicero A venue and
Route 133. Two 5 Coot sidewalks;
conc.rete abutments und -piers plus
the -removal, salvage a.n.d disposal
of the old superstructure wel'eo also
l.nchtderl in bhe contmcl. Jules
Cha.rsH'ntJer -p-er!ormed another'
stint us resident under Arthur
Jiaintll's Stlp'ervision.
The ThoutruO l' Illdllcn OOlUltany

was contracted to consb-ucl the
new 252 fO()lt structure to replace
the old Frannisco Anmue Bridge
in 1969. This two lane truss with
twin 28 .fool approach spans a.t
either end replactld Iln old narrow
span built in 1918. The old Rexible
base f<pproach pavement was l'eplaced by a concrete pavement.
The total limgth of Lhis 1)rOject
\Vas 1580 feet. This atructure was
completed in November of 1970.
J:Unf!1j Brf:en was the Resident Engineer under Herhert Fox's supervision,
Batons lind Roger.s Comprtuy were

law bidders on the contract for
Ridgeland A\'f:,nue, and began lheir
constnlction in AllguBt of 1970,
completing their work in December {)f 1971. Bates nnlI U{lgers
furnished a 302 fool. fixed throUgll
tross span; a 28'9-" [-Beam
Tower span and a 3011 3u npproa.c:h
span on the- 9':lUth end and 30'-9'~
on tl1l' north. Tbey also prm-;ded
a 56 .foot wide road running 2277
feet ill length. AJIIO include<! were
sidewalks. railings aDO other
appurtenances.
The south abutment and ap-
proach spans to the Crawford Avenue. structure were rebuilt In 1966
by lhi! Kenny ConstrucHon ConlVa.II.\'. This work nlso consisted of

pnwidiog the 5UhstrUcture (Ilr the
propus.ed un towers. This work
wag lInde-I' the diN..>otion of JuJes
Cha.rlltmtier and supervised by
Phili" T, r..e'se.n.
All of these brldgt!s across the
Cal-Sag eba'ollel now have provi(OlUUnlH!d on page
PAOE 7
MARCH, 1972
()~V4I2T,"~/'IIIT
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Edward F. Lnndmesser, Chief
the \:aluations Division, Fr:lnk
L. Klllllnn. Chief Engineer of the
Right of Way Bureau, Bob Sur derum_n, Right of Way Bureau,
and oUler Department experts attended the March 0 meeting of the
American Right of Way AssocIation in Chicago. The speaker was
No .\Iex Bickley, City Attorney oC
Dallas. Texas, and Chairman of
the Committee on Condemnation
L3.W ror the National Institute of
Municipal Law Offi<.'e$. llr. Hickle)
spoke on the lau-st developments
in emment domniu proceedings.
Eight members of -the Cook
County Highway Depsl'Lment attended the 58th annual Diinois
Highway Engineering Conference
held on the campus of the Uni ....er
sity of illinois at Urbana-Cham
paign, February 29 and Mareb 1They included Jack Stern , head of
the Design Bureau; H arry D. AbOOf1, head of the Drainage and
Utilities Division: Art Kaindl. head
of the Constnlciion Office Division;
P:ml Anderwlm, of the Traffic and
Signals Division; E:u-l John'lDll, of
the Structurnl Di .... ision, Cn.simer
DII\itbon, of the Pavement Goom"trics Division: Denry Leadll'
mUll, of the Traffic Operations
Dh'ision, and Robert Bug!e r, of the
Computer and Data Processing
Oh-ision.
Ir\ Benj1lllin, of the Pavement
Geometries Division, recently rec~ived his Registered Profe&lSlonal Engineer's license from the
Stote ot' lllinots' after' Imccessfully
completing a rigorous two-day exsmination. Congratulations, Irv!
Robin Jumes, of the Technlca.l
Services Division, attended a
COlirse in Bt.>ginning Surve)-ing
given by the fUinois Division of
Highways at Springfield, Illinois on
0[
March 20-24,
POTPOURRI
Thought for the week: Mistakes
are often the stepping stones to
fallure,

E,-ell'D lIyde. of the Material
Testing Division, whose brother,
Edward F, ~fcnugh. died on
Fl.'"bruary ]1
T h(\ e-Ighlh grn.du:aUng f"1a..."1 uC lIle F;ngin(-'(>fillg Trnlnllll=' C'ouroe .. mile;.

Ilrnlllll)' on f"llP Il lId 1;'0\\11 dl\~'. Tb!') blu'e sllC)('e~.s'u1J) comple ted lilt" thl'i'C\H~k IIl"Ol;'rulI1, " lltJnSOred b." the -"'IICI't)' u nd Tralnlng Dh'lslon, In \\blell the-)'
",hldff'd flllrn'yln~, h1t:hWBY l'on.~tru{'Uon, nnd nil tho b:t>ole ollf'rntions or Uw

IIllflmlI)' Del'artllh'nl. Frollt rnw. If'(t to rll;' lIt: 1.. W. O'NI'II. n_ A. OIlJdng,
\\ . J, WIII Qwl'ikl, O. ('. HlIll<.lII'.I, p, Tenn.YS<ln. _~'I..'ontl row: D. JQhn~on. I... \\'.
O'If"rll, Ci. IlIIlhc ll'r , t:. T. Arlldt, I'. A, BarQlliokl, Third row: I'. \\'. M,U7.RIIO.
t'. SlutllOlJOlllo. J . J. ,",ulll'lln, T. "i. ZII(lolonnJ, ,J. J:dllaNb.
"ThOY may have some old legend" around here,

but -that sign conform,; to fhe la+es+ standards!'
Cal-Sag Pro;ect(Continued rrom)lnlre 6)
sions to inst.a11 IIfl towers at either

end of the structure and convert
them to vertical lifts for added
....-aternay clearance.
With the exception of Western

Avenue, all the above projects
were designed by Alfred Bl'uesch
and Company of Chicago, lIIinob
..... hile S"erdrull and Parcel, Inc, of
St. Louis, Missouri deslgned the
\\e-.tern AH'nue complex.
As Uu.>se eo:ntrn.cls were part of

the Cal-Sag Naviga.tion Project of
the U. S. Army Corpa of Engineers, the construction was also
o ..-erseen by their .E ngineers,
:Ue-s!ln; C:lIrll ... Pando", ami 1I:l1lson. Robert ~, Lange wns the consulting liaison engineer for these
projects ..... ith the- exception of the
LU-Ith and Rt!drie A\tllue Bridges,
the latter of whic.h were coordinated by the retired head of our
Structure! Design Division, JliItoll
Page.
COO K COUNT Y H IQHWAY N EWt
MARCH, 1972
P A GE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinoi.1

The oldl''!1 In;.Utution of 11.<; kind In Obleago, too ]'ollsb )r\l,~lm of .i\meflt'H
"ylUholh:~ UUI IndomlLDhlt' ~lllrH of Poland 1UI11 We! AmeriCAll/I ot Polbh df'5(.C!n1 nh,) hll\(, nnule .,11('11 gn!'nt ('ontrlhutiof15 to UUt 11ft" of tllI'lr ndolltrd
land. Tluo lHnln E)t.hlhlt Jlnll C'tlntnin.-o folk object!'!... ut" lL!t onli\'t! ClJfitumL....
WII()(l ('flr\-In~ Ilull... Rnd J;;a-,.ter rg~. a... nell f~ Polt'<h military uniform!' ulld
IW Art Cillllf'ry "lIh ",'rr !.iO orh;lnnl paintinp. Tb.. Koschl:.U.O tlnel J>ndf'I'I'''"Id ('uIlL'<'Uoo..". mt'nloriull2Jng ltll' d.nN'rlcun Rt')'oluUo.nury hl"ro fUlll lIlI!' faml'd
20UI I'('ntllr), p[lIol .. 1 :uul "tal.."otan, 1I.f"e" brilUn.nt ('hApten; In thl'l tnnl[nlflff'nt
h ulD.u;e uf uhTt\b Ibn l'olbb l'If useum is Ulr pmud gwmllll.n.
F op nill-lion - 6,Wl,S09
Area - 8M Sq. MUtW
President Dunne Praises

Forest Preserve District
Environmental Education Programs
Cook County's Forest Preserve
District. Lhrough the years. baa
otrenod conlinuing and extenalve
en\'lronmc.ntal education pl'OgI'1llIllI
Cor te3chers, atudents and fam.IJy
groups, said George W, D UIUIt',
President of tbe Dlstdcl's Boord
of CommIssioners. Due to public
dl!m.ruld and ooncenl, "he DiBlrlcl
exprulded Lhese services to h08t 1 ,_
261,5!n Indivld1lals In outdoor activilies Cor the 11)11 year.
li'ield lrips were offen!{} lo '-l15,260 children at the summer day
cnmps operated by youth group
OrgAnizations, and 14 environmen
tal education workshops were held
for .2UO public and parocltiaJ school
teachors In the Palos Dl\o"islon or
the Preserves .
"Through nature centers, school

lectures, dR.)' camps and staff or
media offerings," Prf'SirJent D UlinI!'
concluded [n saying, "we've tried
to meet today's necessity for perIIOnn.l involvement by laymen in
,e'
1I.0M'
protecting lind preserving our environment, ilnd we feci our envIronmentAl education program i.
the largest ILlld most dlven!lfied in
existence, It Is uniqll_e for two 'Pub.
lie ngll'ncJea (lhe Diatrlct and the
If('liool B)'&te.ms in the Cblcngo
nf'en) lo coopernte so effectlvely
and economically far publJc benefit.."
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Did You Know , .

-that ft preliminary esUmate of
highway !.ravel for 1971. based on
the first alx months of the year, is
1,170 billjon vehicle miies, ft 4.4
per cenl incn'ase over 1910's 1.121
billion'
-U1t~
nation'. firsl modern sleamI)Owered trnnsit bU8 was recently

shown in WMhlngt.on, D,C" as a
working eXJUnI,le or Lhf' govern-
ment's effortB lo develop new lowpollution m!U:UI lranslt vehicles?
-that In tho oorly years or t.his

century, Chlcngo was the nal'JOII's
toremost movie production cenler,
with such stnrs it!! F'mncls X.
Ihl 'lhlll(l.1I and 0 1 t1rh~ Swum~(l 1I uppellriDg
tor
COlUililil Y If
Ule
ES'>flDll,.
Ii'Um
(BGlGlI!! f.BGlIllITlIl\7
[lJO[lJWl!WI m@W0
<lh1cago Oh'lc Center,
ClUeago. illinois 00602
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Chicago, illinois 60602
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The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging Information between the
Highway Department. governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and Indivfdual municipalities. Therefore
we invite any newsworthy contrlbuUons relevllnt to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 3217714.
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Board of Commissioners

Mathew W. Bieszc:zat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. rickwn
Floyd T. Fulle

William H. Harvey
Mathew W. BJeszc.zat--Chmn . Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Assistant Editor
francine Stuart
VOL XIX
William Slocum
Jerome Huppert
umBO Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan

Joon P. Tauhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J. Stark-Superrntendent of HIghways

GraphiC Arts Consultants
Photography
Edwin A. Beck - C. C. Higgins
Elmer J. Majewski
APRil, 1972
STARK CONFIRMED AS "SUPER"POPULAR CHOICE, ALL AGREE!
President George W. Dunne and the Cook County &a.rd of Commie;SIOIlCrs, along w:ith all of tlB here at the llighwn.y Del)a.rlm~t, oongratulate Hugo J. Stark upon his appoint.:ment 8S the new ;Soller."
Mr. Stark, a 43-year caner man with the Department, was unanimously
appointed Superintendent of lllghways for the COUllt)' of Cook by the
Pr('Sidcot and Board of Ci>DlD~ioners at the April 3 County Board
meeting. He had served as Acting Superintendent since being n.'\moo
to that positi:m on Febrtlllry 7.
Mr. Stark is a native of Chicago and received rus early education in
the city's public schools, going on to grnduate Crom the Unh'ersUy of
IUlnols al Champaign-Urbana. with a Bachelor of Soience degree in Civil
Engineering, He joined the Department in 1929 Il& a junior civil engineer assigned to the Bridge Division. He later saw service with many
of the Department's other Divisions, Including Survey, Drainage and
Planning, In 1941, when he was called Into the service, ,\lr. Stark waa
Assistant Bridge Designer, in active charge of all bridge design work
tor the Department. He had designed and supervised the plans of a
number of important projects including the grade separation on C.entrul
A,'enue and the Des Pluines Rh'er Bridge at First A"enue.
NO.4
The new Superintendent entered
World War II as Captain and
C<mtpllny Onmmnnd<>r of "A" Company. 7th Engineer Combat Battalion, He later became Executive Officer and then Commanding
Officer of the 7th Engineer (Combat) Battalion of the 5th Infantry
DiviJJ,ion in General Palton's TWrd
Army in Iceland, France. and Germany. The 7th Engineers saw
milch action. making many river
crossings and building many
bridges und!:!.!" fire, and Stark wns
awarded the Silver Star and
Bronze Star, At the eonch18ion
of hostilities in 19-15. lIr. Stark
refired from active 8 'rvice "..ith
the rank of Colonel
Returning to the Dej)flrilneut,
he was apPOinted &,<;lo;talll ClUe!
EnginM'r in charge C)t Planning
for Expressways. In December.
1952 he becaJn{' Chief Engineer
of Plflnn1n~ for both Expresswll,),s
and the Ci>unty's Primary Road
System. Tbe Kennedy, Dan Ryan,
Eisenhower, and Sfc'"enltOn ExIJresswa:rs were among the m061.
impurtant of hiS ruldignmenta during tllis exciting era whcn the
great expresgways were laid dov;'O.
After heading the Design Bureau,
In June of 1968 Mr. Stark was
appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent for Administration, latC-r
made a permanent aasignment.
Mr. Stark has represent.& the
Cook Ci>unty Highway DCIJartment

at the IIUnols Commerce Commis...ion hearings as well as at public
meetings in various municipalities,
He is a Registered Proressional
and Strudul1l1 Eu~;iDeer of the
"tate or lIUnois, and n. member of
the ,\1l1crican 'socicty oC Chon En_
gineers, the Illinois Society or
Pror~ional Engineers, American
PllbUc Work.'! AssociaHon, the National AssocIation of County F..ngi_
nee,.... and the Hlgbwa)' Research
Board.
APRIL, 1172
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV NEW.
PAGE I
Stark Vows Continued Superior

Standards For Department
Upon his appointment as our
new Superintendent, )'.r. Stark
graciously addressed his audience
and aooepted thusly:
Mr. President and )J:embers of the
Board of County Commissionel'8:

I wish to express. my thanks to
your Honorable Bod}' tor your
confidence in appointing me Super
intendent of High'\\'1lYs, and I shall
end<'!8vor to lIphold the high atan
dud of the County Highway Department as long flS T am Superintendent.
Having been with the JUglma)

Depnrtment since 1929, T wish to
adVl8e this Honorable Body that
the JIIghwtLy Department has always been in the forefr;>nt on
highway deslgn and construction.
With the 70 .million dollar bond
Issue in 1949, we constructed the
Edens, Calumet and part o( the
Congress EXIH1'liIlIwny_ The Federal GOH"rnment recogn.jzing the
expertise at t.hi& Department permitted the Cook C(lunty IUgh\'1\3
DepArtment to ptel)a.re pla.ns. advertise for bids. let contracts and
construct interstate rout.ee. Your
County is 1Jle only Count)" UlghWIly Department in the United
stat("O Iwrmitted to do lhi.....
the Congress Street Exllressway.
At that time, neither the Federal

Gon~mment nor the State would
permit the l1Ik" of Federal ct.UIiiS
or lUFT mane]' to improve maal
tmnBit- we were able to eircumvent this by allocating eufficienl
right-oC -way to provide for the
ExpreS&way and service roads Itud
MENTS TO BEGIN
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ended lip with over 100 f<!f.'t

Cor the median for later WIe by
the CTA. Further. fr~m Larruni('
W C'l
_"e-nue west to DI.l~ Plaiue~ ,Axe-nul', the Chira"o, Aurora &- EI~in
Rililroad had an opernting mil
rood and then they suddenly went
bankrupt and it bc!came nac:-.ry
for 118 to purchase their right8-Qfway a.s part of t.b.i8 right-of\\,1\)'
was ncedrd Cor the Exp~y
bllt, before doing this. we obtained
a commitment. from the Cl'A that
they would utilize the remaillder
of this right.oC_way by placing
trackage and equipmeD.t in this
area. On the ~orthwest Exp,...;sway after purchasing the rightoC-way and plans from the Tollroad. we revised the pla.n.a to 8.('comrn::)(jate the CTA all the 'A-ay
to the O'nare A1rport, We did
the same killd of planning for theDM nyan EXllr'e'o'iWay. From this
you can see that we alwRYS IlaV!'
been "trnnl>portation oriented_"
My
Upon passage of the 243 million

doUnr bond bsue, we proceeded to
construct the remainder of theExpressways. During the design
of the Expressways, your County
Dlghw8Y Department has been involved in trnl15l)OrtatiOiL We provided a widened median .trip in
TWO HIGHWAY IMPROVE-
~QOJl
W'I'th tbe }(jgh.
"aJ D'parbncnt hlUJ been a N>warding aaaignment and my success is due- to the people I have
....-;)rked with who do have the
experthie to make it a Functlonnl
1I11;1I\\"4Y Dtllartmeont.
Dllr employees tLri! on many hlgllway
C;)mmittt'ftl setting standards of
design
and
construction.
Our
nnint('IUUlCe D('llllrboent is second

to none and we art! trying to give
the best &el"\-ice within the allotted

funds to satisfy all the people.
Again. I thank you Cor your
appointing me 'And placing your
trust. in me and I shall do my
utmost to keep the llig-hway J)e..
IUI-dment operating at the high..'!f
1(I\:el or eftic!pncy.
GeorJte \\ . Dunne, President 01

tht Board
or
Cook (:(Junt)' Com-
ml....ioners, has announced that

two highv.-ay improvements total
liD.g $2.-171,648.22 were awarded
at their March 20, 1972 meeting.
The ~ntracta were awarded on
the recommendation of Hugo J_
Stark, Superintendent of Highways.
OAKTON STREET -BUSSE

ROAD TO MOU1\"'T PROSP~
ROAD
Innsmuch as Federal Funds arc

to be ua<>d, It \\~I be necemary
that cnncurrence in the award be
obtained from the Federal Highway Administration and the State
of llIinoifl.' DeparlmEmt of TransportaMn. Division of Highways.

the construction of two 24 foot
standard reinforced concrete pavements separated by a .J. foot
m;)untable median. It will nlso
include curb and guttcr, grading,
drainage,
driveways. pavement
marking, landscaping and otbf'r
incidentals.
Th~ contract was awarded. pend
ing concurrence, to Leininger-Mid.
States Pa'''ing Company, Inc. and
Pnlumbo Excavating Company
(joint venture) in the amount ol
$973.160.65.
DEhlPSTER--THACKER
STREET--ElMHUIU,'T ROAD
TO WOLP"ltOXD
This improvement consists or

lhe construction of two 24. foot
wide pavements of standard reinforced concrete, separated by a
\'ariable widtb median with channelization for left turn atoroge
lanes at Mt. Prospect Road, reconstruction of the nillroad approaches and railroad crosrrlng at
the Chicago & Northwestern Ry_.
storm &ewer oonstruclion drainage structures. curb and' gutter
traffic control signals, aiguing and
striping and other related roadl\'Ork.
Th~ contract was awarded to
Milburn Brothers, Inc_, In the
aJnll\lnt
of Sl,.198,487.57.
COOK COUtoiTY HIQHWAY NEW8
APRIL, 1972
PliO!!:
TOMORROW'S ENVIRONMENT- TODAV'S PROBLEM

,
. was the 1.972 Theme 10r the 63rd annuo.l
Valley Cenference of State mghway

Deparlmentelmsted by the Stale of nUnaia and
under the atlspicea ot The Cook County mghwny
Department again held at the Shennan House between llareh Hth and 17th.
The three-day Conference brought representatives
to Chicago from 1-:1 midwestern and norlhwealern
slates to dl..aeUBS and work out probJe:ms designed for
c.nviromnentnl asseunu!:ota between each of these
states IJI.II1h. ns "Mghway planning'" and "ActIon
PIRJls" includIng the preparation of the environmental inventory involving Dthcr than mere-Iy HIgbWtlY Oepartment employees and to implement. guidellnes for each tlt.ale.
Among those h~ (It. the Conferenel!' were: Dr.
WillIlIUl OOliller, A.8so(!1ate Prl)f~r of Zoology at
!lIssJssll,pl
Michigan State University; IWcha.el Lash, Director

of Environmental Policy in Washington. D.C.; G.
Robert Adams. Environmental Engineer from the
Mitthlgun Dcpru1:menl of Bigbwa}'B; Mr. FranniB 0,
Turnl'r, Jo'ederul Highway Administrator; Mr. 1", 0.
D11I!."wall, Preatdent of Ute Amer:lea.n .Association of
State ffigby,--n.y Officinls and 1[1'. Irring Rubin, Govemmt'uta.l AffllirS AMi5l.a.nt uf the Ford :\otor
{mpsny
ln addllion to the aboVe! guest speakers, the Con

ference feil.tured individual seminnrs geared to meet
cu.ch facet uf ecological and \'8rlous other problams

In deltllng ,villi stille highwaya.
A.s per Ule put years, Mr. Ed .Reek's crew conaisting of our Jun~ Glfltl-SOn (Fi.I>Ca! Management):
UUdll CUh[ft!; (Lll.nd Procurement): !'Ira"y K,,~r Rubu
(Admlnilrtrfl,tiv(' Services); 'I'om DclU'flprll and Jim
Scoll (Map Division) greeted and registered sJJ
Confet't'nc( parl1t:1pnnLa f\nd compiled the directory,
UF...."Un,'llEN't PR.-USED
Th~ 63rd Annual M,js$ssi.ppi Valley Conference
b! St.."lt.: Highway De-pltriments pru;sed Il resolution
ee"PI'.:s!rlng its ainc:are tba..nks and appredaUoo to
the Cook County A'igbway Deparunenl and Its par.

tlcill1itlng peroonnel for iLs cooperation and a55ist.
MOO through Llle furnishing (If regfsfl1ltion and
clerical ~nce. J. R. Har'bison, State Highway
Engineer [rant K.eutlJC;itl', said in a Jetter to Cook
Q.:lunty's Superintendent of Highways:
"The M18BisBippi Valley Conference of Stale ll1gb.

wa), Deparlm,en18, [rom fourteen midwestern stales,
vottld during their c10Sing business SCSSIon on Fridny, M:t.l'd] 11, 1912. the adoption of the attached
rcsnJ uLion.
"You must know of the high esteem which officials
of the member states ha.ve for foAl Beck, who acts

for you In managing the regialraUon desk each year
II.l (Jur conference, Moreover. tbe Bt.a.f[ he brings wilh
him Af'e fril'lldly a.nd make it splendid hnpresalon
on lhe eonterf!es, We a.rc furUter grateful for UIOti.le
engiueera und lIup"rviBD'l'S 011 your starr WhD attended
and l'(Julrlllllled to tb(O
Adine S up&rm~"dellt Ilugl) 3, Stnrk. Henry Riedl,

Ohlor or Soonnthu')' Rond1l ana nlcbnm n , GOJlemlDD,
Ohlt,r 'Englnoor or Tmn,!'llPrtni.1on tor tho State 01 00
nolll. u.Jt(!udNl Ull" ,Iclnb Oommlttee LundIOon I\ft'JCtlogglvl1In by tho A.Olerlc.o.h Road Bullllftd AB8Uclo.tlou.
te~hnicul
groUIJ meetings,"
utt In ri,lthl: Tom Deb.enl'ro; MlU'l' K. Kulm: ;rim

Scull; llihfl, CLl~tl8: EIi",11I A. Book Il.Ud Jm]{' GlUlI.tIOlI
lk'l5C rl)1' 1,IIIr oumnm.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW,
PAGE 4
APRIL, 1Q72
"Design for Living"
as
1. Mary Maddox, Steno 11: Sw:y Wat!ooD, Steo.o V; Florence Kacz.kow..kl, TYllist m and Jack SterD, Chief Ellf,:'ineer Desib"ll Bureau.
2. John :\Iellorrow, Harold GlIlotro, Joseph K~Jberger and. Eddie :Sakal;
Plwemellt and Geomelric.,...
S. Chuck Vallesei Drainage Md uti.lities.
4. Willis Krause. Charles Poclllil; Estimating.
Ttlrrr Brennan, Charles Vall Deo

6. JefT Guiffre, Donald Strasser, lli
Bas..<oett, JOSf'llh Sehneller, Romall
Stubbs. John Callaghan. Arthur
Electrical Dh l!;lon.
1. loanna Metzger; structuraJ Divio
5.
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NEW,
APRIL, 1172
(with apologies to Noel Coward)
1; Drulnn.,l::e and Lttlltl~'J.

ad Petros, Bill Gedzun. WillilUll
pchan. D. !'IIlkodijevieh. Mack
stan Pa" lo\\;cz; 'f~banlclll-
8.
}'t'fil
S(I('be; Pa\fl'ment Ilnd GtotnC'trics.
9.
Jo:,eph Perri; Strudurnl Dh-j"tion.
10. , ndy Ru 11. "lucent Salamone. lIyron Ko:.l. EmU Donkers;

Strudural Division.
COOK COUNTY H IGHWAY NEW.
---
THE OPERATION OF
THE DESIGN BUREAU
Jnfonn"tlon contributed
b)' .JACK STERN.
(,hif'.f En~nf'.er. DesIItO Bureau
By n~lty. the ap@rtise and
t.nlrnta of the personnel in the
Dl:">ilfh BUI"'P.3U have to be wried.
They COVPi many engineering speeiIlltiee in the dceignlng of our
modern highways Including: the
art of sUiwying; I~tion, geometriCB and pavement deahm;
Lrn1fic signl..I placementa . lighting
. landaeaping. the why.
and wb~retores or drainage, storm
s~wel'8, pumping ptions . . . BOll
conditions and ($) cost I!Btimalion.
Th~e p.re the". csscntl.al dcmcuUil
wbleh mu.et be detennined prior
to th!! oonstruction and 'or reeon.tMlclion of the old structuree
which must comply with today'.
traffic loads.
S.O.P.
Daily OpN"Iltion within O\lr BurelU tal"klea the prrparation oC
Rlght~r-Wuy Plats; Ule C:OOrdiDlttinn or individual utility adjustmp-nta to fit Int our propoeed improvements . . We a.l&o pnx.-ca
permit applications and inve8lig:tti't all ~omplainta: which have to
be resolved. Our sta1r aIm\'PI"II
reams of correspondencp- and on
CI.'rt!l.ln dattS we meet with Publif
lUld \'iUage Officbls at specified
he3.TingB U fUl implemenlof "gooJ
will." Contract plAn. for indi\'idunl Township Highway Commismoners ~ prt'pared aceording to
nUnoi .. L:m
. 1!ind then monitored for rxpe-nditlll'l3 approval.
The Inspections of bridges are
mad, to d,:-b-nnin~ their ~d ~ur
tng capaclliea. We are also responsible for the lighting at val"
iOlls COMfy inteI"'8eCtiOl1l plus the
Vrovi~i()n of otlr technical expertl8e (wh ..n require1ll to other
('ounly IUgb",)' De-p!litment"i.
WORK Ol'TP('T
The following lettings for 1012
should give you BOrne indication
of ()ur vast "uutput, totaling $2-1
milUon in contracts:
Four 2 lane Paving Contracts
Five Township R.oa.ds
F\)ur New Cul vel'llJ
Onl' Primary Road ::;lnu::lurc
One Structure widening from 2 to
-1 lanes
Xino 2 lane Widening and Resur
faCing projecls
One ExVreuwB.y Lighting lind
Signing project
Five 4 lane Paving Contracts

Three Bridge repairs
Two Exp~W1ly Structu.ra
One Resurfacing Cont.ract
and . . . TWO Expreesways, land
scaped . a--inding up with TWO
m!>re far the reloeaUon of existing
CT A roadway column. pIllA rebuilding new mtions lind plat.
fonn .
HAPPINESS IS DRIVING
ON DUNDEE ROAD
by Loo G. WIlkie
Fonnpr Aasl!ft.ant Chief Engineer.
and Aficionado Emeritull of the
Transportl.tbn and Planning
Bureau
Th~ JanWLl"): ~ uI. Uw COOK
COU~"TY mGHWAY NEWS featured a "lU;h wUl :;:;0001'" story on
the D undu Road projI"Ct, emphasizing the broad design features
of tillS 52.000,000. two-mile pri.
mary route \'.;dt!ning, with its related and nl:0N59.ry slgnAlttaUon.
eh:muelization. land9Q~ping and
othf'r features.
The compelling reB8DD. behind
this improvement and many othm'.
waiting and delayed because or
laC'k of monl"y i ...... GROWTIJ.
Dund!t& Road experienced 24 hour.
t\\.'()-way volume growths in the
newly~pened ~tion
a8 f'oU09."R:
1936- d,IOO
lOO3- 8,950
JOr.9-1S,700
1972-15.500
Since 1963, over S L300,OOO has
bef.n &peTIt on impnn'lm'Ie-nta to
bring Dund.:-e Road i.DL) complbnee ~.th modern standards
Mtabllshed (or high-volume. melropolltan. primary r.)Bd.. which
Il.;e the backhr>n!' at v"hicular dIstnbution in 8.JjllCent oornmunitica,
a8 well as important feedel'11 to
the l'Xpress~-n)' nnd toll road 8)'11ll-m. for lht!' northern suburban
urea of Cook County.
Ali bene.ftla wbleb reeuJt from
lhis huge expendi~ of mon ....y
are sometimes not obvious or
d:!mfll18lrablp-. Yet a trip over Ule
newly oonstruo;ted and recenUy
opened section, into or from the
remaining unimproved part. of
DUMl'C! Road. wiJI emphasize, in
stllrUlng fashion. tbe direct. dailytrip beneftl8 to lhe U~I1I.
While the construction plan list.
19~U,350
I>omeo
~AQ
APRIL, 1'72
166 items, 81Iell as namil"
pl&tea; po1.atJ8ium fertilizer nutrients; Port~d cement ooncrete;

guard rail; &torm sewer, etc., etc..
ench with a epecUied numerical
and measurable quantity, other

yary lmportant beneficial elements,
thOugh not eaauy UC2rtained nor
rll28.8Ul'Cd, are the end rMUlt of
all these i:tema shown in the contract plantl which are needed to
build a superior roa.d..
A drive west\\'"8.Td from thi8
new aection will demonstrate this
vividly. Tbere Is mental. physical
--and e('onomic !-rellef or recognizabJe magnlt\lde while driving
between Landwehr and Waukegan
on Dundee Rond. This iDlltantly
disappears as one cr0&Be8 into the
old aection to the wesl A re\'erse
trip. from the o~d to the new,
again relieV28 Umental a ngub;h" on
the part of the drivers who aver
age l~.OOO tripe per day on
Dundee.
The sometimes violent. anxio\l"
and dangt-roua competition for intersection spa~ is gone and the
traffic How is now organUerl. Applic:auon of modern stand:t.rds tx.J
pavement des.ign. alignment. traffic
control devi('e8. the Inclusion of
landscaping, all refJUJt in an improvt'ment in eervice, and--wbat
is most important to laymen who
do not know or care that an
"emulsified asphalt mulch" was
used for Utili project 4here- PI
:his big plus:: "1~aetI of mind"
and 1II1\'ings In time.
SomE' 15 11 million trill" will be

made o\'er th18 stretch of DundN!!
R<md in the n-!Itt )~r. and for
the most part. the- burden of the
modern rnetropolitnn motorist's
syndromll-- MOBlLE CLAl"STROPHOBIA
IS
abatt'd,
U I:V A I)T MI:/IIIIIT

/II1II I::WSM41\1:: I)S
In\ In Solg!Ulir.k. 80n or Goldie
sol;nnlrk, "right hand" of Operations Superintendt."'IIt nl~lIn \l,
Frt'(i(' rk.ru., will receive his law
degnoe this June from ChicagoKent OJllege of Law. Vice-President o( the school's Student Bar
Asaociation. and active in many
other campus At:tivitiea. In"lo reeenti)" headeod up a group or 12
Blud~nt9 who repN!96Dtcd over 50
indig,'nt nareolics olfenden In
B1a1e instJtutiOns ~!ore the SLate
Pan-.:de Board under the lILinoia
Defender Project. Imin 81"", acted
as chainna.n of Law Day, to be
observed April 28 at McCormick
Place s.nagglng tamed attorney,
l leh'In Belli as the fea.tured
speaker.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY N EW.
PAGE 7
AP R IL. tOn
., you'll like it!
ride it
DRRR I R-\UBIT
'Captured" by County photog lit

Civic Center Plaza . . a "hop"
aw,y (rom ~r,
Pn..\.I r;:EWORTlUES:
March 10. 1972
Mr. Vern Volke.
County Oist.r:Icl EnJdneu
Cook County Office
135t.h and Bell Aventu>
Blue l.lla.nd, llll.noi..
Dear Mr, Volke:
Thla nate ia just lo
ea.)"
. . . and they did

DNpllil' tbr will II ( lbe lb.)'. U}t! "('ollr,oMJl" .bllatd the Weh",), FlUdt
b nn-el the w_lb"..r and " . \.~ to ." I,rt'IclaUoJl to UUI MthnMaeUC !o-t.. Pat""
n ~k'-- " h. . .r pbuul .... ' tiLl' nunt on 1'- Il1'k 11"""11 "'taU' Stren,
thanks
for the mailboxl!8 you ba\'e replaced (or \1.1. Lee and ] jWll
can't b&lit've the good service and
attention we have received in this
malter. We W"en! lUre UUlt was
money out the window when wo
saw the damage..
Thanks again ., much.
Ml'II. Leroy Oc:wtmn.n
ObJoatrO l:leltrh ta IDlnoMi 00i:ll
POTPOURRI
Thk S I. Patrl(ok. Da) l>anulfl IMI " "!Tit 11t b InltlaUd 1M. bfos;itminr 0'
our l a1t ..... In and 1.0 pro\!;, Ita IIoOPUlartty . \rouhJ you bdlr\'e our
lD.l"bwa:f Fln..t I.. a lr_d r " h""kNI" t pr 211 m<lft" t'\fltltA dllrI.DS tbla comlng-
rear!
At the l1n.rdl 20th meet.lOg of the Board of Cornntaiooera, .... uper_
Intt'ndent lIugo ... ['Hark announcl"d lhal t.hu etrec.lh'e .peed limits on
the (ollowing County roada would be t'Cvised a.a IIhown:
Illghwa)
Llmlt'l 01
Bartlett. Roa.d
Lake SlJ'eet t.u

Chicago-Elgin Road
Haman Road to
Ela Road
BradweU Road
Currtot development. in troubled

spots around the globe- indicate
that eve.rybod)' ill amolting the
pipe of peace. but nobody is inhallng.
(Arb..on. Safety Sad-Is.
tH:<;. January 1m2).
Center Street
Cenlral Avenue
F........." Road
Our deepelrt lympaLhlee to

the families of Oemt!ot Wbtmiller, wAtchman at the La
F""""an R""d
Grange
Glenwood-Lansing
\1aintenA.Ilee
FaciUty.
who ditd on April 3. and ... nk

N. Tu.la m one, formerly of the
Drninllgeo and UtilWee Division.
who ru.o pttak-d amy on
Oakton St.ree-l
ApriJ S.
Wt!ntworth
A"cnu~
7..(1 n~
Existing
llaximtJrn
S",,", IJm;t SpeooLimll
..
<0
30
40
I76tb St~ to
I7l.M Street
115t.h Street to
tl1 th Street
2ti
SO
45
.to
Centra) Rotul to
Mundbank Road
40
45
Mundhank Ro&d tg
Algonquin Road
Gl~nwocxl
Dy('r Road to
Cotlagto Grove Ave.
Central Park Awnut'

to lr..cormhk
St.red l()
Ridge Road
1~6th
'"
'"
15
46
SS
M
36
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW,
APRIL, 11172
PAGE.
THIS IS COOK COUNTY tlilinois)
HAVE A BALL!
,J~UMJllm
__ ," The Maurice SpI!:rhu !'IflBf'um of

,hllla.h;a, PArt. of ChkaJ;fl'''' CoUI',/:rJ of Jewi!;.h SturBI;',\ It! .plcndld (l()11~
Uon of th" f'N'C!DlOniDJ nbJ~bI., IlrlworkJa. and 8rUfl\(!l~
whlrll U\cI Jl'willb
<'II 1 fCll'(tt Ulf'II, 0
wi,,,
,,,,,,,,,'eo ha,"fI obwr\"fIt1 t.b6 heallUln! rites of 1helr fllJtJl In man,- Janch IUld
Uml'4. It IndUl]M Tonlh CB!JeS, Uunnkkah In.mPl', wrddi.ng br.lllddr~, 1UDll~
j('tiI, t'flhlO .... tll-k ... from l1UI, JIUb and 19th century Ua]y, i'~"'ta. TUrkt')".
IrQ ....."OruN'1l. ft." well ..." cuntsnpom.ry lsr.W1 1l11. The ~fl of a, Chleaq-o
bu.,In"".. RllU1 Anti Ilblla.ntbNlp~I, thcI "l(lL~tlDl WlL4 mmnt La 1M! ". Ihl.tl/f
Ino;trumf'..IItallt,)" 1.0 ,"-Idly tl!rnlDtI Jewl6b !t.ludenb.. WId po!ol,lfI 01 all "'"'"
tutti creeds. of Ule lult(:ullIooul herilag! nf
,,,met.
..... ,,'
IU'UUIf
II, UOVI
POpulatjOb -
5A9U09
. . - .:sa SQ. :toU'"

~
, ... " I
o II"'~.
-,
Ba...."baJl
that l<;
Tht' Cook Cotmty ffighway Department '.Rolld

RUIIDers,"
OIlT
entry In UtI'
En~
gi:nee.rs
~flb8lJ
Lea~e,
are
completing
spring h'aining
this month and
bopefu1Jy look
forwanl to the
coming campaign. Winners of two
pennants during their four,year
tenure in the League, Ute "Road
RWlnet1l" aver the lnst two sen.
BOng haVE! been dogged by t1u~
kind Ilf problems thnl aomeUmes
bl'1k:t 1\ champiOnshiP tea.m: key
Injurli.1I. early retirements, Medl+
care hold-outs and unroliablc
t"IllIlpment.. Manager )lllc.k Shd,bs,
however. feels that the club hna
ironed oul 11lOIrt of these diffieu1~
tif!fl nnd .hould gninio tile 1072
nwe AS 8 6trong contender. "We
have t.he personnel. tne ability and
the spiril,"
declared Manager
Slubbs. one of tbe legends nf the
Irlury }'u..rs.
''With returnJng
sta.ra like ,lim Sea.lf<'e; ~f:u.nJty
PJl.wll)wl~; Kennl'"th Spori: G/U'
IJjJmck; Tt"Il 'Iartin; T~rry Oren.
mm; Eddy Nakai; .AI ThoUlII<;on;
Gill POClln,; Terry Teti; 'n'inJ;
Ilenjlltuln; Leon Gr~ and En!'
,Jtlhn.o;ou. we oollid go all lbe way
tor anot.her ~nnant! Ii won't be
Ims),. nnd we'll need the cheers
nnd t:r\cllllrngement of all the loyn!
runs In our DeparlmenL"
Our team eu.n'l afford 1.0 be on
strike. so
mme on out. to
Grant Park. Dlamonil 11. for Lbe
OJK!ller ttgamst
tile
~Utt.f!
of 11l1no;,
(Planning Bureau) on May 9UI

and root for tbe bo:rs I
Did You Know ..

-that according to infonnation
giVe-II t.u 1\ Cong"rMaianaJ Commit~
lee, lUI mallY B.8 17 pen;:ent or
traffic aecidcnt fatalities msy be
dUe to defee-tive oondlUons of
Butomob11t'8?
lhe city of Honolulu,

attempting to combBt
nl8h~lmur oongesllon and poUutlon
by .seUing up the nation'. first.
citywide. computerized car pool
ffi (j) (j) Ih rn (j) [!J 1ll\l\1

il100illWIill'l [II ~W0
-lhnt
UawaU.
IS
lfY9tcm1
-thal Chicago's Ol~rjlent{'r Street

WWI named tar PhIlo CIl!'llenter,
lhe city's find dnlggist, n.nd 1IItu: ~
well Slrel'l, for Dr. )hlll,I /Uo:\.U'ell.
pioneer physician who helped
found lhe Chlca~o lUedi~1l Soclety
In 1850?
.886
Chicago Civic Center.

The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the benefit of e xcha nging informa tion between the
Highway Departme nt. gove rnmental agencies. citize n re pres entatives, and individual municipalities. Therefore
we Invite any news worthy contributions relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 321 7714.
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Boa rd of Commissioners

Frank W. Chesrow
Floyd T. fulle
Mathew W. Bleszczat
George W. Dunne
Charles S. Bonk
William N. Erickson
William H. Harvey
Charles F. Chaplin
Mathew W. Bieszczat--Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.
Editor
Francine Stuart
John H. Stroger. Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J . Stark-5uperlntendent of Highways

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins
MAY, 1972
VOL. XIX
Litter
Assistant Editor
William Slocum
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrows ki
Ruby Ryan
Don't Drop It. Stop It!
Photog rap hy
Elmer J. Majewski
No.5
lifler.
doni drop it. ~
stapH /
GfOR~E If. DU
.""'.COi.l"~Y~NNE
-..
Beholding their handiwork at the Sign Shop in La. Grange a re

J ohn H.ulln- three masters ot their craft.
An nll-out campaign ngainst litter on County Highway.!o was launched by Cook County Board Pre..~id elll
George W. Dunne under the direction ol lIugo J. Stark, Superintendent of the Oook County Depnrtment" of
J1i gbwny~ .
The campaign is timed to create more cognizance on the part of the public at the outset of the outdoor
recreational and picnicing season.
NEW LITTER SLOGA..l.~ OOINED
AB parl of the campaign, 50 patrol trucks of t he Department's Bureau of Secondary Roads win carry the
antilitter poster titled. "LlTl'ER . . . DON'T DROP IT. STOP IT!" (as seen in picture). The program also
will be intensified by the ~1tlinl e nan ce Of'parlment's efforls in ridding OOllnty Ronds . (being part of their daily
patrol) , of .litter Qlld trash ! ! !
FHWA TESTS
Environmentalists may lind some encouragement lrom research being under taken by the F ederal Highway
Administration. The new program, currently in progress at the FIIWA, is testing the feaSibility of utilizing
highway litter and industrial waste, two of the major contribUtors to pollution, as highway construction rna
teria!. Since predomina.nt forms of litter are metal cans, gla.ss, rubber tires, paper and plastic. the research
is concentrated on these types fo r cons truction Ilnd mllin tennllce Ollc ra tiollS by using these mixtures as nggre
gate in concrete bituminous mixtures. ener gyabsor bing barriers, soil stabilization. drains and ditches. Rnd for
mu lching or soi l erosion cont rol.
CITY OF QIIJOAGO E OUOS A.N TIL1TrER OlUVE
The .Mn;rors Citizens Cmnmiitee for the Beautification or a Cleane r ChiclIgo was qu.ite "taken" with our
slogan . . . so much so that it win climb rugh on two billboards overlooking beautiful downto\\'n Chlcngo al
L'lke Shore Drh'e . . . So, with these combined clIorLs on both parts, and what with En"irolUnental Control
being uppennost in peoples' minds these days, our "all alit " media c:!ampnign shouJd ensure greate r litter con
sciousness, by each and every one of us. in playing an important role to enhance the beauty of our OOUNTY.
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NEWI
Five Highway & Three Bridge Revamps Start

Our Spring-Summer Reconstruction Program
GeGrge W. Ounne, r resideat of the Board of County Commls810nen.,
annouoeed at t.he April 11. 1912 8o:u'd mee-tin,; that 'hoe hlgbway lmprO"t!mtnl:8 lotailing SI.-'88.706..9-t and three bridge repaint. toWllnJ:
$78.51"1.80 were awarded and approved on the recommendation of nu ~o
01. Stark. SUI~rlntend~nt of lIIgh"'IIY.s. The toUawing tontratta will be
paid for with Molor Fut!l Tax Fund~.
IOSRD ST. (I'AUT I)-KEAN AVESUE TO ROBF..nTS nOAl) In Iht!
ctty or .'alos 1Il11!l:
The improvement coMiall or providing a bituminou. aggrepte mixture bue eoUI"IM! widening to each aide or the existing pRvement, !Delud
Ing the widening to three lanea the intersecUon of J03rd Street a l Ktan
A\'enue and JOllrd Street at 88th. Complete resurfacing, ahoulder 611
conatructlon, dmlnAge additions flnd adjustments, landllcaplng a nd other
relnted road work.
The con lmtl wn.e awarded to Alilltn Oonstructloll Compnny In t.he
amount ot $ 129,0 15.00.
WOLF nOt\ l)-3!iTIl STHEt.."'T TO 11'[.11 ST.REET In til" \ ' lIIo ge or
\V~terll S llrlnR":
The Improvement conaists or widening each aide of the exlaUnjl
pavement, recolUllrueting and/or widening the intersect.1ng alreell, Including a tOUt lane Widening of Wolf Road at the north allproach of
55th Sireet and lhe south approach of 47th Street, along Wllh eomplete
tHurfaeing. provlliol\l tor ahoulder areas, guard raili. lenl1lnal IeCliona,
driveway aurfaclng, drainage. landacalJ\ng and atriping,
The contract wu awarded to Al ltha Cons tnlctlon (]oRlllA ny on It low
bid of S89,4%L91,
RlDGELA,ND A\r t::..'~ F..--8.AUK TRAIL ro UXCOL~ 1I1GUWAV :
The improvement eonalata of reconstructing Rldr;eland A\""enue with
(our lane int.e.raeeUOI\I at Saw. Trail and Lincoln lII~b wa)'. along with
recoMtructing the eroa culvuta at Irkkor)T and BuUertleld C'rftks.
Rai.lroad Ilpproa..ehca and Ct088ings at the Elgin oIollel and Ea..,tern RAlIway and the MIt'hlJ:un Ce.ntral Railroad, including atorm .ewe", drainage<
atnlclurelJ, landSCAping. signing. atrlping and other related road work.
The conlract W1\8 aWRrded to n eck Rood Const rut'lion ('Olll llOny in
the amount ot 111.693,00,
KEOZIf; AVt.:NV'E-OI.VMPlA WA\ '-LL.' OOLX n W IIWAV TO 1-80
In the Vllln r;t!S of Olympu. Fleld.!ol. Flossmoor. Homewood and n uel
CrM:
Improvemenll will begin on OllOl llta Way, northelUt of Lincoln
III p;hwn)', 1lJ1d extend northeasterly to Keclde A,enue. The Improvement
on l<edl.le cxtenda f rom 20S rd Street to Flussmoor Rond antl from l7ul"
Stru t to Laurel ("ftne, Construction Includes the widening or the existIng pavemcnl and alreet returna. The widening to lhree Innea or Rcd7.1r.
A,"eoue at \ ' ollme.r and Fto~..'imoor R oad.~, and Kedde AH_nlle at the
north side of 116 lh St~t plUIJ the widening to four lues of Kedz.ie.
Annue at Go\'e.tno r's IUghwa)' which includes complete surfacine of
lhese pa,emenu. pard ran at approathea to wJve:rta, Me, dJ'1l1nage
addrtlona. landaa&plng and other ItlCidenlala.
The cont.ract W'U awarded to Alpha Const ruction ConlpaD) In tbt'
amounl of $-ltM.069.Z6.
TEC1L.YV ROAD ORmGE o\cr SOR,[11 BRASCH OF cm CAGO
RIVER :
The Improvement includes reconatruction and repair to U1e Superatruclure dk, removal and replace.ment of handtall. Il\ItallaUon of
bea.mI on bolh approaches to Slnl(:tn~ and other inddental work for
overlay on bridge d~k,
AlbIn C.rhoon I: CompAny was awarded i.hia contract on a Jow bid
or ~,769.2.~.
115Tn STUEt::T n eotl of KEDZJt; ,\ VENUE TO GOVERson'S
HIGIIWAV lneliled III the Vllla~e uf IIl1ttlcrtSt :
This Impro\'ement consislJi of lhe provision for a bltumlnoua nggre.
galt' widening or lhe existing pavement Including wIdening of Intt.l"IM!ctIng alreelll to three lanes on 115t1l trtet al Kedzle A"'I1 .. ", relocation
rCon llnued on pall" 3)
PAOI. 2:
MAY, "72
"two by two"
ROAD &. BRIDGE
CLOSINGS FOR
NEW CONSTRUCTION
DE,\lPSTER-TUA CKER ROAD,
from
WOLF 10 .~l..mI ORS T
ROAD waa closed to all lbrougb
trafflc on April 2.ftb. 1972. Only
local traffic Is pennltted aave for
the Railroad c.rouing l~ mile weat
ot Wolr n oad which ia completely
dOlled.
Tho two-lane 1\lt, PrUSIleet ROIu!
which crOll8C8 DCllllts le r-Thl1cker Is
001118 kClll 0))11.1) for all Uu'Ough
trn.ffir..
Thia atnp is being widened to

four1ane con~e highway and
dated ror rompletion nexl December. 1912The contractor l8 MlIbum Broth('r.., Inc., aupervised by Engineer
nUll Co h ~n along with Pete F"l.sclI.
man. Rftlidenl Eoginee.r or the
Cook ('Ollnty lnghway De.pl.
1\
OAKTOS STREET. In the Cit)

of Ik-i PIa.inH. betw-n MY.
pnOS IJECT aad BU ' E ROADS,
cloaed May ltn. to be improved.
We are coRSltUcLing two 2.f, foot.
l)Qrtland cement pave.menU with a

l fool m edian separator. Also induded are curb and gutter, gradIDg. drainage. merklnp. landscaping and aU the other "Iood~" we
do so well! !
Al JIIgglns Creek on Oakton, B
13 1 foot long concrete culvert Is
In the works.
J)lIn Cohen is agnin the SUlter\ 1.. lnK Engineer with ",ohn Shry,
1t~.. ldent. Engineer.
Uotb Motor Fuel Tax and Fed('ral Funds are being used ror this
tlOlUltrucUon and awarded to Cn a
joint
venture)
L.elnIDJter-311d~btte:a Pulng Company and Palumbo ExCft'"flling Compa ny, completing the job next November.
1912
III\PP ROAD BRIDGE in Northfield c1DM"d May 8th to all through

t.rame (ed. nole: see detaila in
hlghwa)' and bridge awarda: ertide) and completed J uly 15th _
nut! lIermlann is the Rt$lden t En~ In eer for this as well aa TEClrN\'
ROA D 8R1 DGE which was closed
May 15th with compleUon dale
alaled for a J uly 15lh opening,
NO JAPANESE SANDMAN
Se\'eral years ago, .. reported
In the lUGHWAl" f\I'EWS, the
police: o( Yokohama, .lapan, began
expenmenting with a new type of
U1l.ffiC ticket whleh la locked onto
th~ offender'. vehlcJc and (Oreet
him to puy his fine at once or be
.homed by the evidence or hi.
misdemeanor. Now Japanese tmr
ftc Authorities have. come up with
IevenJ new devicea whieh apIn
demonttnue their unorthodox and
.,metlmH startling app..".ch to
the .olution of trafBe problema.
The flral of theee I. a new de
vice designed to arbitrnrlly con
trol the road 8peed or motor
vohh:lell. The police of Tokyo will
begin testing It ~arly lhll!! ~r
And they feel that. If aucceulul.
It will become the ultimate weapon
In the never~ndlng 'w ar against
peeders. Tbe device: is attached
to the veblde's carburetor .yldem
to control the flow of fuel. Tbe
')'Item is completed by laying a
rndio line beneath the road aur
(ace. in s restricted apeed zone,
to emit 81gnals that are Illckl!d up
by the CArburetor's receiver as the
enr paa.eea over it. The c:arburet.or
device Is des:lgned to react to the
mdiG signal and restrict the fuel
Row to produce a maximum apeed
of 2 1 m.ll.h.-the IfPC!I!d limit in
bulllup area. of Japan. No mat
ter how frantiea.lly the drh'er
preaea down the aeeeleMltnr, he
won't be able to go anl futer. A
aPCOnd radio line at the e.nd o(
Ibe restricted area ....till deActivate
the device agnin, lhus Allowing
the driver an unhrunrlercd fuel
flow_
T.he .econd invention '- aimed
A~lnal that ughut menace of the
high ....).... the drunku drher. 1l
1 ~n...or. located In lh4!: .tHI'inlt wheel. which detectl drinkers
and prevt!Jlta them from driving,
which WAS developed by five em
ployees of a leading Japnneae auto
mlUlUract.Unlr. Al the fll"lt whlJl'
ot alcohol caught by the scnaor,
the tar's Ignition locka. 1.( the
ear is moving. there Is B l0-aee0nd
wlimlng before the motor ,hllUl
ott. At the 1911 Tokyo Motor
Show, traffic offielala demonatrated
the 1IWlIOring clevlc:e by thruaLing
gtaa of whiakey undt'.r ita
"n<*l," It reacted inatantly, atop1)lng the ear _engine within sec
onds! Thll "eat. Ilnd mou!!oe" i,
t'oml)Q8ed of a piece of plAtinum
(Ol.nunued on PIlle 1)
,.0401:
MAY, 1In
From
The Editor ... We Goofed!

The IIIg h",a1 News, In ita issue
of taat Mlll'Ch, '72, reported that
eight memlJe.rM of the Oelulrtmenl
attended the ~tb Annual lIIinol!>
JIIgbwuy ElIglnet.rlng Oonference
held &t the Univeralty of lllinoia
in Champaign Urbana. We falled
to menUon that two of the pnne!.
pal speakers were n!l llDm lI orti.
mer and Rlebanl Gollerman. each
a fonner Superinltndent or the
Cook Count)' Ulgbwuy Department. i\l r. alortlmer is now a pri

VAtl:! conaultant and fill'. GOller
1111111 pre,ldea as Olllle~retnry to
Ihe e hle ' Transportdtion t~ n Rllleer
tor the Shtl.e of il linois,
Our profound apologles: to Lbe:ee

IIlultrious gentJemf!D who we.re
valued members o( our Cook
COUllt)" II h;bway FamU)'!
RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM(ConUnued from PIlll ')
of intersecllon with Governor's HighWay Rnd the reinforcement ot bridge

railing.
West of K ed rle A\'enue there wUl be complete t"Hurfacing and
widening, ahould ... r 411 eonstruetion. dnveway allrfacing, drainage addI
tlans. land.scapfng and othe.r related ..".d work
Alpha Const rue llon Company wu awarded the contract in the
amount of SU1.61-1.lS.
OESTRAL ,\\' E.!" t:; o\er TD.'LEY OREf.. K URlJ){;E 1.0 the Village of
Cnstwood:
The improvement Ineludes the removal And replacement of aide

walk&, removal of tlmbf!or handraJl and nllltAcMlent o( reinforced eon
erete and aluminum raJllng, removal of ro.dway surfacing on luper

structure deck and apllllc:ation of a flexible water proofing Iy.em and
concrete aurt'aC'e.
Tbe contract wu awarded to j\lbhl Ca riltOli &: ComplWY in the
amount of S25,1.80.M,
IIAPP ROA D nRIlK...~ III SKOKIE RIYt:; R SORTII 0'" IJ~LL~OI S
ROAD:
Improvement conaisla of removing and replaCing concrete fuclaa,
remo\"8l of existing bituminous surface on auperalruc:l-ure deck, appllca
tkm of a water proofing system, roadway ruurmcing and other col
lateral work.
The eont.rael wu awarded to Url!{hlOIl Building ~ ~1 "lntl'.na ltc.e
C'omIIIlII)' in the 1U110unl of S2i .598,OO.
TM ninth ..radualtoC dus
.b~w~, ~led
of tbe En.,lMlertar tra1n1oC' C!OUfW, ,.hown

of "I. We", from Ute CUblruc:tlon Bureau. Tbt:y tuue .Il00-
""",,,fully c:omple.U!d the tbree-Wftk prul'"'III,

Tl"Illnlnl;' Dh-I!Olon., In ,~hlch
tudk<i
pomored by the Safety and
un eylnr, hlJ'hwllJ' (!oMtnldlon.,

lind IlII Ule blulc Ol)erulloll!ll (If the lJIJ'hway Ut'I*rtmflllt. Flnt row. lefl to
rI;lIt : J. Ruh.r, It. l'owenJ, I. F'lana.lUt. Sc!eond row: 0 , Llepert. n .
\\'~er, L. UIIJad.It". Mr, J oyce. head of Safety 1"14 TnI.lnlnt;' Dh-L.. lon. Tilini
ro''': It_ C'arl,on, io~, 11Io!(>trUft. W. ,Jellkln., D. F1nn.
they
MAY, 1972
PAGE 4
DON'T "SOFT PI
April 18lh initiated t he J912 Cook County Bicycle Education Program,

"Iwlbored by George W. Dunne, President or the Cook Counly Boord
of Oomml ..sloners.
WUlt the eOOIl8ration or local ofllelnl~, police. ch-ie .1:"ro uv~ and !oChool
ofllclt,\s, Ollr Bicycle S:L1dy OJub 11rownm, under the SUllerylsloll or
Ernest J . Wendell. will be II resented to hundreds or sc.hoob throughout
Cook COWlty.
A bicycle b officlnlly cIS!o['J a

ruudnu)', being' !\ollbjt.oct to lrallic ~
cycle, or any other con\ey:mce in
bicycle rider" nre learning the "rull
opemtors.
These boy~ and girls take the PI
to COin III)' \dlh I-he salety helps thl
MAY, 1172
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY Nl'W1
"AQR.
OAL" SAFETY
1 'hkle \\ heD It I ridden on a

tllUloRS IIk~ &n automobile, lIIolor! ~8tegory or "\thlel,.," nod the..e
or the rOlld" like Itil 01 her \ e hl~le
muu
'I':r) ~erlou"ill .nd Art! t!Rger

are laugh I. :U In all branches or
learn)n.:.
ltD 8rlr start b 1110,,1 ImlK'rtant, not rorgelUn" that "It chllt!
behind the ho.ndl .. hars "III l~ liD o.t!ult ~hlnd lbe whed or a enr,"
Tbe childrtn " .... IIII;tructed bl Dom1111C' Ue Leo, .;'Iucator I : AnlhOlll
Varl, F,ducator I; lind NI('k N1kol'uulOl;, ", I.." ..~ ducutflr t. and \\e In thf'
IlIglm lll' DellUd"II'''1 CIUI be "er)' llrOIlt! of Ihesp. ",",cn llemell" ror lIll'lr
dedkoAtioll In educlltlllit our ddldren 111 Iht' rult!!!l or !oil rely, !lntl lIll our
hllb to George Dunne tor !<IHln.!oOrinlt' Ihlot nldt':ly-a,llIbned Ilrog"',u.
This
MAY, '972
"We" Do
or-
Do You?
Right - 01 - Woy: Whose Right?

RlGlIT-OF-WA Y is that strip of land a highway department needs
to put in a new road. They usually get that strip by buying it piece
by piece from its property owners. When the owners won't sell the
highway department haa the courts give them the power of eminent
domain, that right of a governmental body to take private properly for
public use.
In the past, the highway department usually got their right-of-way
and put their highway through. There were public protests and court
battles, but the highway department usually won.
Now, however, the highway department's "right" Is being challenged
and they' re finding tha.t it's tougher than it used to be to get that strip
of land. A sampling of some newspaper headlines from around the
country gives an Idea of the dilemma now facing the highway depart.
ment : "Fate of Freeway Stubs Is Still Up in the Air" (The Seattle
Times); "Residents Along 1-35 Wish Road Not There" ( Wichita EagleBeacon); "Indians Protest Upstate Highway-Enlarging of Route 81
held To Be Trespassing" and "Judge Halts Building of Coast Freewsy"
(The New York Times).
So, what's a highway deparlment to do in the face of all this proteat and court ordered costly delay of their plans? A headline from the
Portlantl Oregonian gives what Better Roads feels is as succinct an
answer as you'll find: "Public Role Stressed in Uig h\\'ay Planning."
What this means, of course, is thst one or the best ways to succeed
nowadays if there's any question about a new highway is to let the
citizens into the once-private domain of highway planning. It'a a hard
hurdle for many departments to jump, bllt quoting from the article
mentioned in the last paragraph: "The days of autocratic highway construction are numbered,"
Of course, holding public hearings and actually listening to what
the citizens say may mean that some highway plana will have to change.
But just who are we building the highways for?
Departments may say that "we've always hsd public hearings."
True, bul has the public always been well informed as to where and
when Lhe hearings were to be held? Or. was the notice just tacked up
on an outof-the-way bulletin board in city hall?
Del)artments must let lhe public know-tactfully and tastefully in
well-written articles in local newspapers----wha.t they're going to do and
why they're going to do it. And. if n department publishes booklets,
etc., that give run-downs on what their future road-building 1)lnns are,
make sure that these booklets are accessible to the Jlublic.
Another aspect of the right.or-way picture is paying Lhe people for
their prol~rty once It has been established beyond a reasonable doubt
that it some day will be "public." "More )'1oney To Persons Displaced
by Highways," Is t he headline of an article in the K:mSRS City, Mo.
StIlr. If a department is going to take property. make sure the former
residents and owners gel what it's worth (most now actually get much
more than it's worth). There are, unfortunately, wide divergencies in
right-of-way valuation because, according Lo an NOHRP report, value is
in,t...'l.ngible and exists in the mind of the buyer and seller. This excellent
report discusses the reasons for the divergencies and makes recommen
datiolls on how to meet and cope with the problem.
So, a department has let the citizens help them plan their highways. The people seemed satisfied with t.he plans Rnd the department
properly acquired a nd paid for the property. The depsrtment must now
ma.ke sure they are properly relocated. After all , the department has
literaUy kic\led them OUL of places many of them may have lived in for
generations. It's true that frequently the l)Cople who were displaced go
to a better environmcnt. But it's also trlle that frequently nothing wss
wrong al all with the old environment.
To this end , many states. such as Arizona, have relocation specialisls or counselors whose job iL is to help ease the mental and emotionsl
(COnUnued on page 7)
PAGE.
Expo...er...
Transpo '72
Things are far from dull out at
Dulles International Airport in
Washington, D,C. t hese days in
view of construction of four exhibition halls for what may pos
sibly be the modern equivalent of
"the greatest show on earth":
Trnnspo '72 (May 29-June 4).
Transpo promises to be a "modest" s upe rcnli f rngilis tic-e"pinlhloeious display of science-fictionlike transportation devices-the
newest land, water, air, and space
hardware from allover the world,
And there won' t jUBt be steel
monsters gleaming sterilely inside
display cases either; many of
these mechanical marvels will be
performing their tricks!
Four
"people movers," or private rapid
transit cars, will sctually be
tested by Transpo visitors. In
other areas there will be prototypes of automobiles that drive
themselves (guided by concealed
electronic devices built into the
highwsy),
amphibious vehicles
that skim over the water on a
column of a ir, mock-ups of deepwaler vessels that rise out of the
water on thin airfoils, and sophisticated devices that handle freight
with no breakage.
The Hth nigh way TrnllSlmrtnlion Congr~s sponsored by IDghway Users Fede.ration which has
been timed to coincide with
Tram~po will reature four national
authorities Frank Turner, Frank
Kreml, Bill Bresnahan and John
It Quarlc." Jr., Asst, AdministrnlOr for Standards & Enforcement
and Geuera l CoIlUCi! for the Environmenta l Protection Agency
who will join in a panel to dis.
cuss highways. safety, finance
snd environmental quality as an
introduction to thhe committee
deliberations that follow . This
"forum" phase of the Congress is
essential in determining grass
r oots attitudes snd prio rities on
highwltl'
transl)ortution
Issu~
wh"ich will produce important
guitleposts for the determination
of future FedernUon ~oll c i es.
Tills is the year thst the Unit ed
States Col1 gr~ Is expected to
make important decisions on many
key issues which will affect high .
\\'a~' dC\'clolllllent snd safety pro
g rnms for the re.mainder or I he
century!!
C OO K COU NTY H IGHWAY N EW S
UI:()4I;)TMI:~T
MAV, 1'12
PAGE 7
Remember When?
~I:W~M41\1:1;)~
FIIO)' DlS TIl ICJ' 1- 1'lu.oS PA.Il"
1-
to r. : WIllia m M lll lo)"
nUdmlUl, Sr" Dnd iUll rlO De San tlll, nU or
whonl worked III the Urldge OoI)(1 rl"'''111o bnc k In IUSS,

chn nges mAttl' /l lura I hl' n, huys !)
(T here'\'I! been som e
", 'U .. A P.-L" ..~S ..: SAN mIAN(CQnUnuod from
F , N. n a rrb:, D ~ h'k t. Engineer,

oonr ntulatel .~d"ID Lucu (at left ),
LHbnrer,
a lld EllltN U.IL\l5 (~nt(!r),

O pera to r, on l"~l r
23lh n nnl n ':I"AI'J' M!.,,1n.l' nil'! I)pJl'lrt-
Uoad
&clulpm~lIt.
m f'nl Mt OI!C trid
4,
Vidor W~lb of the Drainage

and lJUlities Division is the au
thor and publisher ot a periodical
printed In five languages (Englilb.
French-ltalian..spanlah and German). The currenl laue or the
PolYJ::lol is devoted to lhe liIe
atory of Napoleon Bonaparte covering bis ftrwt, 2S yean, Any of
you bu ff. of Napoleonic history
, , ' Lhla is a "muat" to read,
(i6ne l'ul6rmo, head ot the 0 0 10llUt Hr nnd 0 111'11 P rooes~hl K Dh'lilion, repor ts that Lhla 86-year"young" mOLher--u Cook CoulI ly
OOlll mls .... lolie r In tho Nillol,e ell
ThirU
not only haa .tarlcd he r
own bualneu venlure ill Tucson,
Arizona, but 1. also running (or
County Commluioner of Pima
County, Arizona ~
The P eraonaJ Side:
Congratulationa to Emilio Fa njon, of the
Computer a nd Da ta Processing
DhisJon, whose aialer Esther was
recently married in Mexico, .}lIdHo
and .Iohn Crane, head ot the ,\ dmlnbtratlon Bll rea u, motored down
to our slater Republic to lend a
hand with the rice and orange
blO68Oms,
AU personnel In the l'I"'~lII enl

Geometrlcs DI \'ls lon helped At
Neebe, Dralllunnn m , celebrate
his 78t h blrt htlny April 17th , . ,
does n't the ca ke look yummy?
Congratulations fro m a ll !
pna~ 3)
that reacts to temperature change.

( which a.lcohol cau&e8) In the
driver's bloodstream and hila an
effective maxJmum range of 12
inches. The company feels It will
be sufficient to restrict operation
to the driver's breath,
Will these devices work? Only
lime win tell! BUl at lent Japan',
traffic engineers can't be .ceuled
of taking a stodgy, unimaginative
approach to their problema. In
the words oJ "31r, Molo": ''To
catch It. runnlnl{ Ug~r, one musl
ride It. hare l"
" prED"
r lP.~T-
(ConLlnued from PIlac ill
American periodica)a. Of all the

U. S. magazines to which you sub
scribe, only one is I)rlnted In
Ilysehedelic co lor : t he Uig lnl'a.l'
News! Hence, when 1 observe you
bending to the fi re with a pllbllcation in hand, a nd JJee the firelight
reflected in Its rows of lIIulllcolored colwnns, I know that publication can ONLY be the Cook
Counly lIighwa y News I"
"Scintillating, Holmes!"
" Elementary, my dear W.taon."

the families of Sam A. Roberts,
long-Lime employee of the Con~ Iructio n Burea u, who died on
April 14, Donald R. G r~go r_
son, of the Est ima ting Dhi..lon,
who died on April 15, and to
Rona ld Dahl, of the P:u 'ement
Geomet ries
Dh-b;OD,
whose
mother, Nora C, Dahl, died on
April 21.
R h::hl ~o f.Wa y !
Whose Rlght !-
!ConlIDUt'd from pa" 6)
burdens that go aJong with estab-
Jlsh!ng a new borne.
And tho
Rlg ht-<lt- WII}' Association SPOI'UJOr&
n e lOOlltloll As..... ls(ance J'rogrnm

Semi nars to provide educational
progro.ms for those employed by
highWB)' departments in rightoOf_
way work. Topics covered in these.
teminar'B include owner~pant
problems, bWlineE relocation Problems, and the philosophy ot relocation and advisory assistance,
So if you haven' t already, start
iJstening a little bit more to those
you plan to displace, You'lJ still
be able to build your roads, But
aPllroRch it from a dilferenl angle
the humun Iln gl ~,
Reprinted
0011 rte8Y o[
Berllard 8chllkraft,
Managillg Editor,
Better R0ad8 MaYCL.~hle,
MAY, 1172
PAGE'
TH IS IS COOK COUN TY Ililinoi. )

IJe\"f!rly 1I1IJ!i-:'!l or(llU Park
a community which 6JU"ors lis his lo ry 11Ui. l ..
nolo Jl uhnll' rged In It! Situnted on the brow of a hill Ilt 1.0Srd a nd Lon,,,QOd
Drh't! slluld" ,, "Clllil.le." Thill Inndnmrk Willi built In J 886 by roo! Mtn t.,
tk-,'dolwr Itobut C. Gh'lru. u nd DlIMIe.kld after un Irlsb casUe ou Ihe Rh'er
Dee. SketchC!l o( UtO urik10td ~ rvt!tl IIJJ a guide rOr the lrt-room edIfJct
which look hn) yt'Rf"I n.nd $80,000 10 ~ mplete. The limestone WIl!I qunrrif!(1
In III' Joliet It.rt'''- lUll! ItIUlif'tl lo Senrly Rll hi hy oxcart. It ttnJI !ler\'~ the
arM. .., a Ilrh':a.le ~Idc n('t'. Il Greek Church, and !SInce the Mrly 40's. a
home for the Ben!_rly (jnlmrluo Chu rch. We IIlt.lllte thl.s seetlon or Cook
Clounly on It!: ~1I1~t ennlal anoh'ersary.
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The Adventure Of The

"PIED" PIPEST
( With humble apologies to
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes and I were IJJt
ting In our rooms In Baker Street
on 8 slonny
night in November.
On the
sora before the
fire, puffing at
my pipe, 1 wlt8
deep in the latest issue of the
Cook
Counly
Highway News,
in "living color,"
while across the
room
Holmes
was engnged In
pasting up his
scrapbook
of
crime Clippings, I had just finished
reading about Chicago', new
Eskimo Muaeurn, ill ' 'This Is C.ook
Coullty," and was marvelling at
the ice-eream Igloo and the gianl
casliron kayak. when Holmes's
voice broke In:
"Well, Wataon, what have Su]Jerinte ndcnt Stark and his people
been doing?"
"They've completed the oew
bridge over the Cal-Sag Channel,"
J repUed, "and lhe work on the
l .like Shore. project i _to I stopped
in amazement,
"Good heavens,
HOlmes, how could you possibly
have known that I wus reading
the Cook County HighwllY Newl'o!
You're sitting much too far away
to make out the title."
"Simplicity itself, Watson, When
our landladY l\lnI. Hudson cleared
away the dinner things, you announced tha:t you would spend the
evening ca tching up on the lntest
IOm llnued on palt'.. 7l
Did You Know ..

- thal one lite per year is aaved
(Or every five miles of highway
bUilt to modern interstate sa[ety
6lnndards-a saving or weU over
6,000 Uves last year alone [or the
more than 30.000 miles in use?
- that the chief annoyances o[
tbe U, S. hJgbwny traveller, ac
cording to a recent survey of Its
1'1 million members by the AAA,
are poor signing, unclean resl
rooms, and lMlffic congestion In
urban areas?
- t hat the world's first intramural
train with an electrically powered
third rail- Illong with sueh other
marvels as rc!rigcratlon machines
and engine.drlven fire lnteks-was
shown ot Chicago's Columbian Ex
pOBition In 1893 !
GlGlI!! GlIDI]U\7
mom mWill\'l III I1W0

Ch1caco Clm OeIlW,
Chlcap, III1Dot. 60602
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Chicago, IIIlnols 60602
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Mathew W. BlouCZlIt
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
Aoyd T. Fulle
William N. Erickson
William H. Harvey
Mathew W. Bie52CZat---Chmn ., Road and Bridge Comm.
Assistant Editor
Editor
Francine Stuart
WIlliam Slocum
VOL. XIX

John P. Touhy
Uillan Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J. Stark-Superintendent of Highways
Jerome Huppert

Edwin A. Beck, C, C. Higgins
JUNE. 1972
Pho tography
Elmer J. Majewski
No.6
County Roads Get Re-Striping Treatment

New Striping on all the 5SO
mlles of County Roads began the
last week in May. 1972. In ac
cordance with the revised State or
lIJinois l\tanual of UnUoml Truffle
Contr ol De\'ices ror Sireeis allli

IlighwlIYs. the Cook (Jounty mgh.
wuy DeJlarbncnt haa marked its
roads in Ute following f ashion:
Center Lines on two 1::1110 ruTU 1
rondways were changed rrom
skip-dash whUe to skilldash
yellow.
Center lilies ~ in urban arellS
were changed from solid whne
10 skill.dash yellow,
\\'1 dl)uble nl.)-pa~\n)t 1.outs \bt.
center Hne wUl be discontinued
so 110 more thA.U two !inC'" ar('
used at Itny lime,
Needlesa to say, our pain t j ob

will be flawless!
The
Golden
Eagle
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of r,,osl
Abm'e Is un eXluullle or the stripi ng molorists will encounter this

8ellSon on aU (lQunty.mB.intalned roadways,
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COO K C O UNT Y HIGH W A Y N E WS
JUN E, 1972
PAG E 2
MOBILE VAN READY FOR

SUBURBANITES
Education
Mobile Style
The County's new mobile unit. trovels far and wide . . . visiting the
30 lownsbi" s and "taking the lmlse" of the a ttraeth'c s uburban comIllIlIIit ies in t he CoWlt)'.
Thoughtful observers have long

pointed out that highway transportation is the backbone of Ollr
economy.
equaUy
important
However,
mjght be the relationship between
highway transportation and the
educational system in this country.
According to Highway Users
fo'txlerlltion figures. there are 60.'1
million school or college students
in America (almost a third of the
population) . .. and most of them
depend on bus or private car to
travel to and [rom school (288,700
school buses in all each tmveling
an aven.&e-- of 7,2H .m.U.cs an
nually).
Mobile libr.tries make good
books and other materinls avail
Rble to ghelto residents, the af
fluent, and fanners alike, while ill
certain rural areas youngsters first
become acqurunted with school in
a mobile elasaroom that is actually
an appropriately equipped 12,500
pound truck. This traveling school
might co\'er up LO 90 miles a day!
Easy access to educational insti
;'UDons is but one aspect of the
enormous contribution of high WilY
tm ni>llOriaUolI to the development
of our youth. Another is Lhe
educational value of trove! per se.
the intrinsic value of direct ex
perience in broadening and enrich
ing an inrl.h'idual's borizons.
In this respect, it is doubtful
that anything can ever replace
hiAhwa y trans porta tion . There is
no known, or contemplated, way in
which the nation's rich cllltural
heritage--such things 88 nalional
shrinea, museums, concert halls,
and even nature itself- can be
mnde available to the young with
greater ease, safety or convenience.
It also must be kept in mind that
this year ruone, three million high
school sLudents will receive driver
iru>truction on more than 30,800
late model cars loaned to schools
by new car dealers who are memo
bers of the Highway U~rs Fede rs tion--sponsored Aut o Dea.ler<;
Tra.Ric Sarety Council.
Since safe driving habits be
come ingrained and produce safe
future drivers. the importance or
this training in terms of improVed
safety on our roads can hardly be
O\"ERSTR}::SSfoJD ! !
{ Psmpbrased . . . (rom Hi~h .
wa y U!oe r, March 1972) .
It is ably st.a1fed by members of Pre..illc nt George W. Dunne's Offi ce

of Inquiry a nd Inforllla tion who disseminate relevant materials describing Cook County's various functions. The staff answers questions from
all concerned citizens seeking information about the County o( Cook
and thus the Van is "Oil the road" for the convenience of these people
who receive "fi rst hll nd "- (au cuurnnt)--enHghtcnment and also express
their own opinions about the Counly .
Mr. Du.nne feels that this unit, with its leeks throughout these areas,
affords our outlying dwellers the opportunity of " personal" coni-uct that
lila)' otherwise cOllhJ not receive.
I1ist rlct I'll ~hrn S hOll untl f' rt ouk 11Il' ru..,IKnmen l of IcHerlu};: til e " n.u ,
"'1Ip<' nl..ed by (I. t'o r.) Larry Murri ottl. I'llin ll n ~ h~' Kc nn e Ul Kn o wles IUltl
Joseph 8rlhuulo. i\llsslug [ru m Ille IS Cook Cou nl y Fur (')!l t P~ r\'e DiStrict
paluter, lt runk ,,'areh(lm, who \\,11'" al. . o In .. t r\lmen t nl In utili zing hi!' lalr nt ..
town rtb Ihls Impo rt a nt IIl'Oject.
"BONEY" ASIDESThe anatomy of any organiza.
Signs Reduce Danger

of Croaking!
t.ion includes four kinds of bones:

1. W] S H
BON}~ ,
who want some
one else to do the work; 2. JA \l'

no~""ES ,
ROG
XING
who talk a lot but do
little else; 3. KXUCKLE nOl\"ES,

who go around
knocking what
evcryone else is doing; 4.. HACK

nONES, who get behind the wheel
and do the work .
The Department of Public Safe

ly reports that in S.....itzerland, wet
weather brings frogs to the high.
way'S in such numbers that traffic
bazards result.
Therefore, the
Swiss government has made and
I)OSled "Frog Cr ossin$!" signa.
COOK COUN T Y H IGHWAY NElE
PAGE 3
JUNE, 1972
MOTHER NATURE'S "OLD PROS"

Human minds have learned how to land on the
moon, design supersonic jets and navigate submarines
under the polar ice cap, but we still can't explain
how a I6-ounce homing pigeon finds its way straight
home over hundreds of miles of strange territory.
'Man has been trying to figure this out for many
centuries. The ancient Persians and Egyptians used
homing pigeons to send messages. These remarkable
birds carried news of the results of Olympic Games
to many cities in Greece in the days of Socrates and
Aristotle. Roman soldiers strapped written messages
to the birds' legs, and many armies followed this
practice until only a few years ago. The United
States Army phased out its last homing pigeons in
1956, after they had served valiantly in World Wars
I and IT and in the Korean War. In the bloody
Battle of the Argonne in W orld War I, a homing
pigeon carried an important message 24 miles in 25
minutes although one leg had been "Shot off and its
breast badly wounded. In this same war. the Germans began training hawks to intercept the homing
pigeons of the Allies in a unique air war alongside
the Red Baron and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.
Homing pigeons caught in fierce storms somehow
wander back home weeks later. Others crashing into
telephone wires or TV antennas also find their home
lofts although often seriously injured.
This unexplained ability provides about 20,000 persons in the United States with an exciting sportpigeon racing. Many times that many participate in
training and racing "homers" in Europe. P igeon
racing achieves the status of a national sport in
Belgium. It's also a popular activity in Japan and
in scatter ed places t hroughout the world.
AUTO
ly.". ly tot"I .1
{lnd .., 195759_100
NE grisly economic indicator

that appears on no official
charts is again rising: car-accident
deaths. Says Don Mela, the U.S.
Department of Transportation's
chief mathematical analyst: " U you
make a graph ploning auto-accidenl deaths against the index of in~
dust rial production, you will fi nd
Ii
Several hundred clubs in th is country organize and

promote pigeon races, constantly "improving the
breed," as the horse racing folks maintain. Pigeon
(COntinued on page 4 )
dips in production coinciding with

dips in the rate of auto deaths."
Thus, in the recession year of 1970,
,IlIto deaths dropped to 4.9 per 100
mi llion miles traveled . from 5.3 in
boom-end 1969. T he death rate
dropped a bit further last year, to
an estimated 4.7. despite the economy's creeping recovery. But the fatality cu rve, behaving like a lagging indicator, has turned up again
in the past five months as the recovery gathered momentum.
The link between prosperity and
highway mortality has been known
to experts for decades, but nobody
has yet figured out the cause. Economic decline. for exam pIc. docs
not bring a drop in the number of
miles driven. A reasonable explanation might be Ihal recessions
breed a general mood of caution
that is reflected in driving habits,
while upturns induce expansive feelings that may tempt some drivers
to recklessness. But that is only speculation, and has not been suh.~tan
tiated by any studies.
YIELD FORSOOTH!
According to the N ew York
Times, Highway Transportation
seems to have been a problem
even in Shakespeare's day. Here
are a few choice quotes from the
Bard of A\'on which may already
be a ll too familiar to literature
buffs with autos:
" 1 must shift. "
of Windsor )
(iUerrl' Wi ves
"Smile once more ! Turn t hy

wheel," and " Oh let him pass."
(King Lea r )
" A vcr;)' da ngerous flat." (The
;Uereh a llt of Venice)
;'Is t his
Caesar)
h oliday?"
(Julius
" What? will the lille stretch out

t o t he cr ack of doom '!" and "Traf_
fi c confound thee." (Macbetll )
';They h ave en gr ossed a nd piled
Rep7i11/ed cot(J'tes1j Time Magazi.1le, January 17, 1972
1111." (Hen ry IV).
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY
NEWS ~'
OLD PROS(COntinued from page 3)
breeders are as fanatic as any

sportsmen, perhaps more so, although they have trouble getting
results of their races printed even
in agate type in most newspapers.
Most enthusiasts have from 20
to 41} birds in their tofts, selecting

only the finest for 'Competition.
THE DEMPSTER-THAC KER

"GOLD DIGGERS" of 1972
BELOW WE SEE THE
FOUR-LANE WIDENING
RECONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULED FOR
CO;\lPLETION NEXT
DECE!\ffiER.
Young birds 'are trained 'by taking
them gradually increased distances

from the home 10ft. and then uncaging them. The 's wiftest and
most reliable are singled out and
readied for racing. Two and threeyoor-old birds generally are the
fastest flyers but older 'b irds often
perform better jn ,bad wea'ther,
proving that experience figures as
weU as natural instinct. Notming
like an "old pro" even among homing pigeons.
Young racing pigeons are assigned a Ufetime number which is
banded 'Permanently in aluminum
to one leg. If the -bird is lost or
injured, he can be traced to 'his
owner by this recorded number.
Most pigeon owners wili travel
miles to retrieve one of their
pigeons.
Staging a pigeon race is no simple matter. Owners present their
contestants at a precise -check-in
time JRnd each bird then -is banded
with a second rubber 'r ing in
which is hidden a -s ecret number.
After all birds have been tagged
with their Il'3.ce numbers they are
trauspovted in wicker cages hundreds of miles ,a way to the start.ing point, 'being fed and watered
once en route. The official '\liberator" then releases the 'b irds simultaneously and carefully records the
starting time. The usual release
t ime is 'e arly in <the morning, if the
weather is favorable.
The p igeons fly home, ofitenat
the speed of between 50 and 60
miles per hour. Each owner waits
anxiously for the return of his
racer. When the bird arrives, he
immediately rremQVes the rubber
band and places !it in a special
time clock given him by race officials. These clocks aJ'e manufactured in Germany, can be repaired
only there, and even fUse a special
German paper on which t he time
is printed. Race officials check
and seal all clocks carefuily before
the race. The clocks stamp day,
hour, m.inute and second.
Each contestant turns ill his
clock alld officials open the time
PA GE 4
JUNE, 1972
(I to r) Pete Fischman,
Resident; Tony JUagglore, Engr.
Tech. m ; Tom Flanagan, Engr.
Tech. n . . . looking over the
"scen e."
Steve Ross i,
Engineering
Tech. (left), a nd
Pete FIschman,
Res ident E ngineer, overseeIng
Dempster T h acke r Road
construction.
pre-cast "Tn manhole.
POTPOURRI
Ramp metering to control flow
on freeways is a hot subject these
days. Highway engineers are de_
veloping a variety of methods, all
with the same intent, to keep traffic Bowing faster on the big roads
by regulating access.
pieces to remove the tapes and

post 'ilia data. Adjustments Bre
made for actual flying time to the
home lofts, whicll are various distan'ces from the starting point, and
then results tabulated. Winners
usually are 'announced weeks later.
(OmUnued on pare 7)
Hi
you Guys
N/EO SOME HELP

.
THOUGHT FOR THE MON'DH

SPRING: When nature gives
plant life the green light!
COOK COUNTY H I GHWAY
N~~
J UNE, 1972
DIAL "P" for PLANS!
PAG E 5
Department
Praiseworthies
Advance
Planning, left
to J'ight:
MarIe Allen,
Steno lV,
DlvisJonal
head Leo
:\Iertka.
Robert
Fttener,
Superintendent Hugo Stark re_

ceived a letter of commendation
from Thaddeus P . Brzyski. Director of the Department of P lanning
a nd Development in the Bur eau of
Administ ration of Cook County.
lUap Division, left to rlght :

Thomas Del Zenero and
Guy Lui fano, drafting a.

master plan of r oadways.
" I want to thank you for the

cooperation that your department
has ex tended to us in putting together a pictorial survey of subur _
ban Cook County. We also want
to thank Elmer Majewski for providing t he s killed photographic
services of George Braun. George
took some excellent photographs
for us earlier this year and 1 am
su re t he ones he took yesterday
will be of equal quality.
T hank you again for your help."

A letter of commendation sent
by Allen J . Sa nder, Director of
E ngineering in the Village of Arlington Heights, t o Superintendent
Hugo St ark, reads: "Please accept
our gratitude for the prompt installation of pedestrian crossing
signs on Hintz R-oad in the vicinity of Bright on and Dryden Place
as per my request." .. . AND fll l~
filling another attention getter
f rom l\[r. Sander, on April 24th we
r eplaced a severely damaged guard
rail at the IUcDonald Creek crossing on Buffa lo Grove Road taking
the immed iate action needed to
protect motorists on ' ''bldsor
Drive.
" lap Division,

left to right: c.
C. (Cub) Higgins,
Stanley Cabay
a nd R a lph
Campbell.
admIring our
" paper"
COwtty
by plan.
Trame and SIgnals,

left to right: Jean
DeJa rue, Paul
Andersohn, Tom
Kennedy (also our
clever cartoonist).
Chuck Tower
(half shown ).
Chester Kopec.
Shown above are some of the varied Divisions t hat compose t he Tra ns _
por tation and P lanning Bureau, headed by Louis R. Quinlan .
Thank you, Mr. Sande r. We

sincerely appreciate your directing
our attention to the needs of your
Village. The Deparhnent aims to
,p lease each and every one of you
connected with our beautiful
County.
the fa mily of Thaddeus A.
Kucia., of the Traffic Operations
Division, who died on May 2;
to Edwin A. Beck. head of the
l\[ap Division, whose mother,
?!Irs. Cecelia J. Beck, died on
May 5 in Pittsbur gh, Pennsylvania ; and to Willie E. Jenkins,
of the Bureau of Construction,
whose daughter, J oann Teague,
a nurse at Cook County H ospital, died on May 19.
J UNE, 1972
PAGE 6
Members of t he Administr ation
Retirements
Bureau and other f riends in the

Department said
a good-bye with
r eluctance
to
Harry Brodsky
at a sur p r ise
party held du ring their coffee
br eak.
Har ry
left May 25th
loaded with happy memories and
lots of "goodies,"
T his year has a lso marked the
retirement of two veteran engineers f r om the Bureau of Second_
ary Roads. E ach gentlema n was
pleasan t-spoken and highly capable. T hey contributed greatly to
the Deparbnen t's operations over
a period of ma ny year s . Carl H.
Steinweg, Highway Engineer V,
JOHN U. SMITH, Highway Engi-
neer 111, 45 years with County

GEORGE J\(ARCJlESE, Clerk V.
28 years with Count y
JOSEPH CORRIGAN, Clerk V, 28
yea rs with County
JOH~
8. HALLAiU, lUgbway E n-
gineer II, 25 y ears with County

E. T. RIORDAN, lIIghway Eng i_
neer IV, 24 years with County
GAETANO PRIOLA, Laborer I, 2-1
years w ith County

JOliN FORD, Laborer I, 19 yenrs
wlt-h County
i\1ICHAEJ~ PARTIPILO, I .aboter
II, 19 years with County
Al,BERT MIWER, RE.O., 17
years with County
JAN CHOiU UTOVSKY, Draftsma n
I ll, 17 years w ith County
LOUIS BENDER" SM. Oft'. I, 15
year~ with County
FRED NEEBE, Drafts mall In, 13

years wi t h County
FRANK IU TI'ER, Sec. Off. I, 7
years with County
HARRY BRODSKY, Photo. Mac h .
Oper ., 7 years with Count y
ROBER.T WADDE LL, Soo. Off. I ,
6 years with County
ED SCHNEIDER, Clerk II, 5 years
with County
H. L. DANIELS, Engineer Technician I, 5 y ears with Count,}'
REID HILLYARD, Clerk nr, 5
years with County
JACK l\IACKENBER G, Sec. Off. I,
3 ycars with County
SALVATORE DI NOVO, Sec. Off.
I, 3 years with County
HARRY TETLOW, Sec. on'. 1, 3
}'ears with Counh'
The above employees of t he H ighway Deparlment are to I'etire on

June 30lh. 1912 after serving the County so faithfully, We salute these
"youngs ters" and wish them all the best for their yea rs ahead. Farewell and luck " fcllahs!
The oldest of our retirees in point of service (J une 10, H127 to July
1, 1972 ) was also one of the most popular men in the entire Department. A few years ago, as reported in our "society column," John
Sm it h was feted at a roast-beef luncheon by his personal fan club,
seven of our Highway 's zappiest ! !
John 's years with our family fonn one of the interesti ng chaplers in a
colorful car eer, T he son of a Chicago police calltain, he was educated
at l\lichiga n College of i\lines and worked as a "mucker" ( 8 wet soil
remover) 3300 feet under the eart h in the copper mines of Michigan.
Wending west, he made the first automobile trip through Yellowstone
Park and worked in an oil refinery in Wyoming. During World War I
he served as engineering officer a board the battlewagon P ennsylnwin,
Jo hn'~ plans for the fu ture include rest and travel- a week's vacation
in WiSC01l8i n immediately follow ing his r etirement, then a tri p Lo h i!:! old
stampi ng grounds in CaSllltr, " 'yoming. W hen you're out t hat way, the
welcome rna t's un rolled ! !
11
graduate of Illinois Inst.itute of

Technology, joined t h e Department
in l\Iarch of 1936 and retir ed on
Jan uary 24 of t his year. Hugh P.
iU cAnitr, Highway Engineer V, a
University of l\lichigan alumnus,
came to ou r ra nk s in J une, 1936,
a nd retired in April of 1972.
Sta r r epor ter Ernie Brent spoke
for all District I employees in
wishing John Ford, Laborer I, a
very happy retirement.
No, t his Isn't
It
s cene fro m "MOOI-
<, I Center," but, one from the High-
Dellartment's n ew tlrst-ald
t raining program. Eric lohnson,
trOIll 'f echnlcal Services Dhislon, Ls
,,1!Ly lng t-he accident victim, receh'Ing oxygcn ( rom Ra.y molld 1'I.In08 o(
Wily
Oraina ge
willie
instructor
HCllry
Slm lllro ot Sa-fety and TraInlng su _

Ilen 'lseli Iho 0IJeratioll.
()I:V4J.)T~U: ,... T
,...I:WSM41\ I: J.)S
John ~, F1bgerald. retired engi.
neer, B 1922 gradunte of lIIinob
Ino:tilul.e or Tecltnology. hIlS been
honored by the school's alumni
Bssociation on the Golden Jubilee
annivenwry of his cla.ss.
An
alumni association plaque recenlly
awarded to John cites him as B.
gradullte "who for 50 ycar.i has
loyally sustained thosc high stan
dards of profe88ional activity and
citizenship which (ll.T. ) seeks to
foster in all her sons and daugh.
ters." ~ ohn, who retired in 1962,
enjoyed a distinguished 3Gyear
cn.rcer with the Highway Depart_
mt'nt. \1ost of his tim!" WIlli spenl
in the Construction Burea u as a
materials engineer. and he laid the
groundwork for today's lllttcrial
Tt'.. ling Dil'islon , .fobn resides in
Chicago .ith his wife. nnd is a
charter member of the t.Algnr A.
Lu\ucllce IfiJehwny I~ost of thc
Al11e riClln r..eglon~ook Cou nty' ..
owo~a Pasl Commandcr, and also
the Pre-Wil l Comma ndcr.
Sports ""Inal
...
The redhot Road Runner<;, pride
of Cook Go unt~', sre leading the
Engineers Softball J...e ugue, their
latest victory being s ~O-no ,
you don't need glasses. tha.t's
T JIIRT\' l. tVE to ZEnQ---.annihi
lation of the TruJlic Bureau of Lhe
Clly of ChicllgO. Keep those cardl3
and letters coming, fans ! !
District .1 welcomed Dale Cra) .
craft . Uoad Ilc ll:Urml1n. back to
work. refreshed from an enjoyable
SIX week bicycling stinL
Chrb Pfe il of the P ermit Dil'i
slon is a member of the C hlcu~o
~) mllhon.\ Orc1lbtrn Chom... dI
rected by Margaret Hillis. The
chorus and orchestra recently reo
turned from Urbana, where they
recordcd BeeUIO\'en's Ninth Sym.
IlhollY, reputed to be the world's
most perfect symphony. Rel~e
will be in the early fall.
JUNE, 1972
PAGE 7
Remember When?
It'lO 19::;::' . . . Iwd (wouhl 1'00 tlelit'n~';') we nnd H. ~roUI' or )'oulh!n l ~n gi.
nN! ...... hllrd at \\ork In Iht' De!t11(U BII~IUI. l'lck yourwhes oul. bo,..... ~ ~lartinK
on lilt' Il'fl: 8U1 Wyz.lfllIn. Fred l!oadz.it'JII. Gene Pll1ermo. Oal.e Dilorro, J :une.
Allllrt'\\'!I, ,Iohn McMorrow. Jot' ,\InrsJk, Ir" ll<!nJllDlin. U u.rolll AIlH'rl , DynHro
Hru h .. L"kr, Art KlIlndl. Clu.. It'r A.ntO!'lt, Hnd .; 11111 UOllke"".
"WINNIE" VISITS THE DEPARTMENT

The Cook Count,' 1Iip;hway Department hOlted Alnn llanmod, British
highway expert. who thia summer will be touring major North American
Highway departments on a Winston Cbunlhill Tra\-elling Fcll(r\\1>hip,
studying the repajr and servicing of vehicles. plants. and equlpmenL
.\lan, a )llnn L 111111 ~(l lilIHl1 cnt !>uller\i.,or in Lhe WC3lmoriand Count y
Council in .~nl!ln.nd, visited our facilities on ",une 12th and J9th. We
were given high Ilrioril y (in the Midwesl) on thiJs: British expert'a itiner.
ary because of our "OJlhlsfient ~'d equ1llme nt and oper.ttion. SUllCrintend.
enl IIU K() J . Sta rk. C h id En"lneer Henry J(il'lil of t he Secondary Road ..
Bureau, wilh engineers John Link and Tom ,\lcJl ugh, extended the cour
tesies of the Deparlmenl to our Bntish visitor. showing him Cook CoUIIt)~ "Iatc:-;l" in materiel DUll muinte nunce.
OLD PROS(Continued trom
PIlJ;:~
4)
Then comes the real fun. Con

t.estan18 gather at club headquar.
ters, or, more often. o.t a favored
la.\'crn or reatnurnnt, to celebrate.
Prizes are awarded. side beta satisfled, and thcrc's plenty of 90ng and
refreshment. The European trodi
!ion of wassail, camaraderie and
gemutlichkeit reigns.
Reprinted courtesy Points- - :\(arebApril 1972.
nC..n
)/OU
Mokn dI~cf me oulo! this forl'sl?
/ seem 10 !law made .. wnmq exif 170m the hI9hway."
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWa
PAGE.
JUNE, 1.12
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinoill

To eommt'mu".k\ tile lAlst annlnrtllry of Greece WI sa free natioll, a
d.au.I1al' exhlblt. "ul't'C'k lnd~pt'ndcnre 18!1," "'1M 5hoWlI I"I!'ntq. at Ute
"u.5eWD of ~~nCfo lUIiI lailtl:Stry, l~orl"'linr the ~ oj lhe eI,h,year
.trurclf\ for IIlIt-rly, tI~ uhlblt. featun-d prlnl-"- palnUup. bl"uu~" and ot.her
momentoes in 1Ik1 tI.n.t display Gf It" klnd t!'eor Down in tbe Calted Scala.
It WU D10!it. approllriate Umt ChICft~o be tbe .sIte. "ID(!II tho dty h:af the
third tar;e5t G~k pnpllllltJon In the world, after Alh~ and SaJonlka, with
about 500,000 pt'Ollll'. "Greek IndeollWdent"CI 1821" reaI11m.. Ule noble heritaKc
of U~ blAnd IJnl\lom und the Jlp1elld1d
In Atnl!riean lUI".
,.........
/
Vl.
..,,',
U . . . . IIII
~fltrlbuUo n.s
..
of Ule Ort!f'k cOlluuunJt1
110 1I0f,
1I0~
EST LVIUX
The Ii ....t bridge buJll over

the ChlOlgo Rh-er -about 1800COlt around $iOO, and the PotA
w.. tomle Indians p&id 5-100 of
tbe amount so that they could deIh'er their fura to the traders!
Tom Co re~nwood, of the La GnUige
Mnllll~lIltnte FucJIUy, paaCd nlong
lhbf Inteff8ting pi~ or tustorieaJ
data. to the
POPUIaUOD - Me.l69
AI'M - 1M Sq. !lUM
..
"
_.
_,..._IoIIIU
.......
Old You Know

- thaI. no person wearing a seat
bell ha.a been killed In a motor
veohlcle crallh tor more than two
yean in the Dlatrict ot Columbia
whereu: all l;l occupants of motor vehiclea who died dunng 1971
did NOT Oh"Gr lhplr belt.'
-that the earllet;t Illhd vehlc.lewhethe:r pulled by mAn or bea.atwas moat probably the sledge, and
that the remnln. ot one of the
oldest. known. aboLlt. 7,000 yea....
old , waa found In 8 peal bog?
- that the Tremont Houae and
Chicago's other lending howls durIng tbe Eighteen Scventietl served
such diBhe. UII buffalo, antelope,
ht!4r. mountain sheep, boned qu&i1
and prairie parlrldgo!
lei
lI1~hwn.\
News.
Torn
believe. hla informat.ion .. ac:cu

rate, since It comf"1 from Potawa,..
tmllie medicine man JaDles Mit1114'/.."1\ or :tlurella, Kansas_
l'lr.
Kal.'1uega'f!. great gn::at grnndfather wu the tribe', cbid at the
Lime and lived on the ridge north
eut of Peace River, a few miles
from SI. ,Jarn~ Church, near the
big lake Cormed by the ~
l 'h,III"" Rher.
Chap CivIC: Center,

Chicago. IIUn0i5 60602
The Cook County Hili:hway News IS pUblIShed manthly for the benefit of exchanging Informllbon between thll
Highway Department. covlllmmenbi agencies. citizen rtpresenbti"es. and indi~idu.' munlc;'~1ili.._ Therefore
we in"ile any newsworthy COlltributiont; relevant to th~ pubUcabon, Please contact FranciOll Stuart at 3217714.

Frank W. Chesrow
Aoyd T, Fulle
MatheW W. Bieszezal
Georle W. Dunne
Charles S. Bonk
Charln J. Grupp, Jr.
William N. Erickson
Wil\illm H. Ham)'
Charles F, Chlplin
Mllthew W. Biesza.at-Chmn. Road lind Ondge Comm
Jerome Huppert
lillian Piotrowski

John P. Toutly
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I, Woocls
HUIO J. Slartc- -Superintendent of HlihwlIYS
Graphic Arts CJnsultants

Edwin A. Bec" C. C. HigillS
JULY, 1971
VOL XIX
Bewarings
Photcllraphy
Elrnet J. Mal"'"
No.7
For All In The Family!
Summer of '72 is i e: ~ and

WIth the added trave., lur ~
sVonalbiliti.cs as drivUl _-. j mIIhaai%ed.. It'. lime to take
L~
honest look at Ollr perfonnmc.
bt>hind the wheel.
It is eaa)' to sing" out the
oth"r fellow's mistake' yet ~1 tht
aame time you ttlmmenl on his
drIving Raws. the aamt thing
bt> I)CCllring to him ... about you.
Driving is a nf!Cl!&8ity to m'1ny
in thiB day and 8gt, but lire
quirf'JI as much (; )ntI'!111"lfion lUI a
fuil lim~ job, along with mompn
tat)' dt'j.i.aions. Many fonk ("nunt.lan... e)uld imptov\: the aaIety o(
otlr hlgbw-;..ya by d(llng 4 bett..: r
jub of their ('n'ryday dr \""ng.
m:.,
The typlenl Ame~n family may spend IN,!;l:..a weeks c 'nore

-eling m t.be family c..r \\-:th Yvm. the
kids. and maybe Even Gnndma and thl pets. R"gardhsa c' df!.rMI '". Had will be .lutting mOf" miles-fln
the ramily ear ('\'eT)' day Ill=ln h, orn;.IlIl~:loes i:: a week 01 tW) It ..Iome, SQ thai tbose (amilies who spend
substAntial pArt of their vacation In cars ma~ do 80 safely the \mt'rir:tn .\.....tK1intion for \utunwtiu' )hdirhlf', :\ nonprllfit reSf"arch Mgllniznl "1, (''fer'f' the !'.lllo'Nrlg auggcsli""!1s.
li .... l. lIeiurc )"OU;...3\'C be 51..__
Mt. you Ur..Ll thi lIt:..Ilo~
.r p.Ut lam .. \ fe~ i" L lily 61 "t"lurc 11:1 uuL
mucb acnse in taking off 011 .1 loog ir YO if l"OU have .r re .. bout to Cjml'! doWII with a cold, or hn\-e not
quit I'! regained your streng"!:l (rom s
-cell bout wit: thft flll" lr lthel illness. In 81ort, yQII, and tal' memo
ber. "f your vac:at.::1J1 part}' IIhouJd i)C rette~ and .n relSOnably good hulth. And dol.:" fc,-gt-l ""Q "ike lioDg
motb!"r' .. <;Inu .. pili .., Bnd a.n~ Iltht'r 1Ul'IUdn, ne.::d, j bv the famit>
S,.,.'und. dOD', traw'! nUb a. {"'l, 10 m ~tA:. hew . ~I\'lng, unJe3B "'11 are ..~orolghly prrp;,red :0 take the proper reiljloosibilltr This means fel-ding it exerclsing it hOlism, It
nd c ...rlng for It. blo.ogll~at Ilrgetl~' It'a
bett~r. reaJJy. to bo;ml "nliu" at a reputabl.e kennel
Also bt(ore )'04 .e:n,. dll'l't rorgel ~ have your ear
eompietl'ly checked over W,. PI'f' .. UIlIf" .lOIl knrm til" ('omllll"." II .. , h~ hf'Arl!
.\Uf'r the car i .. in UPtull "hIliit', pl"P'~r:' lor Lile trip (,1'1 tho mal''' nf'NI('d for ~our nU'alillll and plan the
rouu.- )'Illl will take. "nrk thl' roule un tb., mal)" BO your ('o-pililt probably your wih' WIll bener be able to
direct you In unfamiliar lerriiory. Plan t.o take a mlnllllum uf !UI::t::R(I'. ~othil\~ Is more uncomfortable for
tht kid on a long trip than to rn: crampe.j in l.l1e back seat w:th bagg:lge. One of th" most important as-
pects of th~ trip is .lhrn:\'. \Hllr ~'ullr .. aret~ bt"olt .. lind rl'flulrt 1111 )'our olhl'r ridr-r!J I., du Ihfl "l'\mf'. In a
hen.l-on collision, Grandma i.oulJ fly fl:Ward and cause Be;'(}UI millri...,, to 'he frmlt aut o'lJpnnta. If Baby
i1I WIth YOI1. put him in an :.nfant :mJllmel. II the kids an )Idcr, haH' tbplIl wPar tht' lall Iwlt .. eug and 10\\
dnWIl 00 the hip arna. as with tho adlna. Slop often. 1.,,( !h.- kid .. mn. Bu! ...hit drivlng. don~ let them
Uk the ";lr as a mobill pla~'pm,
Jlapps 'lieatiun i
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NEWI
JULY.
1m
PAG 2
Ten Highway & Two Bridge

"Up-Grades" Awarded By
County Board
... YO\1 I"'L'\()..II1:!RU "'TRt:t."
.'TtJU1J .l:'OC'.:'
f.""rgf' \\ lJunne. r"",ldl'hl of U.I' Hoard IIf ('ount> ('"mml I"ntf'lt,

,lnnuunr,.,1 III thf' .lun,. In, 1!1j''l Ucuud 'f''f'lint.; ',,"'&rIIiIlC rOlllnwt- I tal~
Inc L.llil.P~ 'ur hl#b"a,. and brid~ lmpruumf'alill., These"revamp'" '"" IlPPf'OV'f";::I tm tho ru;;;;rnm("ndJIUoft of "'-.prriotrllclf!nt of
iii:)""., IIllKo J. ~tark.
Inuml eel. '!)tIr of the lII10hmll Pnlj(oc"" are ta be ffllr""'rallJ Fundl!d,
In pori, It will be- nl!etaa3.ry
t eoDt~urrenrl'r be o)bt&1n1'ld from lb., ......1.
fOMlI Ihlthwa~ \dmlnu.tratl.m and th!'! n.,p.rtm~lIt of "'ran... porbUun,
(thklun of Hldnn). of Utr "'!:tle of IIUnok. "'ix;,Jf lb.. eontnuu will
be Inane. d .' lh
-"t ...T.
illllhlthol t .. "n~hll""
nand. wi"l hI!' "mainlnr I,,!) fllnded by
f'
!'\TO:\\ ISI . "IJ ("0"" \I-:n Olt Tn .... \1 UI, 1.1,\1. "J~" sll(.ll('1TRI;
TM unprQ 1IIIWnl--will -u.rq' a::...UlUuDd (:C.nhf'(IUf' I ...llk> ~ >or... ,
1..I"ad hCDUt! (lit.... '\lIrthbuund "",OD) hland \\rour ThI.lmprovement
..
I
~
tbf' I03nl t'lI'I"I'I .... I01r.1 hbnd hmur Inlrrthaac" CQfn
pll!!. l~~ ,:1 th (t" of C!.: 4,,0. ]t eonst.1&
th_ clnatrucUon of a
tW'J .pnn c-=,,_nuou.l), .'t':;Ied l'un,.j plat. glrder brUtg" atalla, ow:4.:.
'oet D ieDlth ,,,tb rt'nfort'ed concret: ~k
:me wi' aAOCate:J
r:
vi.bl. gndml aM drat K' work
c:
1" (' e nl~

'"
awanHd to lh .I .\l ('"r"'" (.lblp.l.Y I. the
amOi nt of
:,i,lil..2-1 .ub~ l.,
t'
::-:1c~rreace
lh. F't1WA and
thtl .. tnl~ col IlIin"k
I. ,:\"~(' \lJ"h
Tblll lmpnr.--=ent eonalabt of
laa-..pfnl" an &~ withIn tht'"
Inl"""UIlCr 'I~bl_r~,... ) of II1:inl
:-.1,...,.' .U%d "'I"n,- I... land \\"nu ..
tnt' udlng tJ'tt'" .brut:.. annrl M~I
linl planl np.
~
e"ll ..d
..... a",'U'dt'd to
t"ra.nk .... NT!' '..aaw.r.plbX. tb("L n

Ibe .um It tioll~.6I1.so .ubJeCt 10
111\\ -\ and Slnl,. of tJllnobil em
eurren.~.
"'HI'Y 1:-.1.\:\0 ('O:\:\t:(1Un

III .. \.1. 91, l.uaITl'h \ \ "
fOU,,'."'.
Thill LmJ'tovt'lnt'nl. ~gill. III

I,' \.1 OW
illumd I<'-lln' .. 1\ III ,
and runs edt on thf; Stu".\ , ..Ilind
Co'Ulrrt"r to :-'Ion, l ..ll1nd; it at.o
lIle udCII POrtio1./, df If13:rd :-.1r'f'f"1
fr 'Ql thr (~JUJIlf'1 "<p,...... ,,-.) to
"1_UII",a \\,.Dllr. Ineluded in
unpro\-ement a,.. ll~ul'}"

\' por Unit&, .Iumlnum pol_ un,
:ierp.aa U,btUl&. eontrol 1f'1lbind.s.
thit
1IIum1na.Iei1 guide mgna.

Ihoul.ler mounL tnformntlonal and
nlulalor)' .11n&, rroa rOAd and
fnmtacu I'OIld alps, and aU ,,-ecHo
u l .. rlUl'
&dry appurtcnaDeCL
1 rI.('il) t:lt'Ctrl~ C~,mpllnl waa
....lardrd lbt'l ronlrad In the
l,lllotUt' ~ :f!UJ.9ltl.5-o; .ubJt to
I 11\\ ,\ llDel "'I.fl"l
or
llIllle""" COD
ur~h
II \It 11 ..t:..-. Rll\O (onf; ,G()"

t:J.fil S 110 \ IJ TO
s('1( \t"Dtn<. no.\O)
rhltt ul'lpruvement
{'tmlparUn~
..all IiII ""Ib "tteel,,",.tQl ,uUrr
hunt! Inlero,;hlU1lr,
sTt'"
.... L,\:\II IU,\,
t,t lUU TO )'.\.1 91, R\\II'
"t~"
... lIU('TlRI~
Thil.
~rf'Oyem.' t. wI"
all. "'lorthb.lound ~toa,. lOiblad \\t'nue tnd!lc
.... WC!t olC th "i\o1lJ" '.ad ('obDtor to
n : stony hl:uul "'""aUf'
f'~\.t PI. Tht. I't'Oj(',-t UI
;lrt of
4C lO~nl "',"el''''iton) "'wad hrtlut' IUI~",h:tnJ;~ (uRlplex ID l(! Ci!y of C'hk..ac( &Dd :m&li:ta of the
Cv "u tlon of four emil!. :l:I" welde1 P .",. ILtd!:!r brldga wll "In
fan:.WJ .:.;II n!'1. ,Je k
wiQ n! led F t"1!lg, IT1ldml". dralnap and
m.lae""1L1nl!!!!I Olpurten.anc ....
To 11 I.
('urhrll ,'omrJ::III,-. the :)wHI IOldd~ .. WN IlWxrdN the
contrac'ln hI' alllouni of 1I1."!1i'~.11I U .uhjl!.:lln liln \ and Ihe Sill'"
IIr IIlIn"l" t';J1:!111""',nre
'I.
[s
10001ited In
U._nll,rr 1~I"nJdtlll aud conlliat:.a

Jf thl! wlllI-mnr on both .Mfl. of
Ihe ulBtinJ: pa\'ement In tv.-dve
toot. lane. WIth BmmIi:ntta AUftI..
Pl& -UiXtUre Bur a.Dd Burf.tce
)U..- It'' luellft.r j be .idenlnr of
lklrtlf'tt ltoad to four IanN at UuI
]ortb appro:ocb to. (bicu.&'l--"t:l~'b
H,~I ..nJ th .. wukninc of &rlh,tI
'toad at ..... baurnbur-, Bt..w to
L...
!!lta. and ~udH provl
~ona 'lr rumble aboullkrs. driftway recouUu. I",", dralnap .d
rhl ns and adjmtmenta, landkap.
ng. cuip!ng &.ad I)tbc:o ftlated
n)IId work.
The conlratt was awarded to

\m.w n.1IUI ('oD... lrurllub C-4.m~
linn) OD B low bid of ~litl,"30.R.l.
m)\\ \nD smn:T (0\ Ul TUt.;
,\UUTlI un \'CD Of'
("III("H,O IU\ Ul)
~ loc_hd n
'lit,. TII"o .. hlp and L"On.t.ta ot
Tho ImpTOnment
(O;1.;lIn :ad
(I
1'
II
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY NltW8
HIGHWAY "
fe
21
widening the exJaUng luper-atro

ture tmm two lane. to four lanes
with a waterproof concrete alIr
fact> At.o lndudMi I.a approath
&lab CtlllatrucUon .t both end&.
wid nin, of .IOP. ... I~ and other
auxillnry work
h. .. nn) (un .. trut"tinu ('lIlIl'lln)

WlUI warded thl. contract on a
bid f . :Zj)CJ'7.UfI flo Jd (
with
''''',T. fllnd ..
Uln"anl ~1. Urhh:r cllI.. rl' hi
ImJllI' Juh .1, 11172, to Iw ('om"h'I,'" ~O\l'mht'r 1.'i. IOn,)
L \h,.f,..('OOh. nO,\1l lIIUUOF:S
nn::n TRr <.;:T\T!. TOrY.W"
Th~ LlIII'HI\'t'IIll:lIt or two bridges

111 Lll..l'-('uok ttHI,d 11 loeul('d In
fht" 111\\n .. hlll Clf 'llrlhflrhl and
onl!stA ,It widening the IUpe:

ItructUffl and lut..trueturu t-..,m
IWO U'tIfD" lanai to four mdudlng
a -nedian atrlp on !.he dl.'Cks. tn
.ddltion. thf~ W'lU be pmbank
ment wldClrullCI Ilnd
at two twenty-four
OM!
(I
dlo
'oc;;
pt.,'emenLa. ecpanled b),

bar:-er
mediaD apPf'OIchtog and <'.Ohoe t
Inc lhe bridget with roadway tap..
ers to meet the two lant roadway
at the limit.
t the tm
along wlLh drainage Rnd
lVnrlent
)ltater 1
'A.'Ork,
f.rlr
Uulal1t1tor
l "n .. tnltlilln
l'fIInpall) wu nw.nJ~ the ('on
trad In Ih. IIllIoun! ,,( 'K~U,Rlm.!I:;
and will hi' IIl1id with 'U .T.
rllnda.
ql ..~!tiTl'
no \1)
c .. '.\\ R.n.,
fen
PAGE
.. ('JUt. \I.Hl H(. IW \0

(l{O.... H.I.E RU.\D '1"-0
"U' \( II \,,\1 RU.\lh
BRIDGE-
tlnUttd rra
JULY,
(\T l'Ilf:
l..oeatl'tl In "1I11\.lnr 11l\\n'Ohlll.

lhla 'mJol OYl'ffttnt will Uta-In lOuth
or the ' .. rt!l\\f"to.I lII~hWll\, at' "lIn: ~tl't"f't ,
bd will utend ap.
proximatel), 77lf north of 'orlh-
1I1I:.lm.. ), C"'Jmpr In, aome

16(1) 'eet The project eonsists
of roadway ret'Onat ruetIoa ~ th
\\P .. t
bU,llUunoUli lurfadng OVl'r cll er
PIIJ:ZOlllnic ur bltuminoU8 base

eourv
to~thl'T
with gradmg.
dralD3lf!. IandKaplng Uld 0 tr
rel"ted inc:identab
Thill cODtruct.
n 'II.T. hnIlrO\f'mt'nl, wu aw ..rded 10 f.M"('tI
('lInl".('II/"", In
l'
mounl or
'!lH.I2.'D1.
(qul'lIl1l1 nU:l1I l'1I1'O,.!l oIul.\ fl.

19j2 , rj"'IIl .. lrurtl,m to I... ('11111Illpteil ~f'lltt'lIIhf'r 1ft, 1(172,)
Thlii
mprovem nl iOC'At
Ii
Scltaumburc Ilm"1l!dtlp, C batsta uf
W1de-nng the
Isting
vement
with a b!tum:1!lOlll &iT pte mix.
re me.ading e ,. Ut I .De WlC
emng ot tbf' ,'lUt appt->ach (It
SchalllDbun:: Rd at KoIOC!U., Road
aDd a thrft ne ...1d,",~ nr at th
inteructJOD of :..dnawllllurg With

'\It'atham RQ:u1.
rhe (II .)~t 1:1'
eludes ~mbJe &bl1lldel r I mall

box turn outa guard rail lirlYeWHy sureal In dram
atlJlat
landacllllilig Itt" ng
nd
n-Iat.,d TORd work
Th.. (';}Jltrmt W II
W1\ dt ,J
I
\trow ROTHI ('on .. tnlf'tlon ('I'InIIIIn) in the .mollnl ,jt ~1~!,fI~'7."l
f mdlng I.IJ 'll.T
hll'nll,
\\ a,1I .. t1I henue: ald resurta g

Ihl"rll1Dd 1'llM" WMh;t"W Drhe 10
"Ianl'tb R(lQld; '"l!:!ohlrw Drhro.
Chl"t14nd J'al r..o l.andl\pbr Rnad;
"lr'1IICIlll RUa. (hrriand r'b" to
I.IU1d"lbt Road; lIi:::bland Court,
nrn'"," It~ t lJI~blaQd !.&tI .. :
t.ontDlt'luIQw
l.&Dfl.,
IIh:,hland
('ourt to C.t..Q\if'w Road 1.tId In IIlui" I.ne, lliJ;bllind (",utt to
C.a ..tU iI" RtHld.
\"'cllf' "ItJ~,,'O' t'orjw.,~tlun wu

awarded !.he t=':'Qtraet 0
low
Id ot :iff.I99.1i1J.
Department
Praiseworthies
lIe r};lt
175TII :-;"Il(J-;t:l CO.\K I' \Uk

\\"E..'l"f TO ('n\"TORtl
ro<1d WIl k.
1'h.n; cClIllr:w. f ....as JlW.J.1 led to
\.Illba CUn.,trlwtlun ('nlllllllll' In
tbt' 1lD101l1lt IJ[ s!t2l,'!iIlI.70 IImJ will
be Ilald ror with ".I" 'I fllllll ...
STI( k:\t:l TO\\. '~WI'
" "' 1((1\ L'It.:..b
T~e improvcm .. t coflllits
rUand
'1 'Zm
~t.rf:tot.
t.-eeo 1;lth :..trt"t'l nd 71 t .. tlllf't

CapU.;,11 ("f'mt'nt (""mplln~ Int'.
wu 8W~ tb~ r nlcll~ t In t ("
at ,)H,uX!.22.
,"onTUfUJ.J> TU\\ ' ... nll".

nlPRO\'t"'It"' "f'S
Out.
'nor
If"
h"IIIl'>
dlle ..;.mlunts
dbe :"'lIn t in ao
ew
oinS t.h
f
....
t III
th
U,
l'
v legt
'Qur
O. J, \\ IIIr"u~hbl
\ IIII":'~ \f;aalt.1:t'r
t Westl r::
\ liege
SprtnKB
'110111 \tdlll,h. of the HUn'au "f

""'i"l1l1lllr) "'"ld .. , ce
R I It'r
It I'IOmmt'nllnlhlll
1m a II .li'q
n ~lIrthhr""k "",hie.., chwjlll'!ntly
_I I\k
flol
!.
,...Mr
t1
n
til'
ueated);Sr if'
I r lenl.o
moVi' a dead e m
lr
r:m1 t! (' :tt' t
r.I""_
Ct .. ,s..
ad
cent to n) ,rop.
I
til"", ..,.,!. uooJ::hU>.
&ad a mr
peued
1 the
,Itllnlptn-." '" th which 10 ur ~Ir,
w th M crew to
tbe trt"f' an:'l tbl!' oro'n
and rlfirlcnc~' wi "
.b he t :.aJc
w
!"'!"I~d oJt
.fllt'k.",a
l"1'''lIlJU!
'" ant ~
Thia improv me l <:ona a

or
widening and re~rlllclnl' n.11.
\ HnUt'. "'andl .... RU4d to \\ ~I ..m
\'I'IIUI'; 'lulll!' \\I'IIUI'. "';3IHI.'r
nlllul lO \\ " .. It'nl hl'IIUt>; C'IIIII~
nri\"C',
en f): l' Ot-1l.iIl1.nu'n( I" ,.....

nm'al rtf Ih .. d...d
t S' tiOD
5 30
'c I":l.. t 'Old\"' "I \\ 1111
1C031t. nd k~ that the e :ltt
r
0 yo
~t~t, 7Srd Ph... j IIh

7Ub )l~~ ,.;'jlb 'Irfft
'II n
IIArl.'m \\"t'nue and '.~", \\I"nllf'
and on "'\I.ltlns.;bam hrl1u~
Iw'rlalltf
1ndee:!, ple=..::rl wllh
promJlt Ill'Uon tM:M by th
\' L' 1" t :)
sum
~l.!
are
Lo- ted in !trl'JIII'U ' ,QII .. bl

tht! unpcoveme:tt vtdel n adtl '
Uon to tb~ :xUi! ng avt'm~ t '"
hi .tmm us
pt.e In lCtur:
base
d
.lDI.b e aboul r rot
djc.rung
I d
f h~ t
Alao mciude-d
fee 1 ne w J,
enIng 01'" niHh :..tml at fCJ :t"~n,1
hrnu.. altd
t ("atral "f'aUl'
with 8ub lie
nulsr
n
.urfaced Wit bI m n us c
draumgt> addtl WI aM
menta. atrtlllnC nd llh
rei
c:onatru Jon of 15 toot

cement eon re. alJe'" , h
.s
ank yo pe:- .sonaUy

IIl!Itwr tor me
nd I l ' I: know thJi.l J IlPlueelu.l ..
th
IJt'eUlg
to
N~lIrt@'oo)'
'ill',1 In m~
111111 nilf'nliull I
1"1"-
"I ..lt 10) }"Uf" ultit!c
and ,pom '1r. .f"t'k .. ml.

Rlltw'rl (. V'III ""
Sorthhrl".k
JULY
1912
P"GE 4
hugo stork leted by deportment

"('onuril ('" ou kO(lI\ rn~ ...on the jnd~I"') Kauflll:m 'bon VTV ot of the 1J...'11 Bureau. 8\1ppli<Xi the reo
freahmt'nta at an a!trrnoon "klo h" in honor .-,f ~UIJf'rIDkndl'nt lIu~11 J. Stark. All divlaional perlOnnel and
deplrtml'nt heads were lDvltei to !le get together I eld n he I.: o! renle r m. (Below re aome cand :is of
the at ndmg gI'OUp
Ed 0 tc &,rr"
uldr.
ude ev(OJ'} nc in
ul ! 11 c 1 r'
1. I. til r. Frt\uk hallhw. hI ul vf Rig t ~r\\ay Jim Lariu, \'niua1lOn J)lviBJOn Fl'l1uk (ollro)d. Valuation
Divis D. (;t'1lrl:l' (taint". Valua1 on DiviS n I'rank Brunu. A. I h d {Pf'raonne, RI hard X Cr.lmer Esti
mating Div18wU II d.
2 I. to t.: 14 ted AlI>('rt \111110110. Est.mu mi; JIVIS
~ul"'rlllll'n,h'nt lIu",1I ". Mark: ""bn CraM. crud
Endnet'r. Admin trallon BUM I. HE'll \\.,I .. h. ram
nd S::1gT1IUs' (.,.Idi, SOh,81lH'k. Op ratlOM, ,saud)
'I.alhl... FI"ml offlf'1" Dick Kanak. Trtlhc Ope tons (J Ir(ll~ n "olhll'r, $I andRty Rf)ll.riS Bill call PI'1I1 Partivi1o. P!'INII; Paul \ndt'r'>f)hn, Traffic 0"pI.:raUonll.
3. .ro"'f'ph KIIlH-r.l4t>r, Philil) lk'lnhunt: SIlII~rinh'lIdt'nt Start. lnQ .\uton 'tlkuln, Assistant State'. Atturney
head of Cond mnal !l
-l. OUT hOlrt l..I'OlUU'" K.d.ufmaD potW'iI 110'1
supt'rinl('ntl .. nl St Irk
5 I to r. lohn 'Iurtimtr. Fonnt'r CurponltillD (.ol1ndl f :- t
('Ih llf (hka"d WilO It.. rted his areer ua draftsman WIth lb lI1gh\\.~ D"pattlll"ut cl!at n2 wilh 'Ir.... t~rk I: d tntlllint' !'>ituart.
6. I. 10 r: "smJI(') Frank Brunu; 'l'Irri,' ('Llt'rnl'r. J.indscallDg head . .JO!>f',lh Kllbfor~lr. Pavement Goome.
tru:s. UHh Ih.lrirk. Proje t Cnntrnl, TI<)\\Md k:uup .... Survey DIVisIOn Phillr ntlahunt (pecking I -heed of
FlS("allIdllagement Bureau .J1>'ifllb '1:In;.lk. Paven n Geome
head n~ 'IlIl'k r, PlnIOnn 1 head. Sam 1'0b.,.. b. head of Survey
'j
)
0" (,.'ne PlIlf'rm. Engmeulllg (" r.l/-lU er Ohlluon h ad nd PIIIII PllrliJlila between b te.)
",,-...
JULY, 1112
don't mess with mr.

J
PAGE
'in.between "
Th .. Rurt"IIu IIf nh:hl-"'-\\a)' om

'f tu 'pictured' tbrffo v1l:Ions who ,.UllUl,. nt'l;otb": and at'cluire the pr"l,et1\ tor the Irnpt,,'rn,rnt of OUl" Count) Htmd ....) .. Iem.
Th
dlVlllona.,.. t"Oostanll)" "uDdl'r-thto-fi:llD"

the I..AW "da under to r
for all acqulred lroperty n redneloplnr
r hlgh.,oay..
'1t. Domain Al!t, that
Jlllr IltArl.f"t , .. 10" be p
"
'all/ali".. Uni .. j"n. J. I. 10 r 1lt'D~ 010.00. Rlrk) \l1a.&t and '1I1r.\ ~Ira.",'o('r,
rd.t urN-k checking AppralMI data. t. I ~ r. "1m La.rlll and "lIkf': ''''mnyk .tudylng I'hOlogl1llPlts UIed tor making appraisa.1a.
:i. \. to r : ~nlal DlvllloD head Ed Landrne-...t'r di.p'ay, a .:mnhlned draw.ng .howlng ownt'rahip and eonatrt!rUnn 0 t'lr.pt'I:U C'Nlr~t' ('rohl!' and lAhrln Deltlflf(. I I. to r l'reUy aC'cr.. tRry 1."U\o;#Io BnuJk) with the
boas, ".11 l..4ollllll ...... r .... he IQOka throu~h 8 oCorrespondl'TlC'" fill!
\~tt'f'IlI"III'Io 1)1\1.. 11111. 5.
1 to rOo ,\I '"It.
1;1110, .11m "nlh'r ami J"liviinon hf'lld "1m .\nelrt''' ... chf'lking fh~ Ih'W,!Jd oJr .,r: 1t,C,llcmtnt. 'f'I.;Olllttlllll'" Dhhloll.
Ii. ALII" .lJ\rk ('u .. lrlllll/\:II. 'I"rt~ \Tllf' boy wonderJ 1I0\;ll n, Rnd lagr "tllllk C"Ulltll~I' study d()('umt'oll whUt.
Sccrl"tJlry 1-:\1' C1lllllb$lU wHit. ror the ('onl'cnJl,ua or the met-ling. 't'l.;utlllthl\1~ [)hl~l(ln; Fill'" aUlI .1n.mre !'i1O('.
!lnll. 7. Frum the IflH moving around the Utble Intent on thtlr vnrll'lllA . aka we find RlIlph Stll'), ~tHn
UIrn~I .. ln, Hilmth., \thllll". (hurleo> Ztoller. \::;UP-. n:trlmon, nnd 1I :lrr~ 01111' Il'in
JULY, 1172
and completJoD of the 42,500-mUe Intel"ltate mgh~... y

S;) "tl'm. now About 15 pt'.lffnt open to traffic. It
does not. Include maintenanCfl and administrative
coats, or prO\'18ion for infiaticm.
No reasonable spokeaman for government or the
highway industry Is contemplaung that thete n4!eda
can be met. In relation to other priorities o.nd nalional requirement.. the resources are just not
a,a.ilable.
Bnt the (lerva.ah'en~ of the highway system and
aulomoth'e transportation on the fibt!r of the American way of hfe. and our economy, mdicilte that we
mual take certain steps to continue the development
(;f a aafe, efficlent _lIstrm of roadway mobility.
As Indiana Sf>nalor Birch Ullyb, chairman of the
L S. Stnati! Road.!> Subcommlftee atated at rec;:ent
Congressional hearings. these government figures
venfy "not only the huge backlog which existl but
also the extensive requirementa projected (01' futUre
y,ars.
'We call1lOt and should nut. Ignore WI" fact that
sizablt lums mU8t bt> expended In fulure yeara by
t~i'deral, "'a.lf' and Ioc::n. gOH'rnmenbl to con8truct
and impro\'e eaaentiaJ hIghways. roads and .treels,"
Ba;)h stated.
It ill eVident lhat we mUBt take alep. to improve
aur most outdated ruraJ roads, which have been
neglcded while emphuiJ:i haa bun on Illte.... late
conatrucUon. reduce urban traffic congestion. make
our highwaYB safer to help 100nr the national tnlffie
ratullt~- rale, and imltrO\e bll.<; 01&.... <; lransporial1on,
the most ftexlble and 1l'a.,..1 l'Xpt'n..i\t fonn of uroon
O. Gront '1I1'klf'
'U.D~
SIIOW 1II(;1IW.\\' PR()(jRX\.

!l{l"sT CO~TL"\l t...
h) O. Cirulli 'Ucldt'
",t,.. Il!put.
lII~h\\'s)
l'S('J"!o:,
Ft'dtrailOIl
:itate estimacs reported to "he L ~. Dtopa.rlmt':llt

til Trnn"IHlrtAtjcm this year indicate thal nationwide
1111:.11\\1\) 1I1'4"d."1 tbrouc;h HJ90 will total S600 blUlon.
ThLS figure lDcJudea bdl': e'lSta lIuch aa right-ofwa)' a luislhon, bridges and tJ8\'mg, as well a8 en
vlronmentsl dl!velol'ment, replacement hou8lng, better
roadway !Wir t) f ttl Jr s IUgns. traffic control dcvicd.
Rt'''CUrehI'J"o; are p anOlng to

8!iend Inur ~'~ar-. lI.tHJ ~:U;O,OOO on
J.lIVj&ct. L<l oJt
UWll
IMlIL.,ll
~n-ICf'.
To be surf>, we cannot dian!~rd all other public

programs to 11rovidl' f(lr highway needs. But Ule&e
well-documented government Ihrurea emphasiu that
hlgbway modernIzation mu... t continuf' unlmpWf'd if
we. are to realite a sound nntional trnn'l'pllrtation and
t-ronoml(' d('\ elol'm('nt program.
Roadbuilding Costs Climb
POTPOURRI
"
PAGE 6
W",)
lQ
eliminate pohsh mg or p,wement

.urf20C, s. TIlt" ultlmat,. Clb~thp
j .. to prt'\'!'lIt ... kiddlllj{ ut'<'ldenls.
Tht :"'ntlunal C(ItIIH'rnlin" 1I12'b\\ay n"",'an'h Pro~ram will foot
Il.lt' bill. under III ('onlrae~ let to
mlltcriala rut"-drch and d~\'elol~'
mt nt firm f Oakluod, CI1Ururnio.
lUL:;bml..\ ctoll"lrueflun I'o..h, continue to inrb UP,\....rd. areordlng to

Inlo"n81100 cf)mpilffi b;) the Department 01 Tran<;porlat1on' Federal
lligh\\o:. \dmfnl.. trntlou.
In thi- flhol ijuartcr lit 1972, ~'o"ts naU'}flwldl" went ull 1.5'1 aOO,(' the
Ilrniuu.. quartf'r dnd 9.Z r ( abo,'f' tbfO Ii,.,t quarler or IA.... t year. The
t(UnllO'tItI" Ilricf'l lud~:c lion !<otand" at 13.5..5<>( of thEl 1967 a,enl~e.
Thl' hlr~t"'ol intl't'tL'-t' in priM> IfOWI.; amUII,IC tht' rompont'nt items or the
IlId!'\. \nl!<o tor u('lI'1IUon work. That eJltt'gor:.- jumped G.8ll'c mer the
PN'\iClU .. quarter a_lid \\Il." up 12.S', ISbon- tbt' flr""tt (Iuartl'r at 1971.
Trf'ndo; in h~bnal" l'ftn .. lruttlnn co~h 1U'E' m..a...urW b) an indu of
I\\'t'rn~f' rootrnL'1 pritt., t'ompi.loo b~- thf' '''I\\A rrom reltorf!4 or "~Nlernl_
Ilid bh;:lmll) cou ..tructlon eontr::.d .. 8worded by Statf' highway deltartmenl ...
About lUI larg' ('orpnruliOlL"

are now on a four-dll~ work 'H'ek.
meaning thousands or familiea are
look ng (orv.'llrd to 12 11:&) .. 11
1Il11nth "hkb cun ~. dt'\oted fo
J'f'('rt'.ati(lIual af'thlllt,... Thl.. Ilrom
tea a trcm.:ond,lUll b)On to flUJJ'i... torh'nlf"tl ar{':t.. , wlth !IIunurlll'lur-
a cal' because "the "ehic1e

looked overcrowded.- It contained
tbrfl'
It'1'UII~f'",,
thrfot" t:;tt",.
thr~ rnbbit ... 1\\0 piR' and U
chick.n... Tht' Iht'... tock \\'8.... Ill_
Pr. uf outd,klr and ",lOrliul.: NJuip.
11""t'dly
Illl'ul
ntu:lp tmg
rt"('or11
..nll'''.
ASIDES
Poii' '" KalanlllZoo, 'liehl(lln.
lJlOPI~d
('1'fl'1)
~(oleu.
Bnd .. mok..
!tnt)
arc t.he
beat tin'" to aeled lor .. ungl1Ui~

Itn .. ,.... aCI'Urdmg to the illinois
Sodr(y for the Prr\'f'ntioo of
Bllndne..!o.
These colors ablsQrb
hanoIul lun rays and aifect color
pertCJltion the If!ut..
\h.'llrin,IJ:
pink, orangt', red or ,iolet len'leS
can result In e)eo.lraJn. r/ltl~ue
Rnd Inability to ~ elMrlr in
brhr;hl 'iunllJ:;bt.
COOK COU"'TY HIGHWAY NEWt
[)I:J).U~T MI:~T
~I:WSM4. ~I:I2S
l:m~
(Turt .,nal) 8,..1, our
ac. tie-wam"o
at
the Pa.laUOf'
Wanbou"'f', rtflOrU that W.Uf'r
Sehulll 'AU w-eltnmed
to
wllrk '''in tood balk'!" ,rtiT being
hOlpltAlw-d for JO da)'L
Stulf')' Saphha_ Hf C-omputl'r
a.mI nat& Prot1'Oo.,ln~ recently at.
tendl:!d the 1IiJ::h"ll) .':o~nrJnJl\'
Exc'banfrf'
P rll~
Conrf'rtoC't'
held .0. $1,nng(u~hI, Ill, Thf' c..'ook
('oulll ) IIIKh\\l\} Df'pt. join~ tht,
org-anlutlon during the '72 Jt':lr
which brought togf'tht'r hath Stulf'
lII J; hnlll and FI'clrMi I rl'llrr.,rntCl-
JULV. 1111
PAOE 1
G~ Pr.attl'Y.a
Ikpri.t~.nth P""'i.'tMOII
('""Fright, r971,
(' rpln.Uon,
...
'
"ell:
--.
-- ..
/1
,~
f h:.... Irt f''ff'hl!",'' fh,.I, rNlp_tiVf'
program. find Id,.,... (rum whIch

(utllre g1lldt'linf'. could be Ik't til
Mnt>ftt th@ IlobU" from th ... find
inp of " ft'w.
Our df'f'JlUl ')'mpllthi~ to \1
'It llnno. c.r lhe EltinutUn, Divi.
aton, whO&! brntht'r, Wllnam R.
'1 unno. died ()Q .Iunt 7. and to
thf' famil)' oC (;~lrkf' (.uuld,
Bure:au ,,( R!ght-of,WIIY, who
died tln luot' I L
THE GREAT WOLF

HUNT
"The
H i3h\\a~
Dept. "anted to mO\t: thl!>
hOUc,c fO makl" \\ id.~ lOr a throu~h\\-a~ but I

rold 1)]1'01 a (hin}.t fir 1\\ u! ,.
l..a HIR9 IIlInob hlld b(>en a Statf'

II m"to 1 t )f'ItN III a Unloll
which WIU III iltl ..Ixlh tl ec-~tI !" lI f
tor
rxb.tence. .M arlln ' 11 11 llu n'n ....-a.

Prr..ldf'nt "the Lllllf' Magician."
small, but &ll'Bight nnd dll]IIH'r
.and opposed Q .1a\l~tY. XQrth
.....esl Cook COllnty ..... u largO'ly an
unspoiled Ilf1llrie, tall gra. above
rich 10IilIl, (ull ur ..... ildhCI, or .u
kinds. Woh... roomed the eouo,
try around PalaUn!" ID lar~ bum.
be .... , and ~l'ir dei't'f'cbUom ~tt't'
10 anno)ing that the .. tUen
many of them hardwork1ng tann.
ena--decided to mount an (l1"U
Iud efl'orl to t'Xtcnnfnat# the.e
grey maurade-ra. !'io thla ~me
the Year 01 the Great Wolf H\lllt
-an elltt'rtllining .cur)' from our
frunlier hiat'lr)' toTti by \, T.
\ ndrea:. in hia mUlilve 1II .. lor)
f)f Cook Count~, I'ubl1&h@d hero'
I'rt' .. tdcnt (h't1r~t." W. Dunnt" bu

IJ n mfhlt'ntlal in promoting high .
fOr
"_lion- and eoDtlnUb h1a
gullg-hl,)" apl,ri.l.lC.b to the trainIng .and up gr,\dWg" or ('uol;. C-Gnnt~ '.. wc;.rk forces.
Two d tM
IIh;h\\lI) n"l'Rrbnent'.. j:JCl"SODDe.
took d,' '(Lap at. this educ )tional
opportunity Il1 b!ttering their reos~ive
job capablllt:ctI, recdTUlIir
&II \
oda~ in \lll,litt.i
~tif'nCf'!'io--C"i\iJ
Tf'C'hDolu~ .uu.
de-Bnotl
JUDe
thai
1'1I:r'.1
)t the many cou.rsea

live":! tl:lc LOllp ('01.
(('n
Ctongrutuiatlona (0 Donald IJtn.

n,'U ,7f our Drainage Dlv;AI')lJ "d
"Ulrkf'<11\f'r s.;randpspu" \lUliam
klndis.; trom Material Tt!sUng DI
\'ullon ""hI) on June 9 wen! among
the 20 grncJustf''i of this 1:0111'11('
(t..k~ not~
in 1884.
(Cm/lilli/I'd ", d T.
THE "KNOWS" ARE "IN"
III J
Il's
)"OOl.l'
,n Mt
lIi1th\\JI.~I''''''
1'()()
1.\Tl~
fUo:t'O\lE iL'O\\ rI.\LL'''f I)
'10
COOl( COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
PAG.E 8
JULY, 1912
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (lilinoisl

$e,-eraI oeTel,mU()ru;. this liumme:r IUlo\'e hODOfftI cmr COllnt.y'~ Puett...., Wean.
Mexiean, twtl ol1lor Spo.o.Isli-sl)(',Iilring people'i (or: thl!lr OllI.Hifold cuntribilUoll!i
toO tlie i!fJnununlty. Qhl~t!;'o'!\ PII~to RfI>:U1 Duo)" Parlule, on June U. \Vf\5 a.
:re!:l1:lyo ocONilon lL'i ahTIlYS. J 'UDf' 000 :$i~W "Utlricun. '72" (:Puerto nko '1!l,
1). wOOk-lung Puerto lltCllU (-utiurnT <:,xposUJQtl llc1d In the l'Ioltl!1('1DlI ot RclenN
:a.nd Industry. "!kIrk-lIl1o" fl'ntUred folk 1U'i. mlls](', tit.enr.lure and OOOl1OmJC
deVf'lopllwnlo,., and It. I'on~rt by two inlerllatiooaIJy known Puerto Rlcsn
piAulsbi. TllI"o _'J.ec'tll'(l.. Prt>'>ldent LuI.!! _El!II('Hurla. _.u\~ "15i1ed Chicago
JUDI' UI. On ail of th~e OllClI~on.!i Cook C()unty suJd Ole, IltlligOld tel lboo
"!llueu citlzrul8 I\JIO sbarp. th~
K ..-OUI
rictt .lUlU \I!bttU1(. hl!ritAgf'
of Latin. America.
~lu.""hll1l
Field &. Company',.
Asst. Manager of Delh'ery Sen-lees, WlllllUn J, CallnlllLll, called us
evincing entbusiasrn
re:
the
S1'RJPINO A1tTICLE wbieh made
our June, '72 "front pa.ge" , . .
sa much ao. he fell d. eDould be.
mandatory reading for ALL 200
~lJaNhall Field 11rin'rs wllo travel
County Rond>;.
We naturally accomudated him
with lhe extra copies
hnppy
in knowing our informaUon was
helpful to
;'FiCld Fle(,j."
'Ul-,"UUU
Fapub,Hon Area -
S.toz.,869
958 8q. 3m.
Highway News Goes

Retail
we
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...
The "Stopsn and "Goes"

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Did You Know. , .

-runt "highway hY'Pn(lsiB" ea.n be
avoided by milking frequent eolIee
slops, phlying yom -mdio, alternating speeds, and in general doing anyt.hing that wLU stimulate
your luterest bul not interfere
with s.e~ible driving?
-four lhuuBn.nd yeara ago the
Egyptians used a veblcle sirnllal'
to a moduro sled, but with much
hea"jcr, hlnntel' runn(ln, for the
transportation of huge. fJOO-ton
stone blocks to be hewn into
obeliHkA or p}'ra.mids-':'
-tbat ClticagO'g Hubbard Street
was named for pioneer fur trader
Gurdon S. Hubbard. and Wac.ker
Drive for Charles W"tlcker, Chicago
Plan COJIUllission chajrman, who
activel)' promoted :man~r ci\'ic
beautification projects?
ffim m!!llB m[]) rni1\'l

morn mWillW IlJ ~W0
t1blcago (Jiv1c Center,
ChIcago,
60602
minor.
TlIinol.. !StlCN!tary of l'rn.n...port.a.

tiuu,. Willium F. Cellini, urdered
the instaUation of temporaTY traf_
fic signa1.a al the inlel'!:!<!Ction o[
.4.1gonquiu ROlla and Jauioe--SeymOtlr .,.\ "N1Ues in Des Plaines,

llilnois.. 'I'his action WAS taken,
he said, lo improve pedestrian
saiety at this interseetion caused
by benv}' tra.ffie displaced from
c.aDstruction work on Dempster
Street and Onkbm .-\ \I'llue.
Thls lemJlororr instnllution will
be in operation lIntJI IIe.rmauent
[mffic iilgullb are lllStalied by the
Cil'Y of Des Plaines.
It.
Chlalgo eM.: Center,

ChICllgo, IIIlnofs 60602
pu~ished monthly fOf the bene,it 01 uc.hantin, Information between tM

HlahWilY DllMrtment. pemmental apnc!a. dbzen r..-.nati..,es, end Indlvldual munkiPl'lities. The.Allon
we In'llta any newsworthy contrihvb0n5 .-.vant to thit publICation. ,... .. conwct fr1loclnl stuart at 3217714.
1M Cook County Hlahw.,. News is
GEORGE W. DUNN E, President Cook County Board of Commissioners

Math_ W. BJHKUt
Fr-Ink W. Cflesrow
eNn.. S. Bonk
Georp W. Dunne
William N. Ericklon
Ch.,," F. Chaplin
,.,th..
W.
8~t-Chmn _
editor
F'l'IIoclMl SWlrt
Floyd T. FwNi
Charles J. Grupp. Jr.
J.nma Huppert
W111!.m H. Harwy
Ruby Rylin
VOL XIX
John H. Sl/'CIg'ef". Jr.

JOhn 1'. TGUhy
Joseph I. Woocb
Hup J. St..rk-5UJM:"roterKient of HrPwayS
Road and Sodas Comm.

AssIStant Editor
Willf8m Slocum
UTIle" P1otrowsJd
Graphic Arta Consultants
Photolraphy
Edwin A. B.ck C. C. Hlatne
Elmer J. "Ijewsld
No.8
AUGUST. 1972
Bumper Stickers Love 'Em Or Leave 'Em
BUM P E
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fOR mroev
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"LE.\H' \ 'F.\\ l"OUR-LETl't:R WORD: 'WORK't" "Troubl~ 1'.rkJngf SUI1ltOrt Plann~ Pannthood"
"Drh" C'.nrt'fuUl. 'I'lit IJrto \'ou btne lIay Yote Republiean" "I-:am (' .,h In \'our Spare Time . Blat.k~
mall \'our }~rlf'ntl"'t" and "Sl&mp Out Old A;e. Smokto Cigaref"Utt." Whatever your .enliments, there probably
hu wn a bumper llicker printed at ont' Umt" or another to vocaliu them.
AcerWn High ......y DPpartmf'nl (no. not COOK COCXn') IJ tv!:" going along .....ith the erau, by belping
diltrlbule Oth .. Frlndly" bUmper stickers at tourist burt!aul throughout their atale.
Buttlpt'r sUckers bave come a long way since their early beginninp whl.'n they expJ"eSRd a lingle thought
In alngle color on III whitt" or putt'l background . They'n now more ftamboyant. atar.spangled. IUlJI.LDeti.
C"nt, alri,lfd, lncolorN. mIUlY-.baped. and exPre&a.lVC of every Amerkan ax. to grind The psychology behind
ahckpnlla mystifying. but tnlerating. People are reluctant tu rev~l how Ihcy'n guing to vote, yet they
put a Bllcker (In their car, going back to the VI.'e8.ring your heart on }'our aleeve lIyndrome. wbJeh in turn may
be our Inhe~nl need for trilml affiluliioD, the nct>d to bfolflnjf or to thO(to.e up ..ldfOi.. And it your bUmper Btrip
can't 1M'r'Buade aomebudy to vote your ticket, how. mueh gOod doea "('bft''t6 .NIbblers LO\'e Longer" do! Or,
if your CO-f'd daughter aHa stnp with the plea, "PlU'cnt~ l\~ ["ndt .... lAndln~ Too," v.ill It etay her band
(rom the telephone! to iong..<filltance an S,O.s, for ntra mOMY!
Bvcry dul" we ~ at leut ODe pickup truck with a bumper bright 11{'1 that M!ads: ....\menca-LO\e It or
Lea.\'f; IL"
Some alia hAve the peace symbol on a yellow .ticker In,enbed with "Footl)ri" t of l be American
Ohle-ken."
Whatever your "bllg,"therc'. a algn for it , "Unlttd St.ntf'S oo&Ins with 'U'," or
a favoritLo
"Wl!lcome to the Club OIl OU". Ob 11('11, U's Mouilu) ,\ glllnl
AUGUST, 11172
PAGE 2
Board OK's Five Highway & Two Township Contracts

C;l'Orgl' \\ Dunllt'. I~r( ..ltltnt or thl' ""ard or Qiunt) ('ommi'>!tione~
hall annollnced thnt th ... hhth\\:ll ImprUH'II14'ut"i and ""0 Town."hlp 1m
prO\f'IIlI'ut ... lota1lng ::o2.111,68J,88 were aWII..rdcd at the Jllb 7. 1972 mt.>et
mg. These contrartti were awarded 00 tilt' t'CeommcodaUon of nug!) J.
~I!lrl.. Superintendt'nt of HlJ:"hl\"8)'II, nnd w!ll \I.. I'Rid for wllh "olar Fuel
Tux Fund...
HlSRD :o\TRM':T (TLl"t<:RT
The Improvcment is IO!..''llted 00 IOlJrd :-.trf't'j uver stool' Crrek (\\t'.,1
Uran"h) he tween Rld~t'lllnd ..\\enll(' and C'-IILral ..\\('oue in the \'1I1"ge
of Oa.l;; Lawn. \\nrLh 1'1I\\lI .. hip and t:onai.la of [.JIIBlrucUng a two batT1!1
reinfon'cd conerete bnx culy~rt witb a concrete u;'",k LO accommodate a
proposed M'u" roadway. wilh 5'0" lIidew:\!ka and pro,;sIOM ror futllrt!
~raffic lanea. AlBo Inr-ludE'd "Ire channel txrAv.tiOn, grading and other
related work.
The ~onl~\cl WJUI warded 1.0 ,\111111 C'url"OQ lAnd ('nnlpanJ in the sum
f)RI~\,n
TOWX$H1P
(6 LOf'IIUOIL.. )
Th~'~
road Imprn~mt'n18 will

collsiat tlf reallrfaclng the fallow
Ing l'xisling p8\"em~nLe along with.
other related "..ork.
I. 81 .. l Cuurt
151 ..1 Mrf'let ttl
Fort'''h'i~w hf'nut'.
2. 81 ..1 h(>nue
Hi l ... t strl.'f'l to
Futl'.. h ie\\ \ \I'nill'.
3. SOth ,\ "enuE'
lin,,! StrM'l hi
Forl,.,1 \ il'\\ ,.\ \I'IIUI'.
I. ~unny I.ane
FOf'f",l\lew \.n'nu4' to t:nd.
S. Fore... hiew Drhe
82m! \n'nut" 10 ""do" I_'lnf'.
\\ r .. lf'rn hphall PIl\lni1; ('omIllln) wu awarded thE:.
Ilnl.f1lct in
the 111m of ~18.:~I9, Hi, lIubJt,t"t to
the approval of Ule Orlt<lrlmrllt of
Trnll"portlltion. l'\lntt' IIf Jlllullb
and thl' Touu'Ihll' mr.;l\nn~ ('onl_
ml....illuf'r.
\RI.I"IiCiTO,," IIUCtHT~ I{O,\O
(Dulldl'1' Rtr.1I1 I" l.:.lu.'-fullk
Road)
Thill Improvement J~... l4;d I'
\\ hHUni1; TowtL<;hll' Clln!l.lsta )r
conslructing the filial layer of
bltumioou. base tOIlnK' (lVer a
prt'viouBly prepared base COUJ'lK'
Aod the bituminouB surface cOline
providing a 21 fool l'uvt'ment
8.iong with 8tabillu-d IIhoulders
and other related rond work.
The contract WIIS nWllru('d In
no"k Road Con .. truclilm ('0. in
the lum of SII,1SI.MO.
I)\I..\TI'F: .\ \"D ~('II\l"ml'U;
TOW"SIJn-S (22 l.()I'1Iilon... )
The imllrOV{'lIll'nt.l C,J~l.~;,, of rr
lIurfaclng 22 existing pawm"nt
at the foUowinJ:" locatlonll:
.\rTo\\ Uood Con.,lruC'UolI ('011\
pliny \\lL." awarded the eontract in
the lIum of ~j,719.lH ubject to
approval of lbe- D('lIl1rlmf'ut of
Trun... tlor1.:..tion. Slat4' of 11111101 ..
and Ihe Tllwn ..hlp Jni1;bwn.' ('om
ml ...51onf'l'&.
of :-i1.>x,31tJ..I5.
R08.;RT~ RO.\IJ (KtiTIl STREET Tn \RCIIEn \\ ENUE)
Thi~ impro'OfOm"nt loenl('d in the \ "1ihu:,t>o; of
lie!! ItlId Brid"e\lew.
"u.
I,yon.. Tfmll'lhili. eon.,. 0/ eot1struclln#, twn 21 foot eoncre~".vel'nenta

s"paralt-'<I by JI Inolilltabll!" m~il.l.n all TCollC'rt.. Itond aloog with widenlOg
aod resurfacing jOtb "i1tM't and .\rclu-r \n'llut' which wlll includt. tramc
channebulion. curb "nd gUltets, gradi.n;::-, drivewAYB, drainage, traffic
8ignahr, landscapIng and olhl'r cnllatf'nU worlt.
". 'I. ("')riwtt ('nnllllln)' Wa.& ~wa"h"1 the COlllrRC"t on a low bid of
,1.7UttOI.II.
111~T sTRFF;T (1"OI':R TILE t C. lLlt ~THl:C-TlRF::)
Tht' imjlrlwemcnt located in the subways of the I, C. R..R. Structure
enst or Park Avenue In th .. \11I11~t' ... IIf Ihurlcr..... 1 lind EIl... i nllzf'!rr~ .. I.
Thornlilll Tllnn .. hlil. consists of remuving the eXUlting slde.....alks Bnd
curbs to be replnced ..... ith reinforced concrete conforming to the original
condition Rod aleo incituil'.'.a gnL18 soddlflg Illacemr-nt. repairs to stnlclures rwd othl'r IUlxilin.r)' work.
The contract . . . awarded to .\Iblll Cn.rl .. oll ulld ('OllllllUll In the 8um
Ir
~12.IJSft,O().
Fn.llt \.,.\\ .. h,II" 01 Ill"'k .h'lid ('uU"lnuU,1II C,mlllWll',. :\"'l:\\ LI"'8.M\C''''''''

and tDlljflludlllll1 Q..lIl lllJIdltnro alllll.\lnlC furtll!:: ('Compound to produl't. Iblloi
"finJ .. bPd Ilrrnlud"
o;.Illlruml 110\1111:" 11111 011 \rlln~oll lIei.::ilts nWd. t_
I., IIIF:gllI".
h\ 1... 11 "til ('n,,'k Ami
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

\nl road It'ad" ttl lhe eud 0' the "orld,
EdWRrdFiuge.rald. Pulonil.<;
AUGUST, 1972
PAGE 3
PDQ-Road Openings
STEGER ROAD Al' L..tNSfX('
DR.UXAGE DITCH EAST Of

TORRE.~CE A \'}i:'li"1.. E
Locnted in Bloom Town<;hill the
improvement consists of r~on
sirucHng Steger Road with bitu
minous surfacing over a pozzolanic base course. The project
includes the realignment of the
Lsnsmg Drainage Ditch and the
construction of a concrete culvert
Including headwalls, wingwal1s and
apron along with stabilized shoul.
ders, grading. landscaping, guard
rail. drainage. reconstruction of a
private drive and other reluted
incidentals.
Brighton Bujlding and ~l3inte
nnnee and Krug Excnl'anng ComI)IIIIY. II joint ,'enture. was awarded
the contract on a low bid of
$132,379.16.
OLD ORCIIARD RO ..\O in the Villn,:::e of Skokie opened Jill) i, 197Z

. TWO MOXTHS ahpad of' it; St'ptember ht scheduled deadline ...
A rt'{-"ord breaker':"
Robert R. '-\ndcr,on ('OIUIIIHI), Is credited with the honors for this pnrt
of an overall project which began \ugu .. t 16, 19i1.
.,
...
"Wired for Sound"

An urgent telegram sent on
July 14 to (;OH~rnOr Rlehnrd B.
Ogihlo by Pre...idenl Georg!' W.
Dunne and Superintfilldeul lIul:o
J. Stark rend as follows:
URGENTLY REQI..'EST THE
VI.'TO 'fO nOUSE UILUi
NO. 1116 A1'\'U 4179. mGRWA \'8 ASlJ BRID(;E..<;; IL\ VE
nnbNt U. .\nti"""un .l: Compnn~"s ""Ilhltlt lil'f~atier looking a woo bit

\\(!IU1-, hut h:llll).' 10 ban' fiul~llt'll 11 wl'li dl)ll(, Job on Oltl OrchllnJ .ROIId III
'-")kuklt'.
WE DID IT AGADo' on the U.\PP ImAO BRW(a: at lSKOIUE R1YER,

of ILU'\OI:o. RO.-\O in ,"orlhfield, delighting .lib of .Iuly lfoUdny
TrU\e!er;. when it opcnl!d two weeka ahead of time. Brl~hton Building
& 'lninten:mc(' Co, rJe"erves thl,! applau.se for completing this job
~orth
__
_______________________________________________________
~P~.~D~~Q~c"
XOT Ut:EN DESIG1'ED FOR l

LOADS ,\LLOWED FOR IX TIfJo::S)~ Un,LS.
LWE OF TIlE P_\YE!HE::\"TS A..~D BJUO(iES
WOULD FURTllER LNrn:t-aS1'. Tin;
\1-
READY
UNBE.\RABLE
TR.U'FJe
Management Course
CONDI-
TIONS 11\' TillS .\REA. .\ \'ETO OF TIlESI';

8U~LS WOULD DENEnT 1ll.L OF TIlE )10TORING PUBLIC.
July 19th brought an answer to both Ur. Dunne
and :'Ilr. Stark rrom Willinm S. 1I9nle~', U>Ki .. llI!in'
Coun!>4l1 for the GO\'pmor, who staled:
"Go\'ernor O,;lhl('. ha .. nsk(>d Ult' to thank )011
for your recent eorr1'''I[tondf'nce rf't:ftrdlnl.! lIou<;e
Bills No. -1176 nnd -ln9. Wr- apllreclalp It'arnillJ,:.
of your l'O"tition ~onc('rlt:n}:' tbi.. legi .. lntioll.
Please be ru,"Iured tbnt the GOlemor will gine\ery con.... lder:.Hon to ),Ollr ,-lew.. whl.'n thb bill
L<; Ilrt''i('ntl.'d to him for final IlCtiOIl. Thank )'011
tlJ:!Uin for "{-"ndin~ your cOlllmenb."
( Gill No. "LiO makes it possible for II lrillie tan
dem axle vehicle -such as a cement mixer~to cRrry
loads up to 5(.000 lbo. . and iIlCN'lL"~ the londs on
roads and bridges by SO to 33 c c.
Bill So. -1176 makes it possible to inereulof' load
liJnlh> for short wheel base vebicll's from 61.000 Ibq.
to 72,000 Ills.)
AI.L roads and bridges built by lhe COUNTY arl'
designed to carry previous loads. These loads also
apply to both the ('lty of Chi1'3g0 and the State of
Illinois. The bills ex(,eed the design limits on th('8(-'
roads and bridges. There are 16.nOO brjdge.. in the
Statf' or (JUnol .. which, if these bill are not vetoed.
will he overloaded, (P.S. At pr~ .. time. UU~ (,u\ had
told "II-". Sbtrk thnt he bad \ eloetl t.hr ..e bilb, owrrltllng ",..peclal Interest .." to do so).
A new management cuurse for Department perRonnel. created by J. P. Joyce, head of the Safety
Rnd Training Dhj.sion, emphasizes tbal "one of the
tools ncedt'd to be a sllccessful manager is the ability
to get things done througb r..eopie." At a recent
session of the course. tbis group of supervisors alertly follows Ole discussion led by instructor Harry
~hailiro.
First row, left to right: Philip G. N'a.sb
and WilliliUl J. Odll.b(Jnski, Material Testing_ Second
row' (;o.bP Daort'. Permit, :!nd Io'rank C(Jnro.vd,
ValUAtions. Third row: Erne... t Welldt'lI, Bicycle
Safety JalUes \"drew!'!. Agreements, and }1~lorinn A.
('en\'in, Administrative Ser-vices.
AUGUST, 11172
PAGE"
cadre carpets '1ay 01 the land"

Within the Design Burtlau lie. a DiviJIlon ealled Suney, ovenJeen by the etlpable and amiable Sam Powh,
He, along with his cadre of "guys and dolls," scrubnize ALL the Rlght-or-Way Engineering Plats and make
aurve}'s [or the design ot the County'. future roads and bridges_ Below we see candlds ot this group doing
their "thing:'
,-.,
1_ L to 1"_: Lwllsl::u 311110'-1:..6.10, Carmen Pledi&calzl, Sam (the ma.n) Pob"b and Robert Yhuito give the
"double-O" to new aerial pica, determining how best to label the major roads from their topographic features.
2. Abrinn (vh -aclous) Tnlcy takes an Important report trom members of the field crew who "log In" with
her throughout each day. 3. L to 1".: ROMrt nill, \ n./."t'lo Glw;effi, and Rudolph Jaeger revitw a Rlgbt-ofWay Plat. 4. Sldnt')' (hi Sid!) Neiman, Leon lJas~ and Re" Sano, give an aseesaor', Pial the "once-O\'er_"
5, lm~ Szuett. operates the "sophisticated" calculAtor. computing Right-of-Way quantities. 6. lion-ani
(hoW come you never take MY picture) Kllnlps cheek.. correspondence from (Insulting engin~ra (or County
approval. 7 RIll (field bo~) tunge i8luetl lnatruetloD.l to one of "his" crev."B. 8. Dominick 'Ia.i!'hlodl
and Riehard Koeiub:\ pilin the best way to IdentiC)' bounding streeta from the latest serial phob- 9. Ala
M:belskls tella Chu('.k }:btUng how to prepart' a ".trip map" which Indicate. the County'sRlghl-of-Way be.
fore going into final implementation.
,...,
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY N!.wa
AUGUST, 11112
lining it up In
"COOK"
1. mchaiel
\I ta. H.E. II.
crew chief, &iI,DIDl; a theodolite
with dlstomat aiming bead -Il diltanCt'-mfullnna: dt'vl~.
He t.
takmg a readtnc whh'h dl!t.enninea
d~tance between two point. within a mlle'. reach 'Obtaining a true
meuu", no matter ho..... rolllng
the terrain might be.
2. RolK"rt Truitt. Eng1neering
Technician n. Rnd Cordell l\tlas,
gngine-ering Technician 1, telting
UI' prJ.m. which mc:a.ure distances.
3, JUIUt'.. b) k.,.. }t}T, I, obaervIng distance-roading aeale ot distarnat control unit, energiud by
ballerie. which provldt' III power
source.
"' Torn O'Shta. H.E. ID. and
Peter 11arn .. kl. ET I crew chief
nd I"t!<'ord('r tWng ~i.u automalie p~lAlOn le~'f'1 II.nd mit'romeler to lake all 1!1l''''allC)n reading.
5. Tom O'""ht'a and Pekr Ban..Iii with JIUUl"I ~)kf'o;. E .. T. I,
holding m...",.unng wh~1 and J_ \ .
'fa) lor, ET. I. holthng levu rod
on foot 1,lah' WIth .tead!ng pnlea.
The)' art' taking a Ih~levaUon
reading with maxllnum accuracy.
8. Bernnrd (.el.cr. E.A D.
ere\\' c:hltr. reconllng aurvcy data
(rom rendinp by Throdurr Tr~kl'.
E.A T. ahowlng ground ~Ievatlon.
8croas n rood.
G.... AWD . U . "
. , Ucht,
0)1
PAGE 15
A U GUST
11172
PAGE'
scoring the tabs

The t:.. ilmatln g Dh l..lo n - c:omJlri eel of Ci"iJ EnJ.-~n ' '[1l1C Ca.t 11Ilalyall who p~Jlilre, calculate appraiH
and eltlmal... th ... EnKlOrt>rlng "t.abi' that are let 0
unde., mtract. Thl.l wdud,.. Roads and Brtdgea, LightIng. Drainage, ~amunanct'. Yarkings, etc . wblch are then used bali. fo warda to individual c:ontrac:
to,.. bidding on th~ l' letting.. They ~Ic:ulate thea4!- p.~. mDking 'rtain that the quotes are "up to I nulr"
c()mmt'naumte with 'fDlr market" value standartls.
1. 1. to t. : Rubrrt l>tolaqulhl. _\I bert :'Itunno nd \\"1111 .. k ra u.'>f' ,our 12--) H.r Df'pn.rtm~nl " , -e(") c:h.klng.
job aumma.)' 2. I. to r. DDnlt l kulich, Ema nuel Kahil and ~1II &. l u ' I-'lIl1t I DRII and lIIl are new arrival.
from our Struetural Di .... wlon.' review bridge Illana for ~ final cost e.timate. 3. Charle., Poclu~ preparea: an
engln~ring estimate to bt- l('t for conlr&.cL
~
Wlllinm O'OOnO\ M prepare. h,. pun In a tabul.a.tlon ot bid8.
5. IIIlfr,) \\ ellis hunk keepl a running account "r all r.-.conb:. 6. t~ 'rl)1I \\111111111 .. pauses for pic before
tAking 011 the Division'. COrrl'alJOndl!nce. 7. J[lIllf''1 ~1111~ Updlll4'S th(' coal record. to meet lluetuaUng price
ntlmnlMJ. 8. RiC'hnnl \.. flu'n' ram, 30'011 lucky Iwollle') Cmm4'r. Divildon boa.
COOl( COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW'
THE GREAT WOLF

HUNT
llart-~
~{'ttl~... "d(.U agn, from alx_

te.n to llixty, mc.lly If not ~n
Un'ly on hOf'l('back"- aurroundl!d
a tract <,f COUAtry
utendlnS
from the De..
Plaint"
Rh f r
on thf' to ~t
the 1"0:( Rhu
on the we"t.
and from Indian
C'rffk on th"
north 10 Dunk lec,. (;rll\" on
the ~th. TIlt'
R'LJ,,.
Ult.'n
forward
In a body. gradually reducing the
wolvt'l and dN'r Into a ('ommon
cent.. r Tbia vortex WlUl l~alNl
In Plum (,rO\I'- the '&it. of an
lnd ... n buryin, ground ",he,...
jlll'ked rlllerntoo ",t.Ued 00 .Jlc~"'ial
ly.I;Julit ptaUorm.a to IIhoot lb~
cluarry ... It fttod ~lo", lht' hun
ttonl into lh~ Crove. A gnoat
many wol",... and a few Jl'c.-r Wt'rt'
drivell In, "bul .. 11'1U1J;r Il.'t It rna)
ap~r not a
",-lnl;l(' "01( Wll...
IdUN! and only Ollf' df"f""! -Gur
b,ator"n ~ not MY why.
""ht'lher becl\uM-' of the a,Ulty of
the weaves or lh.. inept marksma.n
ahlJl of the hunt~ . "Still:' h&
conriudft, "the J'QUlt .. to the
wolv... w... aJmoat. the aamt-' aa If
all hnd been killed, for thnuJ;h
the~ were many bt! (or~ thl' hUnt.
lbt'J't WCrt! few or nonc alt.. rw"rd.
With "'lard to tbe dl'er, th" eaSt'
wna dltrl'rent. Lhey bt>lng numt>r
"ta h...lh lxf,)rr :.nd llttC'nr;, rd"
movo:d
Thil llor)' don not n~rU)'

re:fted on th.. accu",cy of tb.
Palatial" nUlrk....lm'n. A
or
det'r running at lop 1IpH'd would
be an exlrem"ly didkult LArgel
",'I"n (ur 8ualo 8m h.msrlC, and
tbe MtUtrs ..e~ pnmarlly (ann
{'I"II and bUlilneatmen. not buntcrs
"".M
and nntduorsmtn, WhAt It duell

pro"t, of ~Oll"', 11 ,,'mt'thlng
that aJl sportamen kno ..... " ohl""
art' \t.ry InlelUt:;tnt anlmal!o. Thf"Y
got the meuace!! Wht-'n the)'
laW tlM men un horvt.ck behind
them &rid the men With nne.
aht'aiI and above, they ""-liz.ed
inatAntly that their p~nce """.
unwl'lct1me- and deocaml'f'd al once
withoul Il lingle cuualty. rr Ih"
P"Iu.Un,. .eWt'l'II ralt that a con
AUGUST. 1172
\ 'l",bul1C
PAQE 7
: :. ugh..
ler IJl our 'laarrW r,...Un.: Oh'l~

...100'.. Rill '~burr::h. baa KfUped
tbe maglC' nng, Irllding to IIUl'ceu
on the llithmng (',rouRI ot Ahow
bu&in~SII,
Bill and R(roo"nUlr) "".
'ntly dew dowa to the lIa)lutt
Olnnl':' Thl".al.f', In I.ubboc-k, Tf'u.....
to applaud their .Marcy w!lo
opened In the comedy, ".la, Wl'd.
nNaY," . .,....lJIninl the ever papular St-n'f'n and T \ pttformer
DOD Ot'Fore.
Th( cn11,.. gIIve 'Wa f'(') ravc
otjcea dittoing ht'r .lrt!VI..:>Il5 .tar.
ring appearance- iO " ""tar Spllnr.;lf'd
Girl." Tn liliote ono of Lubbock' ..
11r...... rf\\lt\\~ dl'scrlbing ?!Iarcy a.
... 1Tll'tllt
If". .. ,!
hl"n'-"'i
young Illd) , e'ompll'tf' "In~
ntrl!!
Igv~ly, """l and (unny."
(Scrern an ('a lif',.., Bill ! I
~hl'
might like- to Nmlt bllek bl're ill
the star of lbe IIh:bwa, 'tllII,..... ..
Cuting begins 1D Octobt-r,
n"
C)nlhia. Itf'dlJoif' III .tln ..Uve'

md wJ'lI and Uvinl lD , 'rjl'nd .. hlp.
\\bt-, no doJubt aamed tor hf'r.
. . lb" "trlend ah" wu to .11,)
\(ter $ )f'aro; ut loyal dr'ulion
".,iLh our Publk Infllml.lloll
luly S1.,t AW ()lIthia ..t off 3D
lh 1"0' d to n-lJrement. We wUl
Indeed mia hu laulhtt'r and 1Wl
om.,..
ny bumor h .. r facUH)' In ~t
ling along wnh everyone ht'rt in
the Olopartment
....pt'('IIIIII,)
\It::
and bt'f "blllt)' in domg
he. job
doing it wf'1I with
minimal lupend.inn 'cau.lle .hc al
uRd hl'f "llmarta,
(;(1(1
hl~.. )'11, "f'1nd). 11.11)1)1"4""
W,,'11
t ry to "hAnt! h," hl'n> "nd kf"f'p
the f.aith..- Wilbout you.
way.
'IIIr) R.) kuhn, ever-durable

uaJata.nl 01 Ad.rtunat.ratlYe &rv.
&res, gradllalt-d wnh the hlgbHI
hl)nor11 from lhe C'hlca~ \ .. ~III.
lI'm or {'lIh1ruf.'r and lndu .. tn ..
'lu.nA!:t'mt'nl Ol'Hlopml'l1l ("OII~
enl.tlf'd "THE MODER..~ WOMAN
A:<; A SlTPER\'lSOR," acorinl
\ \ \ \ \ on the fh I' tillAr. IWf-'n
to wiD her- eerWkate, (Atla pl,
l.fKI)
CharlN SUblt', ml!Chanic at t.he

P.laljn,. ",,,hou..,.. Ipt'nt htl en.
tiff two-w~k vacaUlln on com.
munlty _nil'"
De~..man
Ernl
Bf't'nt rei'or1ll, Th" 6ral we'l'k
Will dt.'dlcllteu to " . \m ,\u \lIlt'r~
leu 0 :&\." thl' '.n"ivitif'
(or
whu:h Included a parade (eaUlf'lng
Hur JllJlth"a) Float. The lIIs:h.
lilt) 1)t'llllrlmenl was a1ao refireAeDted by thl' lovely .)ebblco
Rotw-ri
C1larlt'.1, j. .nt bla aec.
ond WHk At the: lUin ....... \.mrriclUl
1A'~lon ( 'un'tntJoD to Chkal;"D ..
d~legatl', Once aJ(ain the IfIl:;h.
" Ii) FIIlII.I and '" .... Robert.. dJd
tbt' OtIJartm"nt proud. ('eorr;f''' ,
Ouan... I'r.... idlnt or tb" Huard or
( 'toOk C(lUllt) Conuni....loo"ro;. waa
antonl the IOAny V .J.P'. on the
rt'v6ewtDg aund. Coagratulationa:.
Chaf'l~y,
(or an out.at.andihl d;a..

pial' uf ('h 1,< "'-I)irit!
f'rank
,"Imld:z.
76
y~
'young, an erstwhile member or
ollr lII.:;h\\lIo) f&mll) I'rior to join.
109 the DeJiartment of Civil llP~
ff-'nat Ita a eoordlnator in 1065,
",tlrNl on "u1), I, ..tt"r ac:cllmul"l.
lnr 51 yf-'''-N of ae.rvice with bo1h

Ihf' ell) or ChlClilo and Cook
('ouul),. Consratu14tlon., Frank,
anJ OUI beat wlAtu:a for the )o:ar.
abead
Our deepelll .ymJlathin to

lhe familia (,( RlIItluu ,f . Sf-d.
ia~k, ,1ngt1me membfr ot the
St"'.<':\U';L, DivialoD (1!'~".lt.59_"
Whi' died ,m July ~. and J<lmrr
Shl'\ln, o[ the V"lu"lIonl n,vj,
aiun, who dlt-d on July 10,
/:uUoo Ilroblf'm was dc\'C'loping.

they- -tbfI wolvu wire &lad to
help reUf'\'e It by mCl\'in" to an
other n~ightKorhood., A ad thI!' set,
tiel'll were riSht YN. thf'Y rc-nN:ted. . . the bullf"t. tl"w. it \\"AS
Kt'lting a liuh.. ('row,),'.1 .round
ht'n!!
THE SECOND
"COMING?"
Tb~ cnntrtlveraial ~orlll t::x~
IH1".... w\t.) n San t nil)nln found
Iu Wd)' .nto a "'nnon whell a
c.hurc.h pulor t, 'id bia eongrep.
lion tbe (Illlo\\'illg anecdote:
"An automohile J aaw h"d 8
btlck btunper sUcker. and on bne
aide It
........ 1'
rod,
'''''''''U!i
r..
{'4'Im1nt;
00 the- other lidt

land I"m aunt thl're mU.&l lit ' ,me
signidc-nnre,} y,.'BS another .tkker
that !laid '('(,mltirtf' tbf-' Xorfh Lx.
Ilrt'..... " .. ) ", un'"
PAGE 8
AUQUST, 1172
Suicide by
Accident?
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IIIIinoi.,

A AOd.. ty whlt'h
\\lnN. rrnpel .... d lh6 hl!l.(u"Y 01 \\-lnemaklDg..-D

Amertea.n depRrt.ment IiIJt'dnUdng In clOl"k. and anUqull8---4 qlUlrlerly ma~
dne \\ hSeb pubfu;hes arUcleti by promlnl".ht. .cbotu..rs In 1Wl,'eral ftelt}-tlttllU
On a Bultry August afl6rnoon,
are some 01 the remnrkabll' project:5 asgodulNl wlUI the UnlzekaA MII!JeUII\
of Lil1H11uunn Culture, II. trflR'i"!'e bllU!iC! 01 Ihtlt naUon's rich and ancient a troubled woman staggered out
ht'rltag~. t"Omplt'te wlUI a rHOfJda Ubrary and art pll('r)"_ 114 many aetl"l of a .suburbnn spa and climbed
Ue8 mak., the iUusemu a center for ('hlNt.~o's thrh-lnK J.JUllltlnlrut eommun into her cu.
Ity~d the rft:ent CbJeap '-!sit of FlrIft. Lad)' Pat. :Nlxoa. whim IIhe nuule
She aped out of the parking lot
tspecllllly to .tt~nd .. IJUmanlao Folk FeeUval, once apLn brought. t.lleIO and crashed into a sign. backed
tnlenLed cltlurui of Cook County to tile lorefront of Ute new..
up, crossed the hlghwsy.
headed off in the wrong lnnc.
ahon time later, ahe plowed .
another aign, backed away,
streaked acrotla the intersection.
Finally, she slammed i.nto a
station's outdoor grease rack.
was killed
. her death nlled
OYII
n .... I...
IU .uO!
suicide by the Authorities,
She WIL'I not drunk I Sho
been driving with a blindfold over
her ey~!
IItud~
~.
PopulatiOn - 5.4.t%.,1G9
ArM _ H8 Sq. "111M
---"".Did You Know . . .

-that the Interstate llighway
System, according to the Highway
Users Federation. will eave motor.
Ists $107 billion by 1970 $30 bil
lion m.ore than the estimated cost
of the 8)"tem -through improved
travel times and lower operating
cosu?
_ that the Sumerlana, an enter
prismg ract' and the ti.nJt In the
world to achieve true civlUzation,
were allparently the earliest to
utillie the full wheel, around 1000
RC. ?
-that Chicago's fint church
building waa SL Mary's, buill in
1833 by }<"ather J ohn Sl Cyr on
Lake Street west of State, at a
cost of $400~ lhe first Presbyter.
ian and Baptist church" beIng
erected a year later?
CbJeago Civic c.ter,

ObIcar., IlIIaoIo _
_1166
Although the exact number of

persona who commit suicide or
attempt to commit suicide on
highways i8 not known, it 18 esti.
mated, according to Dr .John D.
Williams of the Unh'crslty of
South
Carolina's Tmffla and
Transportation Depa.rtment. that
from five to 10 per cent of the
traffic accidents in the United
Sbltes each year are caused by
persons with ielf-destructive tf'n
denciea. ThIs is eapeclaJl3,f evident
when one considers tha.t persona
bent on killing themselves, Hke
the 'Chicago woman, are not al
ways concerned about how many
i.nnocent pHSOna they tab with
them. lndeed. some persons with
suicidal tendencies, make overt
efforts to kill or injure others at
the same time they are trying to
destroy themsehlf's_
('on/. SP}lt. Iss III )

Chica go, Illinois 60602
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for t he benefit of exchanging information between the
Highway Department, governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and Individual munici palities. Therefore
we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to thil publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 3217714.
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Boa rd of Commissione rs

Aoyd T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Mathew W. Bleszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Assistant Editor
William Slocum

SEPTEMBER, 1972
VOL XIX

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J . Stark-Superintendent of Highways
Mathew W. Bieszczat--Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart
Jerome Huppert
UJlian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
No.9
Changing of the Guard

~---
The weather was In our favor for the ribbon cutting ceremony that was held on Gross Point Road and the
No rthn cste rn Railroad lracks in the VUlll.ge of Skokie this past August 9t h.
The offic.ial ceremonies were presided over by County Boa rd President Geo rge W. Dunne and S kokie I\lnyor
Albert J. Smith. S uperintendent nugo I . St a rk represented the OOOK COUNT \, HIGHWA Y DEP.4.RTlUENT
transferring Gross Point Ro:ul's full maintenance (between Main and Lamon) from the County Road system
to the Vlllnge of Skokie.
T.he lIi ~hway Department conlracted l\Iollnrclt Aspba lt Oompllny to repave the Road's deteriorated concrete
pavement with 2,200 tons of bituminous surfacing along with leDloving and replacing sidewalks. curbs and
gutters, dlsinage work and permnnent pavement striping . . . on up to Church Street.
On hand for the ribbon cutting were the following officials, as pictured Crom left to right: Village Clerk,
William Siegel ; Albert J . Smith, bizzoner Ule Mayor ; Georgf' Dunne; our "Super." lIugo J . S tark; Village
!\Ianager, John l'Ilnt'Z6r, .Jr., and Ted lUueUer , 1I1unicipa i E nginet"r of S kokie.
SEPTE MBER, 1972
PAGE 2
Board OK's
Two Township
Contracts
George W, Dllnne, President oC
the Board of County Commissioner.o, has announced lhat hm to\\'nshill improvements totaling $25,780.35 were awarded at the Sell.
te mber 51h, 1972 meeting. These
contracts were awarded on the
reeommendation of lIugo J. Stark.
Superintendent of llighways, subject to the approval of the DeIltlrtmellt of TrnnSllo rtation, State
of Illinois and the Township IlighW3~' Commissioners.
LE)tQNT TOWNSIlIP-1972
CONTRACT lIAL'JTENt:L'JCE-PATROL NmmER O:'\'E
bituminous repaving of Streets
and Roads at the following
locations:
2nd Street
McCarthy Rand to South End
4th Street
McGa rthy ROild to Sout-h End
64th Stroot
McCarthr Rand to South End
Uickory A\'enue
135th Street. to :tlnl)le Streel
~hple Street
135th Street to I.Sht SI'reet
Hillcrest Road
Wa lker Roud to "Eu.o;t End
Bell Road
Arche.r Avenue to Sag_Lnmont.
llig1twlIl'
Gordon Lane
lS5tb Street t.o North End
Campbell SI reet
Woo<l1awn A vcnue to Bell noad
Artesian Street
\Vood)n.wn .I\\tmue to Bell Road
U9tb Street
TIlllc rest Road to Walker )tonl1
l21st street
Hillcrest, Road to Center Roud
l1111c.rest nri'"6
noek Uun.d ('onstructlon .Eoremnn. Glen (liard-hut) \\'Ilde, .t"hes our PfWement anti Geonwtrlc5 Di\'lslon ex"erhl ( I. to r .) Ju ('k SUIlI\, IO, }~ ng. Tee h. I ,
Churles NC\~mlln, 1Iw)'. Enjr. In, Tony Noto, Hwy. Eng. Ill, !lntl Eugene
GI Ultl oll, lI\\'y. Eng. 11, 1\ "lOOk S~ .. UI WIHll 11.3 ne\\' SlIpForm )lll\"er is
doing 011 Arlington 1.leiJ::"hls Uoad betw~ !Ii.l:"glnJ< and Snuk Cr"e{'k. D<>sllite
;\loUI('r Nuture's 811gTY teoJ.1'!i tltlS Slimmer, \I"ork 011 Ihe project l!I progressing
to mllf't UIO October l 5th d,'ndllne.
:tIUNICLPALlTlES ARE HIGH
ON AERIALS
Most of Cook County's 129 municipalities have already joined
the bandWAgon in expressing their
appreciation to both Counly Board
l\1cC'lIrthy Rrnld to H8th Street

Center Drh'e
lUst Street to 119th Street
Parker Road
Township Line to L31st Street
4th Street
iUcClirthy Road to North End
117th Plnce
Center Ori\'e to Wnlker Rand
118th St.reet
Hillcrest Dri,"e to "'Hiker Road
Centc.r Urh'e
J 19th ~lreel to Xort.h End
This eont.ract W88 awarded to
LeIlZ 011 Sen'ice, Inc., in the sum
of $6,193.50.
BRE.\lEN TOWXSULP (Be\erl~
.\\enue, Oal'oelle Lllue)
The improvement at the follow
ing two locations consists of resurfacing the existing pavement
with Bituminous Concrete Courses
and other incidental rout! work.
Locntion 1. BEVER.LY AVEXUE north of Hi7tb Street to the
south edge of JODY LA..'i'"E.
Location 2, GAYNELLE LA.NE
cast of RIDGELAND A \'E!<oo'UE to
the north edge of 167111 S Ireet.
On a low bid of $19,586.85, the
cont.ract was awarded to S. G,
ITIlY.,. & Compnny.
l~res id ent- George W, Dl.llute nnd

S uperintende nt lingo J. St.ark for
a mut.unl gesture oC civic assistance this month.
DUring the spring ;\lr. Dl.llIne

commissioned a new set of aerial
photographs covering the entire
eounty. The Highway Departmcnt
uses this kind of picture all the
time in its planning and construc
lion programs. Big, beaut.iful, accurate to the last detail, these
aerials give a bird's-eye view of
one full land section-about olle
&quare mile---and are scaled to
size. with enough overlap to idcntify the major roadways within each
section of Cook County. Wilh
them Lhl! eomm'unlty l'lanner can
identify not only the mlljor Hrter.
ies in his area but many of t.he
minor as well. He can prepare
long.range plans with the com
Illete big picture in front of him.
and lhe chance for miscalculation
greatly reduced.
As a courlesy, Mr. Dunne requetlted i\lr. Shuk to make these

available to omdais and planners
of every County municilllllit,l'. Tl
was all pa.rt of ~Ir. Dunne's longestablished policy of lending It
helping hand lo our Cook County
COllununit!es whenl'ver occlt.<;ioll
lterlllits.
The Highway Dell:lrt-mcnt, under Mr. Sinrk's direction.
ac:ted as the immediate lia.ison between President. Dunne and the
locut ofticials.
SEPTEMBER, 1972
PAGE 3
Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Would Ya
Like To Take A Walk
How long has It been since you

renlly took u walk? Not a walk
to the corner to do the shollplng,
or dowll the blocK on a coH'ee
t.reak, but a long walk nnder the
open sky and Cresh air. E\,ery
citizen of Cook Oou nty is Cortunate Indeed to be able to ftnd a
foreat IlreScrve 80 near his home.
The f.~ore'i l Presene t rails are
especially beautiful this time of
)lear Rnd they provide n retreat.
from the carea of everyda)' life
as nothIng else can. The Forest
Preservet are )'ours and mine.
Enjoy and protect. them.
How \\tJUld )'OU Itll'nU'y Ihl'l gfUUp':' The louring ('omllftny lIf " H nlr"!
uldf!r IKI~.!I from ('IUUII ('II('hl (, 11011, willi th('lr Cllnot! behiotl t hem'!
Tbe senior 1' 1I1I1II or It ft"lil1hllll.l tiun ('(!nIN'! ~R. ll'! one uf LlI(' hMt ~flbl\lI
t~b In thl! IJII!Oln~_th" nOAO 1(\ S1\"; I{'.., Ilrlll" or Cook County IUld Ihe
UIKliw8) DepartOient, 11 lillliwart groull of :UI.,\ WC-ril!lUl boys nntl Ihclr dOle".
:hey Il~ frfoSh (rom It \letorlolL" S-Irlll:'gh,' \\ILlI thdr d~uJly rlntl,lI from Ule
~tat~ Oh'lslon lIf III,;hwnY __ IW)'iln, hot lind tired. hul, jO",IIII,. confident
. lIlr ligon, elld,'<I. tht' ll"llUI), beJ;inllillS'. (1'_0;. \\..... .... ti~ for bt llla.ce
It!! of Ilft'!i.!l Urn!'!.)
Thl:
Irll 10 rlJ:lll: nlll "'1~It"nlul. "'111111(' Ol:\:on, Ullneb WOtffi('ov, Ted

John \til rUn. EriC' Juhll~on. Stun ";t\\lo\\lex.. RneeUn#. IdL to rI/:"h t:
T_ow Gn.:n. Guy lofCllro. 31nck ~tobbK, Jim ~Il'-t', II l'rb j)llI r tiD. Eddy
;..iaklll.
. itUnk: nlll....cot Mlltl!lhark. tht' 'u.,.lj~1 dog on the IMm. :Sol In
Itletllre: manftg1'r In KrnJumln. Leon (f~n. John 1'Ieln.nk. Ton)" l'l.. tn.nk,
.JIm "-1~lIulo.
S~d[nl:'.
Praiseworthies
llr. Bl:'.nry Riedl, Jr.
Civic Qlnter
Chicago, 1111nolll
Dear M.r. Riedl :
1. a& a representative of the
people ot lhe VJUage of Summit,
Wllnt to thank you for your tar
kettle at n time of emergency.
Because of the cll'ort of John
Cygnnr who III in your employ and
your COOJlerntiun our Departme nt
of Public Works wall able to complete the .treet repair program.
r know thRt 1 speak ror 1111 of
the people of Summit when r say
thank you again nnd the beat of
he.'lllh to you.
t remain at your scrvice.
Very truly yours,
JOSEPH S. CZEKALA
Chief of Police,
Village of Summit,
Mr. Hugo J. Stark. Superinlendent
Department of H ighways
Cook County, Ulinois
Dear Mr. Stark:
Thank you for Yllur July 31
letter and tile accompanylnJ=,: aerial
photographs showing the Village
of Glencoe, We Ill>preciated your
thoughlfulne8Ji in making these
I>rinls available to \18.
We now are preparing long
range plans for our Village Rnd
l\l.nrtln~
eonsequenUy will be able to use

these "Spring of 1972" photographs in our planning work. I
compliment you and your ruutOdales for making this service
available to us. Best regnrds.
Sincerely,
R. B. MORRIS.
Village Mnnager.
Mr. Hugo J. Stark
Superintendent, Cook County
Highway Department.
Dear Mr. Stark.
Thank you for your prompt response to the need for improving
Sauk Trail 9.S it passes in fronl
or our new Rich High School
campus.
It really Is eneournging to know
t.hat an organir.8tion as big as the
can move. so quickly Rnd efl'ectively.
Thank yOIl on behalf of the
Rich Township High School Boord
and the parents of the thOll8l1nd"
of students involved.
Since.rely.
J. M. PATTERSON,
Olympia .... (elds. Illinois.
Mr. Hugo J. Stark
Superintendent of HIghways
Cook County
Re: NarragrulSCt.l Avenue,
Ridgeland Avenue ut
87th Street a.nd
Slate Road.
Dear Mr. Stark:
Your letter of transmittal of
July 17, 1972 along Wlt.h the plans
for the improvement of the BUbje<::t intersection. have been reviewed by this VilIage's Engineer.
ing. Planning and Traffic Director.
Ilia comments echoed throughout
the Village Hall. su!'!h as Hooray,
Wonderful, U's about lime. etc_
Please be advised that the Vii
lage of Oak Lawn approves of
and concurs In your proposed pro.ject concept and would be most
happy to IlAY our share of tb!'!
tramc signa.l maintenance and
energy charges.
Hopeful of an earl)' contract
for lhis much needed improvement. I rema.in
Very truly yours,
ROBERT H. OLDLAND.
Vi11f1ge Manager
SEPTEMBER, Ian
PAGE'll
stony island 103rd st. interchartJ4

Thf' I'UOoIEC'T "a" .. tM"Jrd~ " in 1070 "hen a 1)I"in~
('onlncl. lotllUnJ; 1.819.167.50 was let to 80ngl Carta!Ce O'IIIIIIIlIIJ for folll' (rnllln~e roo,ll... Then C&mf'
the Cr~ Canneetor O\er tlll' CR'&')-RR 3wurded h.
Artol.. lllth, ....t rur $1.151.125.72. Tbe "epJc" con
tlnu ..tJ \\lib the next contract let to .II. 31. Corbell
ror SU93.0SS. tO In the wn .. t"'u~tlon of Stony Islsnd
o,"r !!ISrtl Dlon.: with II lI~btlnJ.: contract Qwardt'tl
to KlI-UlI.r Eleelrle to tilt' tune o( 829 1,578.20.
Roiling Inlo 1971, tbe
Dorchester
on tbelr
tlr $3M,07CJ.58 . Illl d
contmcl
Stony , .. land A,,".- IOSrd st. IntC!rcluU1J{C!
to .II. ' ('orbtH tor SS,Sts.'&I.20 _ wU h
":;Ierlric doln;;, tht' IIghling Ilnd signing
tructUi'f' O\'("r
.h e. IIgllln WII!> ,mn by J\ rcole

hid
ror thCl
A\\llntelt
Trl-<rlty
lotnUng 3:5I,862"';lt
10'"
~lId\l'f'51
II 111n-ing
In lbe year of Ollr lArd 19&72 A. O.. the lsi lel1.1ng

(or I,a\'lng brought the .II. ~t. Carbett Co. the tidy
511rn or $932,860.51 , . . Line E, eastbound C'rOS'4
C~ IUI"Clor O\'~r Stony, is no\\ In the proees'l or IM!lng
("on.stnlc.t~, also n.\\l1rded to J. bl. Corbett, who
a1t1lln got in th.. net ror $957,171.z.t along with
Rluup Q.Ston,) bland lo .~1\-91 ror 1.26Z.14.1.-1.3.
The I;n..nk SOl'C!e ColUllnny WOII the Inndscailing eon.
tmel uround lilt' Intere.IUln~e ror Sl.15,511.80
and last but not I~.. l, next rnonth the bid!' wHl be
opened lo hlndsestl~ tile Cross Conneetor and 'f]
tun't l'flle"!! the WHOLE T IIINO" . . was produ~1 1]' llll' COOK OOUST\' lI\\' \,". DEI-T.; Exec,
project
SEPTEMBER,
'.12
PAGE 5
4 airborne views
rrotluecr lIugo J, Stark; direded by Phil

el-.en,
loeatkm .!Iul~n-ietl by lIerb Fox, incJudlng " Cfln~
strue.!lOJl east ot thousand. , , , It ratl!d tor
"ri~"'l rD" wW be rel~1 fur m1l11U1I5 ot molorl'ils
III Ihl'l "aU Dr '''is I I I
(Ulllter Ldt.) Norlhwllrd 1I1111ruuch looking ulI

Ston), I.;hlnd AH!nUe , , , Our new box~bellm bridges,
shDwn In the center Dr IlhDlo, twentunlly will carry
re.loa.lOO Slony Islantl O\er' 108rd b'eeL
(CPlter Right) A Southwest shot u.compassllll;

the whole c:omplu.
(Lo\\u LeJt) AD Eastwanl ~bot along the CrossC<innf't'lor, whiclt. upon oomplf'tion, will conned
Siony Island Annue \\ith Ihe Calumet ExpresWDY.
(Lo\\cr Right.) .~lyinJ; SOllthca.!ot we SHl In tho
rores:rolllld lhe rl.'celllJ~t C-Olll iiteted slruclllr~ over
Oorcbt6ter Annue allil the ChlCftgo, Rock Islllild &
l'aclOr Railroad, On lhe upper ri1{ht you see the
ul'lIn; Calumet tJprl$""'It.)' euning southbound
, ' the Chicago 011\1) IIAney ~mpU$ roortop" can
be rttol!;Dlzed taw.nI t.be mIddle willi the new allt;n~
me.nl of Stony Island \\'e:nlle! !ihown (rom lh~ north
golnJt liOUth then , "OUlhMbt ta meet tbe Cldu
mtt X\uy, Th~ thrf!e large smokestncb .re Pllrl
or t.he Soulb Retuse Inelnerut.or belonging to the
Cit y of Chicago,
Tho A<I",I",.troUve &rv"~s 01"slon has the rcsponslblllty of flUng

a.nd maintaining 0.11 JIIghway Records
in a. Central File . the c.ollection
and distribution of all departmental
mAli (jUSl like downtown) and ~
cording other related Hlgb\\."aY Data
on 16M:M and 35Mll 6lm-wbich is
then stored for immediate Rnd luture
r~erra.1. They reJH'Oduce all IDghway
lonna by mCIUlB of offset. electrostatic, al>irit, Ilhotograpruc and film
SEPTEMBER, 11112
filling the bill
PAGE 6
equipment. The operation of Ule

slornge (acllities at the Ln Grangf>
warehouse vault containing all records of C\'ery completed Highway
Project Is also maintained by this
Dlmlon.
ee) Ann CunnlllJ::hlUlI, 611s orders for materials from the I"euding file nndt!r ADistanl Retards Administra
tor ~lurf lUI)' Ruhn'S able supc:n-iaion. Our Bureau Chid. receive the daily reading rue with itB up-to-the-minute
information in all Il.reaB of highway work. (8) JOILIi Lind .. lnnd researehet in the general files ror past cor
reapondenl'e and other pertinent information required throu!:houl each of our Divisions.. U we have lio.. &he'll
find il! tG) :U p,rl(l"'~1 r elicti ehccb the records to be mirrnfilmed lor permanent reler:ra.l and storage. Higb .
way D:!partmenl reeords cover all aspects of our ope.rationJ: And go back mlln)' yeal"5. ( F) Sa.r:l oalnnlon, Delor~ .'b.Uhew... nnd UllrbD.M1 Kln~ handle all lettera, bookkeeping and gancml filing.
A large, volume
of COrresl)ondenee pours Into the Department's mail room every day. .\Iany of tne "aclion letters" us they
are cli1led. re(luirc an Immediate re))Jy from the Division cont'l!rni!d. (H) I~ rllllk Gl'n.te.ell , Danny Sc.hrOIl ... ki
Ilnd Hob UlUotJnh~, n gen.ial trio, sort and distr.ibut~ 1111 the lnuomlng And oulgolng mAil on our 21th Rod 28th
floOrs "nd Xerox all del)nrLmentai malerlal when needed. (D) lUc1l11rtl ThollllJMn Ol:te.rates the muJUUlh rna
chlne ""hie'h makes nil the forms used throughout lhe DeportmenL "Keep It Slml)!e" in the motto of our office
form desl~ers, (Fll Unrold Orecni.lf'rg, reproduction supenlsor. who's nlway" f\\.allnble and Johnnyonthe.
spot In bny emergenc)' . . . especially getUng out eopleJI of anr preas releases , . discussing plate-making
....-ttb his ;l8BlalHIlI. ,limlllS Luwlc.r.. who also fB\'Ql"9 us In II flinch. Thanks. bOYII! ( A) . . . and heading the
whole optrution, personable Flo Gerwin,
"'""'
GONE FISHIN'
UI:V4l?TMl:r-IT
r-II:WM41\1:l?
All Department members and
their guests are Invited to take
part In the annual Oolumbus Du)'
goll outing. This year you can
tee off between 8:00 a nti 9 :00 A.I'I .
(weather pennitting) on October
9 at the Glen,jew NS\'1I 1 J\ lr liltion Golf Clu b course. Come In
by Lbe main gate or by the Shermer Avenue entrance. $4.50 to
play; golf carl, $6.00 tor two. So,
golfen, make reservations tor
yourself and your guests "'jth C0ordinators Al Lu1"wak at 298-6190
or Bob iUeek at "~ xt e n!l loll 1815.
Repasts and IibaUonll will be
available.
T he Engineering Analyais Section, headed by Stephen M .
Wynne, has made available the
schedule ot courses open to Deparbnent personnel [or the Fall
semester at the Public Service
[nslitute of LOUI) Colle~e. The
Inshtute's job-related program of-
PAGE 7
SEPTEMBE R, 19n
COO K COUNTY HIG H WAV N EWS
flntl t hl' Ji ving IlO
or " good
ea."" . ..
111 IM .II'! l ilt:'!' boy~ lire m aking tile hcs t.
at ~ton, Cek antI 103nl S t ree t . .. t he s ite f or th e C!()nst nu:.tion of 1_ (' uhrrt (I\er the \\ e-.t brant'h of S llIny Crnek . nol\' In
i1 rol;'res!i. w hich III no \\'",. \\ III liNer t hei r f uture D('thiU ~ A lbin Ca.rl...on
&: CO. W'U..'I Awardl'tl tid .. ('Olnl rnl'l 1,' 1111 f'O ml lh'lIoli .. ('II('tl l/led this co ming
November .
l111n~
FLAME TO ETERNITY
fers tuition-free courses to government employees in the fie!da oC

Archlt~ture
and
Engineering.
Hus inl!!ts, Oh 'lI Tecbn o lo~'}', Dahl
Processing, Eng Lbh, Jlumnnilies,
Mathematics,
Psych ol o.l~Y,
and
n esding Skll l$.
After
extensive
auditioning.
IIlIda Olls tle was "cast" as admi nistrative secretary, research
assistant and circulation manager of the mCHrWA\' N EWS in
the Public Information Omce. She
hss reigned eleven years wilh the
Department and we look forward
to an even' lunger run Wilh Ollr
newly added "star."
Angelo D. Venl rella , Connerl)'
oC the Highway Department. htul
Ilccepted a position with the Chi
eago Ares Office oC the U. S. Department oC Housing and Urban
Developmenl
He is Chief of
Architecture and Engineering for
a.ll Federally-subsidized CODl:ltruclion projec18, multi-{Ilmily housing
and heavy engineering construction within Chicago and the state
oC nUnois.
POTPOURRI
Cereal_pllcb ge o rre r for music

monel' Ilnd the),
senel )'011 n aeh's TOIlS.
lovers :--Send
Anolhl'r Il r!it for Ih(' ('h'it' ~ nl e r broug ht n t1 et1it'ft.lIon o f th e elc m l~l

nume to honor 11 11 l ho* wllo d ied In ,,'o rld " 'or I iUld n . the Koreft:n W"r
n nt! 11113 " ' nr of ' -1,,1"" 111.
l\lIll rOllria ll!ly. bolh
relIl U\'f' ~
n ntl com Mut e!! uf
our dmd l)ar l l('iI.aI .....1 in Iht" ('('retncnie!".

TIlt' detilcuUon colm:ld;'11 II l lh t he nn ll011111 eUII \'t~ nU on 0 ' t he Amt:'ric:uJl
Legh)n. IJ rln~g tllow.o.nm IIf ,,.I emns of Iht.. (!(!lJtury'~ f uur war!J to l'hl~8 go.
T he 1'1117.4. t hl' '<h eart " of OlliclI gO, w ill hotlSi' till' thullt\ I n un
enulusure
anti t ile mlnhuurr: 1'11'1",,,0 In bnl-lile Iln d w ill bum

eHnlin" o" "ly Iu he II con!olnn l reminde r of our hnw e wa r hente!l . . . whn
/;"11 ' " their Ih'~ In tl rfclL>I4! or Amerl"u.
neu.r Ute J'iC"D..."M)
~u t l)ture
deepest sympathies to
the CamlJy of George UIu.s z)'l1"kl oC the Survey Division,
who died on August 2: to U u r~
old GllloO'o, oC the Pavement
Geometrics
Division.
whose
mother. ) I r... R o~ Olllotfo, died
OUT
on August. 3: to f.;,elyn lIyde,

of the Material Testing Division,
whose
mother.
i'l rs.
F m nces Cunnlnghnm, died on
August 8; and to J oseph T .
1Illnlon. of the Map Division.
whose mother. Mn.. Knthe rine
Hnnlon, died on August 15_
SEPTEM BER, 1172
PAGE I
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IlIIinoi.,

"'ThaL ..
~ple
ahould rriumph ." Chicago'. American indian Center,

o,edL. to helll the Amertcan Indlan play full and
"tal role in the oomll~ ('Qrnpuu-riuod soclety of the !Ot.h century. "ithout
lIB~rUlciliC hIli 8JI~ndld herU.. ,,, tu Ule linot American.
TIl. C6tl l'r'" ..roup
tJf!MION prognull pro,-Idr .(.hIUns ' or the MUm f.mlll', In Chlea(o''- sodal
Imll ~u ltu",1 InstJlul,lon.!l at "-ell lUI 10 t ratillioJUl1 tribal ..... lMICl1o.tlon~ Il&
flUllUy .erd"", llrogram pro,-Ides coWlseUug and material U8Ilitanl'f\ to the
IIn~m(lloyed and Ill.
Tbf' Center'.- many proKrafDII for younr people seek to
.-mootb the INl-ttt for the rilltn~ .-en~lIOD " otto "ill m.rl')" Oil t he proud. tradJ
tIon. anti ~u1tum of the lndIan :S.UOM_
no"' In 1l1' 15th YMr.
0"1
ItU""".
'M.
P OPUIAUOD - 6,49%.169
Am. a:>O ~, IUII~
011
.".,.
THO UO HT FOR TIIE MONTI] :

Stand up to be seen; s lleak 1.111
to be heard; s hut ull to be
"llllft!C.illled !
_ _ _ .... u
IItn"'-....
Did You Know, .

-that traffic accidents bave oost
the American people $41.8 billion
during the rour-year period rrom
1967 through 1970, according to
rluiA compiled by the National
&tety Council '!
that the ancient RomlUd, with
Utcir lremendoua road sY1Jtem , bad
.orne 20 different types of vehicle,
rangtng [rom the two-wheeled
ca.rpenlum. very light and [ut,
to the great tour-wheeled enrruca
wl:lch could carry an entire
ramily?
that Chicago's fint public school
\Vll.I the Rumsey school, bullt in
1836 Ilt the corncr of Madiaon and
Ol'8rborn, and Informally named
ror A. O. Rumsey, one of lhe
ttache", whose monthly salary
was $33.331
Ir. back to school time .

more than one mUlion nlinols
klddles will be starting school tbls
year and the first weeka o[ September nre being promoLed by the
Chicago Molor Club in conducting
their 25lh annual "School's Open"
wety campaign which Is primarIly designed to caution molorisll
to "take it CBBY" while dnving
through all school zoncs as the
children will be walking to and
rrom school as long as the good
weather holds_
COllnty Board President. George
W. Dunuo is seconding the Club's
campaign in urging all drivers to
keep a sharp look-oul ror the childre.n during Ute back-to-8C.hool
weeks, and parental responslbilily
ror child pedestrian safely is beIng urged, especially [or those
who are attending se:hool ror lhe
Brst time.
OhJcago (Jvlc Center.

Chicago, UUnoli 80602
(Dltc to lack of $poce the conUnaurao", of ~'8tJ.icidtJ by Accfde"e'

will appear ill our October ....Nl'.)
.-...

Highway Department. governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and individual municipalities. Therelore
we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. Piease contact Francine Stuart at 3217714.
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Boa rd of Commissioners

Mathew W. Bleszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. EIickson
Floyd T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
Mathew W. Bleszezat-Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuert
VOL XIX
Assistant Editor
William Slocum
Jerome Huppert
Uilian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods

Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
OCTOBER, 1972
No. 10
It's So Peaceful In The Country
Autumn . 1972 Cars passing on D well swept", modern highway . . Elms and oaks sblldo\\'ing
beautifully trimmed lawns, flanking the roadwnys. Scenes such as this reflect the suburban arens of our
Oounty at its lu\'liesl; .. The 1\'EW impro\'ement 011 ARLlNGTON IIEIGHTS ROAD, looldng northeast to E lk
Gro\'s Bollle\'lUd, runS through tbis picturesque setti ng In ELK GRO"E VILLAGE.
Last month the OCHD was honored with a highly significant document . . . A RESOLtrrlON passed by
Elk Grove Village commending President George W. Dunn.e ; the County BOl\rd of Commissioners; our Department and Rook Road Construcllon Co., for completing a major improvement project. in their community ..
This being the four laue widening of Arlington Heights Road, from Higgins Rond to Salt Oreek. Elk GrO\'6
Village requested this reconstruction project, and the Ilighwa.y Department aJong with the approval of the
Board of Oonunlssioners responded immediately with an action program that was kicked olI in the late Fall
of '71, beginning with underground work, and in the Spring of '72 we continued with the surface improve.
ments. The job was described by Village officials as demonstrating "diligent workmanship In an expedient
manner in the completion of the northern half of the Arlington Heights Road lmpro\'emeot Program in spite
of many ad\'erse conditions including 4 major rainstorms lUld 2 major strikes In the construction imlustry."
Our Department was formally and publicly complimented in completing this job in our customary cracker_
jack fashion.
OCTOBER. 1111
Geo rtce W. Dunn e, PresidenL of

the Boa rd of County Commiulon.
c rll, hn. a nnounced that " h'b
1IIj.:'h wIIY Improvements totaling
!5.817,021.!t2. and Three " owns llill
Improvement. totaling S92. 1 1~.S5
were awarded at their 0e10ber16.
1972 meeting. The contract. ",'(!re
awarded on the recommendalion
of Hugo J. Stark. Superintendent
ot Hjghwaya.
STO~Y IS I.-I\.VO--CO:O-XECTOII
(TO F.AJ . 91) . LAS'DSC.-\I'ING
The propoeed improvement con
siats of the landscaping of aU
are.. within the right~f.way of
the Stony 1.land ConntclOr to the
Calumet Expreuway (F.A.l 94,.
including treea. &brut. and teed
ling plaaUaga.
On a low bid of 113,000.80. the
controct waa a\\"arded to Frank
Sort!4! Lclrul'oClIlllng. 111(':., .ubjecl to
F. 1-1 W. A. and the State ot lIIi.
nol.e concurrenct,
D UN DEE n O}\J) (PAVING)
Located In Wheelin g nlld Nor th
nehl TOWIIShIIIS. the Improvement
of thl. acction of Dundee Road
wlll begin at the De. Plalnea
River. extending for a total dla
tanee of 2 217 mile. to Landwehr
Road and coral.ta of widening and
rfturlaclng the 2", foot pa,,-e:ment
to tw o 2", foot paonment.. M'pa.
rated by a mountable median to
provide channellsaUon at Sandera
and Huehl ROIltb.
CollateraUy
with thrs iml)rQvement. Sanders
Road '- to be widened to two 2.t
foot pavementJI separated by It
mountable median. providing chan
nellr.atlon at Dundee Road and
Bordeaux Drive which Include,
cu rb and gil Iter grading. dri\'e.
way., drainage. traffic .igna".
landac.aplng and other related road
work.
The contnlct, Iln ~u'~.T. 1m

provemenl W!\a awarded to RO(!k
PAGE I
. on the Stony Cr,*k culvert al JOSrcJ St.. form work tor the bridge
deck i8 progreulng nicely ohm, with the ..de and center walla. Wing.
walls Will be conalrueted Ilf~r the bridge d(!(':k', completion . . . on lhe
left Ls the exi8ting 72" Ilorm .ewer which will eventually provide local
drainage into Ston,) C'l'ffk. Cl.lmro raiD or ..hllle. Albin Carlson .t Co.
are doing their darnd~t to get thJ, project. O\"e:r the Wl$t Bmn(':h of
tony Creek. completed come the middle of No\ember.
Road Con!OtrucUon Co. In the
amount of SI.8M.8'ZS.92 and lubject to Slate concurrence.
KEDZlE A '- E..'-Ut~
'Ibia improvement beginl 620
feet fIOutb of the jnlt:~tlon of
Kedzie An.nue and l SI t SIN!4!.1
extending 865 feel north or 127' h
treet. located In Wort h To" n..hlil.
The work conllall of the eon

struction of a tour lillie divided
Itructure carrying Ked:r:ie Avenue
over the B. & D.C.T. RnllroAd nnd
Wlreton Road Including widening
a.nd resurfacing Kedzle Avenue
with a. bituminous ravement. Allo
included in the. contntct II tlte
conalntction and pnvement widen
Ing and re8urracln~ of portion. of
1315t Strftl. \ \ lrNon Road and
12ilh treet. Armle Mid\\ e1Jt ('or
IlOl'Iltion .... awarded the contract
in the amount of S.2'!O. I'5.0..l and
will be paid for with \I .F.T.
Fun'"
1..AKE COOK ROJ\.D.llAL"'\' DR..\L~
Located in the Tonn"h!II" or

..nd Whr<elhIK. thll hn
provemenl will begin at Oon .. hUlcc
A\"enue extending In n wellerly
direction 50 feet South of LHk~
Oook Rrod and the EIUII DUllk of
lhe Des Plaines nhe.r. Thl. 1m
provement will con.ilt ot eon
~ortb.fi.eld
Itructing a Circular Reinforced

Concrete Stonn Sewer loaether
With the necessary drainage Itrue.
tures along with other related
work.
Thia contract. another M.F,T.
improvement WIll awarded to Re!lUII!!..-
Untkrgrountl ('onstru(':fIOIl
Co.. on a low bid ot
189.191.09.
EUCUD AVES E (C.WLTOX

AVf; XUE) C L \' t:;nT AT
S.\I~T ('nEt~ 1i
The pro))o.scd Imllrovement 10

cuted on Ellclltl A\'en uc over SIIII
Creek. nPI)roximntely 2,280 fee l
West of PlUm Gro\ e ltoad. 1'lIla
tine TO\\"n:oohlp. In I he " iIInge or
I'ulaline will include the conslnlC
lion of a two span rem-forced con
erete box culvert providing a tem
porary two lane bituminoUi IUt
f.ced roadway with future provj
.Iona for (our 12'..(}t' trafflc lanes
a 4'.()'" median. two 5''(y' pedea
t.rian aidewalka, fuil IhouldeMil AJld
handrail' along with IUpported
wingwaUI. grading. landscaping
and other auxUlary work.
Ron!;:1 Oa ring-e, Inc.. 'W1lII award
ed the contract. another ;U.F.T.
improvement [or
139.530.46.
(Continue(! on ".~ 8)
COOK CO UNT'" H IGHWAY NEWS
OCTOB ER, HI72
s.o.s.
PAOE 3
Palat ine
If DTOGENES, the a ncient Creek Cy nic,

had been nOAting In his tub last Sept. 27th
. . . his lantern held aloft in searcb ot a
pump on Arlington Road in Nortbwest Pa ls tine, his quest would have ended at the OmID'S Ols tri c.t I Warehouse, when maintenance for ces, under the
supervision or Ant hony t~~co, were pumping out the flooded area. There they were, jonnies 0 11 t he s pot, per
Collnty !lonrll President George Dunne'S urgent request that they hell) these people get baled out.
The rainfall had brought the waler le\'el up to the edges ot the homes .. but relief had come . . . thr u
the combined efforts o[ Cell D, 1\' 3tionn l Powe r Roddln/o:", a nd t he N ort hwes t MOMluito Abatement, g roup they
were able to continue on a 2-t-hour ' round t.he cloc.k ~ hcdu le. The Ilumplng will continue unt il the surr ound_
ing area In Pa.latl ne T owns bll. is in the dry . . . and now our converted Cy niC as well as t hese lIomeowne rs
know to whom to turn when the chips are down.
Let's hea.r it [or DIstrict I R. E. O.'s Dom ! Jnlliea-pictured hard hat- Doli Scharrer, Fred ~I oell e r lI.nd J oe
Walkins . We tip our hard hats to you guys for coming to bat as a great team during these multistressed
and long hours Of "wringing out" some of the citizens in greater COOK COUNTY.
( H you rec:nll your Aucient Greek History . . old D1 ol:;"en ~ \\ 11'" the (hule who sOllght out. someone who
wOlIlII. fUl\UIIK having otber good (Iuu lilles. h el,I those III IIh" lr~s ! )
Cont rocts(ConUnufll from pa,e 2)
S REl l EN rOWNSllrPTIIR E t:: LOCATIONS
T his improvement consists of reo

SUrfacing the existing pavements
with 2 Inches of Bituminous C(lncrete surraclng Including Aggregate Shoulders together with olher
incidental rORd work.
and the Township ffighway Com

missioners.
The cOlltract was awarded to
R ock Road Const ruc lll)lI OOIl)jlUIlY.
in the amount of $3{1,770.oo, sub

ject to the approval of the Depart.
ment of Transportation, tate of
Winois and the Township Highway
Commissioner.
ST ICK1,\, E Y
TOW~ S lU P
FO UR LOCATION
The contract l>cnding concur
renee of State and TownshiP High.
way Commissioners was awarded
to S. G. Hayes & ComIHlIIY. in theamou.nt of $ 16.739.85.
WH"EELING TOWNSIU PSEVEN W C.4.TION "

T he Improvement consists of
bituminous resurfacing and widenIng seven Streets and Roads from
18 feet to 20 feet together with
the construction of shoulders and
other Incidental work, subject to
the approval of' the Department of'
Transportalion, Stnte of Illinois
This improvement (or each ot

the four following locations will
begin at jis t Street : 11 s1 I' lnee;
1'2nd Strt:ct: 72 nd tl' lIce and Illlrlem A" enue. proceeding in an easl.
erly direction along each atreet to
Sayre A,'enue., and consists of the
construction of a 5 foot Portland
Cemement Concrete Sidewalk. In
cluding excavation. grading and
otber necessary work.
The contract, subject to the approval of the State of rulnoi8 and

Township
Commissioners
was
awarded to Albin Cu r lson & Corn_
III1IIY, In the nmount of $MS,(W5.50.
Praiseworthies
Mr. George W. Dunne Pres ident
Board of Commi8Sione~ of
Cook County
Chicago, I llinois
Denr Mr. Dunne :
At the regular meeti ng of t he
President IUld Board of T rustees
or the Village of Elk Gr ove VU
lage, held on September 12, 1972.
the attached resolution was passed
and approved IUld a copy directed
to your attention.
~t y best regards.
RICFfARD A. ~tcG RENE RA .
Village Clerk.
(See our rront.page a r ticle)
Hugo J . Stark
Chicago Civic Center
Dear Mr. Star k:
We wish to thank you ror undertaking this constnlction etl8e.
ment extending Olympian Wa y
Culvert and straig htening pa r t of
Butt.erfield Creek. We beHeve It
(C<lIltinued o n PIIRe 7 )
COOK COUNTY HIGH WAY NEWS
OCTOBER, 1972
PAGE 4
WE'VE OOllE A LONG WAY TOOE'DIER
Wben Bill llalloy retired on. August 81 as head of the Testing Sect!on at the lIaterial. Testing Division,
members of the Department WIth whom he had worked and was aasocmted f or most of hIS 34 years in our
Highway family, decided to honor him at a retirement party. It was no surprise to Dill that E. ;'llchael
Manos, bead of the Soila Engineering Section in the Pavement Geometrics Division, wielded the balon as master of ceremonies at the luncheon on September 11, since through the years they were closely affiliated both
work-wise and socially.
Thirty three Jlighwayers, would you believe . . . (representing over 1,000 years in combined seni ce witb
the Depa rt ment) rose mellifluously to the occasion and harmonically vocalized an elegiac swan song and tone
poem to Bill . You know who you are 80 no picture identification is necessary .. anyway, you're all VIPS
. . . right? (This looks like the same "gang" that closed up Fritzel's ... the only unseen celebr ity being Irv
Kupcinet).
A graduate of Annour Institute of Technology (Class of '34), Bill began his career with the Department in
1938. In 1942 he accepted a commission in the Navy assigned to amphibiollfl duty in the Pacific and retired a
Ll Commander. Returning to the Depar tment in '45, until his promotion to hend of Soils DMslon in '58, DIU
worked in Bridge Oonstructioll and Design, Roudwny Design, Right of Wa.y, Land Procurement and Sun'ey.
Bill Is alive and well in suburban Westchester with his wife Margaret. In retirement he intends to spend
more time with son Bill Jr. and daughter Peggy, his son-in-law and two grandchildren. He also hopes to see
more of the world than he saw through a port-hole. Fair winds and calm seas from aU of us!
OCTOBER, 1912
HIGH FASHION COLOR No. 6-274 ... PSS6

SELECTED FOR REPAINT Jon OR WlI.4.T THE
WELL-ORES ED QOUNTY BRIDGE WILL sponT TlUS FALL.
PAGE 5
an epic 7-5 struggle with the State

Planning Bureau in the champion_
ship game ot the Engineers
League on September 19. The
RRs fin ished In second place with
a. brilliant 12-2 record. It was a
luff fight, rna- but wait 'til next
year!
Ed Landmesser yodeled
" Wedding Bells t\re BreakIng Up
That Old Gang or ~line,,' outside
Grace Lutberan Church In Rh-er
Forest, another bachelor bit the
dust . . . leaving rising attorney
(and sinking yachtsman?) "lartln
F. lIognn holding down tbe fort
of male independence when office
male Jack T. OllslrOIlO"" said bis
"I das" to Be\'e rly Ohnndler (no
relation to Jeff) Sel)temoor 9th.
After honeymooning in Nova
Scotia, they drove back to "reality" through New England, and as
a true. ROW man, lnek commented
on the overwhelmingly beautiful
scenery, but felt Maine's soft
highway shoulders do not measure up to Oook County's stnndaros! !
As
DAJILINGS! ! Eight Oounl,y

lIa udrtllls and Steel Structures
were tapped for the Best Dressed
Bridge List by Superintendent
Hugo J. Stark.
A beautiful newly created SAl..
MON BEIGE was chosen to distinguish lhem from the ~7LE
GRflEN State of Illinois Spans
. . . no mistake in identity can
be made by traffic crossing these
elite Bridges listed In the following locations:
1. Plum Gro\e Road Bridge
over Sldt Creek, Palatine
Township
2. 1Iintz n ond llri(lge over
Wheeling Creek, Wbeellng
Townlohil)
UI:V4.I:?TMI:NT
NI:WSM4.I\I:I:?S
U. . Army Captain Robert N.
Gedzun, son of Will hun J. GetlzulI,
lUedmnlcnl-Electrical Dhision, has
been awarded the Sih'er Star for
meritorious service and gallantry
in action In Vietnam. This April
Oal.taln Ge)zun, pilot of a lift
ship, displayed "extreme courage
and gallantry in that with total
disregard tor his own safety" he
successfully continued his mission
of delivering ammunition to a besieged fire base In the face of in-
s.
Cottuge Gro\'e Bridge over

North Oreek, moolll Township
4, lSOth Street Bridge over lhe
lUichlgan Centml R.R.., Jlyde
Purk Townshi ll
Included in this Contract la the
Cleaning and Painting of Steel
Handrails at the following Locations!
5. Winnetka Ro.'td Bridge over
North Branch, Chicago Rh'er, Ne\v Trier Townshll.
6. Wolf Road Bridge over FJug
Creek, Lyons Townshll.
7. German Church Road Bridge
over .lag' Creek, L)'ons
Townshil)
8. Stute Street Bridge ove.r
Deer Creek. Bloom Township
tense cnemy fire which earlier
forced his gunship cscort to leave
the mission and finally disabled his
own craft. In 1969 Capln..ln Oed~un, then a Chief Warrant Omcer,
earned the Soldier's iUOOu! by "exceptionally valorous action" when
he rescued the pilot ot a crashed
plane al the risk of hiB own life.
"For when the Olle Great Scorer
comes to write against your Mme,
He marks- not that you won or
lost- but how you plnyed the
game."
We are saddened to report that
the Departme.nt's softball team,
our beloved Road Runae"" 100t
A second bachelor casualty this
month: Shill ley Pn.wlowicz, of the

!lechanic:tl-Eleelric:tl Division, who
married Rita J\lnrie Pajak on October 7 . . .
Robert Bugler, of the Comlmter
allll Dahl. Processing DI"islon, attended a joint meeting of COl[j\ION (a users group for IBM computers) and CEPA (Civil Engineering
Program
Applications
Group) held in MIBmi. Florida
from Oc.tober 9 through October
13. The meeting was held so that
those attending could increase
their knowledge of computer exchange programs available In the
field of civil engineering, and learn
the contr ol of computer installation productivity.
Inside District 1 (Palatine) with
Ernie Brent . . . Mike ElIingr;en
is back on the job and doing fine
after a brief illness . . . Ernie
Brent. celebrating his ? ? ? ? ?
birthday, was surprised with a
big. beautiful cake (rom bls fellow employees. Sam DUSC:l-rlno
celebrated his birlhday on the
same day as Ernie . Tony
Glavlano's wife . presented him
with a seven and a half pound
boy---Wow! Ouch!
Meanwhile-back at the Civle
Center . . . Welcome wishes to
Ifenry Olson, the numlsmnllc of
the Uigbt of Way Bu~u, also
back at work after a bout of tilhealth.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY N E WS
OCTOBER. 1972
PAGE 6
EVERVTIllNG YOU' VE ALWAYS WANT ED TO KNOW ABOUT

EXPRESSWAY m STORY A..t'VD WEREN'T AFRAID TO .>\ SK
N
Overheard In Fiscal JUgt.

TED LA USCH: "Wha 1 did the
elephant do when he broke his
big toe?"
DOROTHY REVZAN: '<He called for the big tow lruck."

Gubrid Dil ore, of the l'e rmit<;
Dh'lsioll, whose father-in-law.
VillCCnzO P in to"LZi, died on September 26; to the family of
T h omas B. Durwin. of the Con
struction Bureau, who died on
Oelober 8; to Torn Dardis, head
of the Pu rehas illg Di"L<;ion,
whose mother. Anna Dnrdis,
died on October 13 : and to
Chllr~es Vnn Dell Anmt, of the
Drainage li nd UtilitiCl) Dh'i~i o ll ,
whoae fa ther. Ferdina nd Vall
Den A vont, Illso passed away
recently and was buried in
Ghent. Belgium.
Asides, .
E ngineers aro t ry ing to build a
ca r that wlll stop smoking-we'd
like to find ono t hat will stol'
drinking.
The Ides of Fall : T hirty tlays

has Sel)lember, April, JUlie 8.nll
I",O\'ember . . . (HId Uncle J ack,
fo r SIM:eding!
S IGNS OF THtJ T Ol E
Sign alongside roadside: "Seat

Belt Loose? Stop and eat!"
Briefly N oled ..
In replacing horses, lrucks and
automobiles eliminated the need
for 90 mill ion acres of land to
r aise horse feed.
That's more
than twice the total area for all
U. S. roads and streets.
A medical association study in
rural Illinois shows 16 physicians
handle the S8ml': work lond today
as 42 did forty years ago. Good
highway lravel is one reason why.
WH O ORIGINATED THE IDEA

OF EXPRESSWAYS '!
The thinking that led to exp ressways was developed over a
long period of time. First came
dirt and gravel roads ; then "hard"
or concrete roads; next "wide
roads," or highways and superhighways ; and finall y expressways
-so far the most advanced pr oduct of highway engineering. The
expressway idea was born in the
mind of highway planners during
the Depression era in the late
Nineteen Twenties and early Nine_
teen Thirlies.
WHE N DID WORK BEGIN ON
THE CHICA GO-COOK COUNTY
EXPRESSWAY S lTSTEM '!
Construction aetllaliy started
after World War IT in the late
Forties. The CCH O, the City of
Chicago, the State of Illinois and
the Federal government all worked
together to bujld it.
WHEN AND WHERE WAS
THE PlRST EXPRESSWAY OEREMONY HELD '!
On Oclober 8, .1919, when a
plaque was placed on the Oicero
A \'enll6 bridge honoring Oolonel
William G. Edens, a pioneer "hard
r oad" advocate in illinois. ."Jdcn1O
}Jxll rCSSW!lY was named for him.
WH AT WERE THE FIRST EXPRESS IV ~tY SE OTIONS OPENED
FOR TRAVEL '
Th e Ou lulIlet, from Kingery to
Sibley Boule\'nrd, and Ringers to
the Ind iana linc, both opened on
Novemoor I, 1950. and both built
by Cook County.
WH O WAS KINGERY EXPRBSSWA Y NAMED FOR '!
For Robert Kingery, a civic
leader and life-long !!lIllllorier of
the "good roads" movemeut in
Cook County.
SOME OF' THE EXPRESSHA.VE
HAD
TTIEIR
WAYS
NAMES CHA NGED I N REORNT
Y EARS. WHAT WER E TilEY

OR IGINALLY GALLED'
T he Elsenb owe r was originally
named the Oongress : Kcnncd:r. the
Nort hweJ>t : Stevenson. the Southwest: D:U1 R~'3.II , the South R ou te.
WHO WAS THE DAN RYAN
NAMED FOR '!
For Duniel Hya n, I~a.st President of the Cook County Board or
OOlllmissioners (1954-1961) and a
tireless worker on behalf of the
e,"'(pressway system.
--
r.
PAGE 7
OCTOBER, 1872
WHAT WERE THE OPENING DATES paR THE DlFFBRENT SEC

TI ONS ali' BACEI EXPKESSTVA Y'
Tilt'! opening dates 1111 t.hese routes. wilh the agency eonslructlng each
seclion. we re:
WAY
l Ule..... rom
Age.ney
Dale
To
J 3.0 1220-51 Coun!"y
Lake Cook Road
8 almon,1 A'"e.
Bnlmonll A ,e.
.s 12-10-58 Coullly
Foster Ave.
lA 10- 1--59 Oount)
Fosle r Ale.
K ~tner A l'e.
.""
Kingery Exwy.
Sibley nhd.
Siege r Rd.
GIe.nwoodDyer Rd.
G1e.nwood-Dye r Rd.
Suuk Trail
1SOth St.
l07lh St.
CALmrF;T t:1XPRESSWA Y
Sibley Bh'd.
3.1 11 1-50
130lh t.
2.7 12-13.5L
Stl llk T rail
L2 10-16-53
Kingery Exwy.
S.l
7- 2-56
8- ]-56
Lincoln lI\\'y.
1.9
Lincoln n wy.
1.3
8-10-56
] 01th St.
3.0 I-~ RII 62
95th Sf..
3.0 121 5-62
S late Line Rd.
KI NGER \ ' tl.X J'nESSWAY

Cll iumet "~xwy.
3.0
11 150
EI ' EN IlOWEn Ex:rR ES WAY

First A\e.
~lnnnitcilll ltd.
2.5 1221-,M
S:Ic.Mlmenlo Shd.
L..'lrllmie A ,e.
2.7 12- 15-55
As hlnnd fihd.
1.7 L2-15-55
Sncrnmcnlo
Ila lsted St..
As hlllnd Bhd.
J.O
8-10-56
8-10..')6
Desplaines 51.
.J
IIllls ted S t.
.2 8-10-56
Cunlll St.
OCSlllnlnes ' L
Callu.1 St.
Columbus Dr.
1 .
8-1~6
1I0\\"nrd I\,'e.
lUn.nnheim Rd.
1.. ll2158
Mndison St.
IlUlside A " e.
.G 1]2]--58
Cen (:rfll A ,,e.
]-29(i(l
.5
Larnmie A 'e.
Oes 1>lalnes A,e.
Flrsl Ave.
.9
7-80-60
Aus tin Ave.
Des ('lnInes A \'e.
2.0 10-1 2-60
A ustin A ,e.
Central A,e.
.5 1012..(10
SofTel l.\ ,'e.
Lake St
.r. 12-18-61
~Iadiso n St.
Soft'el A,e.
1.7 1Z- 18-6 1
JOliN" F. KEl\'1o.'EDl' EXPRESSWA\1"
(A irllort Lead)
Monnheim Rd.
Des 1)lalue.-" Rh'er ReI.
1.3
9 21'60
Dc.... Plaines Rh'cr Rd . Nort hwest Tolhmr
,6
8-9 160
Northwest Tollwn)'
Fosl:er Ave,
.1.2 12-1559
It'oster A , '0.
Kostner A I'c.
2.2 11 !i-GO
Kost-ne.r A ,C.
ArmitaA:c t\\'e,
4,4 u_ 5-60
r\rmltuge A,e.
OA:den AIe.
1.1' U 560
Ogdcu Ave.
C. &; N.W. Raih",y
.5 11- 6110
c .t X.W. Rlllhmy
Lake St.
.5 ] 1. 5-60
Lnke St.
Washingi'on Bh'd.
.2
9-30..~9
Wnshlng ion Blvd.
Oongress st. Exw),.
.5 12.-1-58
Hnlsled SL
Orletlns St:. (Feeder)
.6
5-12.-fi1
l\OL..\I E. STEVE~SON EXP'Rt'"
Rd.
( & :u Canal
1 & M CH.na l
LnCrosse St.
La Crosse Sf:.
Rockwell Sl
Roekwell St~
South Quarry St,
South QlIlIrry St.
Dan R"'nn Inte.rc.hange
Onn Ryan I.nl ercilllnge Lake Shore Dr.
Cook-Du
1~"A:e
9Mb SI.
7L<ot St.
63rd St.
Pershing Rd.
WAY
6.5 10-Uft1
3.5 10-24-6-1
:to 10-2.t-G'
2.3 10-2-1-f'j'
0.8 10.24-6-1
1.1' )1. 1.66
OA1'I,' Hl'A.,-'" E.XPRESSWA Y

71.st Sf".
8.0
113rd St.
1.0
3.0
PershlJl,J!" Rd.
Cong ress Exw),.
4.0
12-12-(il
121 562
12-1562
12- 15-62
DAN' Itl'A.." I-:;XI'RI-JSSWAY-WI!' T LEG
lIul'ited Sf;.
951 11 St.
1.3 11. G6S
U7lh St.
lInlsl,ed St.
4,2 10 24.67
Stee-er Rd .
1671h St,
8,2 ] 0. 81.68
]47111 St.
127tll S I.
3.1 11.2969
J671b St. (17Mh S t.)
]471h St.
/1.0 ]2- 570
Collnty
Stnte
S t'ale
Counl)'
County
Praiseworthies(OIntlnued [rom pace 3 )
will greatly increase the safety

aspect of the traffic on this heavily
traveled r oadway. W e also wjsh
to lbank you for the constructlon
work already completed on both
Kedzie Avenue and Olympian Way
In our Village. We hope that the
odds and ends of cleaning up and
backfilling can be finished before
the winter.
Thnnk )'ou again,
VILLAGE OF
OLYMPLA FIELDS.
EDMUND M . BURKE,
Count y
President.
State
(011111)'
Ooullty
County
OounlJ'
St'-Ite
SI:n I,e,
Clly
County
CUy
County
Stnte
County
Count y
Sinte
County
St:lte
Shale
Ooullty
CoUll!.)'
Coun ty
Oount y
St:nte
OIly
Stnte
Clf'y
City
Clly
Cou nty
State
County
State
County
Oily
CUr
County
Cou nty
Sblte
Oily
Oounl'"
County
tu te
Oounh'
Cou llt1'

GenUemen:
This will acknowledge the receipt of your entry of September
H, 1972, showing a view of a por
lion of the Dan Ryan Expressway
on the south side of Chicago,
Illinois.
This was submilted for considcreration in the competition for the
Fift.b Annu al Award for Excel
lence 1912- The Highway and Ils
Environment. now being conduded
by the U. S. Departme.nt of Trans_
portation.
Malty thanks for this entry as
your concern for the improvement
of the highway environmcnt is
very much appreciated.
Sincerely yours.
LElO GROSSMru"l'.
FOR
G. F. ~..IcTI\'TURFF.
Chief, See.nic
Enhancement
Division,
Office of
Environmental PoUcy
Mr. Hugo J . Stark
Supe rintendent oC Highways
Cook County, Ulinois
Dear Mr. Stark:
1 am deeply grateful for your
cons.iderate sction in installing the
two fabrical:.ed signs on Schaum.
burg Road, Moreover. I commend
your department for being re3pon.
sive to my requcsL J am hopeful
that thia effort might stimulate
some ecological awareness In the
com.munity too.
Sincerely yours,
DENNIS PAIGE .
Schaumburg. Illinois.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NWS
PAGE 8
OCTOBER, li72

lII,h O\'~r the _h lala, rHWeIJ of Ule Lakes. tbelr woodlunlb dre!lsed 10. the
uultant. colors of IIlltll",n. wlap lilre mU\' InK soutb in til" 5m.!M) Q IIf mlrrA~
tlo... From WI Car north WI lml!tOn fiay. nUlllarllj Ilnd plnlalb. lC!aJ aod
wood-duek!J, h(':lldtH'_n and heron., are pourinc lbrougb UW! Chl~co C!CIrrldor
to their ",,,Uu' rly lIe!JUlwllon. AJonr thn WHy the Wll~1'!I o r Cook OounlY.
Fllrett I'reten-et!. Ael"C!lle mlrro,", o f lndlao .lUllm~r, o trf'.r a !l('('U~ p lacle of
l"HuJt'. Come out to l'aloli lUll.. with Its man,. ))ODds. IUld "'kh Ih8a lonly
t-rn\"ellert M lh ~y f)QII.'IO on llicir rugh1 to the c:ounhlM 01 Ule lIUD.
" Owed " To The

Right Of Way
lha~
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to Dat:e PtmChu,
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Did You Know . ..

- that vehicle occupant fatalities
In the AUlt..raJ.1an State of Victoria
dropped aignlfica.ntly during the
nine months In wblch It wna the
only l tate in Utst country to bave
law requiring the use of safety
bella'?
- the firal extensive road system,
deliberately designed to [acll1tale
Imperial communlcatioRJ, and toreshadowing the Roman syslem,
waa that of Darhll the Great of
PerallL In the .ixtb cenlury B.C.!
- that Cblcago'. ftn:t theatrical
perCormance WILS held tn the Sau
glUlfl,sb Hotel in 1837, and Ita first
theater building eretted 10 years
lalel', by Maryland ador' John
Blake R ice, on Dearborn Street.
near the prescnt ,Ile of the
Michael Todd Theater'?
(IbJeago ClvLc Center

Ohleago, Ullaoil 6060%
ChlCllIO Ciyk: Center,

The Cook County Hiahway News is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the
Highway Department, gowemmental agencies, citizen representatives, and lndhridual municipalities. Therefore
we inyite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443n14.
GEORGE W. DU NNE, President Cook County Board of Commissioners

Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
Wlmam N. ErickSon
Mathew W. Bieszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Mathew W. Bleszczat-Chmn., Road and Bndie Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart
Assistant Editor
William Slocum
VOL XIX

John P. Touhy
Joseph i. Woods
Jerome Huppert
Uman Piot rowski
Ruby Ryan
Floyd T. Fulie
William H. Harvey

Edwin A. Beck C. C. HIIi!ns
PhotOQraphy
Elmer J . Malewski
NOVEMBER. 1971
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~tIi:
This prize goodie, the celIO's

CONGRETt;
COR:\'UCQPIA
up.
l.ears hf're in the roml or t he

..out h bound entl'flllce ttl/lIll on OLD
ORCIIARD RO,\ 0, carrying

tCllted motorists onto
PRESSWA Y.
cemcnt
In
COD-
.~ I)EXS
'E.X-
ot
the
'Illil,~
worker'~ .!itrlk~
lust Slim
mer. ROH:t: RT R. AXDERSON &:

00, COI.lIplf'lt:d f h i... "110 turkey"
Ilrojecl nht"'.ul or t-chNl ule, SUIJer
,'lc;ed by RESIDBNT F.NGlXEER.

'It~ R L \'N" JO II ~'"SO'\'.
A soutbca.... t look \iews the rnmp

:I~
It IIll."~es under OLD onCII.ARO
ROAI>.
Ik'yond
Ihe
bridge
It
merges "Hit t he !illuthbound trot.

fie on f~Ot:NS nCeOml)n.nh~IJ by lUI
other "Iew looking north rroll1 the

OLI) ORc nARD BRIDGE. Hlddell
rronl
Ih~ cnmeru'~
eye to the rllr
rllthl or tht ramp lies (he X"IlY.
NOVEMBER, 11172
Department VIPS
PAGE I.
A Proper Dignity
edi~oriel
Attend Workshops
Transportation and Planning
Bureau head Louis Quinlun. Administralion BIIN!all chief J ohn
CraIne, and WlI'lam lIunt of Main.
tenance, all nltended the annual
meeting of Ihe lllillois A..sooialilln
of COllnty SUIHlrlntendt!lIts. Featured were workabops jointly pr>.
aented by the 1\'t...ioll:\1 Aro.soclallnll
or CUllnty EIH;lneer<> and The Nalionnl As.lOOCill.lioD of Collulie..,
which have de\leloped new ideoa
in the fields of lUalntolluuce )U IIII .
:\gcm611 t. and Soli Erosion Coni ro!.
De.Klllb Coun ty Superintendent of
llig hway:o Willard WlIlI\lIl1s chaired
lhe conclave olong with Pearl:,
County
u).e.rintendent. of lli ~h
ways Fred Rogers and ltoger }Jt1.
mUlldSOll, Olny Count y SUlterin.
tendent of IIIJthw!1Ys, who joinUy
conducted the ~hinf.ennllce lU an
:agemcnf. Workshol). Lending the
Workshop in Soil Erosion were
Ogle Oount) Superintendent of
lIighways R:\gnur Erickson and
dnck Witt, IJIghwny SUllerilltendent of Knox County. Another dIscU88iou on the agenda. was Ule
Offic.lal Safety and n ~ llb Acl
("OSII--\" ) by Paul Oamppgglo
Rnd William U t4..~h , SU IICr\'lsors of
Safety Ope.mtlons a nd Edllcalloll,
Illinois Department or Labor, and
a report on the Bridge InspecUon
progmm was gi\len by Cnrl DeWit t.
A 81>okesman for the National

ASsociation of OounHes highlighted
the hillorical background of lhe
Revenue Sllaring Act. just passed
by the Jalt lession of CongrcI9
bearing l'rC!>ident ~1xoll's signoture, ru80 exploining how the me.
chanics of funds distributed by
the stllte to various Counlies.
TOWlishiltS alld 31unicilml !lgencles
can be. accomplished. [t was also
pointed out lhat these [unds will
be distributed wiOI " 110 S'trill g~
at.1,acbcd" with lhe exception of
specifically-forbidden school enn
struction.
There is a proper dignity and proportion fo be observed in the performance of every act of Ijfe .-M.!Ircus
Aurelius Anfoninus A.D. 121180
Your job Is Iml)orl.untl fl'S Important to )0 11 nnd to the OooK OOUNTY InGHWAY J)J':PARTlnENT.
lL should be obvIous the Department thinlui your work is important
or you wouldn't be doing It. Where the Department is concerned, your
tasks are a means to an end, that II. a better highway system Cor the
people who travel within Cook County, But, examined more closely,
there's more than mere production involved in tlle performance of an~'
job.
Because there ill an established need for the job, there is also a dignity
tbat goes along with it. We are not so naive to think every job has
Lhe same relative importance, but each one ill a part which mAkes up
the whole. For that reaaon, each is Important to the entire operation
of the Department. That"s where you come in.
The dignity of your profession cannot be taken lightly. 1l can be
enhanced (or decreased) by your 0 ....'11 outlook, and the degrceof dignity
in lIle job \s closely associated with the Rmount of pride you have in
yourself and your proCession.
The same attitude muat extend beyond quitting time. You are the
Hlgbwuy DellarblUl.Ilt. It's lloople who make the organization, and it's
those same people who build the image whether good or bad, By the
same token, the image is created by your actiona in the community, and
thoae who know that make comparisons about your work by how you
act on your own time.
The total effort of the Deparbnent is no greater and no worse than

the people who do the job, 'l'.h:lt's you ! Gh'c your job thl! di~ity it.
desen'es a nti make it more digniJied Ihrough you r actions .. , on the
DClmrbncn t.'tl time a nd. on your own.
two phases:
steger road at lansing
drainage ditch construction
I . Preparatory placement of concrete on culvert deck.
fo~alse
work lIuPllorts the forma on

which the eonen"te is to be
placed.
2. A bucket of concrete Is being

poured on the deck. Reinforced
steel is supported on the tonna
and running down the middle
of the deck is the center screed.
uSl'd AS a guide to avoid any
overspill on the top surface.
PAGE 3
NOVEMBER, 1972
Suicide by
Accident?
Sauk Talk
Oounty BoRrd President George W. Dunue thought the best way to

iron out the problem of widening Sauk Trail was to have SUI.erillte udcut
Uugo Stark personally inspect the area. This he recently did, confeITing
with the Richton
l~a rk
oflicill is on his oil-site tour,
The details of the
proposed Widening plan will embrace both Sank Trail, between /Uuin
Street Ilnd Vicero Aycllue, Rnd the ItUnois Oentml Gulf Ihtilrolld grude
Sellrlratioll,
In the latter part of November, State Itepresentai:i"e
Atlthony Scnriano is introducing a $.') million II ltprOllrllltion bill in the

special session of the (.Ilinois legislature to pay [or the new l OG RU underpass at S:ulk Trail liS well as its widening. In the photo, 1. to. r.: Mr.
Stnrk ; Chid Russel Gardner a nd Sgt. Frank \\lur.:.alu of the Richton
Park ('olioo DeIIL:
Richlon
Pa-rk Village Uoard President, Ste\'en
HlII,\'ach j State Relt. Anlhollr Scnrillno, and Thoma., :Ha hllr, Rlchlon
Park bnildin g inl>pector.
POTPOURRI
The farmer had been taken in
80 many times by the local car
dealer that when the dealer
wanted to buy a cow, the farmer
priced it to him like this: Busic
cow, 200; Two-tone e.~tra, $45:
Extnl stomach, Sj5; Product storuge compartmeut. $60 ; Dis pensing
device, four spigots at $LO each,
$-1-0; Gc.nulne cowhide Ullholstery,
$123: DUlll horns, $15; Automntic
fl y swatter, 835. Total, 5595.
It takes a lot of horse sense

under the hat to hundle II lot of
horsel)OWer under Ihe hood.
According to recent studies, the
avernge drh'cr makes 212

for each mile of trn\'e!. lie
about. 10,000 miles 11 yenr
equals 25,000 drh'illg errors
process.
errors
drh'es
wh:c.b
in the
Briefly Noted
U all the cars ill America were
placed end to end on a long hill,
some nut would try to pass them.
There's a highway in Florida

thaL jogs 300 feet to miss a tree
in which bald eagles nest. h's an
example oC how highway plannera
try to work with the environmen_
tal habitats of nature.
Edward R . E llis snys ill his

book "Traitor Within." Lhat a per_
son who commits suicide or nltempts it "orten I-ries to kill or
does kill others . . . The increas
ing use of fast automobiles as instruments of suicide Is becoming
an ever greater Lhreat to everyone
who drives. Some suicides (studied duriog research for his book)
ran their cars head-oo into those
o[ Innocent persons."
Melvin L. Selzer and Edmund O.
PUl' ne, from an article published
in the <'-me dean Journal of Payc.hlutry, C;()ntena that nn automobile lends itself as an excellent
suicidal tool because "it aJlows
the self-destrt!.ctive person to kill
himself without having to consciously be confronted with his
intent."
Selze r nn(1 Payne say that no
other suleidal tool offers "so dramatic an opportunity for the
gratification of destructive and
Since this
aggressive Impulses."
method of selection by a sc'f-destructive person Is culturally in
f1uenced, and in our society, 'weed.
power and during are greatly admired, the a utomobile stands out
as the most desimble 1001.
The person attempUnC! suicide
often tries to protect his family
and friends (and even himself)
from knowing his intentions. "Due
to the real hazards of driving,"
Selzer Ilnd PlllTlie contend, "the
autolllollile constitutes an ideal
self-i njurious Instrume nt. Particularly for persons intent upon
camouflaging their motivntlolll!."
Often the famPles of suicidal
victims want to keep the OCCllrence of death a secret since, in
our society, we still look upon
suicide with an attitude of moral
repue'Ilance.
Just because skid marka are
present and the driver is wearing
a saCety belt, does nol mean that
attempted suic.ide has not taken
p'ace. To a depressed and frustrated individual conSidering taking his own life, an auto crash
can give him the ollportunity to
end a failure of life in a burst or
glory!
Investigating persollnel must be
on the alert for any ("ue,,! to this
problem and accidents ~ hould lIot
be dlsmls<red as being due to
alcobol, sleep or loss of control
at high "'p'eds.
NOVEMBER, 1972
PAGE ..
red carpet treatment velcen
PAGE
NOVEMBER, 1972
german engineers
THE GER.\lANS ARE CO~tL'lG .. THE GERMANS ARE COMING . . was whispered along the corridors of the Civic Center 00 the two floors which house the CCHD's main AQ anUcipating the October 18lh
Brrival of {our pro(e88looal highway engineer. from West Gennany. Erich Wlc.ht, head of Traffic & Road Con_
struction: KonM'ld l~etersclI. expert Bridge ConstrucUon delligner : ~f1c.hl1cl noreh, Alr. Petersen's assL. and
IIcllning HelfJ', "Autobahn" designer. These men, nJj repre&cnlativcs of lhe Sm le of Schleswig-Dolsteln
TnlnSllortution DeplU'lmcnt, came for one months Intensive study oC eIg ht Ilreselootcd Amerien.n Ulghway DeIlllrhnenl& to aC(lulre traffic and conatrucllon pointers tor use as ruture guidelines back home. in the City at
Kicl, wherc lhey reside.
Ollr dClinrhucnt, being unique because ot lhe Vital network ot roods thnt we build and maintain, was the
11111.1' County IIIglnmy OCllllrtlllc-nt sclected for their visit. Their olher stops took them to New York Olty,
Wnshl ngton, 0 .0.. 8.'llUmore, Detroll .. O'lillas, Los Allgelco,! anti SI1I1 Frnncl.!OCo.
f\rt lillill111 and Dick Kanak . . . two personable experts in hig hway cons truction and traffic operations,
respectively
led our visitors on Ii OOOK's lour of the department, lingulsUcaUy assisted by interpreter
Imre S'l.ucts at: the Slin ey Oh'lsion who had no probl~ breaking the language barriu wilh these technl.
cally erudite engincers. WhUe observing the construction ..ite aL 103rd and Stony Island, the visitors com
mented enthusiastically on the Department's know.how and aavvy Il.I shown to them in this complex undertaking.
"Tour directors" Knlndl and KllIlllk not only displayed lheir profeuionaliam In explaining the wide scope
of the deparlment'a (unclionings but aJso exhibited their vcuatiJity aa congenial hOlts In making our guests
leel at home, if only for a day.
1. Our German rriends observe a set of piles which will support the abutment (or Line E structure over
Ston)' Island.
2. A quick observation in Tmffic nnd Signals.
Tom Kennell,) was on hn.nd to ABslst.
3. Aere's the hap))y group In the Department's Conference room, alertly geared In grasping the relationship
between the Cook County lIIghwa,' Deparbne nt to the Chicago .Metropolltan t\.rt!:t .
.. . 1..Rflping down the Dall H,nu, our visitorl! enthuaiaaUcaJly clicked their camera abutters aJl the
way to our destination Inside tbe Engineer's F'icld
Office at ItJ8rd 1\111.1 S tony. The "otber man" on
the right 18 "~. Il.W.A. Area Engineer, Ernie SeLl~.
Gene Imicld, our Re...idl!nt, fills up tbe background.
5. "Und we pile it THAT deep!" demonstrated t\.rt
Rnilldl while standing on the approach s lab piles
88 Frtd I...ltgigll.lI, IIwy. Eng. I, describes the con
crete columns whJch will eventually support the
Ualllil Q Sliperst-ruetul't!.
6. Teehnlclll Se r\ici.'8 Oht~l o n Head, Elmer .Uajews kl
demonslratcs our sophisticated photo equipment.
1. J oe ;U tlr~ i.k, taking over for vacationing D~ign Burea u bead .luck S te rn, explains the COOK COUNTY
method employed in our road snd bridge design.
S. Rolling back to Dntn f'roces~lng, Ed JllblollSkl poluts to the Keybonrd m.\! llSU con80le computer memory
bank used as an engineering tOOl, which saves the Department many hours ot repetitive calculatiOns.
Stu nley Supiehn, (2nd (rom left) also of Duta l'rooe"''ilng, smilcs al'l)rOvlDgly.
NOVEMBER, 1.12
PAGE.
A New Sign Language

SuperhighwDY Signs 01 The TimesAnti PIDce
11)' DiU ' \Ard
Along mOil lurerhlghnr- in
the United StAtes the warning
aignl &'\y aimply:
0 0 Not Cros.Ol
th ~
Keell OfT the Cf!nle r
~I edlall
Apparently North Dakota "utborl.

tl~ have dt.covered that Dot
everyone know~ what a mediAn is.
Ntw Engll1Dde~ alrive lor eYfln
plainer wording. Th~lr highway
algnl warn:
G~y
Piol
Muc.h travel ing mean. man}'

amu'lngly amblguoUi IlgnJ to Interpre.L
For lOme Inexplicable reuon, In

lhe Eaal some restauruta dJ8p1ay
lhla 8ign:
Eats
But in the West the parl of areec-h

hu been changed. Therf' the lIigna
command:
Undoubtedly lhe ligll outside n
IIcilool In Penn8yl",anla
Slow Clilidrell
Wukh fo r R(K'k!l
Med laR
But the algna "long a North

Dakota lIIuperhjgh .....ay I llY :
1)0 S"oL Cruss lhe
Rqrinted by ptT"II.....ttm /,-om The

Chmtian !kff>,. Mo,"/or ( c) 1971
7'IItJ Ch';"htnl Sri.. ,,(r' PuWLsh",,,
Sodety, AU "gilt .. rr __ erted
\Iu~n d
dQt:t.Jl"l dcacnbe the IQ ot lhl'

Itudent body Nor d~ thlB lign.
Rum lM \ rea \ hMld
refer to earthqllakH or teenage
rlota.
Geographic pei:ullar ltle.
neceailate lllpeclni algna.
From one caut to lht' olher,
roc:ka on the road aeem to be an
oOlDlpresent hUArd
In wdtern
Pennayh..rua the mOlOriBt rna)'
dtivl' blithel)' by thl_ .... mlng:
Caution
VnUhlK
Itock
But. If he should be Lravellng along
Wyomlng'lII HIghWAY 80, with It.
ml)unlain. and boulderll, and
ahould he tee the blunt
he hnd better take notice. Once,

lhl8 driver rOlllujl.'d a hilly turn
lind a10wed down lit the algn to
diKove:r lhat the whole .Ide of the
road ahead wu buritd under a
I.ndslide_
T hat lign by naw uuuld read:
Beware of
AJong
Weatern
warned:
C(ll1n p~lnl
"I uuntain
soporlfte atrdebe. of
rORd8 the motorl8l I,
Wflkh Oul. for SINI)Y U rlnno
And on that dr:he acroM the Great

SaJl Lake rlat-., lhere 11 8. .Ign as
deciJlhe .. an .Iann cloc.k
D OlI't
U01.~
Bolh are pretl,}' 'I~Ui.c, bul

there are many algna of under
ltatement on our highways. In
the Black H.llla., nllar the graves of
Wild 81U Hickok and Calamity
Jane i. a sign Id('nUfylng them
fIJI
Not.(t ble UlrIck 11111 .. t'hltrudl!floo
In Golden Gatt! Pllrk In San

\II,herc. mub. or HaIght.
Aahbury hlppl~ ~ to congrepte on lunny d"YI. 111'08 procWm lronlca.lly
io~rancik"O,
Ketll Oft' Ih,.
nnt .. "
And then. of course, on lhe 8ide

of a ehurch In Reno, Nev., there
is the admonition lhat hu ~ome
lbe 11th commandment (or it.
congregaUon
ThOll
~ ... It ~ol
I'ark
,)}~~
~..~
. f.:'"
Pra iseworthies
George W Dunne. Pre81dent
Board of Commiubntr1l of
Cook Couoty
f)" lI r Mr. I>UIIU!:
On behalf of the ObI Plllint5

of CunulIl'1'ff I want to
take thil oppor:unlty to expreu
our appreciation for lbe ex~lIeR I.
job that la now being completed
In conneeUon with the road "IdenInK and Impro'\ernent on Tht&c.kf'r
Strret. between Wolf Road and Mt
r~l~t Rood in De5. t'lnlnl':!'.
Cbam~r
Aa you mJ1}" or may nol know

IhhJ particular impronment will
add much to the efficiency or traf.
fte ftow (or an area ~n OM PlAine
that includes both a heav)" concentratlon of Industry and re.idenUal.
We know c-ompl:a.lnko Ilrt m:l.n)
and roml,'lmenL..: Ilr"e few 10 we
ul'lh 10 \"otf'e Ollr compliments and
IlllpN'elalion to you and the memo
\I(!,. of the Uo:\nJ of C-omrniOl!doner8 f or making theae improvement. pouible within our com
munlty,
c.
w KAtTSCHUCK
ExecuUve Secretary.
Yr, Hugo Stark, SUlloerintend... nt
Cook County Highway Depa.rtment

I>t'nr lI ullO:
It ;. 80 IK'ldom we receive
woro. of lhank& ADd praise In

go,oernmenl offices that 1 wanltd
to wre the abo,'c Ieuer wilb you.
Pltue extend
lhlUlk. to nil.
my
hHrtfelt
SllIcerely.
GEORGE W. DUNNE,
P n!:Illde.nt.
NOVEMBER,
,.72
PAGE 7
Praiseworthies(Continued trom PllEe 6)
"O'YA Tj.jlNK SOMe ENGINeER'S
.....,'FE
MAY !-lAV!:. HAC) ANY
I"'FwE-NeE: O~"'NE OEP,A.IlTMENT'5 METHOD

OF POllUTlOtr.! CON~OL.
~rlliU'd nlrlllUl, of the St ruelural Di\"blon, bas been awarded

a cer tificate in recognilioD of his
parlicipation in the Britlge Main
t(":Iance seminar held by the Engl~
Deering 111....tltule of the Unh'ersily
of Wb.eonsln's E.den<;ioll Di\'islon
on October 1920 . , , nnd-wl'ls
al80 appointed a Dew member of
the Siookte Traffic s:~rdy COlllml~
..100, No sidewalk super, he.

OONNUlllAL BUSS
A...'[NQUNCEM ENTS
... October 28th brought Edwanl

Sikunt., son of our PUre-liltSiug De.
Illlrlmelit's affable nnd popular
Uuy (whal would we do withollt
the daily A.M, coffee that he
brews up 80 yummy J) down 8 1.
Mary's of Oustocllowll'S aisle to
exchange vows with JUlUlIi Cellulu
. . , Debbie e lro, the pretty Bnd
very capable "left arm" of Art
(Construction Bu reau)
Kn: ndl,
Bald her " I dos" to Nlcl, Lleggl In
Sf. JuLiull1l Church, Nov. 18th , .
Belated congrals to Land Procurement's J a nice Ikrt olllllll, another
bnmelte smasher. who legaJly
changed her name to Mrs. Thomns
?"
Behrendt at The Church of Sl.

\\,lIl1alO last June 25th . . . more
rice tossing for Dls tr:et 1'.10 (P alatine) Ed Smetunu, who tied the
knot Nov. 24 th, Hallplness Is to
still be working tho Rlllrrled !
Insjde Dislrid I (Palatine) with
Ernie Oren! , . , Our deepest sym
pathies to UIC family of Cu rl
Chnmberlain, 66. a 20-year l)eparl
lIIent ,'e!ernn who passed away on
the job October 24 despite heroic
efforlB by biB fellow workers to
save him. Ca rl fluffered a heart
attaek and was immediately given
emergency treatment, tintt moutb~
to-mouth reSUSCitation, then resus~
citator machine trutment, tbe
emergency procedures taught by
the Department's SnJety and
Truilling Dh'lsloII again proving
their great value. TOllY Fosco,
John Dolan, Dale Crnycrnlt, all
gave their utmost fo r their strick
en friend, and dee;> concern was
fel t by everyone present . . . Now
for the good news: Don Quinn is
back at work after a bout with
the gout- lay off the rich food ,
Don,
De-d.r Mr. Stark :

~(ol:orohl's 4,500-employee,
one
million sq, ft, facility and two
of our three acceu roads front on
),Ieacham between the NorUl\vcst
Tollway and Algonquin Road,
Your plan to close Meacham for
reconstruction on Auguat 15 from
Rt. 72 to Nerge with 1-90 stili in~
complete would have seriously
effected access to our ra cilities.
Your staff's succeh in arranging
delay or Meacham closing until
September 12-two days aeter I~OO
opening- m an excellent example
of the benefils or cooperation be_
tween the hlghWfty authorities and
the larger user of the senicc.
We can well visualize that you
are deluged with special requesta
for cOll5ideralion in hardship eases
and probably find It imp088lble to
accommodate all of t hem. We can
assure you that OUnt was vital.
The courtesy and cooperation of
Hank Riedl and Ton)' Foseo was
well above that which we had a
right to expect- and is dceply ap_
preciated by Motorola.
We tbought you should know
this.
Kindest regards.
LESTER C. HARDER,
Director of Government and
Community Relations.
Cook County Highway News
We have enjoyed receiving your
newsletter and look forwtud to
more of the same,
Sincerel,v,
NETtlE FRIEDMAN,
Department of TraJlic,
The City of New York.
OIU' deepest sympathies to

Ucnry Biedrzycki, of the Con' tnu:!tion Bureau, whose brother, .losf! ph Blair, died on Oe t~
ber SO: to Pa tTlcia Z'Jrem, of
the Safety and Training Division, whose aunt, May PIlIIIlIfI,
died on No\'clIlhe.r I; to the
[amity of Ae1I~ lIarhllllll, of
the Right of \\'1\)' RUN'::m. who
d ied on November 4; nnd to
Robert A. Slmelllls. of Finnncial
Control , whose father, Anthon"
Simeon ... died on NOH!IIlh('r 9.
NOV EMBER, 1172
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinois}

Ohlcllgo's oldest sky'!lcruper a nd the first building t o be suppoTled on a
fo undation, tho R ookery Bulltllng Is an oul:!!talltllng at:hlo\'emellt
of tlte world-renowned Ohleugo School of architedu re. Uullt In 1886, designed
hy tlto fumous tCllm of Daniel UllrnJllIm-"Mnke no little Illnlls"-un(\ John
'\'eUlH)m n oot. t he growld story or t he hullcUng's court Wall Nl.modeJed In
1905 by Fntnk Ll oyd Wright, :U nssh 'o !lnd fo ursqua rE', til e n ookery Is located
Ilt 209 SOUOI .l..o. Salle, in th e h eart of Chicago's ftnnnclnJ district. On6 of Its
admirers Sill'S: ;' It s l Anlls there like 8. str ong-heurtl'd and clloorful l!erso n,
f o rcefuJ y et frlenllly."
~~
st~l-grlllllge
Population _
Area -
"'
5.492,869
!If>>6 t1iq, .llllell
Pl OY"
'A I
.' .
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.,.,
>
~
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on.{.
. __ . UOI.
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<.
Did You Know

- that the U. S., with onc mile of
road for every square mile of
land, ranks 16th among lhe
world's nations in land use for
highway purposes- Belgium, wilb
five mi'es of road for every square
mile of land, ranking first?
- that perhaps the oldest trade
a r tery in Ihe world, and one also
very important [or cultural interchange, was the Amber Routeamber was held to have magical
powers- which during the Bronze
Age ran [rom the Italian Alps to
Denmark?
-that in 1817, when the Eric
Canal opened the Mldwest to water transportation, freight rates
dropped [rom $100 to $10 a ton,
dramatically demonstrating the
economic benefits of good tra.nsportation?
(B (j) (j) I!l (B (j) l!l IilUIJ
GJ00GJW{!l1'l [/] ~W0

Chicago Clvlc Center,
Ohlcago, lUlnola 60602
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Do the French have traffic pr~

blems?
~lnis oul!
Their city
streets are aa snarJed as New
l'ork's or Chicago's,
H istoric
lUollillellier, wbose population ap
proaches that of Kansas City, has
come up with a system that it
eonfidenUy expects will keep 600
to 1.000 cars per day off its
streets , , , The secret: a fleet
of driveit-yourself taxis , , , O()().
la-la ! The plan, whIch bas just
completed its trial run, may soon
be adopted by other French cities
and then exported to the United
States. H ere's how it work's. A
membership is taken out in a co
op known as Trllnsport Indh';dual
L'ublic (TIP) . Once a member
pays Ius dues, each TIP-er receives a special numbered key that
unlocks the Ignition of any of the
cars and the driver inserts his key
and then a plastic token, which
costs him 10 francs ($2 ) enabling
him to drive abou t 15 miles . , .
including gaa , , ' a'est bon ! The
taxis arc scatlered around the city
at specially reserved TI'P parking
areas, and drivers can convenient_
ly pick up a car 3t one location
Rnd leave it at another . . .
With the 150 eara that are now
the streets, the iUollt lH!llier city
planners htwe already noticed a
considerable traffic reduction, and
after the first year's trial, both
subscribers and planners are tres
enthusiaslic !
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publls~ed monthly
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for the benefit of exchanging Information between the
Hlahway Department. govemmental agenaes. citi.ten representattvus, . nd Individual munk::ipallties. Therefont

we In'llte any newsworthy c:onbibutlons relevant to this pubfic8tion. Plaue contact Francine Stuart at 443-7714-

Frank W. Che.fow
Mathew W. Bleuczat
Floyd T. Fulle
Jerome Huppel1
Chari S. Bonk
Chartes F. Chalplln
George W. Dunne
Chart.e J. GrupP. Jr.
William N. Eridtsan
William H. Harvey
Mathew W. 8in:zcut-Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.
Editor
F... ndna stuart
VOL XIX
As$lstant Editor
William Sioeum
Lillian Piotrowski
John P. Tauhy
Joseph I. Wood.
RubyRyln
Hugo J. stark-Superintendent of Highways
Gn!lphlc Arts Consulhlnts

EdwIn A. BKk C. C. Higg!M
Photoaraphy
Elmer J. Majewski
DECEMBER, 1971
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Allhough iU h.... ald ma.y ,Imes,ma.y way'-
J!IIrrry QllJrllllmUIl '0 you."
No. 11
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV NI.WI
I SCOOPING
PAGE I
DECEMBER, 1t72
THE DAYLiES
()IEJl4.I:1T,"IE~T
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CCHD 1ST HIGHWAY DEPT. IN USA

TO EMPLOY THE METRIC SYSTEM
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The rlght-of-wa,y plat (plan) for the DemJMw.Tb..&alcer Street improvement-sIgned, Ilugo J. stark. Cook Cout, SuperlnteDdent of
Wghw.y-and recorded in lbe otHce of Cook Count,'. Recorder of
Deeds and Registrar of 'rlUf18 on NO'f'ember 20, l.8'72, I"I!preaenli & ~
tonc forward step and aDother &niL for the OOBD.
Tlt.t. plat, u prepaftd by the membe.n of the :w,ht 01 Was En~

lag DtvtalOD, la the anL to employ the lnter:n&tIonaJ System of Unit.the metria Intern. and probably the Ir5t plat of t.Iu. kind ever reeorded
in the UnitAId States. One exa..rnple of the metric eonvemou on the
plat Is the graphic melrte scale whlch appeara adjAcent to the normal
grAphic acale (the EngUah lyatem of feet) .
The decllion of Superintendent Stark to introduce theae metric coa..
veraloDll, gives ua the honor of being the first. hlgbwa,y department in
Dllaoll to iatroduce thla system whieh ill now in \WI almoct everywhere
outside the United States..
.to. Ange1et Xmas, "72 II

wbere mghwsy EDgtneor HI WHLts
0. Kratl8l retirea after making the
Est.b:na.tJog Division 01 the C<lJID
hili second home for (wonld you
believe) 42 years and 10 months.
Thi. hJghly respected vet. was presented with a gold watch at
dinner on No\'mnber 13 at whicb
be wat feted by the whole dlvl11011. Be will be mlssed An.other nice mghwayer aa.id her
good byes to us recen'tly. She was
Irene Smith, who for the lut
three years hILI been the faithful
"Girl Frld&y" to Stephen M.
Wynne. head of the Engineering
Anal)'Bw seellon. Irene was wined
and dined by her many frhmde in
the CCHD at a farewell luncbeoo
bosted by her attractive co-worker
Charlene Wllll.am.&.
Morrie Chemer, our Arcb.It.eoture

t...niheapLng Dh1sIoD head.
waa requested to lE!(:ture to the 2nd
and 3ni graders 10 the GI8DCOI
North Primary School on .DfIeem..
bel' U. m. subject: Wb.y we de-lip m,bwaya, and Dow! Tbe
theme of the course being taught
these lot. : WhaJ. makes up communlty Daughter Jaulae. a
teaeher In the aehool, thought It
apropc. to hs.ve "dac)dy'" show
and
alida of the CCIII)'s
No wonder our field engineer keeps calling for ..

clarIfication ... these pldns were drawn on the same
date as our L9!>t Chri5tma~ party."
exp~ya.
and roads, In his explanation of

their relationship within the communJt.y 10 the childre.o could via
ually rea.llze the Importance of
how hJghwars function wlUt communIiy growth.
PAOE I
DECEM.Eft, 1171
COOK COUNTY HIOHWAV NEW.
Every Mile Is Two
Winter
Poet George Herbert Once Wrote

PLOWS KlEP MOVING
-And tho OOBD 'QUJdn', a.,.,. m"",. . .podally

durinl our ClDcomlng anow-lleaaan; It pt'OlI'llses to be.. dilly and thlUlu to MURRAY It TREttEL, our
con.ulUng mcteorologfata who provide apeclalized
and timely well.ther forecast., we arc Il.ble to rea.dy
our crcww and Ctlulpment (or impending anow-Ice
eondlUona. Thb~ aervlc~ alertll 1M. bl!ilda of our five
maintenance IIlc1l1llea . __ relll.ying vibJ lnfortuHon
on a. 24bour bull u required by m.mglng weather
eondltlon..
Thlll informatioD is traumlUed by telepbone trcm

TRETfEL'S Forecut. Cmtu IDeated an
Wut Frontage Road Ln Norlhftt1d. llUnols. The
.t.a.a, headl!d by lohn MtlM'll)' And Dennls TrettIII.
lncludea ehwtn prolesa.lonnl meleorologisb (not Ln.
eluding John ColemlUl, Barry Volkman, Jerry PeLer.
.an or olher TV weathermen who get the.lr (oreca.ata
from the NaUonal Weather Service!) These. experta
maintaln a continuous 2t-hour a day. aeven-day a
~fURIU Y
And the pion keep movin, with the storm to

pe.nnU aD etrld:lve allOW roillag a.c.tfOIl. p1l5h.lD, the
SIIOW a.nd clearing the waf for ...,,, motorlns,
SNOW PILE
week monllor over developing weather conditions.
When _evert) well.ther 100mll n.head, which might require anow ond Ice control, or other merumres by
the OQIID, our Ilve Ohltriet Eagloeen are contacted
directly by tlltephone.
in advanee.
. uaually two to three houn
Calli are made to both Ihe Diatri.ela
and )Jain ameli during the regular work day _ to

the e:nlinen.' bomes at night. on Wf!ei...ends and
da~
ho~
(Pily oW' poor D. E.'a). ThiI: warning serviee
enables OOIID to alert Illow-eonlrol vehicle driVeJ'l

and their ....llItanll In maJtJng tut
p~panlUon
for
bnmedla.te acHOD when condJUona de:ntand . _ (]lore
on tbe IPOl llIualtatfona and detalt. n:: M. &. T.

'-rhe Problem Solver,"-will enlue in our January
JJoouo).
A anow pUe 01 ODtoached beauty Deal' Paloa

IIdgbt. An mOOD\-lIalcDOll for moat . A.
dell,bt tor IKtmfI I t '
PAGE 4
DECEMBER, 1m
ROAD RUMBLERS
L Bituminoul Ihoulde.r material I.a being spread ovu

aggregate mixture base.
2. A .teel roller compact. shoulder mateda1 and
allO .eala the edge of pavement at the rumble
eoulde.-.
3. A pneumatic ram at.tac.hment. aD the I!mall back
boe provldaa the power for rumble pattern
impreaalon.
t. These indenlatlona In the three foot Moulder
area give audible ~'arn1ng aounds to motorllts.
5. Angle (ronl, welded to the heavy steel plate, are
placed on the shoulder area fNm which tho
rumble form II produced.
8. Rumble lmpre.aalons arc being cl:IecJt.ed for con
tonnlty and accuracy by OORD Re9ldeut Engtneer
Mfke Grimn while Supervtalns: En:(l,neer red van
Gelder double-ebeekl with hill handy daDdy rule.
In Ita continuing concern for highway safety. the

Oook Count1 lUgbway DepartmeDt far the put
eeveral yean. hal been constructing a number of
"two-lane wldenlnp" alnog Ita M4MnDe MICOIIdar7
road a)'atem. M'uy of th.ese 8eOOndaJ'y roadway-'
like Topsy. "just graw," evolving from. wagon traill
or traveled way. without benefit of much engl.nflUIng. The widening, therefore. wu designed to make
them Ilnlctun.11y adequafb to ca.rry pruent.-day
traffic loads. Exllting 16 aDd 20 (oot pavement.
wue widened to U reet" providing 12-foot tratllc
lanet. To Inc.reay the tn.mc caPIlCUy, a lz..foo'
loft tum lane wall provided at aU maJor interaeetionl
If auch lane!l could be Incorporated wfthlo the u.11Iit.
lug rt(ht.of~way. A three foot stablllzed &boulder
was alllO conatructed 00 theae projectIJ to decreue
the continual mnlntenance care required 'by the rut-
(Oontinued on page 5)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWI
PAGE
DECEMBER. 1171
ting of the &bowdeN immedlately adjacent: to the pavement

An a.uocrlated
ahoulden which
ahoulder areas..
rumbUog sound
alble dangen.
problem, which the Department (elt wu very critical. grew directly out of these !ltabillud
would provide the motormg public. wJth lome type of warning II the car drifted onto tho
The Department'. experts deruded to build these atabUlud shoulders in such a way that
would be produced when driven over, an unmi!Itakable wa..rnlaS alerUng the motorist to poa~
We began to construct theae ne.w ahoulden! by mixing aggregate lnto the top surtaeing layer. Our lnabUlly, at firat, to find the correct formula lor bolding the aggregate in place, imposed a secondary maIntenance problem-loose aggregate acattered along the pavement area a.crou IntersetUoM. drives and adjacmt
landscape: a:reaa. In order to eliminate this aggregate scattering without lOSing the warniog effect, the [)e...
parlmenL adjulled Ita dealgn concepL It decided to build a grooved_type bituminollJJ area. and to make uae of
the COldtruCUon indU5try's field experience by allowing the contractor (uU lIexibi.lity to demollBtrate hie Ingenuity and ezpertlae. This move drn!ltlcally reduced our cOldLrucUon C.08ts. At the diaereUon of the eCHO'1
Reid engineer, overseeing the work of the c.nntractor, the only stipuia.tion to the contractor wtUI to compact
a shoulder area. material to be achieved by following our speclfied pattern, Including the accommodation of
grooved Bpacing.
Tho challonge
WEl8
willingly accepted by the c.ontrncton, who came up with two procedures.
Ji'tl'Bt, tho contractor laid Ule three-root wide shoulder width material as a separate pnsa, with a. side attach.
ment to 11 road widener. Nexl. he placed se.veral grooved metal plates (the grooves fonned by welded angle
irona) at pre-ruTaDged lnterva1J, and then compressed the grooves into tbe blLumlnou. material with a heavy
roller.
In the other acc.epted procedure, the Moulder material was placed In a bituminous IIpreade:r with 8 aide
attadtme.nt in front of road grader. Then 1t wu rolled with a heavy roUer, and proeessed by a bydynamle
dyttahoe rear end hydraulIc oompl'e!ISOr with grooved met&! plateA, again (armed by welded angle irona. The
eampreasor hammered a grooved pattern into the bltumlnoua materlal.
Definite, weJl-dofined ,,"ooves were obtained In each procedure.. which resulted In giving the driver the Inter_
mittent rough riding warning. The rumble effect along with the paintLng of the edge line has proven it.
e!fectivenesa after long-range. testing.
'1'he!MI procedures, newly iMO\'llted by the CCIID, have been keeping the motoring pubUc on the PAvement
and off the sboulder, aa well lIB providing a safe parking area (or any dlaabled veb..lcle.
PanIJe Roat Finishes '12 Season

The O<IIID's bee-u-ti-tul Parade Float
wound up another loUdly "booked" season
with its farewell partiCipation in the Model
OIUes C.O.n.o. Uptown XmI18 boopla, De-.
ccmber 16. Our popular in-demand Float
has alwaY8 been the recipient of mllnY
awards, the last of which being .. cltaUon
from the City of {)al( ForesV. "I Am an
Amcric:l.n Day IJanule." It will now rut
comfortably in District S'a malntana.nce
facWty. awalling the 1978 call.
Thoughts to End the Year by:

"We were not a wcaJ.lhy nation when we began improving our highways-but the roads themaelve8 helped us create a naw wealth In bu.lneu, Industry and land values. So it was not our wealth that made our
hlghWBya poaaible. Rather It wu our highwayu lbat made our weaJth
possible."
-The lato '1'homos McDonAld, whJle CommlllSloner

<01 U. S. Bureau of PllbUc Boa.ch.
A Christmas thought
It is the prOvince of knowledge
to apeak, and it is the privilege of
wisdom to listen.
-Olivet Wendell Holmes
and
Timely Asides
In tbeae troubled Urnes we
sometimes see the road to auC.ceM
under tonatruction!
LearnIng to drive takes at least
a year, say researchers at OWo
Slate Unlve.rsity. One way to tell
the uodec from the pro, atudles
proved: When told t.o drive at a
c.er1Ain speed, the beginn~ will
overdrive about 10 m.p.b., the ez.
perlanc.ed driver will be just about
on the poae. Testa also abowed
that good drivers look tlU"ther
down the road when trave1Ung at
hlgb 'peeds.
DECEMBER, 1172
DEPARTMENT
Bettr lib. Stark:
[ wanted to take this opportunily to thank you for your prompt

attention to my letter ot November 20, 191Z- The 'VIlntlng signs
at tho eun'o on Donlen. Rood
aerol. {.rom I'tnrror Lake "'ere J'&o
p:liretl lesterdAy. Your assistance
In seeing that this wu accomplished ls deeply a.pprecla.ted.
Sincerely.
ROnEllT ,J_ FRANCO. President,
Spector FreIght Syatems, Inc.
Mr. Hugo J. Stark, Superintendant

Cook County Highway Departmant
DCllr Mr. Stark:
I am In receipt of your most recent correspondence dated Novem_
ber 16, 1972, wherein you indicated that four steej post. imbedded in lhe rIght-oC-way have
been removed by your department
at the aouthenst corner ot While
Oak Drive.
On behalf of atl the membel1l of
our AU(K'I4Uon, ( wLab to thank
you (or your prompt action and
consideration for the well be.ing
of your Norlhfleld ruidenta.
Very sincerely YOUnl,
BRUOE JIf. scnOn.c;ao, President
Cltntlon Lake Estatea,
Lakt' Lot Owner's Association,
Northbrook, TIL
Dear Sir:
Lut. week 1 stopped In a.t your
~td Office in Nortllbrook for
lome IntormaUon on the road improvements on S:uulera and Dundee noad"" which might a.Jfect a
project or out'S. I had the privile~ of talking to a ftl... Bob
WllllllOC.
'I juat had to write. and taU you

it wn8 a pleasure to talk to IUclt
a polite and CDurteouS ruM. Bis
c:.O-Opf'ration and wtlllngtteN tD
help we Wtl!l olltlitandlnr.
I am very glad t<t know that
the County has ,ueb wonderful
personnel I
Sincerely.
gTEPI1EN QilRA VELLO, Supt,
Grnphlc Construction Co.,
HIllsIde, Dl.
PAGE CI
PRAISEWORTHIES
To the OOIID:
Severnl week. ago not only dJd
1 very foolllfbly run out ot gas but
J ....-as lost as well We recently
moved to IDlnoiB from California
and don't know our way around.
Tb.a.nks to Andy Homeoko, Ild.
ReJ)3lrml1ll and lohn Darrow,
Laborer I, driving In '[ruck No.
225 who stopped to help me. I
don't know whnt [ would have
done without their IlSSlstMce sInce
I was too for away trom lUll'
phone, gas ataUon or even n home
tor that matter. J hope thla
thank_you note gets to them. They
desuve It!
Sincerely,
MRS. GERALD TRAHAN,
Lake Zurich, m.
(yes, your note was received by
them, and we too think enough of
our rood boYI to reprlnt your
kind words tor ALL to see. EdUor)
Dear Supt'lrlntendeot Stark:
We are pleased to acknowledge

tbe donaUon of coloring books a.nd
crayons donated by your ataff aa
R. memorial tribule to Donald B.
Gree;erson of tbe Cook County
mghway Deparbnent, Esttlnatibg

Dlvlsion.
We aJwa.:rs hn\'e a need for coloring books (lnd emyon, and \1'&
knmv that mnny ,l'oungstera will
e.nJoy this nice donlltlon. We are
pleased that you thought of tbe
paUents at La. ltftbliln.
Please thllDk thOe employees
who shared In this donation and
extend our very be'll wishes tor a
llsppy HoUd!!.! Senson.
Very truly youn,
JUEROEN
n.
ROENNAU.
Business Adnllnl8h1Ltor,
Cook County HiJrhway New.

Dear Mrs. Stuart:
CITEC--OIencla e Tecnlca 14 a
review edIted by our college of
engineering.
NowadayS' BnWl III In R boom
of economic growth and needs, 101;'
that purpose, the exohange ot
sclentule Ideal with other NaUona,
8pecWJy In the field ot technology.

Your engineering review ill weD
known throughout the world. We
would Ilke to make the sclentlflc
matters treated In it avallable to
the Brarlllao Iltudents and englnocC'll.
Since we
S-rtl
Interes~
hlghJy
in your articles, we ask you to be
kInd enough to give us your IlUthorizatlon tor their inclusion III

OlTEO. and In .retu.r.u you mny
nlBo print any article of ours
whenever you wish..
Yours very truly,
NUNO LTSBOA, Editor,
ClTEC-Ciencia e Tecnlca
Rio de Janeiro, BrorlI.
(Fluttery will gel your EVERYWIJEItE--.nd the "Suhacrlplion"
la Bylng down to Rio. Editor)
And noW from the Asian
'Iheater:Dear Edltor:
t IUD writing you representing
the Korea Selentllle ud Tochn~
10.nenl Information Center (KOe..

SnC), which is a nnIque and nonprofit oentral organlzn:tlon. KOe..
STIO hSl been trying to contrlbute to the promotion of lJCience
and technology and the ndvnncemr.nt I'lf Intlllfltrin.1 teahnlquetl In
our country by collecttng sc.lentlflo
nJld tccl1nololt\e81 lnformatlon from
dome..tlc and forelr;n sources mn.klog It svatlable to users. such as
IItlcntlllts. rese:l.t'Chers, manufac-
turers, and others.

Your
publication,
the
Cook
County Rhthw3Y Nmvs, wUl be of

much intere!t to our lnfonnatlon
lJerViccs. and we wish to receive
It regUlarly.
Sincerely youra,
CHANG KYO LEE, Director,
DepL of lnlormaUon Reaourcea
'Seoul, Korea.
Mrs. F. Stuart

Publlc Information Office, R. 2820
Dear Mrs, Stunrt:

I want to personally thank yall
for the pnrtioipatlon of the Cook
(COnllnued 011 pare
'n
PAGE 7
DECEMBER, 1f72
BILL BOARDS-blight or benison?

U you've tel!n the TV commercial for the automobIle that luts an
average ot 11 yean 10 Sweden, you mny be eurprised to lea.rn that a
Df:PllTtmwt of Tnl.n5poria.Uon atudy baa shown that Amr.rlca.n autos
have an avenge life of 10 ye:cus.
Althougb te.n years 1& the average. tM study reporll. mdlvldusl drivin, babila, cllmate, avage facllltiej, type of road taed, purpou (or
wblch the car lie u.sed. and even plain luck affect the Krvi(!e. me and
ca.t patLe.m of tar.
The .tudy alao deaR with depreciation costa of a $4,319 ear, Sold
after onc year a.nd 14,500 mUea, tbe average loss fa $1,226 or 8,15 (len"
per mila. ~prl!ClaUon dccreiUJea u the car gels older, but the 10" stays
about Lhe llama because maintonnnce Ilnd repair billa rlaB.
The mott! you drive, the more It COIlUl.. And over a 10-year period,
a atandard-.h:tI car owner living In a auburb will pay $2,787 for 7,350
pllona of gnllol!ne. He will 1If.Y $2.147 to maintain and repaJr the
veblcle and $1,350 to laaure it..
Thou ~t. ahould escalate in the coming yean beeatU16 ule. ~m.
of the 1911 modefa show that more motorists are buying power optiona
-that d~d Increued repalr work. Seventy percent ot the 1971
IIt&ru1&rdaiu and compact eat'II had power IrteeriDg, more t.h.a.o 90 percenL bad automaUc t.ra.nmnIAIODf, 90 pe.runl bad radice:, and more lhao
80 perctnL bad air condlUonlnJ.
Two natlonal aurveYi tbow Lhat aulamobUe dtiveJ'8 draw .. aharp
dlaUnction between advcrUaing bWboarda and thcv that cive Inlorm.Uon they need..
ReprtllentaU,'"CI 11m Wtlchl of Te.xu, ehab:mau of the Wab,"), 8eAuU.
8eaUon Commtulon, .aId that drivtrs do nol generally !"nUIt billboarda.
HiI commtulon was crtattd by Oodopesll to study thl) wllb'oWlnlal
Ulghwa.y BauUftcaUon Act or 1005.
"MOIl people do not reMnt billboards telling tht!lll bow to gilt to gtUI
atntlona, reJlauranta, hotel. or other place.a," Wright sRId. "But tbe",
WA& IItUo IUpport fot commarclal algna which offered nolblng more LhIUl
brand product advertlalng along the highway."
The aurveya alao ahow that the puhlle atfaLbes more contern to litter
alone the hlpwa)'li thaD to repblUoD of bUlboards or alps.
the aidewa1]u to Me Santa ani..
Pralseworthie.-
in our vilIapL
CContlnlJtl4 trom &:*Ie .,
CoWlty flIgbway Department in

our l'eee.nt (lommuntly Ohrbltmu
Parade, aponsortd by the Oak
Park-River
Foft8t
Chamber
of
Commerce.
We bave ~ei ... td many Bne

commcmtt on the IlUIUIed of the
parade. The colorful sight. and
lIOund. created a ga1a prelude Lo
the Yuletide leaSon, llnd lholillandai
of c.hUdnm and adult. a1I.ke llned
The Cook County Wgbwa1 Float

WllS especially enjoJ"llble, and WI!
are very gratdul for your puUel-
pation..
Our deepest s)'ll1pathiell to

WilJam Kr;''fIiO, of the Setondn.ry Ronca Bureau, w.hose
mother. ~lnf. lUo.ry Kriwko, died
on No\-ember 28; to the [atolly
of Freduiclt D- Ca."..,n, at the
Secondary Roads Bureau, wbo
died on ~ber 3: 8Jld to
F10rian Cenvin, Cook County
Recorda Adminiatrntor,
and
Dann), SbroD.lJd. of Administrative Services and Files, who on
D~mber 8 lost Anthony Cur-
wlnskl, !llr, Oerwln's fl1Ular nnd

Demoy'. J;l'andfntber,
A Labor of Love{CDntlnu.d tnJl!!. (\AU 81
durlag the Xmas boBdays. It was,

aaid a friend, a labor of lo\'e I I
This year, the Estimating D-,'J,.

.100 colltcted 5.000 beJ;S for which
they obWned 500 coloring boob.
They also dipped into lhe DM-
110n41
kH.tJ
and bought some 24
doum Wei of era}'01l5 to accam

pany the book!. whleb were then
equally distributed to the bedrid_

den kiddiu in Cblldten's MemorW,
La. I1a.btda (aee PnWiaworthlcs),
Angel Guardb.n Orpiuuml;'e. Cook

County lfoelp., DUllngs. and Illinois
Oent1'1lI, where Don bltrui.cllf pwtsed
Away on April 15 or this yoal'but aotl before noticing the many
klda wbo were going to need aome
ext.r:a. c.beft' this Chrlsbnu, and
requeatIng tb.al lUiDols Central be
added to hJJ: P~ViDUS Ilst.
Along with each gift, the Diviaion encloaed a mess3.p p1ac:ed

within ChriIItmu tree deatgn
and which ru.da simply ''THESE
COLORING BOOKS WERE AC-
QUIRED THROUGH THE UN-
Very truly youra,

ROBERT M. RANSOM,
Parade ManhaIl,
Oak Park-Rlver FortJlt
Chamber of Commerce
(Ed. Dote: We aJm to pleuol)
TIRING EF'FURTS OF DONALD

~
GREGERSON OF THE COOK
COtTh"TY IDGH\VAY DEPARTMENT ESTIMATING DIVISION

AND A.RE OFFEmED IN HIS
MEMORY"-
PAGE.
DECEMBER. 1171
COOK COUNTY WIGHWAV NWt,
A Labar of Love
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IImno;,1

'''I1ult'. my .fiddle "'Olll the wtreet lam~ aDd aielp ben. lD t.be frOIty
dArk -.ad UUI dAdoWli or bo~, w,..u., tbNwD by U,hkd wlndowtl 00 l.be
_ ..w .... S .... t;1....': Il1dtJpn Aveaue: lJAeD1D-BelmDllt: Nortill an.dwas: South Sho""j Jl)rdo Pwk. twlnkliDg Uke bd".-ta1e a.u. ... Com-mUll", PU",dM \\Itb their plduresque 8oau. lD:plriD.r ma.n:h_ ud f1na1IMId
"Ilia lamal
t 01 bODOr-Wh1~ aDd reiI ...lLlted. Joll7 old 6IUlt&.
bftlmJot 1lnd
t4 o:dUd drlIdrea of all ~ YM, !.bat'. our
tmdl.llG \\ .t; our CocIk County; Oln' America .t Ctrbtm. . . . . the bMutJrul
.-.on . a lime 10J' ItnU"U, thanksrt"h.... ftlUlIOD a.ud love ealwLDed willi
tba ....,old beI:H!IdIctloD ot CIlrlmuu: "'P-. _ -.rtJa. pod ,,10 to __ "
HAnd DOW
r.Uh,
dwrii'J.
th~ thn!el but
the grutest of
obi"""
hope.
cu
"",inc:
'-.
these t. charity
, ,." Tbl!! bed
ridden c:hlldren
in Sis Cb1calG-
area
" .. II . . .
bospltals
will spend a
happier
Yule
thla
year
thaD):a to lbe
thoughtfulness and gen-
erollty or the
OCIID Estimat.ing
Dlvblon,
who, under the combined leaderPO{luia1Jon _
A",~
.hlp or O1ut.rles PocIus and Robort

De:lAqou... &nI continuing the work
&rid preeerving the memory of
lhelr esteemed fellow empioyl!!Cl,
the late Don G~ who
COUldn't flnlIb the whole job him
J.4It..sBl
91\8 :;q.
litll~
oolf.
For t.h!o put 10 years Don made
a praeUce of collecting diKarded
bap of Plantns Peanuts, implor~
.,.
tng the he1p of tevm'1l owner.,

r1!:itaurnnt tna.IlB.~ and anyoull
---
alae wbo would give .... ta.nce.

He turned these hap back to the
Planten company. alld iD return,
for every 1000 bags, 100 eolorln..
books were given by the Compauy.
......
Don I118.W to It th.t thesll hooSul
1Ito _ _
reached !:he bedsidea of 8corea or

children confined to the ha.pJtal
(OInUnuRd
Did You Know

-thal each )l8&r maze than 1.5
mlliIOD lrees and aeedlInp an:
planted along higbft)' ngbt,a..Glway----&nd that about 12 to 15%
or all Fedel'1ll hlghwa)' prorram
eoe~ an c:brecU)I a.uoclat.ed with
IJOCIIl and envirnnm!!ntal !acto,..!
-that when the! Spanlah conquJa.
ladora reathed South America.
they round a remarkable. road oet..
work, 7,MO mila !.n &11, buUt by
the 10ean overlotda, and u.ed by
thcir runners to ca.rr)' royal
MCGaget!
-that Chicago', WlUltwortb AveDU~ ",sa named for the fiamboYtlDt

"Long Jolm" Wfmtworlb, mayor
and eongreaaman, and Paulina
Street for PaullnR Edy Taylor,
wife of Reuben Taylor, early tum
er and realtor!
ffiQJQJI!! ffiQJ!D(j]fi\'J
mOmmWGl1'l1lJ @W~
.............
...
(ID
;.ap 1)
,.-
Chicago Civic eenter.

The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefit of exchanilni information between the
Highway Department, governmental agencies, cltlzen representatives. and individual municipalities. Therefore
wa Invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to thl' publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443n14.

Mathew W. Bieszcut
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
Geotie W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
VOL. XX
Assistant Editor
William Slocum
John H. Stroller, Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
HUiO J. Stark-5uperintendent of Highways
Mathew W. BleszCUlt-Chmn., Road and Brldlle Comm.

Editor
francine Stuart
Jerome Huppert
Uman Pkrtrowsld
Ruby Ryan

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Hiuln.
JANUARY. 1973
Photography
Elmer J. Malewskl
No. 1
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAV NEW'
J ANUAR V, 1973
A Recap of 1971 for

the CCHD
We've come of age
On the le(ond day of January

we learned the aeon! in the Colton
Bowl, the Orange Bo.....I, and the
Rose Bowl. Now, summing up
our record ror the conalntcUon
year 1972, we'll give you the score
in the Road IUId Itrtd,!te Bo~I !
Once again It was the oonD all
the .....ay, .ho.....ing cluUlIlJlonshlp
power and fillb!oe, Among our
bigger win. during the aeuon
With thla laue. 'neE COOK OOU1\T,' 111011.

WAl' NEWS begin. It. 21"'1 year of publlcaUon,
T bl1l rar there hu been evidence LMt our
monthly bullelt.n baa more than aerved III purpolJe
of Informln.c dUu as In and out of the County
, . , rar and wide. , IIh;hway OfticwJs around
the country .. Gonmll1t!n hLI Agencie<i and 111_
dhidulli lIlunlclllaJltie about this DeparlmC'nt'.
ru:UvlUel, ,\11 the cOnllllunll)' newS,JaIJerl'!l through.
out both the County and Chicago have been our
cJoee u.oelate., frequ~Uy reprinting arOde. of
Interut to thw- readers. Thl. has been Ippreclated, and we hope the pl"US " i ll M utlnur to
reprint trHly. Many of the pieces on tethnlcal
tnnovAUODil developed by the CCIID have been
picked up by cngiDeering journals In and oul of
t he United State.
\\'ere , '
O~ TUE STO:\:'Y IS I..;\1\"D INTERQlIANGE ,

.1 0 S Ie. I) 8 T Fe. t:: E 'r LNT_t~ R
QUANGt:! 109th Street to South
of the C. &: W. R.R. Structure
. . 51 t'I' completed . .. 8,328.7GUO.
We take great pnde In the interest evinced by

ao many or our 10,000 readers and auure them
\\'e will conLinue our etrorta to produce timely
and enterwnlng public.L1on,
STONY fStJ\"~D OOXI'Io"EC'Ion

TO t~AI 91 , Northbound over
Stony lIlAnd to Wt:.lbound Connector ( n lUUp Q) . . ]6~ completed SI.!6Z.J 11.-18.
STOXY ISL.\,.VO
\'E~~UE.
PAGE &
The put 21 years appear to have been profitfl.ble and mo.t gratifymg .. We hupc the future
hold. a. much promiae , , again OUr personal
thank. to each DC you ror you r favorable aceept_
ance of the OCU.S".
the
GR-\OtJ S t:.:PAJL\ TION OVER

l03RD TRt~ t.::r .. 100% eom93,OS$.lO.
pleted . ..
STONY ISLAND OO~~'ECTOn.
t'.-\ I 91 to STOXl' I LAND A VENU E , 75'1 eompleted . , .
$9S2,8061>1.
STOl'lrl' IS I ..A~D A V'E1'<I'UE , .
10SRD STREET IN'rEROIiANOtJ

(LIghting and Signing) ,. SO""
completed
354.861.53.
TONY tSI..Ai\"'D OO~~' t:C'Ton
TO FAI 9-1. E".tbound Connector
over SlOny b la nd ([.Jill' t::) , , .
32~ completed. ' . 957. 171.24,
STO~'Y 11'1.1\:\') ('()NNtX" 1'01C
TO P,U 91 , Calumet Expreuway
to Stony Ialand ([JehUng Ilnd
Signing) .. 37 ' completed
Z-IO,910.M.
Other P rojeda . . .
.\ _R LlSCiTON IIEIGU'rs nOAO,
Salt C~k to HiggiM Road ,
100'" completed ,. I,3 n.fUs.78.
ROBt':Rl'S RO.\U, lllth Street
to 86th St.reet .. 991"( completed
.. $3.936,718.00.
DElrrST tJ R-TIl A OK F'; U
STRt~:m'S,
El mhur'll Rood to
Wolf Road . 9!) r; completed
. ' . 1.198, 187.51..
O ~\ KTON STH t;ET, 'llounl
Prospect ROl\d to Lee Street , ,
100% completed . "
2,6J 2.80.'1.
87TII S1'n EF:T. Rober t. ROlld
to H a rlem A\'cnue .. 36ro: eom-
pleted "
1,625,799.85,
Tfn~
STHE;t-:r WHERE YOU
UV}~
WEST 10SRD s 'ntEET, PulJllid

Road to Westem Avenue
100'" completed
$!.6-4S,82.1.60.
t..,,~'S
tXI'nt;",'SWA"
j\ T
OLD ORCItAIH> nO,\D, Lock
wood Avenue to Lawler Avenllt!
, 100'1- completed
111,-
S8 1.75.
FINAl..
CORE
15 letting'" ror the )'ear , . and

10 Jol'" 111 eI~ht TO\\n~hll1" ,
et~ h t. or Ihem 100 (l~ compl4'1.4!d.
lreeu u d roads In the U. "'.

oc:cupy IfSS than one I~ r('f'nl. or
the tola.1 land a rea.. In urb:tniL.ed
Mmmunill..... lhe average i. 25 to
M percent, about the aame aa
bdon! the automobllto was in
vented. JII~hway mlle:. ge ~ 10c~l nl; \ ~ ry "lowly, "lIh mO"ot
roat! building in\,es;lm" lIl ~oillg
Into Imllro\ement on exbli llJ;
",'<itel11s.
COOK COUNTY
HIGHWAY
NEWS
JANUARY, 1973
PAGE 3
sixty years
the diamond jubilee year of the CCHD
Following the ]913 S tate Legis la.ture's action, the Board of Oounty Oommissioners acted 'Promptly to form
Five applicants took the state examination and on
December 81, 1918, the U1inois Hig hwlIY Commission notified the Board tbat Georgc Quinmn and William
In :lrr had passed with flying colors. However, lIr. Marr withdrew, leaving Major Quinlan to be appointed,
and he hung right in there just short of 39 years. ( [n World War I he held m ilk of Major in the Army Corps
of Engineers---thtls the Dellart ment a hnays refe rred 1-0 him as "The Ma jor" ). He was 33 when he became
Superinte ndent. A graduate of Georgetown UniverSity, with postgraduate work at Massachusetts Institute
or Technolob''Y, his experience in civil engineering was broadly vsried from Dirt Road to Expressway.
In ]914, there was only oue mile of concrete jlllxem ent in the County-Clmrcil Street east of Gross Poi nt
Road, in Niles Towns bill. A large scale paving program became a brand new idea in Cook County. No one,
at that time, developed standard specifications .. . So Major Quinlll.ll wrote his o\\'n, doing so weI! t hat these
specs were widely adopted by other highway agencies.
a. Highway Depurbnenl. and to apPoint a Superintende nt
Most highway engineers were then planning paved roads 16 feet in width, but Major Qumlan, foreseeing
the hel.lvle r trn1lic loads of the future, directed our roads to be l8 teet wide. The !). foot Ja.nes scemed narrow when compared with the 12 oot lancs on CX'pressways, but were ample for cars of t hat dsy, running
boards and all.
He also devised the eOllcrete beam test , now standa rd. to assure the strength of pavement. He inst ituted
the ! J:tl erials Tesllllg T-'lI horat() ri~ , which have continued to be highly important in the Department's operations.
1.11 1901, 40
mnnllfnc~nI
or con-
struction C(llIlpmellt slllged AllHA'S

fi rst ROlld S how. At thnt time,
"leulll s luweL'i Ilnll st eaOl r ollers
w ere tho only vower pl ooe!il. T he
roller abo,'o is compllcting a maca

rontl. The botlom-Ihlm l' wugon
IS 11111111ng In tho sume. Both devices wero -standard equipment all
lI:1m
!llspln:r Itt t he first Rond Show in

Columbus. Ohio. E,-ery R ond S how
s ince tllen ImJl been a. rc\"CltltlOIl or

Iltl W tl cvel oJlmcnu In the tools of the
trude, "A Pageant of Progress in
shnrp contl"Ust
Construction MAehlnery."
eM' )
Churell Street tod:ly-1uokw g east from Gross I~ol nt, n ond-Is showD In
to t.he scelle of Illxty (60) years !Lgo. (Quite an ImprO\'enlellt}
COOK COUNTY HIOHWAY NEWS
PAOE 4
JANUARY, 1973
Th e "Major,"
clroa. t!IM, seated
ot. h is desk.
A t. t he UnIt! of th e 1Ir-t1 I~ oud Shuw III 1909. sUttm
n'1lS kill~ lind t he steam sho\'!'1 lit. work 11 mlln'el to
beh o ld , Lo ng t n lUl!I or t e!UI~ n ut! duml' \\'ugons l!ilUl d
be kept. III1-IIy h:l' one ..,u..h pumn". clallgln.!:' dlwlee. Th ~.
then, WII~ 1\ gnmdfuther o( todll y'S modern efficient line.
(1A!. o ot .. : This looks nl(lrt' like the retrellt from
Georgia..)
Superintendent Quinlan had no office until early In April, when the Board directed that he be given "a
room or roolUS" in the (JoIIJlI;y Building and ruso that he submit requiSitions for supplies, which consisted of:
1.
.4. petty cash fund of $500.
2. Twel"e I'ransit book.,,; 12 le\'el book... : one roll of tracing cloth: one roll of profile paper: one bottle
of black \\Titing ink : one bol'lIe of drawing ink: 1! drl\\'in~ IJCnc.ll.. ; 12 soft lelld l)ellcils; six IIe:nholders: one
gross of pen points ; three iuk sf:llld.s; Ih ree desk III otting Ilads: J,Ooo leUe r hes(lq : 100 2-cent struups,
(What! No French H ens??)
3. "Engineer's trnns lt and Ic\'el.
4. Three 50-foot l'ited lallei'>; two IOO-foot. steel tnpes: two
ing Illns: one elght.pound malll und ha ndle: one a.xe.
r:~nglng
poles; one level rod: onc set or mark_
5. One fh'e-llassenger aulomobile not to exceed g.l90,OO (!'!' ! ) State license

6,
11 0.
121 IZl.
One s f,enogrullhe:r's desk : two omce tnbles; on6 dr'.lfHng ta ble: one draftsman's stool.
7. One roll tOil desk : one desk chnlri olle chest of tira we rS i one tYJlewriter.
T ree).
(And a Partridge in a P ear
Whether the superintendent was allowed one room or more is not recorded in the proceedings of the
County Board, but It appears that he was somewhat cramped, for he asked permission to use the Board
room when the Board was not meeting. At any rate, once he settled in his quarters with his one employee,
a secretary. highway bus iness mO\'ed a head ... !
COUNTY GETS EXTUA FUNDS
The County Board's readiness to take fuJI adva,ntage of Stat&.A..id was indicated in September, when a
leUer from the lILinols llIghway Comlllis.. iOIl stated th1t ROme counties had failed to appropriate amounts
equal to their aliotmenLa and therefore would not rece 1ve their full grants. Counties that had put up their
full share could have the forfeited funda if they made an additional appropriation equal to 15 per cent of
their allotments. Therefore the Board prompUy voted to transfer $18,000 from the Ilmuls and Drldges fund
to the State Aid fund.
Before improveme:nu could be designed, it had to be decided whether to pave with vitrified brick or concrete. The Illinois Highway Commission in a letter received :lay 19, aaked the County's preference and presented estimated costa 88 $2-1.800 u mile fo r brick and l G,200 for concrete. The Uonds a nd Drld,ltes Committee recomme:nded brick, but some commlssioners rejected their recommendation for it was not until several
meetings lAter that the question was seltled- for concrete.
TnAFFIO SURVEY
Anolhe:r first was the countrywide origin-destinatlon traffic survey, which he carried out with cooperation
of the U. S. Bureau or I'ublie Roads to cstabli.sh a basis for highway planning. Traffic experts insisted it
could not. be dOlle, but, i t was, and it proved most userul aa a guide in the location of expressways as well
as primary roads.
When expressway planning WAS new there was no provision for landscaping the embankments. lUajor
Qllinillll WAS the fi rst to realize thal \\'lIl1oul beaut-y trC:lhllent, an e:xpressway would be an offensive gash
across the countryside. and be insisted on the plantings of grass, shrubs and trees, blending them ecologicaUy in making the (Jh l~l go-(look COllnl)' exprl!SSWI1Ys pleasing to the eye of the motor ist.
FIRST STATE
~UJ)
$122,320
Five days after Mujor Quinlnn's UIIJlOintment, the Gounty Ronrd received word that it bad been allotted
$l22,320 or Stnte Aid Money for the ]913,1.915 bie nnium. The Uonrd Immediately listed sections of se\'en
roads, 20 mile.'; in nil, for pa\-ing. Theae first county projects were designated by Idier, section "A", this
being the half mile of Uu.lste:d Street south of nil'erd ale. The contract, awarded later, was for the "large"
sum of $7,061.
JANUARY, 1973
PAGE iii
1ST AUTO CLAnr
One of the ea rHest, if nol the first appearance of motorized crime in public records, occu rred when a citizen
wrote a claim for $8 for helping a constable pursue two automobile bandits. The claimant was informed that
he might enjoy the satisfaction of having done his duty as a citizen, but nol the $8.00.
In the meantime, the superintendent was busy looking a round the County to aee what needed immediate
attention. Bridges and culverts seem to have been a large problem, for at the end of the year he reported
191 ins llecied, 162 designed, 16 under contract and fi,'e com)lletecl at a total cos t of $117,678.83, 18 miles of
r oad surveyed and 5.76 miles repaired with the ''County outfit," which was a mechanized unit consisting of
a ~ otor railer, a grader. a scarifier, a sweeper, and a steel road plow. When. on June 18. Superintendent
QUinlan asked the Board to buy the equipment, they said it already was in use in DuPage County and had
run up a record of 20 miles of road repaired in one mont h at a cost of $647.
There was need for this out fit in eve ry Township, but no Township alone could afford the cost; however,
the Board thought so well of the Idea lhat il authorized the purchase of t-hree outfits, which at that time
cost $9,000, In the year following (1915). si...:: more outfits were acquired.
Plaqucs un Side o f (Jnmp l\lcDonHood Bridge O\'cr J\fcDonald

(Jreek, In Wheeling TOWl1sh111 buil t
III 19Z5, and EUClid Avcnlle Briilge.
a id
E uclid A \"Cllue Bridge uvcr Hie Det Plaines nh'e r (when b uil t In 19S:1 It
WIlS
nnmed t he Lllke A ' "Clllle Drillge).

A BRIDGE OF III
OWN
When townships were responsible for building their own roads and bridges, berore the County Highway
Department was organized, it was the custom to name bridges for prominent cith:ens, usually township high_
way commissioners. I t is recalled by early employees LO the Departmen t that SUllerintendent GeorAe. A . Quinlilli, in a light-hearted moment, named one of the fi rst bridges built by the County for a fri end, The honored
man was so pleased that he Virtually used all his spare time to drive chums out to see "my" bridge!!
(Edltor's nole: These antique bridges, tho weather worn, have withstood the e1ements .. , still remain very
much intact and serviceable . . . )
Don't miss our next exciting instalJmcnt-U 8 0tlds that stl/rl ed the County Road System /'
Su uk TnLiI 8ridge o\"er T hurn (Jree.k built in 19S2 in
Bloom Township.
Oamp McDonalil Rood B r Idge.
JANUAF\Y, 1973
PAGE 6
the problem solvers

~
r - .~
January
. 1973 locks in the 20th season of ~fURRAY & TRETI'ElL'S service to the COlm, in its snowice control operations. Providing the department with
the highest possible level of meteorological support
during these many years, their wa rnings have been
indispensible,
Their staff, which numbers eleven meteorologists,
operates continuously, 24 hours u. day, 365 Ilays A year
IUld is backed with the fines t basic facilities available,
including S leletype circuits which bring thousands of
'basic weather observations into their office each day,
These men are all veterans of military service with
twenty years of experience behind them, Their observatlona Include surface reports, radar reports, aircraft reports, ship reports and upper air reports, from
which they can put togelher a Ulree-dimellsional picture of the atmosphere, These pictures are transmitted
from computer readouts a,nd satellite pictures with a
remote radar readout facllity permitting dIrect "dialup" of any WSR-57 radar installation within the country. This information is detailed for the CCHDknowing in front the general knowledge of our operation, which increases t he value of service received by
t he Department.
T hese services comprise complete investigations into
the operation of lhe Department. determining the most
effective and economical procedures for the analysis,
presentation, and implementation of these in order to
guide us in applying this information for our own use.
T he operations of our Mainte nance Dh'isioll within
the Burea u of Secondary ]toads have round MURRAY
& TRETI'EL to be indispensable and much more accurale in fo recasting any weather-sensitive problem than
County watchmen, variOIiS police departments and the
U. S. Weather Bureau, who provide a general fore<:aat
for the quite variable Chicat"o a rea (as Chicagoans all
know so well , ' , if you don't like it , . , walt an
hour!) , , , storm conditions va.ry quite considerably
between Barrington TOWIlShil1 ( northwest) and

Bl oom Township (southeast) . ' . a 60 mile stretch.
It has been, and is, the goal of the OCTlD to provide all residents in Oook County the best service
possible IUld through }.ruRRA Y & TRETTEL'S BCcurs te forecasting, this program has been not only
effective, but eeonomical as well.
MO\' L'G UP 1),,::,p_\Jlnn::"~T :

A J Anuary welcome to Anlon
311kulu, A.. I,tant Sllt~" Attorne).. in eharge of cond!'mnaUon,
and . Ix "l tI~ who ha\-c joined the
COOK CO['"~T" lUG"W\\, DE'"AnTlIEST'S 28th ftoor ramily
. A long jump {rom the 5th
, (i.e, ftoor
not amendment!)
Trame Da tu Se<'tlon Flt:ld head

\\ IUhl g~r and hill Helen
legaUy ndopted J 11 ywr old
Davit! 011 JIlII. 5. Heretofore,
they hnvo plnyed the tUo;l('r pllr~lIt role tn over 3" HANDICAP
PED ~R.EN (no, not aU at
DDt: lime-) who after being eared
(or by the WUfingt:I'8, and pronounced phy.lully fit, were then
adoptcdby other (amIllCi. T his
kind o( unlelf\ahneu .hould not
go unnoticed.
"~r...nk
Not that there wu any doubt

about it, but ~la.ro;;ha Gret>.oberg
has ahown that .he u. .. bright
sa ahe la attractive by graduating
with honort thi.a month from the
Unh'er.U) or IJllnoll at ChumplUjtn-Urblula.
31 ..~ha fa the
d./l.ug htc r of" IlIa.rold Grt4"n~rt;, reoproduction aupervlaor of L\dmlnlstrllth'C Sf'nl('t''i.
Ynjorlng in
Physical Educn tlon, .he finlahed
PRAISEWORTHIES
Superintendenl of H ighwoy.
Den.r .Mr. S tnrk:
Pieaac nccept our appreciation
(or the IlfOlllllL and poslth'e .cUon
taken on our reqUNt to cut down
the knoll on )\w:de A H~nue. It 18
extremely heartenJng to know
that an Inllhlliual or an orp nlm..
lion can make a reqUtlt and have
it acted upon In auch a manner,
whether It wu aeee"t.ed or rejected. 1 hi!' IntJ n te!o to w that
there ~ rftII'pth'e go\ t: rnmt:nl In
&etlo n.
Sinee.rely YOUI'l,
Edwllrd O. Uol\ln, P~ldellt
Wtsllilde Jlomeownel'll Aaane.
County HIghway Department
AllenUon: ~I r, Mike P hnbln
Dear til,.:
I wlah to thank you a.lld your
Coullty IIIg!l\\'IIY Ol'llIIrtml!lIL for

hel l)ing me Ollt at the (1lmfch on
the comer of Ot!lItrul. 80th /lnd
PAGE 7
J ANUARY, 1173
in three and a haIr yeara, and

conalalently appeared on tho
Dean'. List tor academic excellenc:e. Rugged rather Ib.ro~d la
gmeraJ1y tonaldered the JOl IN
W A Th"E oC h.l.a divl&lon.
DlSTRICl' t PA.L.AT[1\'E
, . " BARE . 'A crs" ' lUeha ni ~l'.r, Road Reprunnan and
Laborer I Snm Hu....curillo Cound 8
dead bear on CeIII ... 1 a lld Ia

Roacb and Since the animal Willi
not claimed, lut rlln were given
over burying acrvlecs pertonned
by R.E.O, Dominie Mollica..
Ln borcr I lUeyer t::' Ulesoli Is doLng a sUnt on jury duty, (Oom"
up with the right \ cnUet . Meyerl)
, while t:;d SmetAna returned
to County duty dter a honey
mooning cruIse to the Caribbean.
Sympathiea to the (arnlly ot
Henry Pete rson, who after 11
years or working in tbe permit
deparlment out of DilL I. paued
away Dee. !!bl . and to Labor
Foreman Mel \'"e"oIAn and rant
Ill'. Jn el's mother p.&.aJed away on
the 2211d.
. . BLESSED E'~E.~T OEI"-.

, Dee. 30th brought 7 Ib. 5 oz,
Da,'ld Jam~ to Tony Y&.!teo and
hu. Arlene just In time to celebrate Tony', bi rthday , Good
timlng l
tn h~ Rood.
.I'm Nolan and lhe
grader cleared out 1\ aceLlon of
Central In f ront of the C hurch on
the Rlght-or'WlI)' which we Ule to
pArk t he eara tor Church fin d
which the neighbor. use during
the week. The recenl anow. have
given us no pla~ to park until
lim helped UI OUL I , and the
Church Y embera, appreclate thl.
very much. H e al.o helped me to
move a ridge lett hy the lOCAl
c.it)' grader that had turned to
nibble and I~. He moved It O,'cr
(or me so that we have addlUonal
parking plates a)on, 80th Street,
We appreciate lhla very mueh.
r wiah to thonk Jim Noilln, !Ir.
Philbin. and the County alalnlenance 01\ isla. tor lhla ualJl wllh
a problem we ha'e.
Sinee.~ly.
In 'en E. Shudllck, 1'll.!Itor

Burbank Manor Presbyter ian
Church
Burbnnk. Dlinol.
Hugo J . S tar k
And ... he was a big man

OrlUlido H:l~o. gently n terred to AI Lon . . . one o( the
C() n~lrtldl o n
Hu.reau s
ex~lle.ot
Eo"riJl~rs,
pa..
sed away-.uddenl)' Dee. 21'.
His
career
with the ceno
began in 19-1'
at the tender
age or 2S . . .
a.s a beginning
draft.t:man
In
Paveme.nt IlDd
Geometrle8. In
Se lclD ber of 'tj-t, Lon waa
cnlled to SERvrCE , retu rning
to t he UI'IIII.rtment in Det.t:mbt'.r
of 'I~ , In 1951 he waa promoted to a Btnu:tural designer
which title in 1954 wa. changed
to IIw)'. Eng. m. In 1959 Jhe
COII..,trllcUOII ilureau welcomed
..... hole
s:>e;clalty
W81
Lon
'pln-t:menl.. ," Amoog Orlando's
BIGCIES were the On R) an
and then the Wht Le~ , .. and
the la.t project bei.n.g Robert.!'
Ut.l_-I1llh to 86tb 518., w hen
he was Itricken.
A. one ot hjs close aasoclate.a
PUl It
"
"Loo was just a
...:t.wed off .. hlimp, but a VEIl"
DIG !lAS." This big man will
be vcry much m issed by all
who had the pr ivuege of workIng with him.

POTPOURRI
The computer and the miniskir t

have a lot In common . ' . both
save a lot ot guesswork,
Our deepest sympatblea to

l\nthony Noto, ot Pa"ement
Geometrics, whose father, Arthur Nohl, died on Dett:mbe.r
1,; to the tam.ily of the Ilonor.
a ble "'nolfl!> Bbke., rormerly
head ot tbe Right or Way Bureau, who died on Deeembe.r 16:
to the [a mlly of ,U khael J .
Augelll, of Traffic Operation.,
who died on DfJeember 2.'j: to
the ramlly or Orlando A . RAS-o,
ot th~ Construction Bureau,
who died on l}foeembe.r 27 ; IUld
Lo Virginia I~otts, of the PIAD
n.ng and Transportation Bureau, whose mother, Malr)' "~ lI c n
I'ott;o, d ied o n Jnnuary G.
JANUARY, 1973
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IlIIinoisl
It's a good month for pun
"Gho m~ ),ollr Ured. your poor, YOllr hUlJtlleti Qlll.SSe$ "

Addrun!l founded ChlclIG"u'!I Hn.ll House, n 8Ocin.l 8enlC\': cent!'r
In 1889 JUlIC'l
mtnlst~rln~ to
the ne\\ I ~"-nrrln~d anti untlerlJrh'ileg-ed, which soon Clime to sywboll:te Ule
legcmlltry llrllmlsc of Amerieu in the ey~ of t.he world. In 1.962. adlll'Ung
111 Il chllllgi ng IIge. l-I ull House becnmc 1111 .'\S!lochltilln Um t toony hlL"! 24
a ffillute ('Cnte l'!C lllld OlltJ11IS1!t ser"ln!;' Ulroug hout th e en tll"O Ohlcngo-Oook
Colln"y 1IN!1I. Eac.h centcr seeks to meet the nectl! of It.!! on'll area.. while
the.
fe'!IOU~
of th e A..'i!OOOiBtlon
II~
oll1'.n to nil.
Tim dedlruteti w o rkeJ"!li of
c.ontellllw,"U''Y Uull II ~, teu.dllng Ule tm.tJIUonaJ Amerlcun ' ....Iue!' of !lC:lfreLiance a.utl "j'if-help. IU'C'l e nergetically cn rrylng on the CT'Cftt. tnulillon begun
lly MIMI Atldums.
and games
It's "SAVE T I{E PUN" month
and the oorm's own l ' hil Dela.hun t remembers the New Year"s
drunk who o rd e r~d a Charles
Dickens martini: ''Xo olh'e Or
twist." . " " also:
- America. was founded on a
pun" As Ben Frnnklin said on
signing the Declaratiou or Independeuce, "We mu"t all hnng to.
gether or assuredly we will all
ba.ng separa tely.'"
M'MO' . .
IU . .. . U. .
......Radio's lIen r], MarWin once

gave an inspired weather re por t:
II.,
U' UGH
.......
....
"Muggy-followed
taU
.ltw
Population Area -
by
Tuggy.
Weggy, 'rhurggy and ... "

---.J:une... BosweLl; " A good pun
may be admitted !lIuong t he sma ller exccJ lc nees of Ih"e con\"ersn_
tio n."
3.,49%,369
956 Sq. a lll M
--Charles Lamb never knew a

pun.hnter "who wns not nn ill-
natured UIIIII." ( 0 there! ! !)

->
BRIEFLY NOTED
ECOLOGICAL ECIIOES
An nctively growing
Illot
or
gf'.tSS 50' X GO' supplies enoug h
_ , _ _ un.
__ w_
I I
~.
100M
Did You Know .. .

-that the U. S. haa 3, 730,082
miles of roads and streets ranging
from mulLi-lane expreuways carrying over 200,000 vehiclea a dar
to trails whic.h see only a few
cars a year-and that less than
balf these roads and streets are
paved?
-that ~iarco Polo, travelling
from Venice to far_off Cathay in
the 13t.h century, could not conceal his admiration fo r the Mongol
emperor's network of mail and
messenger route3" which covered
his dominions from one (rontier
to the other?
-that the litera~y movement
known as the Chicago Renaissance, which began about 1890
and ran well into the 1920"s, included such writers as the poet
and journslist Eugene Field and
the novelist Hamlin Garland?
Chicago Civlo Center,

Ch1cago. lDlnolt 60602
daily oxygen for a ramily or rour.

Greenery along tn te-riotal e High..
,,'ays llione is e3limlllecl to supply
the requirements of fOllf mil.lion
people.
Chlaso Civic Center,

Ch1Cll80, I1l1nol, 60602
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging Informa tion between the
Highway Department, governme ntal agencies, dtizen representatives, and Indlvldual munldpalltJes. Therefore
we Invite Iny newsworthy contri butions relevant to thl. publication. "ease contact Francine Stuart at 4437714.
No, 2
FEBRUARY, 1973
VOL XX
do not pass gO!!

II II I II I
II II
Etlulpment Is IlnlDted .. Old Signs R.re

salvaged and redone .. All new County
Rolld Slgds are rabricnted a.nd installed.
II
SCHOOL
SPEED
LIMIT
'20
ON SCHOOL DAYS
WHEN CHILDREN
ARE PRESENT
SCHOOL
SPEED
ZONE
AHEAD
t<EEP
RIGHT
SIGNAL
AHEAD
20
COOl( COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW8
FEBRUARY, 1978
PAGE 2
GEORGE W. DU NNE, President Cook County Boa rd of Commissioners

Mathew W. Bieszc:ut
Frank W. Chesrow
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Ullian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Mathew W. Bleszcut-Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.

Assistant Editor
William Slocum
Editor
Francine Stuart

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J. Stark-5uperintendent of Highways

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Hlulns
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
1914 bonds started county road system

2nd article
ceLebration
0/
the CCHO's 60th anniversary
The only source of new money tor roads and bridges during the OO IlO's 1st yenr was Lh~ funding of
moniea from the State of llIin,Jis. which offer~ a 50-50 assist;'l-nce to counties under the stale aid act passed
by the 1918 Icgbla ture aJong WJth the act setung up County Ihghwuy Departme nt.....
Cook County'" allotment for the 1918191 ;"; bJenniulll ws.s $122,230. as we related in our January issue In the
first of a series of arUcles marking the Depa r lmenl's sixtieth anniversary.
The CoUllt ,. Hmlrd promplly Appro}lr iated funds to match the Sta te grant and designated secUons or half a
dozen main roads to be paved with concrete. then costing llbout ~L6,OOO a mile, at 'Ig.root wfdth.
Almost immediately, however. lhe COlUmissioners rea.lized lhat paving a mile he re and a milo tbere would
Dot 1I.1110llnt io milch ill tc rm,; of countrywide tn\\'cl. Also they sensed a growing demand by more and more
molorists for " hard rouIls" that wenl "somewhere."
The smell of gasoline was in the air; public atiention was centering on hig hway.... Roads, that fo r a cen
tury had served well to connect fanna wilh trading centers, were fast going out of dale on the dawning of
thc motor age.
The newly formed Associated Good Roatls Orgau iznUons appenred frequently at board meeUl1gs with sug
gcstions on how to spend highway money. And one day they sponsored an auto tour all the way from the
Count y nuiltlin~ to Blue bla nd! !. Tbe Ghlcago illot o~ Club was in existence, bUl out in tbe Bubu rbll. gas
buggy owners clad in goggles Rnd Imen dusters were raiSing the theme song of the em. "Get liS out of the
nllld:'
(C'onUnued on pIKe 2)
RCltrlnted from Cblcago Daily

X ~\\'s BeeLine
1 week
'i<'~
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lItII~tII
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---------------------------I G.W.D. proclaims engineering

i
in C.C.
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1),01-II1II_1 10 ___ 01..,.. c-_

bo1IaoII EIII1eS, Nto1It11.-. 1/ )_ wOIII \0
Witt fo<lOf)' _ _ W& - 0 .G.. Non/IIInOk
II-CI
\\I(!
~~-n....
. . . .lIar
1.-_CIJIptdtel*oo-_ r_,....~
.... 1lII...s- rr-1Im. ,\"..,..,.... ,..t.w.
iioc'i!iU'....",.iiiLI." r=o,1f'I, oD!"'ftft ........ rtoo

.....
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.... rt
tw!I
In rain. snow or itl~t we mainlain our bridgea or rands scrvlng

the motoring public to the 'nth
degree! Edit or.
I
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Flanked by smiling Superintendent Hu go J . Stark, County Board

I President George W. J)UIIIIC, pictured here, issues n PROCLAMA
TlON designnting the week of Fe b. 1S-24 as Engincers Week to
ltIehnrd "1.. Greig, President of the Chicugo Ohapler of tbe I.S. P.E.
During this .....eek the
will participate in an exh1bit whose
theme is " Ellgineerlllg . . . A Betie r En\ Ironment through Tech
,1 1I010gy" In the East Lobby of the Civic Center.
Come on down ! !
oonn
1
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COOK COUNTY HIG H WAY NEWS
FEBRU A R V, 11173
PAOE 3
VOTERS APPROVE $2 l\tlLUOS no:'\'l)S

While our first Highway Superintendent. Maj. George A. Quinlan, roamed t he County in hb $490 official
uutomoblle inspecting roads and bridges. and st:heduling wor k to be done, t he Board gave a ttention to getting more highway money. Lnte in the summer of 1911 It was decided to submit a $2 million " liard road"
Bond lssuf' at the No\"t:rube.r S election. The proposition received a majori ty of 27.J,40.J affinnative votes
agaInst 162.230 nays.
In his ann uRI message. lloa.rd President A. A. l (cComlick thanked the voters and cited be:nefi Ui o( the bond
issue In poetic language exll!"C'i5h'e of the s pirit of the times.
"The gmllrylng \'ole on the good rO'olds bond Issue Indicates t hat the 1)OOIIIe of Cook Cuu nt), :"J"e tlIlxlous t o
hn\e the Coullty IITghwuys hUIItO\ed. WIth fh e large lun Olmt of money so gene rons ly "lllced Ilt its dlsl,osnl,
Ih~ lIew boIlro nmy lit once I.roceed to make thls Counly'~ roads the besl In U,e countTY.
Other cities ha ve
olllstrilllH!d Cbl(uJ.,:o, in Ihe impro\"f':me.llt or their country ronds a nd ure now enjoylng the l.rO<iperity broll~ht
LO their oufillllK territory. The. dweller in Ihe city hll'S ~ h :If'cd wltlt Ihe fnrmer a nd the gardener the benent.s
of bei n/.:" brou~ht Into closer touch flDd freer oommunicnllon wlt lt each ot her. The Country Icsldellt has
found hi8 sooJtl I life ,!\Stll' benefitted by tht> ease or ne l,l:hborly Inl e rcour.-.e durin!;" u11 seasons or the yenr!
" 1\ wl:re a nd judldolls I!XltCliditure of the proceeds o ( thia Bolld r"!lue will bring be nefits to the peoille of
Cook Oou nty Ilnd not o nly 11111 in the mllterlill IlrOSlle ril;y and eh 'le lire of the community bu t r('(lolllld to t he
11I!o1illg' cretlll of Ihe County Bonrd."
HONDS A1'Ti\ OKt:D IN oou nT
The new Boord. however. ran Into a hani rClld block. The bond IS8u e wnll attncked In court on the grou nd
that It had not received 11 I1l1l.jorlty of 1\11 \'Oles cast at the electiOn. only a major ity of votes ou the l)roposition. T he 1111nob SUllteme Court Ullhchl the contentbn a nd ruled the bonds ill\al id.
The 191.5 legislature. hohl ing Ihat i t was the gener al cus tom in nlinois to require only :t mnjority on t he
proposition. passed n s lleelu l net \tl.lldalin~ t he ruLrd rnt! bonds. Again the court ruled adversely.
The Boar d turned again to SI)rlngfield, (or a special session to be held in J llllu:lry. ]9t6. On No\'ell1 ber
29, 1915. the Bollrd adopted a t"CfIolution stating tha t ';pnblle sentiment of Cook County :llipa reotiy is 10 Ille
effect that the nllllrO\':11 ((1\"Im the S2 million road bolltbi 0 11 No\'ember S. J914. !ibonld ~bLn d flD d that t he
County ~hou ld 1I0t be subjected to the delay, InCOII\'enlenee and I'XIIt!nse at submitting t his question again to
the eledorntc Rnd that any IIdditloll!ll expense to the IlIIbUe which could be entailed by n eces.'~:ny Ilroc:eduM
of the legl.. l:tl llre to mUdllte these bonds would mor e tha n offset a SIl\'IUK to the f'o...1:paye.rs by the letting ot
cont.racts under presenl (:l\'ornble conditions."
T he special scssion acted to validate the bonds . . . t hls time in a form that WAS Not ques tioned, and t he
Board proceeded immediately to Ilrlnt and sell the bonds fo r the selection or rood 1IIIIIro\'ement.
No motor ruel t.1.x was required at that Ume. a nd the bo nds were backed by a levy agnilHt all taxllble
IlrOllCrty In the Count y. In teres!' WIlS Hxd at 4 per cent. with the firsl issue a mounting to $1,800,000 redeemed at $200.000 a year between 1917-19Z5.
80~"DS SOLD AT l'ltE.lIlUM
The flra t bloc.k . . . $800,000 .. sold on June SO to the f1rst Trust. a nd Snvlngs lhmk, bidding $586 over
pa r. The remaining $1 million went to the JUerchants 1.0:111 &. Trust Cn. at a prem iUm of $7.389 on I nnunry
11.1911.
While the bonds were being pr inted nnd a dver lised, bot h the Board flDd S Ullerinlemlent Quillian were busy sel-'!ctlng roads fo r paving , even cll lllng for bids 80
coutnlel5 could be let as soon as the money wa a a va ila blc,
About tha t. t ime, the illinois lLIghwuy Commission furnjshed counties with cost est lII1ll.l'es for various types of paving In 10 a nd 15-root widths. S ome of these oarrow
pa vements whicb required one or the othe r of meeting vehjcles to run off o nto the
shoulder, were La id do\Vm~tate. For (look Cuunty, Qlllnln" perauaded Ule BOflrd t.o
11(101.1 J 8 reel.
1\\0 .!ou rface mitterilll.. were selected-parHflnd celllent and n.... pllDlt cOllcrcl'e.. Thc
JIC(! stll.n dllrd of that day waa '\ conc rete slab wiU,out rei nforcement laH on grn ded
earlh. l\sllhlt\t t.oncrete W IUI placed on 1\ mncndnm bll<oe.
The S nlH!rln tenllent. WR 8 so we.ll prepared for the Bond l'rOJ.rnl11l that t he Board was a ble to a wa r d t he
(oHowlng two t.ol1lracbi on the first Iluy of the Bond Sale.
ARenEI\. "OAD lbree miles northeast of Sng bridge. aaphalt concrete, to .Iohn
t' . Mt.Garry & 00., $52,5 11.
WESTER.."'; J\ \ ro."UE Crom the south limits of Homewood to the north limits of Obicugo Heights. to .lames
A Sucklf'Y Co.. 69.691.
Ot her Bond contracts awarded that year were:

rrom the west limits of Chicago to ~annhei m Road (asphalt) awnrded .IuJy 11 to CommOIl\\enll b Impro\eme ll l Cu. $120.686.
RAI. LA.llI) RO.\O from Milwallkee Aveoue to Rand Road. in Des Plaines ( pec) a wa rded August S to
J ame" C. Shleltl"l, $56.209.
FOICT 3lAlliSOS ItOAD ( Lincoln Highway) from west line of Il lch Towtbhlll to ~tain Street, ;"tlatte.son
(pec) flwll r ded Allgusl 18 to John ~b.cklcn , 84,6-11.
141TH ST IIEET from Western Avenue to Cleero Avenue (asphalt) owarded September 18 to J ohn A.
ltIeGllrry &\ Co" $89,18.-,).
Ui4VD IIQAD, fro m River Road to County line (aapholt) a warded October Z In two sections to .Eclilise
Construction Co., $1;7 .918, Rnd Commonwcn.ilh Impro\'ement, Co., $51,012.
S OIlAUMJl no nOAH from south line of Schaumb urg Township to IIlgglns Road ( asphalt) awa rded
October 2 to "Ec.lIpse Construction 00., SSS,8M.
1Il 0G~S nOAD,
FEB RUA HY, lV73
PAGE 4
To meel the increased load placed on the OOlID by the Bond Roads Program, the Board authorized 2.fr.
Quinlan to hire one junior cl\; 1 engineer and nine engi neerinspectors for fl:\'e months starting July 1. Theae
employees augmented the se\'en regulars and S9 S6as01l9ls in the 1916 budget, bringing the totlll payroll to
an "overwhelming" $39,375.
In his 1916 Annual Message, 8 0ard President Peter Relnberg said that r oad and bridge work done by the
County with the help of State Aid, Bond Funds and Township partiCipation totaled approx:imateJy $1.5 million
~olIars , "an amount almost five Urnes nIJ much as had been previously spent In any other ~'ear for road
Improvements."
19li. The "Over There" of World WitI'I was felt over here. Superintendent Quinlan, a Captain in the
army engineer corps. left for active duty JUlie 4 and soon afterward rose to the rank of 'Major. For a short
time, Rns mus P. V. Mllrqlll,.n!sen was acting superintendent, followed by B. D. Barker.
Anolhe r who went to war was a young Inspector engineer, who lost his life in France. His m ~mory is still
honored in Edgar A. Lawrence American Legion Post, whose members consist of eCHD employees. Robert
Lange, acting head of ou r Structural Division, is Vice. Comdr., Bernard Rlman, also of Structural, holds the
rank of Chaplain. Helen Kmiec of Data rprocessing is Finance Officer Bnd F..d\\,llrd Brnuseh of Drainage reigns
as Adjutant.
U. S. BOOSTS WAUKEOA...'IJ ROAD
The federal government , then concerned with emergency transportation, proposed an improved highway
northward from Chicago and offered financial assistance. The County Boa rd pledged cooperation In a reso
lution referring to the proposed route as the OlUOAGO, WAUKEGAN A..'I"D ~lD..WAUKEE ROAD, stating
that it was needed to move food and manufactured goods required iby the war effort.
As a means of financing its share of this highway, now known as Wi'-UKEGAN ROAD, 8J1d four other
projects, the County Bean! submitted a 81 million bond proposition at the November G, 1911, election which
received. a large voter approval. With other 'bond issues in that period, there were separate ballots for men
and women. Men voted on two questions-the bonds and the tax levy to back them. Women were permitted
to vote only Oil the bonds. ( Women'S Lib--we've come a long way!)
The Board's resolution setting up the oond proposal listed the following roads . . . all constructed with
IIorti:Uld ceme nt concrete, 18 feet in width.
WAUKEOAJo,' nOAo-Sevell miles northwestwsrd from the VJJJage of Niles $160,000.
AROHElt UOAD- 12 miles southwestward from Harlem Avenue at 55th Street $264,000.
LlNCOL..'" m n mVAY- Nine miles eastward from the center of Rich Township $198,000.
HO)IEWOOO LA.."SINO ROAD-Seven miles eastward from Dixie Hjghway 14.0,000.
OES PLAllliES RIYEn. nOAI>-15 miles southward from ).lilwaukee Avenue except sections preViously
I)aved in Des Plailles and ~rnywood, $238,000.
lIomen-cod SchOOl underpass

Another war time restriction, however, prev(.nted immediate use of the full bond issue. Word was received
by the Board that the CAPITAL ISSUES CO~OIlTl'EE, a federal agency, was inclined to disapprove, bu t
the Board expressed Its opinion that the money was " necessary tor the construction ot mUitary and other
mnln highways," and sent a delegation to Was hington, obtaining permission to sell $150.000 of the Issue.
The block was awarded to the lIarrls Trust and Savings Bank, lowest of three bidders, for $147,805.
FEBRUARY, 1973
PAGE IS
This sale was authorized on August IS, 1918. However, the only construction contract awarded that year
in lhe $1 million program was for part o! lhe Uomewood-LIIJlslng ROM, 811,097, on Sel.tember 16. On the
Waukegan Road projeet, "a small piece of land" at S hermer A\'cnue and Glenview Road was pu rchased for
$200 on No\'ember 29.
The State also took aecount of emergency conditions In 1917 and the Department of Public Work5. into
which the lIIill06 Ilig bway Commission had been moved, iuued a statement that read in part as followa:
"In response to numerous inquiries received from many CounUe!t of the State, the Department of PubLic
Works and Buildings, wltb the approval of Go,'ernor Lowden and tbe Board of HIg bw3Y Advisors, Is authorIzed to make the following statement relative to the attitude of the administration on the question of road
construction in Illinois during the present year.
'' In view of the serious shortage of labor, transportation A-nd materials that prevails throughout the coun
try Ilnd the increosing demands of the Government for al1 commodities in the prosecution of' ::.he war, and in
accordance with the recommendation of Federnl Authorities, we believe it our patriotic duty to limit our
activities in road construcUon thia year,"
Work permitted under this poticy included only the completion of construction contmcts in progress and
necessary maintenance. "We furtber urt{e," the statement said, "that the present emergency cans for an
unus ual eWort on the part of a ll Townshill lUg b\\'3Y Officia ls to maintain e.dstlllg earth roads I,y 0. tho rough
syste m o( drugging nnd drnilling."
The County 'Board asked special pernussion to build two A-nd onehalt miles ot DehlltSter Street. two and
one-halt miles of Shlte Rontl linking Dixie Highway and Lincoln Jllg hwoy, one mile of WlnnetJ\a. Avenue and
four mi les of road from Arllngtoll l[eJ ~iII!I to the improved part of Ra nd Rond.
These routes, the Boa.rd said, were key Iblld!! in a system of "s ubs tantial IUld ltermllnellt." roads needed to
bring dllily food sUPJ,lIes to Chicago. It W8.8 also urged that completion of the four projects would relieve
congestion on the railroads. The Stale rc)JlIed, in effeet, that it was not deemed advisable to cievlate tram
the adopted polley.
The contractors on previously awarded jobs began to feel the "pinch." Several asked for extension of
time and for e.drn IlRyment due to higher freight bills for materials.
Accomplishments of the CCRn in ]917 were summed up by Board President Peter Re inberg In his annual
message as 47 miles or l)n\'ed road completed, 230 miles or Township Roads hnpro\'ed and 21 bridges COIIst rllett--d.
NEXT MONTH- Don't miM our third t1trinillg in8tallmcPlt- $60 miJUoD Road Bonds "Big Deal" In 1918.
l) r~A UNO
JIEARTS
Classified Ad in
Dallll.8 paper: "To
my four exwives
on thla Valentine
Day. Enjoy your
monthly checks."
. . . Sign over a
diaplay of Valentine cards: " Now Available in
MulU-Packs of Six" . The liberated woman says ahe isn 't going
to be anybody's valentine until
she has rend the contract and job
deSCription.
" " GET

A
Our deepest sympaLhlea to

Fnt.nk KornaekeJ', Ir., of tbe
Traffic Operations Dlvlslon,
whose father, .... rllnk Kornacker, r., died on January
J I : to IUary peclltle, of the
Project Cont""l
Division,
whose father, J ohn lJeC.ittiC!,
died on J:mllnry 12; to
~1 1\rge Quirk. of the Transportution and Planning Bureau, whose aunt, ~tllrguret
E. Lewis , died on Jauuary
24: and to N;It J\llllldn, of
the Pavement Geometries Di
vision, whose mother-in-law,
~(u.ry I. De Paola? dJed on
J anuary 29.
HORSE"
FEBRUARY, 1873
PAGE'
U r:VA~TMr:NT
Retirements
N r:WSMAI\I: ~ S
~1:t1\\'",rt 8
(rom the SlTUcl ur"',lI Oh"is-ion retired recently, leaving

gaps in the ranka thal will not be easy to fill. lIarry Ohlinger, head or
the Division, retired on Oeeembt!.r 151.h, aIter serving o\'er 10 years with
the Dellll.rhllf.llt, most of lhem In Structural along with coliengue iU yroll
n ~ht. another veteran or over 10 ,rear!i e:cperienee .. a h1l:hl1' skilled
brldl!e buUder, who reUred on Deeembe.r 3bt. They W(!l:e joined by
:llnx G:tlurm, whoae eareer with the Department . . rrom llarch
1980 through J llRull.ry 19i5-apanned many divh.iona. Bern wiahea,
Tbree
gentlemen, nnd how we'll get any more bridges buill wi~hollt you we
don't know yet-bllt the hurdwon ~U \'\"y and kno\\ led cte you passed
along to J\ ctlu~ Struciurnl head Uoh Lange and the rest Ilt the troopa
will not be forgotten! !
. . . Stili another dear man who retired In .Il1nllUr)' (on
the 23rd) was UMry T. Welnshnnk, who It"rved the ~
Jlarl menl moat capably (or 18 yeal"!i, all or them spent In
Ole EsUmuUng Ohl.!!ion, llarr) , who earoet.! n U.s. degree
In Me.e.hnn1ca l Engineering, held Lhe Utle (If IIlghway

f :nglneer t His many rriends and eoworkers rrom E.sli
mntlng turned out in (oree ror the retiJ't'nlent fIl\rty on
J :UIIUHY 5, and runong the guesta waa hl3 distinguished
(ormer co-worker Uaymond Gruhn, one ot sllmating's
outstanding nppraisers before hia own rf'lIremcot 16
ll1ol1lhs agu. Since Harry's bobby la c.lgar smoking-"no man [a more
de\'oted to the Golden Leaf," said an Intimale----the company presenled
him wHh an auorlmenl of choice eigan and an elegant lighter. In hill
presentation speech fHehllrd X. Cramer, the charismntlc and erudlte
chleJ or Estlmntlng, aajd: "Our heart.a go with this box or MIl' Ada.nu'
mOSt sensuous . .. as we all echo the sentiments or lColK'ri Durloll In
hi. AMlomy or Mel:\Qcholy: 'Tobaceo, divine, rare, .lIperexcellent
tobacco, which goea rar beyond an panaceaa, potable gold and philo.
sopher's atones, a sovereign remedy to aU diseases.. .' CIGA.R tobacco,
I.e. . . . nol the no.no which, Uncle am tells ws. may ~ hn.rm(ul lo
your bealth and SlleUmg of things wbich may br holml(ul to yOUf
heallh reminds me . . . but lhla Is not the OCCAsion t.) relate that
a necdote .. Harry, we lo\'e you!"
I.. 10 r. : Peter 1..lIlIlum ; (ll!Orge II.
er,tluc: J ulin UII!lh: ClII.IfIlCC! Crnw l.~y.
1_
r 2nd run:
til
~""rlfl
Tpwl:U :
1.. to
Hush :
r~
~lIk o
l ..ync h: lkn
JummllU.
lSI row: IAhlum; Cmlne:
Smllln'
.::(1 l..andlllC!!!olW!.r
Itnd
enlllll:'Y
The Iltln\e ('('11:0
mf'ml~",
rt!!ntly
.lImdf't1 Juin l hlrthday IllIrt) In ~I'"

b",liull of tWO 1"('111''1'''' YO!.lnl;""If' 1"'l, fronl
tJl" now Oh-hdull. 90 " .... ,John BII!lIi
(l9.i9-J967) IUld C~ln'nlC' CrIlI\ h'y. 7;:;
,\rlJ. (IOM-1oo,,).
Hotl! "ulill lind ('1M" IIrf' loUII I l"r),

ri nd cOlllotanlly fi ll - Ihr'<~o . ,
Good "!how, ho~~: Our beiol wls h~ In
OOlh of you !
IWtlW
h1aming red-head. the confirmed

buhelor gal o r lhe ~Idgn Bureau,
Suzy WuL'"OIi . recelv>:ld a dee-vine
white satin BRIDAL PILLOW
rrom dohn Brn~ or Ihe Drainage
DIVision . . . Does U'ia mcan ..
or juat wfllhful thinking?! rumors
. rumors!
Mo\'e over, NaUy B.Jmpo, Mark
Trail, and all you other outdoors.
men!
nuberl Dollkt' ...... 80n of
Emil Donkers of the Pavement
Geometrics DivisIon, recently at.
tnlned the rlU1k or Jo:agle Scout.
with Troop 333 \Jf Arling ton
IIll.:bb .. A ge 15, 801> ill 3 1I0pbomore In Prospect HIgh School. He
I. following In his rather's foot~
alt'pa, since t::mil has been aeUvl'!
In scouting ror the Plist 11 years.
PRAISEWORTHIES
Mr. Vern Volke.
County Rd_ Engr.
DIStrict No.5. Blue uland
Dear lf r. \'olke :
Jlllt II nOle to c'Cprua our .liPpreclaUon for the wny you corr~ted lhe condition of the shoul_
der bv our home with Jrrnvel.
It is the pf'rsblencfO o( men like
lOU thnt make 8.nd k eep our com_
munit y and hl,r:hwll",o benutifuJ.
We will do all we can to main
tain the shoulder to be nn Ilsset

to our neighborhood.
Thank you apln.
Sincerely,
Mrol. Leon Zivor t
17000 Cre.e:eir
South Holland. m.
(Good Show, Ve rn I The ceno
doe:-. II Ag3in!)
Hugo Stark
Superlntendc.nl o( RlghwnY8
De'Ir III1~o :
~I y convatuilitlonq to you on
emplonneni or t he nlef rle s)'Stem
for rh:ht-or. wuy 111:.1... I hope
thlll this p~lIre will continue.
slneP. It is clearly In the Interest
or thi;;; ('OWltr), to move aa rXIH!di.
11011,,1)' as 1lQSslble ton-anl filII
~1\ le
llilOIltiOIl of the mel-rle
8,"telU.
Very truly yours.
Paul C. Box
Trnffic Envinecring Cnnsilitant
Skokie. illinois
(ContJnu~
on pap 1)
FEBRUARY, 1171
fa r right: \larl,} lIohmall Frank Flrestein (chief of map dlv.)

I)unran Campbrll (thler drat18man) .. baci row: "III .'ls.rl-,e (primary
rd. hud): hh from rilht: fonner Congreasman. BiIIllurphy; Standing:
Jr. EngtnHr. Claude- \nd e~ n .itUng in batt; Hl!Ad III Sunt) . .Iado
lI oward and S l"al .Iulnu ll who became Det.lgn Oh'. Chid; bac.k rowleJt;
Tom quinn, RIKlUIIi Sedlu~k o.nd Uob Laage wbo ~ ~1I11 \lllh U!io
beadlQjt up the StfU(':tur.l Dhlsion.
County Bldg.-Road Dept. Approximately 1914
PAGE 7
PRAISEWORTHIES(CotlUnuN ttom .... I)

Supe.r1nt~denl
Hugo Stark
Chleago Civic: Center
1) ....1' .)Ir. Slark:
I would like to exprea my
grt\titude and that of our enllre
community to you ac..d your Q..!io..o,o..
e.lult.t. "' Ihe tAJunl}' f~r the splen.
did toopt'ration in c:onnection with
the Inlt.nllnllon of fbp tntfJic .Ignal at IOSn! and Talman.
I would appreciate it If you
wuuld express my gratJtude to all
thoae who were responsible.
Very truly yours,
Thomal C. Hynes
State Senator, 28lh District
\11'. lIugo Stark

~uperlntcndent
of Highways
Cook County
\HentiOn : (\Ir. .Iobn Link
I~r ~Ir :
The lllinol-;
ha le Polle-co remote
Pt your Calu
mt't Woocb location .0 Blue b .hultl
Indicate that this In-liuUIlUon I.a
" o rkln~ \ e ry ,nil.
The remote
rth-lnl!;" ~i te has ~1\"etI one of
our dJffitult commumcatIon pro~
lem. at a s lgnlfkaRi 5a\ inltS to
the taxpll,}"rr.
I "l.,h 10 tb n.nk you for your
l'OOIH.'mllon in this matter, and
hOlle that some time in the futuN:',
\\ ~ will be able to rec:illrocate.
Vel'), truly yours,
J oee:ph A. Geiger. CaPlDin
Communications Section Director
IIIlnolll State Police
Springfield, lIlIooia
r~l\'rr in... IIlUnlion
The Movin' Syndrome ... or Eviction

of the Secondary
The n,..t week In February aaw the wrecking hammt'.1"11 pounding
away at Lhe creom-c:olored walla of the BUrtllU of Sec.onciaf,) UOlltb.,
on the Civic Center'. 28111 8001'.... Chief IIe.nr,} R ll'Ili along with
Juhn Link and Tom M c.llu ~h. et 81 prepared to mov", from the old
quartcrs being wrtcked and rebuilt to new quarle,.. oul At the La
(jrnnlte Malnl enulI~f'i Flleillty in La Orange Park. ThL:ir 1100;11 om~
we re usurped for convenion into .Iutlges Chambers of Cook C OUld) '8
J\IIIM'l l:lte Courh
" At the moment. , we're dlsplac.ed persons," exclaimed our
ever-popu lo r IIUllk ,
, Reidl Bnd his rnggle.Ulgg!e 8ypalea O.
" Afle r we dig Ollr.~lve. out from under all the rubble .and the walll
of the warehouse "r~ ILrlltched we expect to find our.s~lvl'1 again In
'comfortable' lurroundlngs'.
. but. as oC our lut ~I)()rl, the
rurnlture arrh'ed .fely . . no iliON! tleratchcd than It already wu
(no offe.nse to DII) antique oollector) and t.elepbood have been
iD..ltalied vi. Pony Exp~u and . . F.Y.L .. Lbl'tr new Itnl'rai
oftiCl' number I. 2-12--2683. UII. Bell-help!)
Wl"11 all mt.. you here 00 28 and hope you'll be hAPPY'" claml
OUl In La Gmogl' Pllrk
Another move along Wlll'1 S.R. WaJI
ou r I't!rmll Ohl;"lolI who now reign on tbe 27tb 800:-. Their fonl'
nu. remain. ... tulu .. '1"0
. and thara it [or the mo\'zn' dept. ! !
F.bruoty ForNo.'
Blanlu~u or
SIlOW,
w~lh(.r
,heeu oC rain-bed
t'l-kwr)kwpot)
WNllKr as raw a.:a skinned kn:

O\(.(C25I:
{~,..
I,,'opI... l. u..'\.qdd (,_.1
~ot
:I
sky in th(. clouds

!I" G.
lI"IIlJI~.r<J'1
TIIOUGIiT FOR 1'JIE MONTIJ

A drive.r II anfer when the. road Is dry and U1e road I. wer when the
driver II dry.
Mil ,i' rnncine Stuart

Public Information Office
Room 2820
Dea r M... Stuart:
Jual II note to w'1;V!1tu tatl! ,}ou
and the ..tall" of t..bt' C.ook County
IIJ lth\nI,} Xe"s 00 ~'ollr Twe.nty~
fino' )I':ar of pubUcation. All SuIwrinlr ndcnl of the nu~u of
~I"I'" nnt! .'l:ats for the Clly of
Chw.AAO, I enjoy reading )"our
new.paper.
J am lending )'OU a xerox c:opy
DC what may be the hMtI b;"," e of
the Cook ('ounly lJl ~hwa)' N"e.\\8.
dBit'd 3lArch 15. 19 J..t. You may
find tht. Inte.resting.
Very t.ruly yours,
Charles J. O'Conno:,
SuperIntendent of M~ps
ED, NOTE: We're pushmg Cor 2J
morcl.
FE BR UA RY, 1873
PAGE 8

TW5 yenr our Ohlcugo--(Jook OOllnt.y commu,nUy will ob5er.-e Ihe 800th
annh'ersary of UIO epooblll \'oyage t o tlto l\lls!ll8lllppl m ii d e by two da untless
Frenchmen, ex plOn!r Lo~ J olllet. IUld J e!iult In lq lonlll'y I'alhe r J acqUet
!Ua rquol te.. N ortJl AJuer lea. \vae: a. royal provInce o r F rance's n!i51J1endent
''SlIn Kin,," Loul!! XIV, IUId ",olllet. and his plU'ty. in two bark caooes, were
ser:klog a. wul'e rwny to U~ fll.r ~ of the south, Sta rUng lrom l\!1a.cklnae,
Utey JM~ throu&,b \vI!ICOn~ln into UIO l'llMmlplll, t m.,-elled downstream to
the ArkIUl5fl." nh-er lUll! thell huck I)U.SI the OltlCIIJrO I>ortage, which e nte red
writte n h is tory, "II WIl!t t ho beginning o r Ule Ohlengo d reum"~d t he rich
I!cnrUl1.nd of tho contillcnt IUld lHl(.'n opened to th o future, tor th e AlIIe.ncu.
to come,
Population Are. -
U,KI
f.
6,.92,569
SfJ.
Mllf'lOI
.,
.,.
*
--_
, A I a
, I I I
.. .~
----
loe .
J
(BID ID Ih (BID (!J IilQ\7
[I] 00 [I]Wl!WlIn ~W0

Ohfcago CIvic CeDter,
OhJcago, illinois 806M
the tiny settlement of Chicago,

almost cut off from the outside
wor ld. found diversion and profit
in dances, the discu38iuolJ of a debating society, weekly prnyer
meetings, and an occasional horse
race on the Ice of L i-'<e Michigan?
Selectric,
one
loyal Highway
secretary
exclaimed, "They
don't make
these lblngs
like they used to. The csrriage is
sticking again."
When the repair mnn arrived.
he lirted the cover. gazed inside.
and then- with g rowing astonishment, like D doctor delivering
qulnluplets- brought. forth the
following objects:
a leaf from a plll8lic Ch rist.mas wreath
several small pit:.t'es of paper
one straight pm- (she does
her own hemmJng)
t.hree pieces of Clirmel Corn
one toothpick
Rnd n bobby pin
The young lady moved the ca rriage back and forth rapidly. making the bells ring ,
"It seems to work fine now:'
she said. "Do you suppose those
things Inside were milki ng i t
stick?" "No." replied t he trusty
rcpaJrmnn "{BM makes t.hem so
well that even a toothbrush would
hardly deter their neLon- but, by
God, you really tried! ! ! ! !"
WORLD WEARV
TWO
~\tEN
pass~d
me on lbe
SCI6
heard (being n vuy noay gal)

one sO)'ing. "And did you find
out what you were :tllergic to?"
The other Sighed, "The world
The whule ,Inmn world !"
Wnil
Did You Know ' , .
-that during the winter of 18312
Ga:ting mood_
Ily at her my
str eet, and all the converaalion 1
. ...
-thal between 1966 and 1971,

nearly 1.<1 billion dollars W(UI spent
by Federal, stale, and local governments on state and community
highway safety programs-and
Lhat almost one out of cvery five
jobs is in thc field of highway
transpor tation. n total of 13.3
million ?
What? No Banana Peel?

(A true sto ry)

The Cook County HighwlY News is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging Information between the
Highway Department. governmental agencies. citizen tepreuntiUves. and Individual municipalities. Therefore
we Invite Iny newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. PleaA cont.ct Francine Stuart at 443-nl4.
VOL XX
MARCH. 1973
No.3
COOK COU NTY HIOHWAY NEWS
MARCH , '973
PAGE

Floyd T. full.
Ch.rles J . GrupP. Jr.
WIIII.m H. Ha~
Frank W. Chesrow
Dunne
William N. Erlc.kson
Mathew W. Bleszeut
Ch.rles S. Bonk
Ch.r~ F. Chaplin
Georp W.
M.thaw W. Bleueut-Chmn" Road and Bridge Comm.

Assistant Editor
Editor
William Slocum
Francine Stuart
Jerome Huppert
John H. Stroeer, Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hu&o J, Startl-Superi ntendent of Hiahwa)'S
Uman PiotrowskJ
Ruby Ryan
Graphic Arts Consulta nts

Photography
Elmer J. MaJewski
FRONT COVER
I 09rrl DIIII
Stony Island COli
" I ruction ill Cllndid config llnl.

(Oourt,esy
11011.
of
Lowell
1Je)'cr)
fohligDtion
you may kiss the ring
I am lU I Eng-inPer. In Illy
lirof 1011 J ta,ke deep Ilride.
To 11 l owe solemll ohllgnllonl'.
Since the Stone Age, human
progreu hal been spurred by
the engineering geniUS. Engi.
neers bave made u!able ~a
turea vast resourcea of rna
terial and energy for '),I an
klnda beneftt. Engineers have
vitalized and turned to practl.
cal uae the I)rinciplet o[
eelente and the meana of tech
nology, We re 11 noj for 1111:0
heritage of nceulIluhtl e e.xlH!r
lence, Ill)' f' fI'orb would be
feeble.
j\ s 1111 E IIJ.:lneer, I Illedge 10

llrneticc Integ rH y IUIII fllir
dealillg' loll'runf'c Rntl respecl :
nnd 10 tll,holtl I h~\'ollo n 1,0 Ih e
~ ta l1d a rd .. nud Ihe dh:nit)' a t
Ill,' l.rofe,,~lo n ' consciOll8 aJ
waye that my aklll carries
with It the obligation to serve
humanity by making the best
use of Earth'S precious wealth.
Aa an Engineer, in humility
and with lbe need (or Divine
Guidance, I .. hall Ila rt ieilmle
in none but honb l e n1e rllrises
When n~ed , my "kill and
kno""ledjte s holl be jt" 'en without re"e n 'a tlon for the Imblie
good, In the l~ r(f}(IIl n.n ce or
duty lind In Hde.lll y 10 lilY pro.
fesslon. I s lu'"
gh'e t he
nt~
1Il0~1".
" New members read aloud

only the IllIrta In bold fnce.
Look ing bock-Pictorially
". , . And s uch gmnd
pictu ~
dl'JJI~ ll n l:'
our DeIJ8rlment's , 'eJ'!l.aUlII)' DI lis I~k," noles SUI.erintend-
Clnt. Sl ltrk.
Hli
Gle.nn Frederlcb. Joint
Onllle anll J oe Ma rslk nod "1IilrO" -
Ing'l)' while ,-ll'wlnJ;' tbe OOHD'8 e.~.

hlblt for Engineering " 'eek In the
Oh'lo Cf'nl f' r lohb)'.
A SIGN1\L " ONon !! Johll
Crune' head of the !\dlllilli~
trolion Bureuu, receives the
ring of the Order of the Engineer as Chicago Chapter
P reside.nt..eleet. J ohn E. Nunemake r, lIIinob SOCiety or I)rorf'SSional Engineers and engi.
neering consultant. places the
Onl !!r 's s lainle:.s ~t eel kInd 00
the little finger of John'.
working hand. John al80 rece.ived his certificate of memo
bership, Looking on is J O.!oCIlh
P. Piotrowicz. Chlclllgo IJureliu
of E ngineering. Chicago Chal)'
ter representative. The r ites
were held at the February 15
Cblliite r luncheon mcetillij al
the Ohicago E lI gi m~e rs Olub,
" ' Olll' M ol " o f tbe u h lblb durIn, Ute \\-eek of F~. 16-U-.1S.
A pig is a p:g
Jlobarl', Aus tr.lll.o. (A,P) -As II
motorist topped a rise- II woman
driving an oncoming car shouted
" Pig!" He thought she was a
women'a liberationist until he hit
the pig on lhe downgrade.
From t he C hicago Su n-Times,
J anufl l'y 29, 1973, Repr itli od COlertea}) T he A ssociated P roS/I.
COO K CO UNT Y H IG HWAY NEWS
PAGE 8
MARCH, 1913
$60 million road bonds "big deal" in 1918

3rd article of a serres
in
ceLebration of the CCHD's 60th anniversary
While the wa r -!-illle shor t.ages "]JLl t a. Ihllll ]ler" on road work in 1918. in order to complete the contracts
aln/ady let. along with the necessary maintenance , ' , the post-war Hard Rosd Program for lllinois was not
impeded , , , but was projected on a larger scale than in any other State,
Earlier t hat year, a. 560 million Staf,e Bond lssue was proposed for voter approval in the No\'cmbcr ek eti on and a resolut ion adopted by the Cook Cou nty Board that July pointed out that the bonds would be paid
off "entirely from the Automobile License Fund" (there was no l\I , I<~.T, at THAT time) and "urgently requested" every voler to mark a "YES" on his or her ballot.
E nt hus iaslD (or the bonds was also whipped up by (Jhicago banker Col. W. K Edens (as you read here in
our Oct. ' 72 issue , , , but just in case you didn't Edens Xway was named after him), He was then president of the Illinois High way llllllro\'ement Associat io n and al though he ne\'cr owned a ca r or had a drive r's
liocnse, the g ood Col. was t.he State's most Ilcth 'e g oo'l r oads oooster !!
LABOR .\ NU ?llATERIAL S SOARCE
And so , , liS In a ll hUJlPY e ntling's , , . the bonds were approved. but the construction program was held up by the continuing sca rcity of labor and mater ials. :M eanwhile, back at the 'CCHO, the Department carried out iUi 1918 lineup 8S best it could,
Boa rd Presillell t Peter Ucinberg. in his annual message, summed 1111 the Department's
1918 accomplishments. stating: "Including the work completed this year, the total mileage
of per manent lund roads in Cook County a t the p resent t ime, excepting those in incorpornt"ed Cities, Towns nll el Vllluges, is: STATE AID, ,10 miles ; COUNTY 'BO:ND ISSUE.
70 mi les ; COUN'TY FUND, 5 mites . . .
" 1 the Federlll Government permits the sale of road improvement bonds in the near
future, the next four years ought to witness a new era in the hU]lfOYement of the
County's lligh wu)"s,
" With $60 million Bonds at her disposal, the Stllte will inaugurate the most
elaborate sys tem of ha.rd roatl cons truct ion ever undertaken by any of the 48,
Cook Oounty will benefit by this bond issue to the extent of $1.500,000. which
s he has alrcady expendcd in improving roads that are a part of the system
for which the $60 million bolll1 is sue is to be used. With this $1 .500,000, when
received from the State, the County can contract for 75 mile;, of new ha rd
surftlced roads." ,(Ya-hoo!!)
"Forty -fh'e miles of bond issue roads nrc pl"Ovided for in t he unused portion
of the County Bond Issue of 1917:'
T hese U5 miles of new pavement caught the receptive eye of the citizens, and two ( 2) rOlld celebrnt ions
were held in 1918, perhaps the first of the speech making, ribbon-cutting festivities that have continued
through tOOny.
Wlullctkn . , . and
awny we
gQ! ( pllot o co!trtc~1I of
tile
Chfcyo Motor Club)
Au cle ut !lutos IJcgln t ou r of 25 I lli nois Oltle!il
lHI
IID.rt
M '"Good Uoods Dny" m oto r cade held In co mmem orallon

(If 1914 e ,'cnl., "Get illinois Ou t Of Th e :U ud."
T he
]91"- car ava n WIlS or g nn lzoo 1'0 Infl uence farme rs to
o n~n:o me rcurs tlm t Int erna.l coml)llsUoo muchineii' w ou ld
Id U th eir Ih'p,;;tock. T il" e \"l~n t wus n~crcuted ror lUI
8 111Jnti.!lal or H ig hways. ( photo CO llrtC8y 0/ th e OhfcuflO
M otor Olub)
Ue:u)y Lng for UU.I "G rum) Tour:'

(llhoto COIITtc8Y 0/ Ill e ChieGYo Motor Cl l/b )
(Continued on PIIge 4)
M AR CH, 1973
PAGE 4
Cloak County Forst. Pn!8e"~ eMt. of WheeUng-. The Chicago Plan CommIssloo, togetber with th e Ohlcago neg-fonaJ Planning AMoclatJon. worked to
build 1111 " fl green bordl'r of rOre5I. Ill'eSen 'e!II about. Cook Oounty" and laid out
"nell' h l~ h\\'8~'8 thrOllgh nnd IIbout. them," Sllmm l~rlt.l n g Ulelr de\'elollment In
1929 Ollt! obsen.. r wrule: "The IlffliIf'".nt e.'I;tent of Ule fOn!llloi IJI about 34,000
nul'!!i, 1I1Ii! II Is gro\\'llIg. The rUrt!8 I!1 are tleslgned neither lo r II ho\\' nor fur
lroe c lllllnilio n nil 1I11C:11, lJUt fur the lise of the 11C01,le. for Imrk Dnd pk:nic
~ro unds, If yuu will. On Sund!!,}'11 111111 holidays hund redl4 of thousand~ of people
III1'Sml there.
Just. M the beneh of Lake "Uchlgan 18 being kept open for
bathers ne r nil that Iwenty-slx miles of shore front within the city llmIta,
tlO I.he 8trlp of fO~1$ about 1.lIe rim uf the oount) ~ beln, kept tor picnic1\".."
The scene In UU'~ Ilhulogmph Is at tlte lo\\'-wilier lliun acrO!lIl the De5
l'll1ln~ Rher.
(Courtcsy Ohlcago H i4torlad 8ocit:ty.)
WllIiNl,.KA
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CELEBRATES S lIlmroi\.J.V ROAD
OOl\[PLl.~ION
111 .I\ugust. Wlnllctkn marked completion of its portion of the Sheridan Road paving project with an automobile parade that 8tarted at 'Chicago's Art Ins litute and wended Ita way to the south limits of the village.
Greeting them was the GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINThi"G STA'IltON'S famOllS band along with a company
ot sailors who escorted the County Commissioners to the speakers' stand. Special a rrangements tOr them
were made by William D. l\fcKenzle, then the V ill ll~e presldellt.
LA1'ER THAT SIDL\lER letters were received from 001. Edens and Charles 1'1. II nyes. president of the
Chlculit0 l\otor Club, asking the Boa rd to designate a " Rond Ol,enlng Day," on which citizens in procession
could ride over the ]1 5 mil es of new rO!ld!J. Col Edens thought that this occasion would be great publicity
ror the $GO million bonds . . The IBoard agreed and. estimating that the construction seaaon would end
about Sept:. 1st, set Sept. 6th for lbe grand tou r.
"~IVE
ROUTESPUSI[EO
.-'\11 l}Osslble IlrellarntiollS for using the bonds were made by Illinois Inunediately arte.r the election. and on
Dee. 18th. the UlJools DMs lon of Uig hways isslled a statement to a ll County Boards, saying that construction
would have to be delayed due to the hang-over of war shortages, but that. in the interim, topography sur-
veys were being taken by field engineers in order to establish locations of the principal roules.
The statement also emphasized that the Federal Gove rnment was insisting that fh'e main Ullnols routes
be conslructed to and be flnun ced 50% from a $75 million appropriation for Federnl Aid Ronds, with matchIng contributions by t.he S I:ates and Counties in which the following routes were located : Lincoln IIlghway :
OhIcJlJ;0-St. Louis Road ; Dixie Hig hway. nnd ()hlcngo.Wallkegn.n Road . . . all partially in the County of
Cook , . along wit.h the NnUOllal Old Trails Road.
The Federal Government exl>ected these roads to be finished and in a written statement added.
" Wa.shington is now inB!sUng upon this work to be resumed as speedily as possible. This fact will not
Interfere with our beginning work on the balance of the bond issue system as &OOn as the coat of construction is reasonable and definite locations can be made together Wilh other necessary engineering work."
BO~'D
BIDS DOWN
ROLLING INTO 1919 . . . finlln clal difficulties beset the Coun ty. One Board resolution read, " III order
III elluble the Count;l' to meet Its just obllgMlons dUring' the fiseul yea r a nd the reaft e r, It l!j lmlJerath'8 that
Ild<llliolllll renmue be IJro"ldetJ,u
One possible source was an upward amendment of the St:lte Inheritance tax law, which the Commissioners
RllptOyed and lobbied for in Springfield. The Bourd also :lUlho rlzed tax anticiplltiOlL<; wllrrllllls up to 75% of
the $7.018,855 levy.
The County's financial dilemma was reHccted by the remaining $850.000 in bids for l million road bonds
that were nppro\'ed back in 1917. The best offer. jointly made by the COlltioenhll and CoIllUle.rc.lnl Trust and
SIl\'III~S: the Nort he rn Trust, and t.he lrerc.bant!l Loan nnd Trust_ came to $807,126. which the Board accepted on Jan. 29th. 1919 . . . then in April. the 28th to be exact, the Board awarded the following- SIX
contracts. paid for with the proceeds oelhe boods: Linwln lIi~ h\\,IlY. two contractsi Wllukeglul noad, two
contracts; Des Plaines Rh'er Rontl and Uome wood-Lan slng Routl, totaling $714,015 .
. . . And using the general fund money .. the Board then contracted work amounting to $78.210 on sections of Ca nfield Rond ; Crnwror,I A,'e.; Dundee Rd.; and Irving l'ark Rd. (all biggles!).
The ]919 Budget provided the Department with n fuil lime unl1 2(j seasonal e milloyees . . . OUR PAYROl4.. blO8&Omed to $58,30 1.15 plus an appropriation for office supplies (a re you reading this June Gleason?) totaling $l .()OO !!
U. S. Rlt A.mUNIS'rRATION REDUCES RATES
A s mldlit6 of a road building boost W88 granted by the U. S. lCa ilroad Adminls tr.t.tlon that April .. . reducing freight rates to 10 cents a ton on road materials when consigned to a local government . . . but
Willi also a bit of a bother for the Board as they found it necessary to hire a freight clerk just to keep
tab6 on tlle $$$$$$$$ . However. the Connty cleared a fast 12,688 . less the elerk's ',salary, of course.
(Continued on P8i'e 5)
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George A~ Quinlan , . llajor in the Army Engineer Corps . . returned lhat June, complete with medal.l (rom two yean' war service.
At hiI request, tb.rte I nsl~tor-Englnet'.n were. added to our reeler and
the Q)untY8 motore)'~ I ~ IHlllre ro~, then under bis diree-tion. was increased from eight to 10! These men were. paid (are you ready ror
this!) 125 a month and RODE THEm OWN MOTORCYCLES !
ti''blelit.
REUII'UI'; RO UUNG-IIO ON ROAD I'ROGRESS

In bla annual meauge (or 1919, President Reinberg reported complelion ot J 1.5 miles of pavement 000tmeted in 191 8 and S5 mila. oontnich.'tl In 1919. Altogether. he auid, .1919 cOlltrnct.s lultounted to OS.8 miles,
but !!trlkes, t'i hortll gt.!'i nnd embn rgoes Interfered, lenving 28.8 for 19Z0 cOIl1 JlleUolI.
" It Is a compliment to our cltb..e na to report that In the IluaL tour ,'cnrs lIIore rOluls h:'n~ been JIU\!4Id wlt.h.
in Cook County than within any other Q)untl' in America. . WILh 171 lillie-; paved and 29 more under way,
Cook County aJready enjoys the proud distinction of having Improved more hlghwoys Lhan an)' other OOWlI",)'
in our naUon. The new ayatem authorized, surveys t or whlcb have now begun, will write a fitling finish to
Ihl!f IIwgnlfic:enl eh"llh~ r of achle\'ement,"
(Next month . . . Counly Rd. Network GR-Q-W-S tn 20'sl)
No one's left but me!
Our nlf' try
~dcap
Be (oreful (Om rode
IN')roU head. r a ul ..arUplio rememb.t:red all lbf!NI people
by rote . . a nd the rOllowlnl'. taken at. "" XnlM party In 1930 are: rront.
row, l t o r .: l..oul. 8nud : Delen Sll,: "llIlle!l U olmea; Rob!"r" Vuk!"low;
Dunl'an ()lImlll~lI : f;(hll,-"I Lelke; f'!"t !"t ClIJInn (6' SUi II" 1t!"11.): Mike SnmCl~ynskl: Ifennn.ll SrhmlU ;
2nd row: John O'Connor: Fnulk Tlllflln : Itnlllh
"00
Kt!II : llr,'t.<e Uripr: Tom Olltl!!!l; IUchum Oonl1on: 1II1"1110 r), hurr I'"ul .I.:
(ll'{lr"o HI""ky;
libutdlng-: John KII\'flIIBII!f'h : Walt!"r 1l1I)'((!r:
nuuy UelnlJng'h i ONl/OCII Juluutsen j Paul RoblIUlon: E" clyn Llut(! IJk. row:
rlehl: lllUI lnilUtt.: Ann l'.U ... NIOn j uk. row lert : 1:0111 ltc-lIllgh, Sr.: ,IlUUe!I
St. Clair; Paul FI"l IInt'r.
l'I!K.~uelll ;
~ the Automobile Age dawned

In the Soviet Union dur:lng recent
yelln. alliUstica seemed to show
that Uu ..... lnn drin~.rs had to be
among the ,'uy worst In the
world. Last year. for instance,
80,000 Ru5$lan-'J died in lI.ufo acci
tlCIl i.!l. While that number was
only about half the 50,400 fntnll_
lie.. In the United Shlfes the
Sovleta have only six million caM!
versus 11 2 million in Awerica. So
their death rate WIUI actuaUy te n
times hlgbe r. But are the So,'let
drh ers I't!ally to blame! NYET!
the government now saya. U's
mOflUy the fault ot the SO\'let
1.M!d~lrlnns.
These )ledeatrians,
whom Pranla calla "the m6!.t UDp
dl~lpliDed
and eynical In the
n o rid:' account (or tWOo-thlrds o(
all 80\ I!"t. auto accidents. M a
result, the Soviet government Is
conducting a belated and all-out

Caml)aJgn to teach its citlzena
how to coexist with the ear.
( Aren't. yo u thrilled t hnl )'011 Ih'e
In Cook Count y! where we
know how to cn-habit?)
COOK COU NTY HIGHWAY NEWS
MARC H, 1973
praiseworthies
department
Mr. George Dunne
President Cook County Board
Dea r l lr. Dunne:
We a re writi ng to you to 0001

mend the ftn e wor k or Mr. Her b
Lucas, who 18 the District Super.
vi!K)r in Ollr oren.
We are 8 8111all HChool !lnd our
children nre three Rnd rour yt:llrs
olt!. They come to school In buaes
or family CO f a. DurIng the Ic,)'
weather and when t he rood Is
quite 111111111,)', we have had occas ion to call Mr. Lucus for helJl.
nIl hill at a ll tillles been most
court eous and heiliful. He has
sent hi. em\\' to lake care ot any
of our problems.
It means a
great deal to UB to have this t ype
of service, and we feel that the
County Is very fortunate to have
a man of Mr, Lucus' ca li ber sen
ing Ib ci tizens,
Sincerely,
Mn. Roberta Noonan
Bobble Noonan', Pre-School
Worth. m,
DeB.r Mrs, Noonnn :

Thank you ror taking the time
to convey you r experience wllh
Herb L.ucus of the Dls l"rlet No, 'I.
We Ilre always gmteful to hear
of the dcdlcntlon of Ollr employees
snd their concern for the IleOIlie
we nre 1111 prh'lIcJ(cil to :';c rn... It
Is not orten that people take the
time to write when g-o\'ernmenl
em ill uyet~ assi8t them.
Sincerely,
George W, Dunne, Prealdent
PAGE
Mr, Hugo St.s.rk

CC HIghway Department
Dear S UI}C.rlntcnde.llt :
We have lived in this house on
Sunset Lane in unineorporatf!d
Cook CounLy for 18 yea rs. DurIng lhat t ime we have had a few
OCClIISlolIS to tal k to different, om.
dul s or elllilloyees of the County
about one problem or another,
Almost nlwnys we we re. ~h'en
the Impression tlml Ihey could
care less about whllte\'e r Ihe mll l~

te r might han been.
Last Monday I called the Des
Pl aines district engineer, Bob Gor.
ski, about the d rn lnDge d lt,,-h In
front of our house. I t fill ed with
s ilt and debris over the yearl 80
that water can no longer dt'llin
away. Hence, our yard became
pr ogressively more ft ooded,
Bob listened to my comphllnt
and on 'Wednesday lent Dnn Sckur ch and another man, whose name
I'm sorry I didn't get here to
investigate.
No employer cou ld hope for
more courleous me n, who lul\'!! a
real eOhee-rn for their j ob and
doing it well !!
Today. Ma rcb 1at, tbey have a
crew working. H o~ully, their
work will soh'e the wa te r liroblelll
for a nwnber of people.
Whether it does or 110 1, it II a
f'f!aJ plH...'iu.r1! to know that men
like the ones J'\'!! me ... tlo .. ed are
empl oyed by OOOK CO NTV.
We comme nd them (o r their
prompt and courteous a lte nllo n,
Yours very truly
(Ou r three wise meo who eame

bearing gBJI and T.L.C. are identitied by No. 2 ma n Glenn Relll)"
as: Tommy 8 raun, Chester Wo-j ack and J oe "in~ea D o. God ble..
r:\'e ryonel)
Aren'l. we jus t.
Cook County Highway Dept.

Maintenance Faciiily No, 5
Blue Island, DI.
On Feh. 2. shortly after 9 AJ,I..
my ear ran out or gal near
Orr a lld Cottage GrO\"l~ In F...n~ t
Chicago Helg h!:s .. . s itting there.
debating what to do next , . .
three me n in cc.no T ruck No. 22"7
deserve my heartfelt thank, in
helping me obt.s.ln gas and even
put the gaa in my tank. Never
have th ree me n looked more like
a.ngels to me . , . they were cour.
t,eous, fri endly and heJpful , . .
So. to my rescue team, I'd like to
aay, You were beRutiful. God
bless YOIl.
"oe
Sincerely,
Kalherine Rohaly
Sauk VUlage, IIi,
In the course of setting up the

internal structure ot AI'WA '!j
nullding a lld Grounds Commit-l ee
I am honored to appoint YOIl to
the Lll ndscllJling S ubc.omlllit-l ee. I
am allre you will serve competently and pleasurably under chair.
manahip of Cha rles Stewnrt .
Briefly, the subcommittee will
be pr imarily concerned with deI lgn. care and ma intenance of
lawn and shrubbery a r eas in
parks. parkways and adjacent to
public buildings. Of course we
hope you'll be able to attend our
events at the 1973 Public Worlus
Congress in September.
With my thanks for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Henry E, Drumwrigh t. Chairman
Buildings and Grounds Committee
American Public Works Assoc.
Chicago, III.
~10 1II 6tblll g
Mr. Morrir: Cherner, Engineer

Arehilecture and Landscaping
Den r Mr. (Jhr:rne r :
Mr. and Mrs. Edw. J. Horcher

Northbrook, 111.
Ed.
else ?
I)tm r Edit or :
Walking lhru the east lobby of
the Cbleago Ch 'ic Cente r, I came
a.c.r.oas co pl~ of the CCII:N Lba.l
ore placed at the . lnfOfflll,UOII
eount,(':f along with other readlng
materials Rnd casually picked one
up. To my delight, I was astounded
at the inte~8t it held for me,
thinking what a n i~e addition it
would be placed in our outer office
for the rest ot the public to share .
Would it be possible to obLajn
8Cveral copies each monlh for the
Dh'lslon of Touris m Offices al 205
W. Wad.er Drh'e? J feel lhat
your paper would be of great interest to EVER YO. -E who Clires
enough about II..LL~OJS to read
the VERY BEST!
Sincerely.
Cenevleve Cu rley,
Olr, Tourism Division
Slate of Illinois
COO K COUNT Y H IGHWAY NEW8
UI:VA l?TMI:/lllljT
/IIIIj I:WMA 1\ I: l?
March 1st, Robert La nge was
lllllKli nt ed Head of the Struel'urtll
Division in the Design Burea u.
And . . .
March 2, In-Ing Ilcnjamin, II , E.
IV, was assigned to the
Dmin a~e
and ut ilities Dh'lslon, Burea u or

Design.
and . .
loverlee Linda St ern,
erstwhile Secondar y roadster , can
now be found with Jim :\ Iulrews
in the AgreemenL'i Oh' is ion of
ROW.
PA GE 7
MA RCH , 11173
-------------------------Mrs. H . E. Olson
Chicago, illinois
Dear Mrs. Olson :

The Cook County H ighway 'Department was indeed saddened by
the dea tb or your h usbant!.
Over the years- his accomplishments were always marked with
the quality of thoroughness and accuracy. As you know, these
traits were hallmarks of his profession. lI enry knew snd performed
his duties well.
Above all, howe.ver, was his fri endly and concerned a ttitude towa rd
h is fellow wo rken;:. His friendly personality was always in evidence.
Words are never wholly adequate to ex press one's feelings, but
this Depa rtment wishes to t ry. Your 1088 we know is great, 'bu t we
would like you to k now t hat we- too, will feel a l.orHon of tha.t Ios-'"
Very truly yours.
Frank L. Kaplan
Chief, Right of Way Bureau
Fellowships awarded by
FHWA
Th e Ji'ede rnl lIlghway Administra tion h88 announced that for
the J 97s-! academic year, it will
a ward 45 fellows hips wor th ap.
proximately $5,000 each f or graduate study in t rame eng ineering
with emphasis on high way sa fety.
Preference will be Siven to present employees of Sta le, countl'.
and city gO\'ern ments who are in
terested in ~ m proving t heir knowledge and capabilities in highway
safety. 'Students will be allowed
to choose their univer3ities.
Programs of graduate study can

be developed at Northweste rn Unl\'ersit)' which st ress IlPl,lication of
hig hway safety s trLllllnrds. NU
faculty mem'ber DO!lald S. Berry
was Director of Traffic and TranIIportation Division with the Nn.tiona.1 Slirety COllncil, pr ior to be
ginning his teaching career.
Nor thwestern will supplement
the F I.IWA fellowships with II partial tuition scholarship, when used
at N.U,
Application fonns are available
fr om FlIW A Reglonll.1 and Dhi
sion Offices and (rom the Omces
of the Go\'e rnors' IIIghway Snrety
Re presen ta.th'es.
TURN 0 '" I'ILRASE
once asked a QUaker friend to
describe the essence of his faith.
" No pomp," he repli~d, "under any
circumstance."
WINTER WHUlL
It was snowing h:!avily and the
roads were terribly slick a9 we
set out on a family trip. On a
hill the car suddenly made a halfrevolution in the center of the
road, lea ving us facing the direction f rom which we ha.d just come.
Everyone was shaking except my
slightly deaf grandmother. In
stead, she asked wearily. "What
on ear th have you all fo rgoUen
this lime?"
Two caterpillars were crawling

scroas the grass when a but.terll.y
flew over them. As the caterpil.
lars looked up, one said, " You
could n't. gel me up in one of t.hose
thinp lor a million dollars!"

J ames Scoll of the Map Division, whose mot.her , ~(a rth.'l
Miles, died on February 9 ;
to Peggy FaUbae her, of the
Tr affic Safety Depar t ment,
whose husband, Thomas FIlII
bue ber , died on Februa ry I S;
and to the family of Ilen ry
Olson. of the Valuations Di.
vision who died on Februa ry
14.
Environment(COnUnued from page 8)
To collect and evaluate the bllik

of malerial that goes into every
environmental study, Ou r engi.
neers utilize several d isciplines
such as e ng ineering, geology, hy _
drology, la nd use Idunning, tmflic
olterations , economiCS, social and
cuHura l va.lue.... a nd na tum l resources. They nre Imowlcdgeu ble
in a ll phases of highway planning
and fu ncl.lng Bnd are able to use
scientifi c methods of datu collection and inter llreta tion. All their
work-and aU of the lime and
effort required to prepar e and obtai n approval of the environmental
sLatemenl-a.re part o[ OUr Depa rtment's effo rts to presen e the
ethic stated by Teddy Roose\'elt
;0 yea rs ago : t he cont inued Ilreserva tlon of our environment.
MARCH, " 73
PAGE.
Towards a better

f'rt'4l!" ror the ~p le
of Ireland. a Mniury and more a:e. pollUdlJly opp~ and pJarued ecoDOm"T tl tilf' W .... t !
t tl U'f' W e..t!
tl~
To
l..and of UIC"
b ill', Anteria w.... ,blon of the II) DntSU Ute I 18 of 1M- 61e!1t
. a fablet! bultI of Uberly and plenty. Dcl'ore and altt':r, bul l.lhrtl.. ularly
durln: the U~,t. F.minc of J ~'l;;I, lhto) otl1'l<r: In IhooilUlld", Itl the ('nltNl
Stnt
III~""
a lld Wbt to C'11leac:o. lIOS-Uy llltoy " "'re l)OUr and un .. kJllf"d, "Oil"
who t':ndured much dul'!rim1n.AUon. dvnom.lrallnl" lhf'lr pride and
.ulldarlty II)'
rmu"e illnl' on .!'>l" l:>atrld"!i
Ony, Toduy \I e all
r O(' k un MaN'h n , a ,," the ~t, l"al ' l 'aMule

\Ulm, t limd m" .. 1 'n4'lu",l\fI ehk f~lh... l,..
"h. ...
lou, lwoen one of Ih,.01('#1'0'1
u~r
.Ifill
ICUV . I I "
triuJ re\'olul.lotl.
Prusldenl Tht!~
dore Ihw)l'lwell,
proclalm~ Ihls
C II\ l r o u
menlnl ethic Cor
America at the
beginning or the
20t.h
eentury.
AI lhe dawn of the 70's thil; ethic
wu again atated, thia time in a
law entitled the National En\'lroument,,] Policy Ad
' I ' UOWI
l'opulaUou Ar"I!Jl -
a.ut.181
.lI Sq. Miles
. .". -
" I reeognl:c.e th~ rhtbL snd duty

or lhis s;ene.ralion to de\'elop nnd
u" our DBtur.. 1 resourees: but I
do 1'101 ~gnize lbe right to
waste them, or to r ob by waste.
rul u ,I_h e generalion.!< lhlll eonll~
nner us."
Following J 00
years or Indu!>+
toU " . .
M.Ma" .
Environment
jl
I I
---_
. ...
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The .tatement mu.l tel forth

the environmental effect. of a
highway eon.lruclion project be.
rore it ia built and aDy major
rederal action signi6eanUy affectIng the quality of the human
eeo!ogy . . , The OCII 0 has Ill.
WlISS s hllred II concern ror lhe
C!lll'ironment, long before the law
waa paaaed. "::ro!iion 001111'01, roeed
Ilig. IlhmUnj{ and an efl'ort to
make highwllYs a8 attmclIve
possible have alway, been 8 part
of the oono'" poUey.
R,
fOlnllnued on
Otd You Know, . "

- thAt sa of September 1, 1972.
3,716.512 penGQ.I had graduated
rrom the National Saf~ty CounCIl'S
DeCen.lve Driving Coune-And
that about 1J , 3 percent of the
Ration', automobile accldenta duro
Ing 1971 iO\;'ol\'ed parked earl !
that about 1200 the Univeralty
or Pan. a teeming beehive or
sludents [rom many countries,
eatabllahed a mRi] and messenger
aervlce rOr her aludent.a---Europe's
Ill'll organl.zcd courier aerv le~!
- thllt e hleRgo'1l Centu ry of Progrella Expolllllon, celebrating the
clty'a one hundredlh blrlhdllY in
1033, wtu illuminated rOr ilB
official opening by beam ot light
rrom the IItar An:lurua!
Chicago avic Outer,

Odcago, Illb:toll 60602
156
paaf!
1\
el.
I,
ChlCllIO Civic Cenbu,
Chluco. Illinois 60602
The COok COunty HIghway News Is published monthly fOf' the benefit of exchanging Information between the
Hlghw.y Department. govf!mmenbl agencies, cftb:en representatives. and Indlvfdual munlcJpallUes. Therefore
.... Invite any newsworthy conbibutfons relevant to this publlc:ttlon. f'Suse contact Fnmclne Stuart at 443-7714.
APRIL. 1973
VOL. XX
No.4
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J.
APRI L , 11113
PAGE
GEORGE W. DUNNE. President Cook County Board of Commissioners

Mathew W. Bleszc:ut
Charles S. Bonk
Chules F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
Chalies J. GrupP. Jr.
William H. Harvey
Jerom. Huppert
Ulllan Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
M'thew W. B leszc:ut~hmn Road and Bridie Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Hlalns
John H. Stroler, Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
HUiO J. Stuk-Superintendent of Highways
PhotOlr8phy
Elmer J, Majewski
Five Highway Improvements 1st Lettings

Awarded By County For '73
George W. Dunlil', President of
The Board of County Commission .
ers
has an
no\inced
that
Fh'l!
Hig hw3Y
Impro,'e -
menbi totaling
$1.645.
1'29,1'2
were
l
awarded
at
A
their ;\pril 16
meeting.
These contracts were
o r IIlIgo 01 , Stark. SUI>erlntendent
of Highways.
. ..
II\
ARLLXGTON HEIGIITS ROAD

The second (2nd) half of this
Improvement is located in Elk
Gro\"!' Townlotbill and will begin
1200 feet south or DI' \'on A,tmue,
extending northerly approximately
63 feet west of Sn it Cree k for a
total distance of 1.653 miles.
Arlington lIeis::ht-o Road, De,'on

nl ~ terfi e ld Road improvement consiSts of two (2) 24
foot standard reinforced 10 inch
PorUnnd Cement Concrete pavementa on a 6 inch SubBase Cran.
ular Material, Type A, sepBrated
by a mountable median \'arymg in
width from l to 18 feel providing
Channelization at Devon Ave.,
Biesterfield and Cosman Roods.
In addition to this worle, the exist.ing bridge on Oe\'on A ,'e. over
Salt C r~k wiII be widened and
the deck will be waterproofed.
t\ ,enue and
Trus "li.F.T. improvement was

awarded to Milburn Brother:,. Inc.
for the sum of $2,-169.064,,&-1181'TU STREET-FROlI
c nAWFORD TO
PARK A VE1\'UE:
This improvement, located in

the T()\\'IIshlps of 'Bremen and
Thornton will begin 262 feet east
of Crawford A,-enue. and Extend
Easterly along 161'th Street. for a
total di!ltance of 2.3309 miles.
Unth Street improvement consiSLS of widening each side of the

existing pavement with a Bitumj
nous Aggregate Mixture Base
Coul1le along with the reconstruc
tion and/or widening the existing
street returns, including a three
(3) lane widening of IGifh S trCf:t
at Wood Street IUld I)urk A,enue.
This contract. paid for with
Motor Fuel Tax. W88 awarded to
Alilim Cons truction Co. in the
amount of S3-1L,175.SQ.
103ftO STREET-UOUERTS
ROAD TO HARU:)t AVE"S"UE
-PART n
This M.F.T. improvement is
located in P a.los Township and
will begin on lOSrd treet, 740
feet east of Roberl'! Umtd. extend
Ing In an easterly direction 75 feet
west. of Ha rlem A,'enue for a disance of 0.84.34 milea,
This Part IT improvement con
sists of widening each side of the
existing pavement with a Bituminous Aggregate '-future Base
Courae along with reconstructing
and 'or widening the existing
street returns, including the wid
ening of 103rd to three (3) lanes
at lI11 rIC'm A,'enue: complete resurfacing of widened pavements
with leveling binder. Bituminous
conc.rete
binder
and
auriace
course; rumble shoulder areas:
mail box turn out areas: neeessary minimal shoulder fll1 construc
tlon and additional sub-base gran_
ular material construction; Steel
Plate Beam Guard Rail and associate stabilized shoulder areas at
culvert approaches; drivewa}' construction: drainage additions and
adjustments: landscaping: striping and other related road work.
On a low bid of S l41 ,187.98, the
contract was awarded to Crowley.
ShepllUrd .<\.<;pbnlt COIl1IIllIlY,
"GJj~~
C "~ STR~\
L AVENUE (WEST
LAKt:! STREF.IT TO WJt~ST
I>lVERSEY AVENUE,
The proposed improvement Is

localed on N nrth Otnt:ru.l A ,Te.
from. West Lake St. to West
I)lnn.ey. in Wt'!It. Ohlcago and
defferson Townshil)S in the City of
Chieago, The improvement eon
sists of 3 inches of bituminous
concrete binder course and aurface
eourse. The pavement reconstruction consists of ainches of bituminous concrete hinder course and
surface eotlrse over a 9 or 12 inch
p,e.c. base course together with
a combination concrete curb and
gutter, driveways. sidewalk. drain
age structures and sewer laterals.
sodding, etc,
Th.is improvement was awarded
to !tobert R. Anderson. on 1\ low
bid ot 1,0-1-1,399.50.
C.T.A, STRUcrURE OVER
IiEDZn.: A\'EXUE AT
LAK"~ STREET:
This improvement is located at

Street and Ked1.ie Avcnue in
the City or Chicago. The improvement cOlUlists of removing
from the roadway. the column
supporting the st~1 superstructure on the tracks or lh~ elevated
railroad and the columns 8UPPOrt.
ing the 8teel superstructure or
both the pafl8enger station and
platforms; furnishing new structural steel columns to be located
off the roadways, and crOAs gird
ers and longitudinal girders to
carry lbe superstructure. Also In.
cluded are the new staUon and
platforms:
reinforced
concrete
sub-pierz; falseworle, pavement,
sidewalk replacement. drainage
and all other miaceIJane.ous work.
I~n k e
On a low bid of 6-l9.902.50. the

improvement was awarded to
Michael J. ~rc.Oe.rmolt &' Co, and
pajd for with Motor Fuel Taxes.
APRIL, 1973
PAGE I
Front page cover story-all about our long winter's

drainage project on Dundee Rd. (pic courtesy of Eric Johnson)
T he starting date was No\em
oor- 2 Ls t, 1912 . . . Completion
dale (E.D.C.) ..\ug'ust of l!l'a .. .
Thia llroject HAS BEEN KEEP

ING THE CCHD "up Bnd attum"
ALL WT.'IJTER. Rock n ond Can
slr-uction broke the ground again
under the supervision of our own
Dan Cohe.n. Hob Wallncl'. our
reside.nt e.ngineer. has Rock Rand
working in a very sound, and
wellfounded manner. as this jO'b
entailed a tremendous amount nf
sewer work . . . building 8 main
Ilrnln lhat will lake nil the storm
drainage from Dundee Roa d ..
dumping it into the De.'I 'Plaines
Ril'e r. (and I won't cry a river
over yu! )
This project has been proceed
ing in a most logical sequence as
the Cook County winters (we were
lucky this past winter . . . not so
much snow) are not too conducive
for surface construction, 150
then (out that way) this sub-sur
fnce wor-k could be done and when
the inclemency abates . . . and
the sun dries and warms the surface, the excavution and )lu\" n~
will proceed. Dundee, from this
point. will be widened and repaved
on top of this Main Drain which
extends from the De.'i Plain e....
to Lalldweh r- Road . . . a total
stretch of TWO Al\TD A QUARTER 'MILES. In conjunction with
this project, 188 reet of 48 inch
storm sewer is being constructed
Hnder Dundee at the TRI-STATE
1' hl.' hlgh-lI t1 I .. St.'en

"ronll Siluer-.
dUlIIlJillf
g'nlnu)lIr IllJllerhll. u .. t'tl
1I.to
bct.h.IIJI~,
TOLLWAY.
Since 1963, over $4,300,000 has

been spent on imllrO\'clUcnb to
bring Dundee Road into compliance with modern standards
established for hig h volume. metrOllOl1t:II1, Ill'ill1llr), ronds. which
are the backbone of vehicula r db_
Irlbution in adjncent commllllitie....
as weJl as imlJodall1 reeders to
both the Expre~swn y and Toll
!toad s ystem for the northern
~ ubll rban area or Cook Coll nty.
All benefits which result from
this huge eXllelulltu re of money
are sometimes not obvious or
demonstrable. Yet a trip over lhe
newly constructed section, into, or
from the remaining unimproved
part of DUII(I ~ Road, emphasizes.
in startling fashion, direcl. dallyIrlJI benefit .. to the u...ers!
~l'IIIII.Ir
III(' m lli n druln se\\I'r Ilil)("
"lon g
Duntie-e.
l or
the
COOK COUNT ... HIGHWAY NEW8
APRIL, 1e73
PAGE 4
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Lake-Cook Road Bridge
work continues-
SI J IUiVG WITU A STING

I just saw the first sign of
spring-a beautiful green hjJI.slde
a nd, againat it, a cluster of yellow
bulldoze rs,
DAV IN. DAY OUT
____________'
W orkme n II.re removLng the 0111

\mlk \n\)' prelmrln( for the
AllllJtlorml I.IcKII~ are I,Jaced on 111"f'ement ()' I he willened cJe<:k IIla b.
Ih6 nidooe41 ab ntmen t. nnd \l'ln"w,,"
II\IlJ~t
10
the
t'\.I~lhtg st~=~
This evening is the end of tooay

. . . unless tomorrow is a hollda.y
. . . in which case tonlgbl is the
bel.';lUting of tomorrow . , Arr..'D,
a day oft' is usually followed by
an off day !!!
County road network G-R-O-W-S

4th article of a series in ceLebration of the eCHO's 60th anmversary
Following the 1st World War . . . during which labor and material shortages hampered construction, the
building of concrete h ighway~ became really BIG business! The growing number of motorists DEMANDED
more road mileage and our Public Officials responded with prompt action.
Illinois pushed ahead of the other FORTY El'GHT with a $60 million Bond lssue, backed up with the
State Vehicle License Fees, adopted at an election held 1 week before the ARMISTICE, and the following
year a $5 million issue was YEA-cd by COOK COUNTY voters. This issue was the THIRD along with the
$Z million in 1.9l4 and $1 mUllan in J917. This trio of Issues was COUNTY'S 5QC'fo costs of
roads built under the 1913 STATE AID ACT and a.U were secured by gener:t! luxation.
Sections of 84, rOllds. totaling 134 miles. were selected by Super intendent Quinlan and
approved by the COUNTY BOARD for paving with these S5 million Bond.':'>. ALL psve
iB'. ~
ments were spaced out to be paved with portland cement concrete . . . ]8 feet wide with
6rool 'ih oulders.
~"
.... l./''..,~
~
In addition to the COUNTY BOND MONEY, the Commissioners counted on benefitting
considerably from the STATE rssUE . . . and as time went on, it was reported by Maj. Quinlan that since
COOK COUNTY was contributing saC'f, of the tollli with license fees. it was receiving only 10% of the Bond
Expenditures. This report was acted upon with the adoption of a resolution asserting t hat the STATE
had failed to fulfill their provisions of the bond proposal in the conslructi(ln of pavements "wide enough" (In
STATE ROADS. feeding the traffic into the Windy City. The resolution requested S6-foot pR\'emenls on
SHERIDAN ROAD. MILWAUKEE A VENUE, RA1'."U ROAD, LA'KE STREET, ROOSEVELT ROAD, OGDEN
A VENUE and HALSTED STREET .. , This acti(ln daled the conception of the multi-lsne highway in t h is
area. , , and in the ensuing yean, many fourlnne roods wert! constructed . . . ca.lled "SUPERhlghways'"
. . . the W01\'OER of their day! . . . but the County had difficulties with i19 OWN program in 1919 and
1920 . . . Specifically . . . the effects of World War I . . . especialIy freight embargoes and high prices . . .
the COUNTY had trouble contracting H ighway jobs . . . and in aome inata,nees bids had to be rejeeted 'cause
they were way o\'er the Engineers' estimated costs . . . and there were several instances of iNO BIDS AT
ALL! .\ioney was VERY tight . . . but a Board resolution ]>Ginted out thal wbile the County had received
NO increase in REVENUE since the 191 5 le,'y ru.ise from 40 to 45( on $100 n tluu lion, It had been burdened
with ~f.Al"'iY ADDITIONAL COSTS. such as the $295,000 Tesulting [rom the . . . nee Gloria Steinem . .
Wumnn's Suffrage .\atentJment. The windup being the first $2 IllllIion block of the $5 mUlion botlll~ which
brought in a mere $1,828.460.
(COntinued on pap !n
'~
COOK COUNTY HIOHWAY NEW.
APAIL, "15
TIlE BLUES TVR-S"
PAOE I
MAOE~"TA
192J
. the wartime blue. abated and u It 'Ir-U Dolt'd in IIQard J'rtsldf'nt DanleJ Ryan Sr.'s annuaJ mea
sage (father ot the latt: Cuunty Board P resident for whom DAN RYAN K,\,:PR};SSWAY was named
which you knew all thf' lime. if )'011 I"Hd our monthly bulletin)!
. that uf the MUG miles of pavBnent
planned for the )t>ar
33.11 Inil~ had been placed under eon tract aDd 18.81 mllH ton~truded .. addl
tionally. 19.71 mllt'o; conlnu1td in uno had been cornpietl!d." PN'o;ldl"nl Ry:an al80 looked hopefully to the
fulurt:
"1 oolllrnt'"lId the Rourd far planning a :-y<iOlem of p.,ffi bldm"oy8 ag~tgl1l1ng one-quarter, lUI the law au
thoriU'JI. uf the I.r.oo lIIJ1h of rOluhOl)":S nettlnJt Cook ('ount)," adding. ''That ('ont~plates. in the end. aboul
100 milt'.. of paved Ih()rulll;hf:t~. When that IS accomplished. there wlll be a pfl\-ed road within at leaal a
mile of 9(Jc, of the f.nll!t within the Countr and every ,1II11gf' &I1d hltllllf't. within It. boundaries will be thWl
conneded."
II1GIIWAY O}]P.\R'nI.E..'iT EXI'<\NSION
Prepnring for our growing work load, the CCRO received an tlPproprlation of $70I,':i99 in 19 22 . . Our
payroll grew : In addillon to the SUllerlnlcndent, the budget Included M6 chll engineers; Ui lllspedors: nine
rond roller t'III!;IIICI!r<t: 11 drllrt'ill1('n ; t\\4J rodmell: t5 e lerlenl 110001tlulis . . AND . .. AN ALL TIME 'FIRST
a ~l'u"olll'l lilbor 11001 at (If,y WftJtcs . YOU AIN'T R"~AD NUTHrN' Y~:T . . . along with 25 tore.
1111'11: li S ~ldllf'11 lubure"; 200 eommon labore.rs IllwJ 50 leltlllo; of hor.. e>! ( but 110 hay! ).
All this-in IIUIIIIIII
color
to be requlllUoned monthly by priority as needed.
SE"EN DlVISIO.s S ON TIfF. CIURTS

19Z!J
. The ve llu waa organized In various djvll ions under the headings of: GENERAL ADMINISTRA.
TION. IHGffWAY DESIGN. l-UGHWAY CONSTRUCfION. BR IDGE DESIGN, HIGHWAY M:AJ]..~ANCE ,
and DRAF"T[N"G. Two lawyer'll were also added to handle the acquusiUona of Tlght-of.way property . Then
Early that year, the COHO conlracted "growinga llnCf'~paina" in the County Bldg. . ' 800000 a resolu
tion 'AU wntten
"Owmg to the crowded condition of room SZS and the noiM! and conflUliOIl," .. yes,
the good Commi.ione.,. . aympatheUc. public auvant.. approved the renUnr of the 2nd floor o[ ROBBL'l'5 BLOCK. f a... oppo..ed to Bult'ben,', an ancient building on what fa no" beautiful WACKER DRIVE
. . but
what ,,'U then
. The SOUTH WATER STRF.ET PRODUCE MARKET
(anyone for
fine quamy vf'gelabltl'!'!?!'!'!l
"A.h yeah." renlinllCetl an Engineer. who ahall remain nameleu. " J \Val
one or "theMe" tranaferred to thla he.2\eoly OUTPOST," he "widl)' reaUa .
"It had no heat or Ugbt &I1d
the firat floor waa occupIed by Chicken MuchanL" To open. or nOl (0 o(lf'n th~ window8 [or air. . with
them eloeed It kept out the (ugh) poultry aroma . that being a "cluc.k
duck" )lroblem but . lueh .....u life in those bleek but beautiful earl)"
roorlng twentiH.
Ah
but later that year. the ('ounty Buard again favored the IJfopfU....
melll by remool'"lIng 8 (I) ROOM on the 9th Hoor of the OOllnl )' Uulhllllg,
formerly used by the J uvenile Court Probation OfHceMi. So it was goodbye
rruit >! Ullt! \f'J;f'lubll'>! (llId hello murk Strl!eil!
W;)P.
~
(Next month . .. 1st traffic study in 7924)

The ~Io..... "RelOlutlOn," was aent to Superintendent IIuJ;o .I. Sh"k by \\ . S. Ektrn. Oellllfy Conllub.siooer
o[ the Sialt of lUlnne-tOta IIwy. UellL and SecyTrea..... ~1~1.'>,.,lllpl VaU..} Confl"rellct". This "Resolution" was
unanimoualy paakd by M V.C. of State Highway Department.a who held their 64th convention at Chle&gn's
La .Sall... 1I 0iei thfa IJall .lhm.' h 16I~, WIth ihe ~~ratlon of COOK <?<,UNT YI'ho provided auch excellent
asa..tance at the tonferen~
thlll being a 8Jgnilicant factor In malOtaJning all tbelr annuaJ meetinga In
C'hlou:;o.
..... I- .. ,.1."
6~th ANNUAL MEETING
~@l111l~1t.\~J.!:;
OF STATE HIGHWAY OEPARTMENTS
JtESOLUTIO~'
'0. 1
WHEREAS, thf' Cook Count) IIIgbway Department hAIl grac.loualy eoopernled &I1d a~lsted I.n the
canduel of thia 61th \nmaul lll-.sbsilipi VaUe.)'" CODfl!rtnc.f. of Stale lIt~h"k.) 1)eI)llrtmell~. through the
rumb.hlnl; of rlPl;l~jration and df!rical a.:.... isl.ance:
TffEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, that ihe 64lh
Annual 'MlMl_lppl Valley Confe.rt'nce. of State fligh.
way Departmenta. throurh ita Seeretar)T, I!':Xpl'eaa
our alncere thanka and appreciation to said Depart.
lIlelll Rnd It. IlIIrtlr:lllllting per..olmel.
Th ia "Resolullon," wrllUlII 'by W. S. Ekeru. Deputy Commluloller of the Stille of Minnesota Dept.
of Hwys. Unanimously JlOIJII..>d by the l.lUilJisslppi Conference or State Hlgh wu.) Dcpn.rtmenls, holding their
64th cunventlon Al Chlt:ago's La SaJle Hotel this paat 'M arch t6th, 1973. with the cooveralion of COOK
COUNTY who provided auch excellent assistance at the con ference. wal a significant factor In maintaining
thei r annual meedn,. In Chicago.
(OOnlinued on DQ. 6)
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWs
PAGE 5
APR IL., 1973
A ) Left to right: Congenial Edwin f\ , Reck, head of Map Division: Smilin' He rb "ox, Constr, Field Engineer ; Drainage expert, Ullrry Abbott and Anthony Dlnl also of 'Drainage and Utililies.
B) Left to right: Daniel .I, 1I01I-,>on, -Exec. V. P. Amer. Rd. Sidra. Assoc.; C. S. Monnier , Div. Engr.-Fed.
Hwy. Admn ., and Hend rik Starseth. 'Exec. Vir. A.A.S.H.O.
C) 'Left to right: JIlIll~ Nibbe, ~hnn. State Hwy. Dept., JI1-il1~ !IInd:lru, G.F.e. & C. of Ind., and Joseph
Costlln:fJI, l.D.O.T. "Sign in please" for Hilda S. Onstle a nd 1.om Oeb.ene ro.
D) And here we are, your friendly hosts; Tom Del:l.enero, .hlap Div" Convention pet JURie Gleason, Purchasing 'Div.; she also does a good job in the "furniture moving dept." seeing that everyone in the ecHO
geta what is ordered); ecHO favorite, t~d Beck: the ever "popular and talented" JUlda On.st le and R.O.W.
Engineer Angelo Giuzefli.
E ) Caught during a 15 minute intermission break are: Jake Whitlock, .\UDW.EST CONCRETE CO.,
Springfield. HI.. \\,illurd Will huns, DE KALB CQlDITY SUPERL~TE.\,"DENT of HWYS., CCHO TRA"~S. &
PLANNI.:'JG BUREAU CHIEF Louis Qui nlnn ; ltlicbael UIl-,>SO, SPRINGFIELD, ILL., and Fr~J R ogers, SUPERINTENDENT of PEORTA CNTY. HWYS.
F ) Rud Lux, Washington. D.C.; Design Bureau Chief Jack Ste rn; Ib.rry Abbott and Ton~' Oinl. sitting in
on a ';hot" confab.
ParadeICOntlnued rmm pll5:" HI
PUll WILh n ona )d Mc.Dona ld Prior To

"Step Ott" from Hubbard Street
Day, ;\l:i,r 30; Orland Pnrk Par

nde, June S; '(in celebration of illY
birthday?) God, Coun try lin d F e l10wIIII1-n, June 10 ; Wheellllg Jaycees, Jn l ~T t. We thoughl Ii 48
hour dny would be necessary to
accommodate 1111 our requests for
the 4th of July . . . but we managed . .. ONL-" lhrough the c0operation of the Indh'idtm l Parade
Marsba!i. from Brookfield; I-flc.kory lI.ills: Rh'c rside; Rlue ls lnlld
and L~'o ns . . . for whlch we are
very gratdul. "'hnux to yon all !
. . . Happy lhat we could fil you
into the feslivities of Tndcpend
cnee Day ... Enjoy!!
PRAISEWORTHIES
,...... [) r: VA I:>TM r: /IIIIT

/l1li r:W~MAI\r: I:>~
Dbtrid 2, Des Plaines ~Iujllte;
IIllnce Facility : Leo LoCoeo Is
passing out 1IIIIk cigars , , , his
FIRST grandchild, 6 lb,.! oz,
J e.ulilfer Ly nn arrived on ~(arch
15th , , , bills and coos from the
COHn,
Send hurry up aDd gel well
wishes to affable Tom DurtlL.., SulH!rvlsor of the OCI ID PurchBsinF:
Dhbioll . .. Tom is in St. Mary
of Nazaret.h Hoapital ..
And a welcome back to the fold
to Eileen !'II. Itegltll, who, after an
absence of many moons. is now
enstonced with ROW ... We hope
this new Btep is in YOUR Rightof-Way!
Belated retirement wishes to
Florilln .>\. Ce.rwin. Records Administnltor 11. who, :s.fter S' ye.31'<i:
of service with the CCIID gave a
yummy luncheon for his em
ployees on February 28th. . his
last day here. lIIr. Ce:"\'in Is now
in E1orida. golfing and fiIIhing .. _
and don't we wish we could be
there too!!! Being of Polish extraction. the following is ou r way
of wishing him the best years
ahead. (Comprenez? )
Ouzo Szcz~la i Niech Ci~
BOg Blogoslawi
WspOl-Pracownikow;
Zeby Twoj stan spoczynku
Przyni6s1 Ci Zadowolenie
Zeby Twe podroZowanie Ci~
Zyczenja
aSwieci.lo
zeby Twe zabiegi byly

wytw6rne i przyjemne
Ale ponad wszystko
zeby Wszechmocny trzymal
Cie- w dloni.
TAX Tl}rE
Behind e,-ery man who achieves
I'O uccess. stand A m ot her, 9. wire
and the IRS! . . . ALSO, Tax
payrrr8 Are Advised to act like "iris
011 the beach: Take oft' eH~rythlng
the law a llows !!!! (Arthur God
frey. CBS)
TUOUGHT lo'On TH.t:: MOX1'U
Men do not live by bread alone;

they all need buttering up now
and then.
PAGE 7
APRIL, 1873
Itsagas
Cook County HighwR.Y Dept..

135th a.ntl SoUlhwest 'HIghway
Palos Park , Uiinois
Attn.: Mr. IIllrris:
Gentlemen:
A legislalive bulletin to members or the Execulh'e Committee

of the Illinois SelliLie , this month,
recommended a pllromi of leg-Lll lation requiring that the II d" e rti~
J:R.SOline price on any sign dls1I18YOO at a sen lce s ta tion Include
all S lIde nnd Federa.1 taxes A.nd
that the II rice on the sign must
correspond with the price on the
pump_
A few weeks ago 1 wrote you

requesting a culvert and la.nd 611
(or access to our land at Hi71b
and 108tll Ave., Orlund PIHk, III"
since the road had been raised
some three feet "My husband had
Intended to put some stakes in
the area. tor your easy identlfica
tlon-however YOII beat him to It.l
He was very much surprised to
find the job had been ('olllpleled
bdore he got ther...
The 1Ii11 (llD 3fi5) already has

been approved by the ill inois
House and is scheduled to come
under Selillte Exeeuth'e Commit tee
scrutiny In the nenr future .
Thllnk lOU so ,e ry much for

such JlrOJII llt nttellilon.
Presenl practicea of posting

gasolIne prices vary from station
to station and it is common for
the price to be shown on signs
with the sales tax not Included.
and words such as " plus !)ule....
tll.1(" appearing In ,ery smull lette rs at the bottom of the Sib'll
House Bill SM, if enacted.
would benefit. the Ilublic by giving
motorists R fair and readily un
derstandable meana of comparing
prices cha.rged for gasoline at var
ious service stations and will in
form them of the aelual price.
SOBER lUOTOHI;:,TS
"U you think the U, S. Is gelting tough with drinking drivers,
take II. look at these countries:
AUSTRA.LlA : The names of dri ...
ers ate sent to the local news
papers and are printed under the
heading, 'He's drunk and in jail.'
~lAL-\ VA: The drunk is jsiled; if
be's married. his wife goes too!
SOUTII AFRICA: The driver is
given II tenyea r sentence. a fine
of $2,800 or both.
TURk"};\':
Drunk drivers are taken 20 miles
away by police a.nd foreed to walk
back , .
under escort.
.4.N
SAL"ADOR: Drunk drivers are
exeeuted by firing squads_" (Re
printed courtesy of PRESS PUBWCATIONS VILLA PARK ARGUS---2/28/73)
Sincerely.
Mrs, Ralph DeSchallf
Orland Park, III
'Mr. Michael Philbin

26th and Beach
La Grange Park. Illinois 60525
Dear lUr. IJhllbin :
Tbe members of your roatl depa rtment co...ering the area. of the
City of IIlckory 1lI11~ have been
doing an outstan ding job and have
been very coopernthe in all minor
and major area~ of concern. I
,,-is h to commend your mell tor
their eoollernlion and ll....~isll1n oo in
re",Kmding to, and taking ca re of
all problem!'r' sa reported to them
by thia drllRrtmenL
Thank you agnin for your line
coo)lernUoli.
Sincerely,
Norman M. Premo, Chief of Police
City of Hickory Hilla
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COOK COUNTY HIGHWAV HEWt
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THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinoio}

Allrll .
M'tlSOn In I.lle
<i hlrt~slee\ e
(be'o~ our Imow donn) , "nnlh!"r

hllilor)' of Cook County lmsfolmJI-f'IRrriluc UW!
\\t'II Ull!'r
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CuttS 111111 \\'hlte
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lIIonlhli illier ('OPll!ti Ih(' enl" rlhnnJ" dll' two
Lefll:";> t' humplulUI in til;:o \\ orlll !ot;>rl~! Will It I", IIkl' N'rtaln ~ rld
1,IIIyed lonl" al;01 11u:tt onl' lIPf'nt'd with tbe AtnC'rlcan I A'Ullle I1l1nll\hlnjf
the Na tional;; % 1. The !\nl'" f' \ l'ni'd It ulI In Ihe 'i~OfIlI. 1- 1 , , Hilt tb~
Amerl n m li " .. nl on to \lin In Ilb pml!'!'l. 1'''''', UItII WIl.!t 1906, \\Iwn Iile ~"
WId the CIII", pl8yt"i.l In K C'II) . \\'o ,'" ~rle!'. J9111~ ;'Ou-V"" IUlti " h(') III~y
, holy nuU:k r!rel:'l!"
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Our rrid~ and joy , joined in

on the SI. l~t '8 Day larade , , .
wheeling down 0. \1'.1') "Indy State
St reet. lfArth 17lh.
rr the experience ol Sf. Pill's is
any Indication of the success the
~~Ioat wlll enjoy In (uturt' CODlIIUIIIII)' celtbration and observance
e \~lIt q in whIch "abc" wUl partid
palt, the preparallona were well
worth tht effort.
Both in~rn.tion~y and chronologically speaking. we had a moat
I,. 1100\
G,DI,IOI
856 Sq. 1(1181
1"0pulatJOD AII"f!Ia -
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repreBenl.utivt' group who entbWJ
iA&UcaUy
deapitp the ehUl of
the day
rode the whol!!! way
to Congr~s Stree-t. drawing eheers
from the thousands ot spectators
lining the thorough.la.re.
Helen olin"" pretty 'blond daughter, Mary I'nl lloM'DI W8J! joined _
by her two boY8, ~nkf! Illld Jimmy
along wilh OUr own Iuadous and
talented Sllntly ~lllthl~ with friend
SU~II Goon, plus her t....o oriental
darUnp.
Illllwyn and Ch~rIYD.
(Sandy. with her own little hands
made the felt shamroek. and hats
ror the happ)' group.)
A partlnl ~h~ulf1 of events in
which the Flolll hili already been
"booked" Includes the following:
.'an I\III('rlrUIl .IiJ'ftd~. April 28;
V.F.n . ntlnobl LoYIlJly Oay. May
6; La GranJt'e Amuican Legion

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Did You Know .

-that in January 1831, al lbe
time Chicago wu dcalgnalf'd eoun
ty Ileal or newly-ereated Cook
County. it had a population Nt!
maled at between 50 and 50'
thaL onc of the earlieaL movlte

shot 011 location in Cook County
wal " "'ort 'Dearborn 1.fllUnc.re,"
made In Chicago by the Selig Photoplay Company in 19121
-that Ute tornulrl.onc laying

ceremony tor the pruent County
building W811 h!!!ld September 21.
1006. with Charte. W. j;'a)rbuka,
Vice President of the UnUed
Stale.. the featured spea.ke.rT
CSource-"Growth of Cook Coun
ty, Vol. I," Charles B, Joltnaon)
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ChlCIIgo Civic Center,
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the
Highway Department. govemmental agencies, citizen representatives, and Individual municipalities. Therefore
we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publicat ion. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-n14.
V OL. XX
No. S
MAY. 1973
11 l\1EM0 Y OY
THE ],700 000 }-\MER1CAJ ~
1
WHO DIED FOR N01H
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MAY, 1973
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GEORGE W. DUNNE , Presid ent Cook Co unty Board of Comm issioners

Floyd T. Fulle
Frank W. Chesrow
Mathew W. Bieszezat
George W. Dunne
Charles S. Bonk
William H. Harvey
William N. Erickson
Charles F. Chaplin
Mathew W. Bieszezat-Chm n., Road and Bridge Comm.
Editor
Francine Stuart
detours
in
effect:
DEVON A VENUE from AR~
LlNGTOK llElGliTS RO /lD to
Salt Oreek waa closed to through
t raffic on IUny 16th, 1973. Twoway traffic is being maintained at
all times just south of De,'on to
J . F . Kennedy Blvd. to the Biaste rfield Rand int:e rsedcion . Twoway traffic will be maintained on
Devon between Arllnbrton H cighl'i
Road . . . Biest"erfield Rand and
Kennedy Blvd. De"OIl A,e., east of
Arlington H eights Road, north of
BiesterftcJd, will be opened to
loeul trnHie only.
Gra phic Arts Consultants

Photogra phy
Elmer J. Majewski
The construction of a large 1285

root box cuh'ert on De\'on Ave.
will reillace lhe e.\:is ting ditch on
the s outh s ide of Dfwon to SaIt
Crcek and a temporary 1I:\\"emellt
will be constructed to take through
traffic on De ,'on, The bridge on
De" on, east of Arling to n H eigh ts
noad will be completely closed
and westbound Devon A "c. trallic
is being detoured south 011 TO]'l."NE
RO.'\ O to THORNDALE ., west
on TJlORND.>\LE to ROULWING
ROAD . , , north on ROHLWING
back Lo De \'on. Eastbound t raffic
in reverse,
The southbound detour for

ARLINGTON llEIG HTS ROAD
will go from .4..rlin",.1:on Heights
Roa d south on Elk Grove Blvd. to
J . F . Keruledy Blvd. , , , West 00
Kennedy to Arlington Heights
Rond , . , Northbound in reverse,
The section of Arlington Heights
Road north of Bieste rfield will
have onc la nc or through tramc
open in each direetion, and will
be completed by December lst,
1979.
The overall improvement is expected to be finished !by October
15th, 1974. This contract, an
MFT improvement was awarded
to Milburn Brothers, Inc.
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Construction began on WIRETON ROAD, in Worth Towoshi"
MllY 1st, ] 973. Southbound Wireto n Road traffic was detoured west
on 127th Street to Craw-fonI A,'e .
. , , south on Crawrord to 135th
. . , east on l S5th to Francisco
Avenu6 and North on Francisco
to \vlrdo n Road <Ve rmont Street.)
The detour is reversed as above
for North-westbound traffic and
will 'be lifted after construction
completion on June 1st, 1973. The
contract, a ,Uotor Fuel TIlX improvement, was awarded to Arcole
iUidwest Corporation.
Jerome Huppert
UJlian Piotrowski
John P. Touhy
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J. Stark- Superintendent of Highways
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AALtolGll:)<.I ~e'GiJT~ 'IO,lD
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MAY, 1973
PAGE S
How a road was named

( T he following is bitt aile oj a series oj sketches tTacing the origins 0/
road 1I0metlclature in Cook Ooltnty)
ARU~GTON IUJIGJ-ITS RO ..10 !began as a wagon
t rllck across go\'ernlllent land ta ken up in 1843 by

J oseph A. Barnes at $1.25 an IIcre . . . previously
a mere Indian Trail.
Barnes was a mong the migrators into Northern
tIIinois following the Black Hawk war. In t hat era,
the name Elk GrOY6 was applied to a natural woodland of some 1,300 aeres . . . the source of timber
for building the homes and firewood for warm th and
cooking.
The Barnes' homestead was bounded on the southwest by heavy timber and swamp-land. now within
lhe County F orest Presef\'e Dis trict. On the Northwest lay a small la ke and ma rsh. Both the india ns
and Barnes ' oxen detoured around these natu ral
obstncles, thus making the bends that stili exist on
ARLINGTON HEI'GHTS ROAD.
The CCHD's records indicate that the r oad was extended norlhward
to Ounum Village, the present :\rHngton Ueighl:s, sometime before 1846.
In that. year , William 11. Dunton, Wheeling Townshlll IIwy. Commissioner
and owner of the farm on which the village grew UP. had the road sur
veyed and dedicated to public use.
Records also showed that, at this time, it was calJed Duntoll Street,
but JUrs. 'i"lliiton F . Daniels. the spritely 85 year old historian of the
Arlington Heights Historical Society, believes it was also known as t he
State Road, which is the na me it carries on street signs through Arllng.
ton Heights today_
In 1852, Dunton persuaded the UIIDols & WlscoIL'iin Railroad to extend
its line out his way and in ]854. he platted his (ann in town lots. The
Village retained the nsme Dunton until 187'1.
Some of the villagers desired a more ElJEJGA'NT name, according to
i"llrs. Daniels, and after some pondering, seWed on Arlinbrfon .. , however, it was then learned that there already was an :\rlington in illinois
. . . locnted in Bureau County ., so they cha nged the name to AR
LJl\'"GTON IIEIGHTS in 1963
. meaning ;'highest IlIIrt of tbe land."
Retirements
NonODl' TOLD US-until a call came in from Dewey f\rrlgoni, lIwy.
tJng. JlI, to whom we owe our bumble apologies ... Dewey retired last
January after putting in a good T UffiTl'-EIGHT YEARS wilh the
cello. Dewey ia missed by his fellow co-workers out at District 3 in
LI\ Grunge .. AI) our best wishes for your futUre years ... AND TO
Uarold Greenberg, major domo of our Duplicating DiVision, who, after
TlllRTt::t:;N AND I-,:! YEARS with the Department was feted with two
cakes, no less, and coffee at a surprise farewell klotch in the Records
Dept. on :\Ilril J9th. Everyone who came in contact with Ih rold knew
him 8S one of lhe most conscientious of employees. He was meticulous with his work and took
pride in every facet that. his job
entailed. His presence is indeed
missed on the 27th floor. A Flor_
ida condominium is awaiting his
arrival for permanent residence.
"L:~ Chaim," to a dear man!! ...
J osellh Leicht, IIwy, Engineer In
of our Drainage Dh'ision retired
nay 10tb, 1973. J oo has been
with the CGfID for TlORTY.
Fn'E YEARS, working in Bridge,
Paving a nd Drai.nage Divisions.
THERESANAMEFORPEOPLE
WHO DONT USE SAFETY BEers.
STUPID!
Billboa rds
wlth
this
messnge
wiIJ start. 1)()11lling up across the

country ill wha t wlU be the Jar-
gest llublic-SCn'ice c1m1llaign conducted_

T HOUGHT FOR THE MONTII
It would be a refreshing change
f or EPA to make environmental
impact st udies of some of our'
older roads. After it has been
clearly demonstrated that they are
needlessly killing people, t hey
could order that these be replaced
with safer', controlled accesa, lesspolluting highways.
-Arthur E . Graham
}.AtHor, Construction 'Digest
Sugar or
Saccharine Sweet
Under the auspices of the CJU_
CAGO BOARD OF m ;JALTU, supervised by Virginia Fox ... with
the cooperation of our SuIety a nd
Traini ng Divis ion , . . 228 Cook
Gounty Highway Employees took
t he dillbet,es detection exautiuation
in Feb.-Ma r. of 1973, finding 24borderline cases wit.h the recommendation that t hey visit. t he
Boa,NI of Hea lth or their Ilfivate
doctor' for future llrognosis. Only
S6 \'CIl serious case.', were detected
. . . against t he ]972 tests which
426 employees took. finding 57
borde rlines and 21 It hnonnnis.
He received his Jlrofessional Engineering License in 1989 after

graduating Lewis Ins titute of
Technology. A luncheon was held
in his honor at the Milliona ire's
Club at which the whole Oru.lnage
Dj\'isioll attended along with some
of his close frie nds in the Department. Joe was a quiet man, well
liked, and a conscientious drainage
designer. He now intends to do
some t raveling and spend more
time with his five b"rlllldc.hildreu
in Ben\'yn, illinois. H e too will
be missed by all his "friends."
MAY, 1973
There's a lot more than coffee
PAGE 4
In
Brazil
. . . The production of i\1O'S und VW'S ha.ve exploded Brnzirs exporti ng industry ... along with increased
t raflic problems, which is why the S1':1.t6 Departm ent in Was l1ington, 0 .0. requested the O(JIm arrange a
comjlrehClIs h'c, t:eehnical Jlrogram for the April 26fh, 1978 a rrival of HI visiting Bm.z1l1an Uighway Traffic
Engineering Officials , rather than the nonnal V.J.P . observation tour.
T he Chicago metropolitan area WDB but one of their stops on the Itinerary emphasizing Tlighway Traffic
Safety during their" w k trek thnl the U. . or .J\. ,
Originally, the plans called for a grou p of six. visitors on the agenda. , . however, plans do change and
they we re joincd here by fOllr more top members of the Brazilian Truftlc Police Dtlllllrbllcnt, whose related
concern toward the traffic problems in their Country could be jointly assimilated from the information
gathered here in America.
Th e visitors were individUal heads of their particular districts In Brazil and were accompanied by WuJter
Lorch, who, as an English-speaking Brazilian businessman, and a Harvard 'Business School graduate, interpreted our technical English verbiage into their native tongue.
The program began with a "Biell\'e nldu" from SUlle rint"e ndent tark, including an explanation of A rtlcle VI
of the Illinois Vehicle Code, along with a detailed description of the COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPART~IENT"" procedures for conducting tratllc engineering and investigations which, among other things, are
utilized (or such decisions as setting the sl'atut"ory s ll eed Limits on the County n Ollds_ S pot speed studies
. . . test. rllllS . . . driveway confli cts nnd Iledestrin,n udjustments were also dissected, as well as the day to
tillY problcms encountered by our Department.
Our Traffic and Signals "pro" Dick Kanllk explained the subject of ,'ehlcular speed in which the Brazilia ns
evinced considerable interest, and COllies of actual studies were requested by, and pro\Tlded to our visitors.
The eCHO's lIIanual and mn chine oouli l. Ilrograms and procedures were also explained, along with their
relationship to the 1111I.IIlIllIg, design and ollCrution of Oounty Hlghwuys .. ours being unique .. , because of
the vast network of both rural and urbao roads that we collectively buJld and mu.inttlin , IA lthough our visitors
had pr ior knowledge of traffic counting machines and manual counts, OUR many uses of this data resulted
in " mucho" notetaking.
,-.
OUR four,way stop contr ol PROVED A MOST INTEJREJSTING SlTB.JECT to our Brazilian observers, . ,
indicating thal this type of control is very seldom \H~ed in thei r country .. , A review of wa rrants esta'b,
lished fo r the installation of these controls, showing them the forms both de\'elollCtl Bnd employed by the
CCHU for four-wal' stOll feasibility studies were allo explained and then distributed to the iBrazilians.
Cook County Sheriff Police Ca ptain DOllald Ray , ' , Ollieer Thomas Hayes and Lt . Errol I.e\'y ushered the
Brazilh'l.lls thru their SherUr's Pollee Communications center, explaining how the traffic accident records are
kept along with an illumination on all the machinations of the center . , . proving out to be an outstanding
SlOp on the dal"s agenda,
The CHIOAGO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY HEADQUARTERS were alao visited where J ohn Or:teske expounded on the procedures of tr:lmc acc.ldent forecasting and their employment of these methods.
The " lour" was headed by OeJ lD Administrative lI ead Johu Orane, who succeeded in communicating to
our Portuguese s l>caklng visitors in Spanish. , . OLE!!! , . , accompanied 'by Richard Kanak, who again
displayed his \'ersatilily (as he did with our German visitors last October) as a congenial and informative
co-host, J oe .loyce, our Sufety .lind Tminlng head, made ali the necessary transportation arrangements. lead_
ing these t::ngineers and Officers on a highly sophls llcnted program for the day they spent with us,
AJao Included on our very tight schedule wss a visit to the sign shop in the La Gronge Wit-rehouse where
La.rry iUlI rlotli conducted our visitors t hru t he compl ex fUlictions of his ol)Crlltion . , , finalized with a drive
over Dis trict S's roads where they were given 1st hUlld knowledge of our many jurl!>(lic tional problems.
Our viaitolll were "wide_eyed a.nd bushy tailed" in ALL phases of the OClIO's truRic surety operations
and how we, in COOK COUNTY, approach this problem.
It. Is lInr since re hope t hat their stay in Chicago, together with t heir other stops around the Coulllr)' was
Ilrotillcti\'e and their observations he re will help cont ribute to the reduclloll of U r.I~11'S Jlresent "rome lloolllenL
rate.
,....
MAY, 11173
PAOE &
ces!l of silk !l('n!4'!nlng lllUl fnlJrlcnllnK ollr !i1g'M.

S. A dellCril'li1111 o r how WI! nlie tho ,," enr fur Kn h 'lIging olti !ill..... ' hlnnks 1(1 00 ('rllI,'crted hllJ) U!.dul ~~" OUe!!!, thereby
euHlng O(H1NT\' wIlSie UII "Igo I'rodlle llofl..

4 . 1..8 Omnl(lI IiIlro simi' ill!tld, I..8rry M..urioU I pNlndly sho\\'~ o rr Ollr !ft"I,ln" ullltltln4' 1L"'4lt1 for RClC"lIrnte Nlnd !ol.rlillng.
5. A (ornull IlOlMl In front nr Ihl'l I.n GmngC' 'Vflrehouse. Lt" l to rl)::lIl: Muucyr lJ.i'nmln. Ohld, Enboilleer and Conlrol
1)1\'1"lon Ol'tt"EU: Moyxc, II lmebleln. t)nJl'lncer. Traftle SreUIIII VU, Fed. lI\\'y. Obi .. 8110 Pllulo: Lauro Luerclo
UhlJ{lnl IIlI-ul'led, SllIfe lI \\'y. nel'" III rhllr.l;'c or IIl1f!r flllr,h'.,: David 0\1,dh., ElIsrlnet!r 't!tl. IIwy . nlst . Itlo Or-lInde
tlo Sill: I.. uloi A" relltl T eL\:cIMI VIIIHIIH~, (,!hlf'f, TrnJTle Sc('tl UII VllI, I~etl , lI \\'y. Dls l'" SilO 1'111110; 011 lit. -'f1U011 Iwr
nardini, Cu, ('OIllIl1IU,de r, Hwy. "ntrol : i\laJar JO!>8' OIodomlr",. COIIIIIIIUllll' r IIr Ih\) , 1'1I1rol Uult.ali.,n Stille l'ollt.oe :
John Onua,. : tUctmnl Kanak : E\'IUldro Ah'e~ l'lnlellta. (,llld, Tn~me SN'tluII ' -I, Ft'd. IIwy, Dl'iL lJlrulil Ge mb: :
.)llInllo GrL'i ~ 1 Guerren., Chid. TralH r-. Section V, Fed, Uwy. niSI .. 11Hhl4.
PRAISEWORTHIES
H ugo J, Stark, Superintende nt of
Highways
Dear Mr. Stark :
In Allrll, B arton-Asehman AslJO.
clates. Inc, concluded it. work on

the Oook Count y Are" TOPIOS
Study. On behalf of the several
members ot out ltaft' who par tici.
pated on 1hll ualgnment. t would
Uke to e xtend our a ppreciation to
you a nd other mem bers ot the
Oook Oount y Il lxhwny Dellll rlmcllt
who worked 80 closely with tla on
this 9ssignment. The exee.llent
coopernUon and poli(:.)' guida nce

pr ovided us by members of your
~tatr, espe<:.ia.1ly MessN Qlllnltul.
.\ferlka and NlllCel. were IMlrll
mental futors in mak:mg this 11Mjeet a suceess.
As a res ult or the TOP ICS pr~
grant. t hat par Uon of Cook Coun.
Iy oullide lbe City of Cbicago
hu over 40 projecl.!i under COli.
~truction o r in the final dellgn
stage, These project. r epresent.

illlllfO\'ement co:,!.., In excess of $:i
million,
These IIrojeell w ere
iden tifi ed as
hl~h-Ilr lo rll~'
Ilfoject'i
dur ing t he Cook (Iollnly l\rclI

TOPICS S tlld y Bnd It is gratifying
to kno.....
thAt significunt
delIS
have a lready been taken to ImillemCllt the TO I~ICS Ilrogrnm in

Cook Counl y.
The complete TOPICS program

recomme nded (or the Study Area
Incl udell im proveme nts to over 500
hlgh.accldent o r capacitydeficlent
Inle.rsedlons. Completion of the
$.& 0 m illion TOPICS improvement
Jlrogram would provide a ma r ked
Increase in operating capacity (20
to 30 percent) a nd 8 tilgnlflclIlIL
(Conllnued
()II
pap 1')
MAY, lV73
PAOE
First highway traffic study made in 1924

5th article
0/
a series
In
celebration
0/
the CCHO's 60th anruversary
III the first. dcende following the com's orgunlzntlon, the

method of selecting r onds for IlnvinS was largely a maUer of
observation, It was plain to be seen thal HALSTED STREET,
ROOSEVELT ROAD AND ltILWAUk"'EE AVE. had traffic
volumes to gIVe them IlrJorUy on the NEW conerele prog'nun.
There weren' t any methodical ltaffic studiel which are now
part of lI)(fll Y'8 IntrincinCl hljthwoy IIIAnning improvement..
Immediately after World Wtlr J pRved road eonslrUction
flourished throughout the country. ' , especially in Ullnob.- The State was prepared
with Il $60 million Bond Issue, which reo
0
celved ,"ole r 1I1)I'ro\'a l in the November,
""":"".
191R, elec:tlon tor postwar collBtruclion
Cook County had already used up the 19]4
82 million I!lsue a long with lite $1 mliliOIl
RIII)rOved In 1911, Nok , Ilt the war's finale, a fresh $5 1II11110n
to matc.h funds wal granted by the StAte.
,\lolor ,....uel 'I'IlXe.... the Dnnne-illi bac ker of tOlIll)"S r ORd improvements. were stili In tbe omng. Uonds luued by the Slate
at that time were bac.ked with motor \ ~hk:.l~ license fees, popularly known na "I he nh ~1 tax." County Bonds were retired
with general taxes.
At the end of the. war, road building in the Oounty had come
a long \\'8y from the first blennllll aJlolment of $122-320 from
Siale ,\hI, Also, our good Conllub .. lnnetlll had progressed in
their undeMitanding of how to nllply rond money to the Iwbllc's
besl tulmlllAt:e.
Instead ot pI!. villg !ollort seCtiOIlS . , here a nd tbere . , .
with no connection betwe n them, the Oounly Bollrd had begun
to think in lenni of an integrnted s.~ .. lem, Hnking the suburbs
with one another, Illong with the Clly of Ohicago,
'~
O.
-.
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QUlNl.AX I'LA.l'VS no.\O ' IDE COUNT
The idea of gathering Inromllltion (rom the motoring IlubUe

directly Wall proposed in L9~1 by Slll~rlnlelld ent. George QuinLan. Comparable studies had been done elaewhere, but newer
on the har~e M!ale that he oultlnecl Such a program required
bas ic inlorulllllon if the large .urns to be spent WERE TO BE
L~VESl'ED W]SELY.
The brainstorm attraeleci NATI01\",\\IIDE allemion, tho many
experts shook their head negaUvely. saying it COUldn't be done.
However, t he Oounly lJonrd, nodded their a pprovn.1 with the
U. S. IJureUII of Puhlk Hoad.... headed by 1'hoUlus II. ~rc.Donll l d,
who actively coopernted. Also supporting the project waa the
newly o rganir.ed ChiclIJ;o Rej{iolllli I'la nnill.!:" Commission of
whleh Ilobert Klngt:r)' I(after whom Klnger), Xwu), W8lI named)
WtU then lLa aec.retary.
The lurvey was a n1G !iu t..'et'.....~ , , inlervlewen were .tationed at 14 key IJOint... In Chlenw;o ... 9-1 In the 'burbs. Du ring one wet:k till, they counted \'ehic:IH . , . questioned driven
about lbe origins and destinalions of their trips . , tallied
the number of passengers and jotted down such secondary data
as whether a car WB8 a "cloeed" body or "open," meaning a
tOI) raised by hand and hung wllh Iide c.urtaina! (how quaint!!) The Interviewers
a lso made nOle of the car ma ke and model
and one repor t sheet, covering one hour'.
count. listed 31 curs of 16 dlrretf'nl mnkes.
Only three, .. Ilulck, Ohe\'roiel and Ford
are .till o n the highways today . . , the
Olhen were C hlllldl ~r: D:n'Io;: .~ I~rn : .::...~:
nu yn ~:
Ih111lllflblle : .... weI"! ; llnnnon:
Nn,I.I!: I'aekllrd: Rk!ke.llbllcker: Willii St
Glulr and '\1l1yyKniJtbl , _ ( no Oaddlb or Auhurn.!!l 1) Fifteen were monitored as "open" . . sixteen "c.lo~d,"
AU this pertine.nt datn was published in 19Z5 in a 96-IJUg~
hook iIIu ... lnlied with IIl n ll~, c.hurls and Ililotograllhs c.ontainlng
recommendntlon by Maj. Qulllinn for 270 highwny hnllrO\'emt!nl.. .
tOllllll1~ 838 1II11et1 , , . nnd in the years ensuing,
mort' than 95C(- oC this Ilrognun was carr ied oUl
( X r,d .11 f111, h- R lIl'tl1wm H,'('oS R egional Needa)
COOK COUNTY HICHWAY NEWS
MAY, 1'73
PAQE 7
KEt: l) 1'0
01) O~p.4.nTM_E:\": ' April 16th saw bl1l.ry Ii. Kuhn's
appointment III Il ead of the Adminls trnth'e Sen'ices Oh'lsloll which In
elude the Recorda and Mail Rooms . . . Our sincerest congrnb. on your
promotion \1. K. . if anyone deserves getting ahead, it'. YOU !!!
( K eep those cards and letters coming!!!!!!)
~.\IOVlNG
TIt.-\ Vt: I..ING LIGHT : Engineering Computer Division Head Gene

Pulenllo Is back from Sun Fnlllcisco sporting a nice sun glow. He
planed there, accompo.nied by lUI'S. P. (natcb) to altend the SPRING
0 1'-' '73 crV IL ENGINEERING PROGRAM APPL1CATlON CONFER
ENCE-Allril IOlh. ~'Iany papers were presented cove ring all 1IIIIlSc.<t of
Oh'lI En~hll!e rII1K, Rellresentalives and Profes80l'1, both from Onmulll
nml I~rll el JJew III to IllI cn tJ and Ins l'rnct. s uch su bjects 8S: Oonl oll r Mall.
11111);; OOln llul er moods ror Ruln(:11I Run~8'; Sanita ry sewer hl\'Clllur)'
IUIII nnnl}i!>ls plus other thrilling subjects to be used by the COIIO lor
future appllcatlon , , . Gene says, "ll was mOSl enlightening snd well
worth the sojourn ."
"FIRLVG" UNE :
Paul Andersohn,
A~!>1.
Tnlffie
and Signals Oh'islon Heatl was the

lucky winner of a fire extinguisher
donated by the In!oul'11nte DI",taft'
Executin~s Associatton who gave
away t extln~uls h er a day during
their recent "Sa.fely In the Home
l:...'U.ibit." in the Ch k: Oenle r lobbY
April 2426. Presen ting I"u ul with
his new "toy" Is ,Us, Uernudell e
O'Sbaug lme..'isy, eo-e lmll"llmn of
the A'isoclntlon, Let's hope there'll
be no need to use It , , , only for
show and tell!!
-------------------_._---------J01'S OF IJEING AN EDITOR

GeUlng out this paper is no
picnic,
U we print jokes, people will
say we are silly;
If we don't they say we are
too serious
lt we clip things from other
papers,
We are too !ul' to write it
down ourselves;
If we don't, we are stuck on
our own aLuff!
U we stick close to the j ob
all day,
We ought to be out hunting
up news,
II we do go out and try to

hustle. we ought to be on the
job in the office.
If we don't print contributions, we don't appreciate lrue
genius ;
R EYE OX VERA!
A t a dinner given by the Alnerleun Society or Ch'il Engineers

April 26, 1973, lm ss Vera PrllC
Engineer I, l~a'"t:ment Geometri~
Oh'lsioll, Was the recipient of the
Soclety's awanl entiUIng he.r to
an A!t!oO(".iate Illembershlp in the
Society in recognition of 8lgnlfi
cant aecoml)llshme nts in the .tudy
or 01l'11 En~ineerin g st the Unl.
\'erslty of illinois, Chicago (JIrcle
CnUl IlUs,
Honored
guests
were
invited
from Northwestenl Uni\'ersll;y, IU -
Iliois Institute of Technology and

lhe Ullh'cr.. lty of nlinois at Chi.
("ngo OlrcJe.
Two seniors were chosen Cra m
each achool to r eceive this coveted
award.
Our congra tulations to
Vera's fellow recipients and our
Ilroudest (elicitations to her because we who have the pleasure
of workIng with her know what
dedication and hard work haa
gone into her school work.
Ve rn was Vice President of the
Studenl Ohnpler of A.S.C.E. while
at Ohieago Campus and is also 8
member of Alpha Omieron Pi, 1\ u
luta Ohapte r.
PRAISEWORTHIES_
(ContJnued from pallO ll)
docrense in Deciden!; experience

(estimatetl reduction in u.ecldellts
or over 6,000 uununlly).
Again, we we re pleased to assist
the Illinois Ocparbllent of Tr:llIJlortlltlon and the Cook County
Department in undertaking thla
worthwhile project and look Cor.
ward to haVing an opportunity to
work with your e.~cellent stall'
again in the [lot too distant
ruture.
If we do, the paper I. filled

with junk
Smcerely.
If we mue s change In a
feUow's writeup
Martin M, Blackman, P resident
We are too critical. and it

we don't we are alieep!
N ow, like as not, someone
will say we s wi ped thla from
some other paper.
!WE DID!
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Our sincere sympathy to

Gabriel antI Angelo Dilore
of the Maintenance Burcau's
PermillDivision, whose father
pused a way Easter Sunday,
April 22.
MAY, 1973
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IlIIinois)
Can yau
llring yo ur fnmlly o ut to the country this silring a nd visi t olle of Oook

C ou nty 'S three na tllre (.'ellters, th e Little Hed & hoolll0118e Nature Cen ter
l /}('al ~ 1 0 11 t he west s ille of \\' 11101\' S Jlrl ngM Jtolld, one Ilu.lt milo M IIII! ot
!15th Street. An o rigi na l o ue- room S(!h ool house, It l .. e(IUilllJC(1 with t eleseolle
fo r wlltcliiug IIlrd Ilfc. There Ilff' th ree weU-lllhclcd IIntnre tr:tlls a \'aio.lble
(o r hik es. unll Ihe re :vo c~hlbili! of Os ll. fro&'S. too tls. sl.Iilunwulcr !l. tUrtl08
Hlld ~n:lkes . Wild noweN! 1I1111 fruits IlOO ul1I1 du ring till' !l llr lng, Slimme r, anti
filII, 1U1II II Ilwd C!.i rllrll1 I:'l1 rtl " lI Is on dis ll ll1Y during th e g r owing senltOn . Tile
n ed Schoolhouse Nutu.re Cen ter ls ol)en (' \'e r)- dny e.l: cc pl Friday,
M OW' .
. ....
I( . . . . . un
,
-"',
Population AI'I"R -
"
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Uft
G,49Z,S69
9116 & 1. Mill'!"
.,
II . ,.
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'_""~U.II
Q'TT . . . .,. . . .
Ie.
canoe?
The 16th Allllun.1 Des P laine.'!

Rive r Canoe Marat hon, sponsored
by the Forest P reser\'e District, of
Cook County 3.nd lHi nois PaddlingCouncil, will take place on Sunday,
:aray 20. 1973 at Oak Spring Road
near LlbertY"iIIe at 8:00 I1.m,
The Canoe Marnlhon will climax
CLE .-\.N STREAtUS W.~E K May
14 to 20. Go\'ernor Wulker. the
lloa.rd or T rus tees of the iUetrOj)Olitult SUllitnry District, and the
Cook County Board of Commissioners have liroeln.i med tbls week
fo r the Cook Coun ty Clean
St'reams Committee, which is com posed of n5 IlUbUe-spirited citizens. who serve without compensation, putroling the streams a nd
their tributa.ries in t he CouoQ'
seeking sources of Ilollution,
Pollution caused 'by carelessness
and thoughtlessness by the publlo
and direct violntions of a.ntl-pollu_
tIon la\\'s and r egulations will
probably continue. 'Ih is llollulion
can be kept to a minimum through
the ,'Igilance of citizens and public
agencies.
1 ,000 contestants in iOO cnnoes
will lladdle downstream for 25
miles to the finish line at Dam No.
2, located 2% miles north of Des
Plaines, east side of Rh'er Road,
George W . Dunne, President of
the Board of Fores t Preserve
Commissioners, will present awards
to the men and women who qualify in the various divisions at
5:00 p.m . at Dam No.2.
Why not join them- with or
wit.hout your canoe!!
Did You Know, .

-that Proviso, first named Taylor, derived its new name from
the Wijmot 'Proviso of 1846, an
amendment to a Congressional bill
which '(as
further amended)
sought to prohibit slavery in California and the other new U. S,
territories acquired in the 1846-48
war with Mexico?
- that the name " Winnetka"
means ''Beautiful Place," and that
the village of Winnetka was incorporated in 1869?
-that between the years 1840
a nd 1860, the land in and around
Chicago Heights tose in value
f rom $6 to $60 a n acre?
'(Source-" History of Cook County, VoL IT," Goodspeed and Healy)
000i!l 001D1ili}\1
Gl00GlWIlWl III ~W0
Qblcago Civic Center,
Cbicago, llllnoll 60602
Address CorrecHon Requested
Chle.go Civic Center,
HIghway Department. governmental agencies, citizen repre$entatlves, and Individual municipalities. Therefore
we InvIte any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publh:atlon. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-7714.
VOL. XX
JUNE-JULY. 1973
Nos. 6 & 7
JUN E.JU LY. 1173
PA.GE 2
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Boa rd of Com missioners

Aoyd T. Fulle
Frank W. Chesrow
Mlthtw W. Bleszcut
Geol'le W. Dunne
Chari.. S. Bonk
Wllllam H. Harvey
Charles F. Chaplin
William N. ErlckSon
Mathew W. Bleszcut--Chmn,. ROid and Bridge Comm.
Jerome Huppert
Ullian Piotrowski
John P. Touhy
Ruby Rya"
Joseph I. Woods
HURD J. Stark-SuperIntendent of Highways
Graphic Arts Consultlints

Edwin A. Beck C. C, Hlplns
Editor
Fra ncine Stuart
PhDtoRnlphy
Elmer J . Milewski
Front cover . .... new Sears Tower rises over Dan Ryan.Eisenhower-Kennedy Interchange.
Geo rJ:"f!. W. Dunne. Prtaidenl of
the Board of County Comml.ulon
ers. announeed
lhat
Se " e n
JIl glnn~ y
-and
Two Tf)\\" .. hlll
improvc.
mcnll tolaJlng
$: 21 . I 1 .,
s.:; UU ,
were
awarded at Lhelr ~IIlY 2 1..t , 191 3
meeLlng, lhe contract. were ward
ed on the recommendation or
11111;0 ... S lltrk, Superintendent of
HlghwR)'I.
IU:OZU: i\\' t::Z\'U}~ ( AT
G O\'t~ R."ORS IlIQIIWA Y)
Thla Improvement, located at the
ot K~zle A,oenue and
Coon-rnor.. IIIg hwll),. la in Hlel!
T OWII.;hlll Bnd lie. partially within
the \ 'lII:lge of .'o..~ moo r.
inlersectlon
Thll
TOPICS contract wu
awarded to U. It Elect ric ('.onl.
IIIUI)'. In the sum of SG I,G59 0.
aubjed to the concurrence or the
U1lnola Department or Transporta.
tlon and the PR'\VA.
l.AKt;"COOK n OAD (I-' RO-'I
'IIt\\ JU J KE.E ,\ VE NUt~ '1'0
St\J\-nt::n s ItOt\D)
Thla ImJlrovement. located In
Wlw.. !!ng \lntl Northfield To\\"n.
..:1I111!>. will begln 690 teet enat or
Mllmluk l!i! 1\\I' lIlIe and extend In
an easterly direction aJong I..!tke
Cook ROlul to 11 point 1210 feet
east or Santlt',-;i Road. A distance
ur 8.072 rdt 116992 mile.) to be
imtlrovN,
On a Inw bid of S98G,.6.iO.83, the
cootrnc:t. paid for with 'M otor Fuel
Tax Fundi. waa awarded to Mil hurn IJrolhr ,-;i. Ine.
OL'-)IPI ,\N W/\Y UlUOGE ( AT
UUTTt:RF..:: LD c nt::EK
Kt: DzrE ..\\' EXU tJ

ThJs improvement la located In
the TOWll~hips tlf ll~mf'1I a nd Hkh
and wlU begin on Kf(izle AHnue.
178 feel norLh of FIO":;,;lIIoor RmltJ
exlending in an northerly direc
tlOIl
178 feet south
ot
175111 S lrf't! t.
Portions of lhe project 110 within

the "lIItlges or Ihl7.e.lcr ....t. lI olIH'.
wood and fo'~~lIIo(lr.
This .\fotor F't1~1 Tax Iml)ro\'~'
ment wan awarded to S.
n . ) t"'i
Dnd Compa ny on a low bid or
5531.888.89. (Set- K~I:d~ Brldtitt'
n.
Exten ..ion arHclr)

C EXTHA L A \'l-::''''\
Thla improvement. located in

Brenu',n Towns hill. will brgin 7-10
reet south or Ll71h 8 1rM'1 und ex
tend in A northerly direction along
C'enlrnl A" enlle to the edge or
~ndlol.h ill n Tunlpike.
The Chica go ('I,,in lt Cullblruc
tlon Company. on a low bid of
140,S6G.20 wa. awarded thil
M.P.T. contract.
AS"I AVE!\'UE
Located in Pll lo" and l .yon!\'
TO\\'nhiflS. the 88th Avenlle im
provement will begin 320 reel
north or 93th Sired and fxtt'nd
northerly to 81..;-' Sired .
t\ rcole ~nllwl!!< l CorllMlIllol1 wnl
Awarded lhis contrnet, anolher
Motor Fuel Tax Improve.ment. for'
the aum of 8111,661.98.
161TIt STRt;ET ( 170TJI STREt:!T )
UUIOGE OVER TIfORX
-.-
,, -,
", -_.- '1
~~.
~\-
CREEK
Located in the " 11131:" of South
lIolllUld. Thornl on Town...:hTll. apoproximately one-bul! mile ent or
the Calumel ExP~AY,
Tbia (:onlract was awarded to
NOR'fli 0" UNCOl.,N
Eric Hola nde r Con.;-I ruction Com

l'llny. on a low bid of Sl ?3.577.SO,
pRjd for by the 'Motor Ftlel Tax
1-"und..
mmIWt\Y )
l\' ORTIlFTELD TOWl\"S IIn)
Thla improvement on Olynll,l:' n

Way la located in the VIIIIlge or
OI),OIIIII1D Field!,> in Rich Town.,hil.
T hl. M. F. T. contract was
Awarded to Uobe.rt R. AUlJ l!r~ n
C-OI1IPIIIIY. In the amount ot
S39'.89 1.01.
Roc.k ROlld Con ... truelion Comllany ,

1n the amount of $9.033.83.
SCIJAUll.8URG TO\\'XSIIIV
Loc. 2-llIdlll llhlll Drh'e--Ner-ge
Road to B!nekhftwk Drive.
Loc. oj- lto..lYll Uoud-Nerge
Road to Blnl"khawk DrIve.
Loc. 5---Mullll wk Drhe- Nerge
RORd to Blackhawk Drive.
Lac:. 6-Greell\'lew COUt Mohawk Drive to Bla.ckhawk Dr'i\e.
Loe. 8-ColllleJI Court- ltohRwk
Drive to Summit Drive.
The contract pending concurre.nce of S tale and 'to\\'DShill IUgh.
way Commi~lo n er.t was awarded
to Rock Roud Con...:ltueUoll Com
Illnl)', in the amount or IS, l9S.'IO.
Location 1: \\'e.. te nl AnDlu'

(Omen SlreeL to Plea.lianl Stl'et'1.
Location 2: ('lea.!I,, "I, StrcelWeste rn A n nue to Pmlrle AH'OlIe.
,The contract pending concurrence
of State and Townahlp Highway
Commissioners W88 awarded to
The lilt .tagc of the S tony

l,.,!:m t!-l OStd Street Interc.hnn ge
opened to lro.ffic on 3Jonduy, July
~nd . 19i 5 at the conclualon of the
morning rush hour,
Southbound Clllul1It t t~xl'r~J..o
\\"11)' traffic which formerly exited
ttt I03rd Street. will ouno leave the
EXllrt$....":ay just Eaal of COllage
G ro n~
Str-eet
A' ellue and enter ]03nl

between
\\"11001 (1 \\' 0
and
Siony hlalld ~h ellue.

Movements of Easl and West.
bound IOSrd Sireet tnUllc will now
be pe.rmltted turns at R signaUz.ed
Intersection.
COOK COUNTY HIQHWAV NEWS
JUNE..JUlV, li13
PAGE S
"ON THE MAKE"
Kedzie Avenue bridge extension for North & Southbound traffic
L " o rkmen "my ,{Inlle 1;0

111'>1 killing mf':" IUlt. Ih ~ (' honk......
(1II11dl.' 0111 or IIKh!. "I",' N.llle) 011
UII' dl"l.hnnu"i In l,rrlNlrnlion for
misln!: 11'1'111 In ln 1.luee be lwl't"n
the. 11111111 J.,rirth.'nJ.
2. Allhl! the~ 'orn,,~ ft l1lJOeflr
'oQlIll!wlult lik e Ih ~ Durie! columns
in nnclcnl Grr+'('(', they lite the
oI;lIl~lnlfl ur .. N.IIII)Q nelll,. In Ih(, I("lnlly uf the n . It o. IUt.
.t. Lookln!; n orllnn~t .

lo ng" hflt. ,-Ie'l uf Bridge slnnl '
nlllX nl.'ll I ~' \lltlened " ' Utt:;'
TO!\" I(OA n.
~k
fnunllllt" Ilork III

preparnlorJ' to conf'n'te jlllleclllenL
,j.
jlruG'"~'
This project Is just part of 8 long range plan in making Kedzle !\\enue 8 through route from Lincoln
llig hway lo lI own.rd St reet and W8S Incepted back in 19.';2. but was delayed due to the Ca l-Sag widening
by the U, ' . CtJ rp .. of E n ~i ll l!e ,.. , ' . thus our plans to make this Bridge was deferred until the B. & O.C.T.
Bridge over the channel and corresponding track changes wert> completed.
This job COml)limenlS the ne", "Iane Bridge over the CaISag which ",811 completed se\'erai years ago.
The K4!ti1.ie ,h enuc nritl~1! project began last Ncwelllber, 1.072 from the ~orlh of Wlreto n Road and ",ill
e nd 300 feel north of ISlsl S Irt.-el, with a completion date set for July of 197<1. 1\ reo le :"Ilidwesi COrjlOrlllion
was contracted for this $8.0 millif)1I dolla r extension carrying two northbound and two southbound lanes oyer
the B. & D.C,T. R.R.
St ructural Stt!el ereCllon and embaukmem construction flre currently in Ilrogress. . . . uture plaus are to con_
struct 0. grade SCI)o.ration at the Ohicago Rock Islalld & Pacific u.n. , south of J 391h 5 1reet. and correspond
ing widening of the pavement from !-IjUt Sheet- 011 t.he South lO 185lh 't reet on the North. These pro
jech are scheduled for com)letion Ilfter 19n,
C OOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
JU NE.JU LV, 1973
Burnham sees Regional Needs

6th article 0/ a senes in celebration 0/
PAGE 4
the CCHO's 60th anruversary
Tht! prollO ..als for 270 hi~II\\ IIY imllrO\Cmtmt,.. . . . to lalinJ:' 888 miles were in line with thots e:,pressed in
19:.e,1j by maDY civic leaders . . . one being Daniel U. Burnham, the famed Chicng o pla nner and P re!O lIl ~nl of the
ChlclIJ,:'fI Hegionlll Pl:umill~ Co mlllb~ion, who wr ote to the County Donrd stressing the need for coordina ted
lliJ.:hwny l'lnnniug over a vast area. H e said. in part:
"Within 50 mil ~ of lhe J..oop are parls of t-hree s tnt ~: all or parts of I-I couufie.. and over 230 cit ies and
\ 1U1l~fS.
The function of rt!,I{iolia l plllnning is to help nml'c h up the Imblle wor~ IJlan .. of these many gover n_
ments into a comllreh eru.h ~ scheme Utat dOf.'S nol end at Ci t)'. Counly and tMc Iines."
Mr. Uurllha lll reported that Ute Chicago Commonwellllh Club and a committee of the
of ChiCll){o had each contr ibuted $.'j,OOO for R basic study of the region and
said that $lO,()(H) in a rl$OluliOIi that referred to the Quinlan stud y as having "showed
conciu!>h'el)' the lIeed for a (!Om llrehell .. ln~ IIbn of the future cOlis t r uclloll of hi,e:hwllys.
not olily io ClIuk Cou nt)', but in the sur roundi ng couuties and shllc.. and in ..lde the Oily
of Ch\ClI):::o,"
Uni"~n.ilr
The ,'esolullon also noted that the " eglonnl Plnnnin)::: Oomlllis .. ion had or ganized a llijt"hwu) Ctnlllllitlee COIIsisting of a District t~n.c:il1l'c r of the Bureau of Publio HOIuis ; t he Shd e lIl.c:hway Engineers of IlIInob : In diann
and Wi..cunsin: the Cook Count y SUIH!.rinlendent of rIi,e:hwu)s ; the Chicngo I'lan COlillui ..!>ion'lf Eng ineer and
the Streets EnKillee r of the ChleuJ:'o Dept. of Public Work ...
S-'IA_LL'S PRQ(mA.)I LAUNCHED
Thl" yenr \\"a..... 192-1 . ' Voters approved Go\'erllor L ~11 Smnll'.. Stu tewid .. Ilig hway I'rogrnm "
a tremendous public work for that era , . It was pushed u n tli virtually every fa rmstead in the ... hll e wall served
with a concrete ribboll. even tho some were only 10 fe :!t 111 \\ ld1.h.
The Go\-ernor's first IlrOI)()~n l was a tOO million DOniT hI~lIt' to be redeemed with wheel tax collections.
When he went to lhe 1929 sesaion of the legislature to get authority for submitting the bonds to referendum
for the :\0' " 'lth, 192-1 eit.'c lloll, he ran into opposition. One mem ber tr ied culling the
nmoun t to $30 1I(11111)n . . , a nother Introduced a bill to divert huif of the whee l lax reCeilib. to ot he r uses . . . Mr. SIII:1l1 overcame these obstacles but later was harraased by
.l. "~
IIOJlllcllUr hostile nC\\ Sllnllt'r.. who tried to 11 ~ ~u!ld l' "ote r.. that these bond .. would result
in incren~d reulity hlxes. Go\ erllor Sl1mll insisted th'lt IIccll>.e tees would suftiee, clUng an increase in collee.
tlon from $ 105,34--1 in 1911 to $7.8--I9.i93 in 1922. H e also sought the s UPllOrt of the Counties. and in a letter
received by the Cook Coullt y Ikmrd, he said: "I h:1\'e gh~ n the hnrd rond que;jion lonK And ca reful study
and conside r It the m o~1 hUllOrl'nnt projeet el'er subm 'Uf'd to the IWOIII!.' of IlIinoi.... . On the basis or the
most conservative eSLunates. the I)rincipal aod inter est of both bond issues ($60 nnd $JOO million) can be Imid
at maturity (rom the collf'Ctioll of Iwtomobile licen:.e fN!S .. at the same time the blJ:'be... t t) pe of mllinte.
I1l1llce of the road... ss cOllstructed CllII be a.....!>ured.'
Yes.. lhe Bonds were overwhelmingly approved. b It the lUg Rood Program again saw Il long de lay
this snag s temmed from dlsllules over route lotation,r.; -rlJ::ht-or-\\lI) ncqu!,;ition .. and even hm .. uil..;; in mlUlY
pllrls of the State.
Agnin .. the Cook County Hoard lined lip with th "! lllll, 1n a resolution adopted "'{' iJ, 23rt!. I921i, the
COIIHllis!!iuners pledged their ussistnnce ALL THE WA Y . _ . urging "all citizen!>, regnrdless or political pnrty
or faction, to r.llly to the cause of good ronds ill lIIin lOb."
Within a ytmr, ho wever. this enl husiasm waned, .. Governo r S mull 's estimate of wheel tllX collections was
o\'rrly OllllllllsHc. and in 1927 he Ilropoaed a 2-cent tax, under the IIrulesh. of the County Dourd. Ch -ic and
8u" illt !>s groups . . . on the ground that Cook C(IIIII(V lIIulurist!> would contribute severnl limcs the amount
returned for Homl h.!iiue Uond ... in the Oountr.
Opposition also was riled UII elsewhere in IJIinois ani it was not until "Ta.re h 23rd, 1929, that the ,M otor
'--uel TllX Law eeked Lbru the legislature. The Ts.x W1S 6rsl collected on July hi, 1929 . . since then.
i\IFT funds have finalleed r(mtl .; and lotree lc; built by th ~ Stllte, Co unly, Cllih and TO \l'nshl,,~ with motorists
paying at the gas pumps 8S R mlltter of course.
SAFf;TY SOUGIIT AT n.R. XINGS

1'he Cook COllllt)' &Ifely COlIlIlIls!>iu lI was formed ..
lr4~ .. itlf1I1 A. J . Ce rmak, In his annual meSS:'lge for
1925. reported hiJ:'hwlI)' fulllJltlc .. run ning at R ratc of "ulIIre thun onc II dnr:' in the COlln!y. many of them
occurring at RlIilrond ~ratl c crOsJ;ing!!o. H e also relal!!d thnt r e Jlrcsc ntati\"l~_";; of 50 R.n .s met with the 00111_
ml .... lone rs and thal t.he idea of the silfely C(llIImb~iOIl smrun,e: (rom that conference. Protective devices were
then 1" ... lu lied at twe nty-five (25) f'rO~!'oin~~, by railro ~ ds actinll' voluntarily after consulUnjr with lhe commission, Since then. most of the 319 J,:"rllde Xings in the IOlIlIurblln n rcn... have been given rllil IlIItolilltlie pro.tf'C tjon with the annua l death loll dropping to approximately 200,
From 191 '1 fhru 1925, the COllnt) ';0, ~t n nd:lrd Il!ll'clllcnl Illdlh was 18 fecf . . _ 20, feet. with -10 reel at impor_
t:lllt Intel1>eCt ion!> was adopted by the lSoa rd . . . "ha.rd rOlHI .... WIlB not only the demand. aa in 1914 . .. it was
"\\hJer hurd roads." Thc COIIU!:,' Hou rd sponsored formlltlOn of a Wid er Uig hw:IY C(IIlIlIIittee with 27 lJIem_
be rs who started planning a $ 15 mllliOIl " Wide r J-fig b\l"n.'" JSond J..!>ue." as we will relate in our next
installment.
JUNE.JUL.Y, 1173
PAGE 15
Uf:VAVTMf:~T
Retirements
1. UI<I(II\: 1111'11[1"1 R lulltk: ,,' " lIIk \\'lIflnsr("r: H unk 1A'U lhunun : I'll! T t'IIIIY'
1",11 : ,l lIlm 1\ 111:,,1 Illld .AI 1{lIrJljn.. kl , ( Ihl' "hl,l:' time" OIK'ru tioll!l 111"11 ).
~,
Alt(I\l' : "urrl" Chl'rll!'r: 11111 LYIlr.I!: Mr, l'ihlrk : III!' lum orl'(l glll,.. t :
Altholl .lIIti 'I'o n ~ UlIII, ~. Our ":"uIK'r" \\\lh n"h, I, 'I .... h'r or
( '''~ I"o l\i' ''', .1 "~ ' I'h 1..11 1'1,):1111 ~ll\ t' nul Iht, ....co lutlt....
Ihlrr,'
Ihl)', t~ lI gl n ee r 1\', n o~r! :\I e-ek

drainage seetion head, retired
Jill) 10, 1978 a lter a Ihlrl)'.-.(!\'en yrur stint with the CCIIO. Bob (meek
but not mild) began his career 1.I.ith the Department on May 19, 1936
In Road and Bridge Constnlt~tion
' working his way thru every
Division In the cel-ill from DeSign, SUrl'ey, Maintenance, Drainage Sur.
vey and finaUy Drainage ne.lgn.
Forly years a lennls player, hiS main hobby now Is goll which he
shares with his partner and wife. J O!>f'llhine. 8ob, with a lWlllkle in
his brlte eyes, tell. us that he plans to grow old as dl"Jtr'llccCully as
poa!Iible 9.1 he doesn't believe in growing old GRACEFULLY
, ANY
OXE CAN DO THAT, but &b is just NOT "anyone"
Hlt I>la08 Bre
to winter In r\aples. F'lorida Rnd summer back in Berw)'n. Ulinol.. HI.S
dAughter, lIOn in law and four grandchildren reside in Oak Park. Good
luck Wishes were given Bob, along with golfing accoutt!nneDla at a
Millionaires Club farewell bash.
Goodbyes were choraled to t':'lwnNl ... Knrpin .. ki, U\\ ~. t~ lI glr, e" r I, at
8 retirement party given tor him at Cotugno's Restnurnnt In HillSide,
111. , on July 18, 1973. Ed wns presented with a Solid Slate Clock Radio
, '( not for gellm' up ror 1V0rk,
' . just for music purposes
Ed!
we hope.)
Ed sturted with the ('cno on June
29th, 1939 , . , totaling out 3.1 yr.,
with the l.Ialntcnance Bureau
tben in 1931 he became a StaIr
Traffic Engineer for the Traffic Sale.
ty Foundation , an agency created by
COOK COUNTY to provide traffic
engineering serviccs to v.rious com.
munilie. at a mintmum charge
at this time Field Traffic Engineering
W81 In itJs infancy.
Ed's efforts
helped to promote traffic engmeering and did much to elevate it to its
prelient pOSition within tht.> DepBrtmental OrganiZation. In rt"~nt yean
~Ir. Kllrpmakl hu ~n a.lgned ttl thie' field offi~ of the Traffic Opera
lions Divlslon and now will have mort' lime to spend with hiS wife,
Ur mlcc find two children.
~ f:WSMAI\f:VS
Our conl:,'e.lIJ:11 hea d of the Valu
alions Dlv18ion in the Bureau of
R,O W Edwllrd )'. Lnndlll~SI'r
SR W,A _, and past President ot
lIIinol"l Chnpler 12 of the Amerl.
elln RI~hl .o f.\\'lly .\$~ia.tJon was
reeenlly elected Vice Cbainnan ol
Region 3 at the 19th Annual In.
ternationBI Educational SemInar
held in Phoenlz.. Arizona .
F. 1i' .I , , the SLates covered
under this region a re TIlinols, WiA.
consln, ,\1iehlgsn, Indian. Ohio,
Kentucky Rnd West V irgin III.
(OOll'j :;;Welld )'uu!'Selr too thill,
f~d
!)
Congnua to Florence Kn ~ ot
the Design Buruu, whose dotter,
)br~11'l
T)...ch~r
married New
YRwker, \ 'IUe'ent Fay on J une 30,
19;3. \,Inef' iA a lawyer working
in the Di.trict Attorneys Office,
hence the young couple are mak
Ing their home in Manhattan , , .
the Bronx and Staten Island too??
DULtS \'TLLE
Little Freddie was asked to
write something with the word
"Adult" In It. Here's: how he
soh'eeI that:
"Adults don'l have fun, Adults
just sit around and talks. Adulla
don't do nothing, There is noth
Ing dulle r than adultery."
Jetours
In
eRect:
June llth , HJ73 Kedzie lh enue
was closed to through traffic between 175th Street and JBSrd
Slr~1.
Southbound tl'll.flic Is using Go,'.

erllOnl IIIghway, going East on
17M" Street then South on Go,'
t'rllOI'loo to IS3rd Street then We... t
to Kelh;le. Northbound trMnc 18
\lalng the rt'-I er..e route.
COO K COU N TY HIGHWAY NEWS
J UNE.JU LV , 1173

(The roJlowing Is one of a aerieR or sketcbes tracing the orlginl or rolld
nllmlngl In Cook County)
W'U_ CQOK nOt\D, the nor th and south sepa
ralion between the two counties, follow. the line
or an early road laid out by l~a1()!O and u-lIIonL
Tonn..-hlp'i.
When Cook Conn t,) wall orgalllzt'd bl tonlbhlp"
In 18511, an Immediate concern wa. road. to link
the aettlenJ' rarms with trading ntera. At the
lirat 'Jul u .. Tllwn IIIef'Um:;:, in addition to elullna:
Doutl Comml ..... lont'r8 along wilh olhl'r (KlkenJ. a
program to finance road building waa kt ufI
It wal dec r~ that n fence "\\('11 buill sud fhl'
feel III helg'hl" IIhould become Il'ltlIIl"Lctl, and 0,,
Jlropriote penAlties were enacted to bf: Infl icted on
owners of livestock lrespassl ng on ()rope rty, A
rurt her enactment provided t hat ull Ihw .. coJlecl.cd
III thll mAllIler should go IIIlO A (llud for rond building.
The finll Road surveyed and buill was a joint project uf 1)lIlm. and
100' II1ont 'l'mlll"hlll!. Il run from t he south line of Cook ("011111,)
norlh on a line belwC!t.n these townshipi . . . the route
W\lI(Jouk
Unlltl.
At Lhe ttme or organwlion. 1),,10" TtJlnt~hill was called Trt'liton .

then cha.nged In 1950 to I'alo-., ruler the Span6h port from which Colum.
buo; saried In J.l92. T his Will lugguted by 8 resident who cbtlmed d('~nt
from It crow member of the Santa Marla,
'''rlor to 1950. Lemont was known al Palmyra. Early setUers. IR ad
dillon to homelteaders, were lOme o f the workers who came to build
thf' 11111101 .. and ~'khiW'n ClI lIUI. Long abandoned " the cannl did, In
pArt, become rlf;ht~f'lm" for the Sout hwl!St Xway.
PAGE 15
$4 MILLION LETTINGS
SEl rt:;Z\'TEEN Intersedlon~ along
As hla nd .l H'nuebelwee.n SSrtl and
Addl!!oOli St rct' t!> will be widened
and provided with separate lell
turn lanea under a highway pro.
gram appro\'ed by lhe Cook Coun
ty Board of Commissioners on
lune 13. 191'3..
The program. wWeb includes fh'e
pro~ts se:alte.red throughout the
count,)'. was approved by the Com.
mWloneni on tht' rec:ommendallon
of Hugo J Stark, County 'upe.rin.
tendent of Highw8}'1I. totaling
$-1.7(; 1,8:'>3.91 .
IN'l' EltS ECTIONS 1I101lP; .\ s ll
IlIml AI I!III1 t' acheduled (or im
jlrovemenL Inelude: 8!ird, 79th, and
69th Streel .. : 3i:lntut'lie Road:
59th S trwl : Gurfield ISoult',oard:
31,,1 and S-"'itb Str~ I" ; Archr:r
.tn nue: 18th Slrffl: Oh'b l un
Sln~d : " lIw1IIIkr-e An nlle: Nurth
.h "enue ; Fullert on An~nll e Cat
('I"bourn .\ nnu,,) Oh-ersey Park.
\\,11,)" a.nd Addbon Streel.
Other projectl In the highway

i.mprovement program include:
Widening. resurfacing, a.nd im
proving traffic signal. at the Inter.
section of 1671h St~l and Oak
I'ark .h ellue in nnley Park.
Paving and plating a median in
a two-mile stretch of EuelldWest
Lake _h elllle between Wolf Road
and Mlh\ a llkee A,-t'nllc in Wheel
Ing and ::'\'orlhliehl Ton-ushll);..
Widening flnd ropllvlng Schlllllll
burg Itolll.l fro m Ohicn",o-EI,.,rtn
n rmd to Uarl hlll Road in II l1nO\'!'r
TO\\IIl.. hi!l.
Inlilroving tht' Intel'ReClions of
Rm-cU e ROlld at \\ IS(' and S4!hIlIJlII.
burr: Hood! in Schaumburg.
./
.. We ~t it .vouId be a good w<>y b> do our part durinq
the q.a. oIine !>ho..taqe, chief . . """t of '''eein9 it /hn::>uqh

toqet:her' With Johnny (a;' ."
~\ CONTU~\ CT
for Improving lbe

along .\...'(hland An~
nile WlUI swarded by the County
Board to the ". 31~ Corbell Co, in
Lhe amount of $;1.9 million.
intene~tlona
The t: uclid\\'l!'ol t .ake An'..lluc

lml)rove.ment will consisl or con
IIlructing two 2-1(oot wide cement
pavemenla. separated by a mOllnt
able median. varying In widlhs
from .J. to 16 (eet, improving chan
neliz.ation at the intersection or
Wolf Rod D~ PIIlIIlr'S Riler Roads.
ALSO I'!\'CLUOED will be lhe
remodeling of bridge decks over
(COnUnued on !)liP 'II
..-
COOK COUNTY H I GHWAY NEWS
Blood is thicker than

water
President Geo rge W. Dunne, snnounced Ulnt Cook County. has
begun a Blood Assurance J rogrn.m
for all Cook County employees IUtd
their h o u~h o lds. The program i!l
conducted in cooperation wilh the
Mid~American
Chapter of the
Amerieun Red Cros..... The Impor_
lance of this program haa recently
been highlighted by the pAssage
of a bill in Illinois requiring that
all blood be labeled as having been
provided 'by a paid or voluntcer
donor.
Any employee or member of his
family between lhe ages of 18 and
66 may be a donor. If a minimum
of 2011 of Ollr people donate blood ,
1\11 County employees and their
h otlsch oltJ~ will be provided wllh
blood whenever the need arises
tor the ensuing year.
This progrnm was implemented
by our Safety and Tmining Dh'ls ion snd coordinated by Erwin J .
}\llt owil'ze r. with the Cook County
Deportment of Management Services.
I. SUNC c1lt'eking Ilres"UI1" IUo the

lil ufld ror IIJ .. 110 1\'''' rrolll J oe SIIlerd!!.
On July 9lh , at 10:00 A.M..

scvenly.five patient potentia) blood
donors waited to be processed In
Room 865 in the Count)' Building
where the Red Cross set lip its
portable blood clinic {or two weeks.
J O'Ocph S llIerd:a. of the CCUD's
Structural Division was the 1st.
Highway Employee to give his
blood . After it was all over, I
Rsked Joe how be felt . . . Lo
which he replied. "GREAT."
JUN E.JU L Y, "73
MORE CONTRACTS
LETTINGS,c"""nulld ' rom PlIsrc 61
the Des Plaines Jtive r Ilnd S lough

and the grade crossing at the 800
Linc Railroad t MI C.k s, A cOntract
for $2. L million was awarded to
Ro!>!'i Co ntracto ~ for the work.
The Schaumhurg Road improve
ment will include a three.Jane widening at the inl.ersec.lion of Ohlcngo- t::lgln and Sulton Itoads.
Work on the project will be done
by Gierl:7.-)l elahn ASllhait Com_
pa ny, which was awarded a S263,126 contract.
The intersections of naselle and
Wise Roads and ROSl'lIe and
SclulUmburg HORd.. will be wideneo to improvc turning.
1mIlTO\'cd traffic signals also will be
provided. Rook Rond COII!'Lrut'!-iOIl Colllilany was awarded a con
tract in the amounl or $2611.M l
(or the work.
Work on all five projects is ex
pected to begin in the nexl few
weeks.
THRF.1E IIIGIiWA \' 1;\II'IWVEUEST contracts totaling $ I ,o.t9,765.90 were RlVa l'ded by the Cook
County Board at tl1eir

me.e:ting.
Jul~' ]61-b
.l 31ST TIU: f!T-Ut: r.r. ROAD

TO 96TH AV-'~ I\'1J E
The contracl an M..F.T. im
provement was awarded to Arcole
Midwesl' COl"pOrIllioll on a low bid
of $531 ,58 1.60.
CENTR." t. A l'F;XU E-175TII
STUEET TO iG7T1I STREET
t\lllha Constructio ll OOJIIllllny 011 a
low bid ot $198,467.02 and will be
paid for wllh .\fotor Fuel Tax
Funds.
BELL ROAD-] SIST STR}~ ET TO
.\RCIfER A "ES UE
Arcole JlidwesL CoqtOrIlUOII was
awarded this M.F.T. contract on a
low bid ot 319,717.2.').
Strap it an
Said the man, "Let's be realistic,
A seal belt is too Masochistic.
So I won't use a strap,
Either shoulder or lap."
And tbat's why he's now 1l
statistic.
t. "U rI pm r IIrllI "'lty

1+:11\ . . . lIulhl"~ II) It . , .
UII
Il m l
!ON'~"
-.
i.
S. Ah . TwI g and ('OQk Jls lIS

n::Wllru ror 1m 1I~ln"h donor.

the family of John .I. Sulli_
van, Draftsman, Pavement
Geometrics Division of the
Design Bureau who passed
away Mn)' 27th: to Pe ler
Fi$ hmnn. Resident Engineer
in the Buresu of Construction, whose mother. Idll Fi'OCbman, dicd on JUlie ]9 ; to
Morris I'omeroy, of District
I , whose sisler, ~(ary J.""ried.
JIIan died .Iune 27: ... Sud
denly! .\ntly lIomen.kn. of
District I who passed away
behind the wheel of his
veh icle JUlie 28th ; to lien
}:;yer, Resident Engineer in
the Bureau of Conslrllelion,
whose mother. lleicil Eyer,
died June 29: to the fa mily
of oll orin "8ud " Hull. Engr.
Tech. m in the Field Section
of the Traffic Operations Di
vision who died July 1 : to
Cheste r Kopec of the Bureau
ot Transportation and P lan
ning, whose wile. Julia J .
Kopec, died July 4th .
J U NE ,J U LY, 1973
P"'GE I

It I ~ I",I~I tl )::"reu t ..cIllo(' nf Ilrld(' to anllUUI\('e the .1913 Gmnt. I' nrk Conl'.' rt .. rrl (!!l whlt:h 1>e1t'''11 UII JUli O 2Srd, j'ulllhtulllJr throu g h ,\Ugll..,,1 2;iLh, nlth
C'llnC't'rb 1' \f'Q' \\'ednctidtlY, t 'rldll ,}' fUul folnlurdllY III elxht o 'cI{~k lind Suod tl)'
III ;iC\ ' j' lI ()' (!Iurk.
'l' hrnu g"llOul I.IIl' Yf'tU"'" 1)(ltcnthLI ~rl'II' " 1111\'(' llU1de tll (>ir Chh-ligu dehut tit
Ih~t' (-onccrl.,
\re ,'OIlIt'Tllllllnto:o Ih ~ ('hlclIe-o I'lirk " Ollrd und con ~rl mno tI.~r. ICiC'lmrd nn .. s l or tlll'lr fl e rl'lIh"ll o e ,rorl" 10 lIrllllrlll,!;' OUI"(IUldill~
IIrll .. l .. who oll'er finl' QUIlIIt) IIIIL.. h', rllnnln g th l" ~ 11l1111 rnlln lIym"huny to
(HII' , . . KrnUs to the ))Mllie of Ch icago Rlitl Cook COLwty,
When YOLlr family goes on a

camping or hiking trip. is it some_
times inclined to leave its manners
at home?
Outdoor etiquelte it; a sure sign
<'porl-.;man"hlp, And given
the fact that more and more people are using campsites and parks,
that quality 18 more Impor tant today than ever before,
or good
.......
.'.0 . . ".. u... ..
Take your manners

with you:
Vacationers who leove behind

IllIe." of IiItf'r ill their wo ke, and
It'''on
that
-,
-...
A 0 I
.....
....
'OOa
Old You Know , . ,
Oblcago Civic Ceuw,

Chicago, lIIInoiA 60602
_...
from
The purity of streams and ponds

also can be protected by considerate campers , Cooking or eatillg
utensils should never be washed
in natu ral wb.ters, nor should
wastes be dlsl)08Cd in or nea r
tbem, Garbage pits flhould be
used for aU scraps and dish
waters .
After making certain a campfire
is out and lhe area thoroughly
deaned, it's a thoughtful gesture
to leave 8 supply or firewood for
the next camper,
Good manit"''''', of course, are
ne \er limited to II ll~t of "don'ts,"
OllliurtliniUl.... for !H>.,lth'e acb. of
courtesy lire ahundunt. III the out~
doors.
- that J ean Baptiste P oint Sable,

the tirst non-Indian permanent
resident of the Chicago a rea (former!y known as Chekngou. meaning powerful), or J ohn Kinzie, the
Scotsman was responsible for this
Indian Village becomi ng a town in
1833, and soon a city fou r yellrs
later?
- that H iram Gilson ( 184.4 1888) ,
pioneer of Bremen T ownship, was
one of Ole fi rst to inlroduce a self,
raking reaper into Cook County?
- that Daniel D. Healy, Cook
County pioneer and one-time P resident of the Boar d of CommillSionera. en]isted for service in the
Ch'U Wnr when he was fourteen
years old, and served till the end
of the conOid on a MiSSissippi
River gunboat?
everythi ng
pleasant fo r Lhe next visitor.

the~"re also lidding to the mount.
ing cost of cleaning up parklands
- a cost that eventually will tur n
up in their tax hills.
Population - 5.019%,569
"n'lt - 9:\41 Sq, Mil"..
includes
Irru.h to ole' e lolhill~ or cquillWC.llt,

are not only making matters un-
Addrcs" Correction Requested
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VOL. XX
No.8
AUGUST, 1973
CITY
,
Index Map
of
0'
MAINTENANCE
DISTRICTS
CHICAGO
COQOC: eocJHTY HIGHWAY NEWS
PAGE
AUGUST. 1173
GEORGE W. DUNNE, Pres ident Cook County Boa rd 0 1 CommIssioners

...... W. Bieuczat
0iIIwtft S. Bonk
Floyd T. Fulle
WiUiam H. HafYey
Frank W. Che5f1)W
Geora:e W. Dunne
WIlliam N. Erickson
0Iat1H F. Chaplin
Jerome Huppert
IIlathew W. Biell'cut--Chmn .. Road and BrIdge Comm.
Editor
F,.ncine stuart
Your hig
Two Contracts
Awarded
GeorJ,::e W. Dunne, President <If
the Board at County 'Commission.
ers. announced the awa rd ot Two
HighwAY improvement contracts
totaling $83S.0 12.69 by the Cook
County 'Board at Commissioners
at the!r July 25th, 1973 meeting.
the recommendation of Jlugo " .
StMk. Superintendent of High.
way!! and submitted to the Board
by Mat hew W. Bi~:u:zn l . Chair
man of the Road and Bridge
Committee.
John H. Strogef". Jr.
John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
HUIO J. Stuk-Superint endent of HighwaY'
umao Piotrowskl
Rub)' Ryan
GraphIc Arts Conlultants

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Hlglnl
Photography
Elmer J . Majewski
You've got a lot riding on them.

Front Cover ... Aerial views of our
five maintenance facilities scaled
1 inch
400 feet.
Upper left:
Upper right:
Middle:
Lower le'fl :
Bottom :
District
District
District
District
Diatrict
l...JPalatine
'2....lJ)es Plaines
3---JLa Gra nge Par k
4.- -'P a los P ar k
5--.JBlue Island
As of Janua.ry 1. 1973, the nllm'ber ot miles maintained by the follow

ing Districts are:
District 1. .... 128.1 miles
District 2 ...... 109.9 miles
Dislrict 3 .. ... 81.99 miles
'District 4 ..... 114.85 miles
TOTAL MIL"'; AGE 566.54
District 5 ...... 131.07 miles .... a.nd if we double this fo r the number
of miles of Right,of.Way. which is Incluaive on both sides of the high.
wa)o'S, we get a grand tota:l or 11 $8.08 miles maintained by the Cook
County Highway Department . . . and thata a lot of mileage for ANY
Highway Department to keep 8jlick and span.
GLEXWOO D-Lr\ NS L~G RO~\D
This improvement located in

Bloom Town!>hlll and partially in
the Vlllalte
Glellwood, will be
gin at Glenwood.La ns lng Rood
and Gll"nwood D)'er Road and con
tinue east to Wentwo rth Avenue
for a diatanc~ of S.7 miles, and
conslsla of Iproviding a full depth
Bituminoua Aggregate Mixture
Base Course widening and rumble
shoulder area adjoining both aidea
of the existing pavement, raising
the pavement grade a ahort
length east of \'olbrecht Rond.
Also Included is a th ree lane wid.
enjng of the intersections at
Glen\\oodLan ..lllg Road and Oot.
tnge Grove I\\'e" Volbrecht Road.
Torrence A' e., and Burnham A,e.,
along with complete resurfacing
of the exiating and widened pave.
ments with leveling binder, bitu
minous concrete /binder and sur
face course 8IJ well as steel plate
beam guard rails and aaaociated
st,abilb.ed shoulder areaa at cui
vert approaches: mail box' turn
out areas; driveway construction:
alorm sewer construction: land
acaping nnd other rein ted road
work.
0'
Gllliaghcr A!4I)lmlt Oorlto NlH<ln,

on a low bid 0'1 $790,809.00 was
awarded th\) M.F.T. contract with
C<lnstructlon beginning Allg. 13.

(The folJowing is but one ot s aeries of sketches tracing the origins
of road nomenclature in Cook County)
PE;\'J\"V ROAD, in Harring ton Townshill. and
I\l eachlllll Road . in Schaumburg and Pa latine,
appear to have been named for two enterprising businessmen in a settlement that became
l~u rk nldge.
George W. Pllllny arrived there in 1'853, look_
ing for clay suitable to make bricks. The tollowing year he formed a partnership with
Robert W. !Meacham and they set up a yard
that produced 5 miiJlon brick fa year . . . all made by hand . . . (and
that just aint brick-a brock! )
Penny built the first brick house in the place and Penny and Meacham
;>ut up the first Ibrick store building. Around 1865 they sold the brick
yard and atarted a lumber yard, planing mill and sash and door factory .
When the settle,ra got around to aelecting a name fOr the growing
community, the tint 8uggeation waa Pennyville. Mr. Penny, however.
modeatly opposed the idea. hence the name Brickton was chosen. and
in 1856 when the postoffice waa eatablished, 'Meacham was appointed
postmaster . . .
88TH AVENUE GR:'-OE
S EPARATION OVER
TRISTAT,,:; TOLLWAl'
The improvemenl. ia located on
the Su perstructure or the 88th
..\,enue Bridge over the TriState
Tollway in the VlJloge of Jus t'ice,
Lyons Towns hip and consists of
repair ing and reaul'facing the
Br idge deck and approach alabs.
Th is M.F.T. improvement was
awar ded to Albin Carlson & Com.
pany on a low bId of $68,109.69.
OV"~ lmEAlm
IN T ilE CIVI O
et; NTlm , CONCOURSE l(a9 two
County workers commiserated):

"U the price of soap was as high
as the price of meat, I'd be a
dirty old man."
C OOK C O U NTY HI G HWAY NEWS
PAGE 3
AUG UST, 1973
"WEST SIDE STORY"

New CTA Structure "Opens Up" Pulaski Rd. &. Lake Street
A FTElt
Orika !!! N o m o ro tra ffic

IlHzlI.rd., resultin g fro m the
sUI11lO rtill g s tati on colunm.,
In th o middl e of l ' ulallk l
U Oll.d and Lake St reet . . .
thIs Is I1 f1W Im.st h is t o ry and

th e i.mlled lm c nt.'! have bee n
mO\'l' d.
8 E F O ilE
Iteil ldent Engi neer Geo r ge

O' Brhm to ld us that the
('o ll tMl.et'o r, M . J . ')Il'Derm ott Co . In order to do t he
job co r rectly. had to bttlld
II ne w II t a tion . . . including
th e A gent's boo ths;
turn s t y les: gllaMl mils a nd
PlnHorms . . . tJu)Ne we re
cons truc t ed a ft e r t he s up_
IlQrt; bea m ll, unde r w h ic h
th e IIl utlo n s tant"". were rem oved a nd rClllli ced with
ne w column!! . . . away
f rom th e roadwa y.
L ooking North on Pula!!k i
a 8-m out h sai ling road\l'a.\, colllmn-IeS/J!
$15 Million "Wide" Road Bonds in 192.6

7th article of a senes in celebration of the CCHD's 60th anniversary
New ideas in Highway design along with increased hard road mileage were included in ambitious plans
laid in 1926.
Public demand for through routes of lravel. as reflected in the Department's monumental traffic study of
1924 25, came before the Coullty Boa rd , and the Com ~ iss i o n e rs responded by pushing road building to the
best of the Count y's financial capacity and also by trying to solve congestion 'p roblems on newly paved
main highways.
With "the constantly increasing out traffic," One Board resolution asked the Sheriff
to lend a hand in diverting vehicles moving at less than 20 l\l.p.n . from main routes
routes on 'Saturdays and Sundays. And a special committee was formed to go to the
!\orotor Trucke rs Associa.tion asking that its merribers either hit it up . . . Over 20 . . .
or GET OFF onto side roads.
Another effort to cope with the ''Sunday driver." a cartoon character of that time, was brought to the
attention of the suburban \'ilIage officials, who were asked to detail some of their pollee officers to help with
traffic jams lined up at principal intersections as Sunday motor outings became the popular way of Sunday
relaxing.
It 800n became apparent, however, that the only effective way to accommodate the
fast growing volume of motor traffic was by means 'Of an accelerated, large scale con
struction program. In the' early part of ]9 W the commissioners. submitted a $15 mil.
lion, 4.% BOND PROPOSAL at the November 2, Election.
Although $15 million appears modest in the light of modern Xway costs, it waa a
goodly sum in that day. particularly since there was no available money and the only
means of servicing the Bonds was to place a direct levy against all taxable rproperty
in the County, 'Novertheless, the Board felt certain that the proposal would win.
"~ive t housand copies of the traffic study report had been distributed and the recom
mendations of Superintendent George A. Qu inla n and his collaborator, Thomas H , McDona ld, Chief of the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads. for 838 miles of improved Highways had aroused much
favorable interest. The proposal was also made more desirable by being titled "Wider Highway Bonds."
(Continued on paKe 7)
PAGE"
AUGUST , 1973
sweet smell of success
I. OUR
"WELL-KE),Il'T" CIIAl\U'S
A!oro' OJ'~FJCIAL l'OItTllA IT !
Sefit(."CI: C'bo.!!. nftmlre~ (m)' rrlenll
Ute ftCtor): Tom Pletrutk: l .onDie
Ol.'l:on :
Gill'
" OC'uru: .11m
Sca1I~.
"
Smnlilng: He rb ;\IlIr"n: .eon Grren ; J obn Pktnak i Jrv ~njlllllln : Slim l>aylowlu; Bill Spca.nnaD and l'IRClk
( "u~ k
It 10 m ,.)
~tubb<;.
2. " l ley, 1l,\\' U": )<' . . .
\\lu~t'iI
I hl I1Ilenln 't " . . Ilueriell I'.. nler fichter, LOllllln 1>1.'1:011.
3. Jim :Sl'ull"t'l kN' 11II tht'l batting e.... e In ,.ractice.

4. ~II Groen Irles his ilwl ng wl1h lL I UEGA.1\oLE
ho"~r '"
l'i. Ace IllW her, filly 1'tHlU-ro WMrm'" Ull to team matt\, Ohll'l. IIlLlnl rel'l.
COOK COU NT Y HIGHWAY NEWS
A UGUST, 1973
PAGE 6
CCHD "Road Runners" ... Softball Champs Again!

It's been fou r long years since our softball team h as won the League title, but sweet success has once
again bestowed Itself upon the OCRn "Road Runnet'8 ! ' "
"The Road Runne rs," under the professional guida nce ot manager, In' Benja min, have toiled to recapture
win ning ways that brought them two consecutive chs'l1pionshipa. Now, all is coming up roses! The crown
i, ASSURED as they enter the GRlA..:"IT 'PARK TOUR 'l'AMENT OF srARS ... Composed of the best twen
ty~fi ve tearns t hroughout all the leagues.
The Engineers' Lea.l;ue Is made up of nine teams, from 'Public agencies and engineering consulting firms:
The Cook Qounty Hlghwa.y Depar hnent; The Burenu o f Trnftic; (State of lllinois) . Traffic Researcb ; '(State of
I1l.). Departme nt I)f I' Janning a.nd Development ; '(City of Chicago) and consultant firms De Leuw, Cather
and Co . and Dubin, Hubln, Blu.ck &I ~tou.tollssamy (IDDB&M): Northern illinois Planning (Jommlsslon ; Gen_
e ral t:;lcetric SUPI.ly Co., and ArchitectoniC!>. I(What happened to the Oook County Sheriff's Police Dept. who
formally chalJenged the R,R.'s last year????? Come now, Chief Dobbs, , , chicken out????)
Our team started the season with TEN smashing victories 'before suffering their first defeat at the hands
of the fine DDB&M squad, .. but like true champions they fought their way back with THREE 'MUST
WINS, , , allowing only ten runs during this S'pan, The last triumph was an 18-0 shut_out against Northern Illinois !Planning 'Comm. by ace hurler, Guy Pocaro.
~(u.na ger Irv Benjam in 'Proudly stated that "This is the finest defensive team with whom I have ever had
the honor of 'being associated," Guy Pocaro attested to the praise and vowed he would try "EVEN iHARDER" In the coming season!!!!
CLUB nOUSE CUATrE R
A victory dinner is being planned for late 'Septemb 1r, hosted by Mrs. Patricia Green, whose huSband, Loon
of Fisca1 Management, the proven stalwart on both team and in the Department's rank and file. lUrs.
Green has only missed (watching and rooting for t he kill) ten games in the past eight seasons and somehow the team can't seem to win without her presence . . . 80 hang in there, Pat, ' . The R.K's lo\'e y oul,, !
CONGR'ATULATIONS, "ROAD RUNNERS," .. , K ill-em next year too!!!!!
Thought for the Month
Auto Safety(Conllnued from (IIl,ll;e S)
A.nd the next thing you knowcrash! 'He's embracing a telephone pole,
Clearly, fede ral polishing standards would be in the public interes t. This would force motorists
who don't 'Personally caress their
cars to take t he vehicles to a
neighbOrhood massage parlor,
But s ince the gleam output of a
metal surface Is difficult to measure, the standards would necessarily be somewhat imprecise, S hould
a car 'be as bright 81 a new penny? As shiny as a 'blue serge
suit?
Offhand, when a traffic cop
stopa a car. he shou ld wh ip out
a r lUOr and see If he can use t he
fender for a s havi ng mir ror. One
nick and the driver gets a ticket!!
Did You Know(Continued from palle 8)
copy of 'Webster's E lementary

Spellin g book <'brought here f rom
Detroit In a chest of tea?
- t hat In 1869 the 'Cook County
Boar d was paying a wo'lf 'b ounty
of $5 per pe lt?
Do all the good you can, In all

the ways you can, In all the
places you can, At aN the times
you can, To all the people you
can, As long 8S ever you can,
-John Wesley
WHER E DID I
HIGHWAY WEEK
SEPT. 23-29. 1973
CO~IE
FROIU '!
A baby rabbit had been pester_

ing its mother all day. Finally,
the exasperated parent replied;
"You were pulled out of a magician's hat,.
now stop asking
me questions!"
The Joy. Of First Aid

POTPOUR.
An optintist gets up with the
s un and says, "Good morning.
'God." A pessimist gets up and
says, ''Good God .. morning!!!"
ONOMATOPOEIA
What kind of noIse annoys an
. A noisy nolsc anoyster ?,
noys an oyster . .
''I'm so grateful (or my nrstaid training," exclaimed the girl.

"Last night there was an accident right in front of my house.
An old man was knocked down
by a csr and was 'bleeding al1
over, He was moaning something
awf ul and that's when my firstaid training came in handy. I
remembered to put my head between my knees to keep f rom
tainting,"
COOK COUNTY HIG HWAY
NEW~
AUG US T , 1973
PAGE 6
PRAISEWORTHIES
Dear Superintendent Stark:
I would like to take this oppor
tunity to thank you and your per.
sonnel for the opening 'Of the
south frontage road for 87th
Street.
Your lUr. Phillill Nelsen and
iU r. John Carl!lOn were very cour
teom and cooperative with re
gards to my inquiry as to the
o;>cning of the above mentioned
road. I am sure that if we re
ceive the same cooperation dur
ing the completion of 87th Street
we shall have no problems con
tir.uing our operation at this loca.
tion in Hr:dgeview.
curs truly.
D. T. Hall()ran
Special 'Distribution Projects
Coordinator
S. S. Kresge Co.
Reprinted from Chicago

Bulletin> Jun e 18, 1973.
Daily
New Approach on Auto

Safety-Try Some Polish
WASHINGTON (UPI)-A sur
vey of motorists in Great Britain
shows that drivers who polish
their automobiles are less likely to
have accidents than those slovenly
blokes who tool around in un
sight'ly, dingy vehicles.
This is something our own Na
tional Highway Safety Administr.ttiOll might do well to keep in mind.
'l'he safety agency has ordered
the U. 'S. auto industry to install
air bags in ]976 models to protect
the occupants during collisions.
But there are indications the dead
line may be extended.
'If so. the agency possibly could
achieve the same results by set
ting up federa l minimum polishing
standa rds for cars.
Getting and keeping unshiny
vehicles off the road should sub
stantially reduce the traffic death
tol!.
The British survey appears to

corrdborate the school of psy
chologists who hold that many
motorists are in love with their
cars and that pOlishing is a form
of caress! !
SO LONG'S DF~ PARTJlENT: Timothy F r ey, fonnerly of Administrative Services Records Division. has returned tv the UniverSity of Albu
querque to continue his 'Pre-med studies . . . no lobotomys around the
CCHD . . . AND James Lario, 'Right.ofWay Agent fI, left Jllly 30th
to become an assistant 'Building Commissioner in his native lCity of
Burbank, lll .... Plum Hunting. Jim!!!!!!
TWt~NTY-TI IR EtJ
YEAR
VET, Ilennan Shllltz, of Drain
age and Utilities who retired
August Srl1, can now be found
teaching 'Math at San 'Diego
Calif's University . . . extra
curricular activities should in
clude looking st t hat ZOO'S
main drain!!!!!! The 'Depart.
ment will indeed mis) this dap.
perman.
ClG,\RS ARE IUIGJITlER
1' ItAN WORDS was the case
of Fiscal Managements Robert
Simen~, announcing the A 11Am(mg t hose attendlng Ule retire
g lL'It 5th arrival of 7 lb., 1. oz.
ment Il:Irty 111 Johuny Lattn("r'S U!i
Jennifer J ayne, to Patricia. find
pictured here a.r e: Ja.c k Stern ; H a r
Bob's household.
ry Abbott : Wen Frederlchs and
CAN
YOU
BEAT THIS
Hernmll.
RECORD'!''!' ?'!' Our own affable
Betty Perryman, 'TwinkleToes" Jerry lUarx' Leaves and Records Div.
right arm ... is the GraJ1dmoth er of 37 "darleens." She's gotts be the
youngest with the "M03test" around here '. anyone for equal time???
A GOLDEN TOUCH: And then there's a 'CER'DAIN cuddly guy in

Personnel wh ose hands are worth his weight in gold . . . We won't
divulge what he does . . . bllt if you need a "treatment"
He's
the MAN .. and the price is right to boot!!!! !!!!
PLAUDIT FROM THE GOV: 'Casimir (Casey) lUag iera, Technical
Services Division. must be busting his buttons with pride when his
daughter, Renee received the following official 'letter from Governor
Dan Walker:
Dear 'Renee:
It has come to my attention that you have been honored
for exceptional achievement during your four years in
high school. 'Msy I join with your friends, teachers, and
family in congratulating you upon your graduation.
I hope you will continue to fulfill the potentia'! you

have demonstrated.
Good luck in all your future
endeavors.
Sincerely,
DAN WALKER
L ______...!~~~~'-"""'____________________
"IG"~
WilmER UVING
A motorist who has spent 20 or
30 minutes affectionately stroking
his beloved sedan obviously is go
ing to be pretty cautious when he
gets 'behind the wheel lest he run
into something smudgy.
Presumably. this also is true of
shoe pOlishers. Show us a chap
with well-shined shoes and we'll
show you a guy who's head over

heels in love with his brogans.
And also a fellow who's gOing to
be pretty careful about what he
kicks.
Contrariwise, it may be assumed
that a non-polisher's relationship
with his automobile is strictly
platonk
A driver who isn't emotionally
involved isn't concerned about pre.
serving the car's glossy exterior.
He's probably got his mind on
some member of the opposite sex.
(Continued on page
~)
COO K COU NTY HIGHWAV N EWS
AUGUST, 1973
P.t.GE 7
$15 Million Rd. Bonds-High Point in County Hwy. History

C ITIZE~'S
CONSULTE D
In view of the public's share in this Big ;Project, both as the source of money and as "beneficiary of the
Roads to lbe 'built, the Board sought cooperation by forming a citizens' advisory committee, designated the
WIDER HrGHWA Y COMMITTEE, also spoken of as the committee of ;'emergcllcy" construction.
Among the original 27 committee members and a dozen or so added from time to time were such wellknown leaders as Danie l U. Burnham, famed Chicagoplalmer; Elmer St evens, Chicago ,Association of Commerce; Charles lU. Hayes, Chicago Motor 'Club Presid ent: William G. )<~dens, Illinois Highway Improve'ment
Association President, for whom Edens Xway was named, and Robert Kingery, secretary of the 'Chicago
Regional Planning Association whose memory is pres ;rved in Kingery Xway. Other members were County,
City. and State officers concerned with highways and automobile editors of the six 'Chicago dailies.
Wider Highways became the 'practice in Cook Coun ty before the Bond Election, the Board having decided
to raise the standard pavement width from J8 to 20 feet. While 18 feet might do in the rest of the 'State.
heavier tra.ffic roads in the County calJed for wider and th :cker 'p avement, the !Commissioners believed.
By this time, the design of concrete pavement had changed from the simple slab laid on graded earth as
in 1914, to a reinforced job with crushed stone 'base. The cross s!:!ction of the new 20-foot s lab was increased to 7 inches at center and 9 inches at shoulders from the 6 and 8-i nch thicknesses specified for J8foot pavement.
SU P E RIIIGHW,<\' V IDEA HATCHE D
The sense of " wider," as applied to the bond proposal and the citizens' committee. was not merely an increase from 18 to 20 foot . . . yet the line of
thought by both the County Board and Committee began to approach the Expressway conception. 'Proposals that w~re soon to be realized were pushed 'f orward for four-lane "Superhighways" along with grade separations at important
intersections.
Two specific suggestions were significant in view of developments in later
years. One was the improvement of A \'onda.le Avenue, expressing the need of
a direct route into the Loop from the northwest ipart of Chicago. a need now
served by the KelUledy Expressway. The other idea was a four-lane highway
from Milwaukee, Wise. to Michigan City, Indiana, called the "Three-State Boul_
evard."
While this 'project was not completed all the way, it did enter into
early expressway planning and in part the T ri-St.ate Tollways follows its general line of location.
The $15 million bonds won easily at the election. Superintendent Quinlan was
ready to move . Two weeks after the election he wrote to President A. I.
Cermak that the bond program should be started at once and completed within
three years.
"rhe County Highway Department is called upon immediately to 'Pr epare
plans and specification3 for approximately three times the amount of work
normally performed," the Superintendent said, "I therefore earnestly request
of you that au thority be given for the employment of 20 additional draftsmen
and 10 additional engineers."
The growing importance of the Highway Department was evidenced in the
1927 County Budget with an appropriation of $999,092. This sum included payroll of $666,592, for 252 reg ula r emplo yees, $250,000 for hire of teams, trucks
and day labor as needed; $65.000 for transportation and automobile maintenance
and les3cr amounts for other anticipat~d expenses.
1927 . . . the 'County Board started to consider the "200-foot hig hway" as
it came to 'be known. The terminology meant a 40-foot. four-lane pav~ment
with shoulders in a right-of-way '200 feet in width.
Proposals for two routes of this type came to the Board before the $15 million bond program was drawn up. Ou Page Count y had selected North Avenue and 22nd Street as 200-foot highwl.YS and requested COOK COUNTY to
undertake the I!ame improvements across the 'Connty line. Although immediate construction was not contemplated, the Board complied and ordered 2OO-foot rights-of_way shown on County lMa'ps.
In the meantime, the "Wider Highway Committee" has been busy submitting a program -entitled "emergency Construction" listing 532.4 miles of improvements costing
an estimated $32,090,000.
The. County's contribution was $21,819,000, includin<; $538,000 of 'Forest Preserves funds for roads running
alongSIde the forests. Participation of municipalities. including Chicago, for streets inside their limits was
put at $6,53.5,000. The State's share, for work on Sht" Bond Issue Roods included in the program was
$3,735,500.
.
In first place on the list of suggestions was a grade separation, the locatiOn to be selected by the County.
The Board already had such a project in mind for l\I \waul.ee Avenue and Dempster Street.
Next month----<five-year program.
AUGUST, 1973
PAGE 8
Monitoring traffic on
Television. rudlo, thl" new~pu!ler IUld magazine industries, . , these form

Ollr nation's massh'e comm umcntkms metlla. /lud Cook County bas become
an hlC'rea.singly iml>ortant base for their opera.tions. Chicago. long the vltnl
midcontinental link for traus))OrtatiOil. hi the center, but the last-exPft./lding
~lIburbaD commullitieR bave made J;:'reat strides . . Se\'enll h lWe thedr own
millo .d ations and most IlIlve their own dally and/or weekJy new~I)!1.I)ers,
Comlmmlcatious grow with the community. Wld Informed Ilrojectiolls see a
remltrkablo inl'rease In illl forms of metll.Q. for the forthcoming decade In
the Cou nt.y 'li outlying townships and villages,
'HATIWI
IANOY, .
ICHAU,. . UU
"~UOYI
Population An!a. _
ft,'92,:J69
950 Sq. ;\111 ....
>
, A ,
o II
......... ....
--fUll"" u".
,
--
Chicago's Expressways
In Chicago. stale experts have
developed a computerized system
of monitoring traffic on the city's
seven expresways.
Traffic ex
perts call 'Chicago's '$5-million
system "the coming thing." The
system consists of electronic sen.
sors buried every half mile in
each Xway lane. Twenty times
every second a G. 'E. '4020 com
puter in Oak 'Park queries each
sensor. Their reports on traffic
flow are translated into green,
yellow or red lights on a map of
each expressway in a downtown
control room .
A green 'light means traffic is
moving 45 to 60 !M.P.H., yellow
means 30 to 45 M.P.H., and red
means heavy congestion.
The
sensors also indicate immediately
where a stalled vehicle or acci
dent or debris is backing up traffic
so that emergency vehicles standing by at appointed posts may 'he
dispatched 'b y radio.
I II., N
leN
'00.
Did You Know .

the Shedd Aquarium was
named after John G. Shedd who
was (Jne of the many New Eng
landers who took the advice, "Go
West, young man," and who
quickly
made
millions here?
Others included Potter Palmer,
Gustavus Swift, iPhilip Armour,
and ~Iarshall F ield. Shedd becalJle the president and chairman
of the board of directors of Marshan Field & Co. He died in
1926, having started there as a
'$ lO-a.week salesman in 1872.
- that Cook 'County's first teacher
was 'probably l3-year-old Robert
A. Forsyth , who taught half a
dozen children at Fort Dearborn
in the winter of 181011. using a
~that
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TIM Cook County Highway News is published monthty 'or the ben.1It of e.changlog information between the
Hla hway Department. JlOYernmental agencies. citizen representatives. and '"dhriduI I muniCipalities. Therefore
weln..,lt. a ny newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. fteIH contact Francine Stuart at 443771 4 .
SEPTEMBER. 1973
No.9
SE PTE MBER, 1973
PAGE 2.

Floyd T. fulle
Frank W. Chesrow
Georp W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Mathew W. Blesu:::ut
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin

William H. Harvey
Mathew W. Bieszczat--Chmn Road and Bridge Comm.
Editor
John H. StrOler, Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Graph ic Arts Consultants

Francine Stuart
Jerome Huppert
Uman Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Photography
Elmer J. Malewskl
Front Cover
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Lowell Beyer 0/ Technical Services DilJ.j, prior
to pavemtmt cOt-'ering Oil the newly widened
LAKE-COOK ROAD BRIDGE SPANS ouer the
TRI-STATE TOLLWAY, scheduled for completum come October. 197:1. (see photos of this
project on page ')
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Brielly Noted
As most local engineers know,
pavement marking can dramatically reduce traffic accidents. A
research project by the Highway
Research Board found that double
yellow center linea and white skip
lines for passing zonea produced'
a 50% reduction.
DOLLABS AND SENSE
'Money may talk, but today's
d011ars doesn't have cents enough
to say very much.
THE fiRST GA!OI. IN STATIOtI WITH A

VlSJBl[ GlASS TANK W"'S BUILT IN
"'DRIAN. MICtiIGAN, IN 1915.IN ADOITION
TO THE T"-NK WHICH ENABLED DRIVEJ!S
TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS WII.S BEING
DELIVERED TO TIlEil'! c,o,R5. TIlE STAnON
ALSO FEATURED Oil AND nRE AIR
SERVICE.
COYr1eSV TFOOPER News
Are You In The

Top Ten?
Dr, Whitt N. Schultz, a motivational expert. lists 10 traits
lhat will take you to the top of
your occupation or field of
interest.
They are:
1. Hard, steady work.
With
out it, little else matters.
2. Optimism. Leaders take the
affirmative view, even when the
going is rough.
3. Enthusiasm. It fuels creative, innovalive action. [t generales both the desire and the
energy to get the job done.
4. Individualism. Every 'busi.
ness leader I've ever known is
also a highly distinctive individual.
5. Imagination. Most leaders
have the capacity to visualize the
results they want, and the steps
required to reach hose results.
6. The ability to get along
with lleople.
A <firm. fair and
friendly approach makes an encouraging and inspiring coach,
7. Listen-ability. The successful man is able to ask cogent
questions andi can then sit back
and listen with great concentration.
S. Truat. He is blessed with
a high MTRC Factor- mutua!
trust, respect and confidence in
his fellow man.
9. Flexibility. Strong a nd pli_
ant, he is open a nd adaptable to
changing situations.
10. Judgment. He can balance
the facts and come up with rational decisiona.
(Rf'pl'illted COltl'tsry
the blquire r)
C OOK CO UNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
Bridging the Counties

on Lake-Cook
1.
Longshot of willened bridge simn
on' r th e 1'HI-S'J'ATE TOI. LWA Y.
2.
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S EPTEMBER, 1973
I)I:V4~TMI:/'lilT
PARTY TOlE : 'District '5 's
"nows and thens" got together
at Savoias 'Restaurant in Chicago
Heights to celebrate erstwhile
District Engineer Glenn Williams'
86th birthday . ' . who retired
in 1963 . . . According to Vernon
Vo)ke, District 5's chief magaffer,
the follo wing retired men are "all
in good health and fabulously
WEALTHY! ! ! ! "Gee W izz . . .
mebbe we should all be ex E ngi
neers???????" . , , 'Anyway . . .
seated around the ta'ble from left
to right are: Tom Fla\'in, Dist.
Engr-ret ired ; mil DeCero, Welderretired ; Bill Wilczynski. Supvr.retired; Frnnk Reno, Disl. 5 Traf.
fie Engr,; Glenn Williams ; Carl
Steinwleg,
Dist.
Engr .retired ;
Vern Volke; Sam Brush, :Adm.
Engr.-retired.
this I!m 't a frog man .
with his snorkel . . . just your friend.

Iy sundnm n . blas ting his li t tle
hCllrt
out
In
prclJarutioll for the
sl l r f :H'e coni ,
3.
Green grows the grass as work

on une of the
m en place th e sod
e mbank m onhl.
Flying High
An elderly lady was berating an
airline passenger agent because
the plane she wanted to calch was
very late . , . "I just don't see,"
she fumed, "how anything going
600 MIL'E S AN HOUR could be
late!! "
PAGE 3

Uelen Rets ky of the Bureau
of
Administration
whose
brother, Eli Block passed
away Aug ust 29th; to the
family of Julius Pa radise of
the Land Procurement Division who died Sept. 5th; to
Nicholas Olenec of the Survey 'DiviSion, whose mother,
Mrs. Jean Olenec died Sept.
11th.
GOING FOR BROKE: Our

glamorous Sandy ~(atbis' husband
Greg, of Lamson Bros. Brokerage
!Finn was j ust accepted as a memo
ber on the newly opened Chicago
Board of Options Exchange .
( don't spend all your earnings on
groceries, kids ! !!)
PLAY
SAFE:
A
welcome
aboard t he good ship CCHD to
R<lbert Pete rson, Safety Engineer
in char ge of safety in that Divi
sion of Safety and Training . . .
(a little redundant, but we tell it
like it is!!) Bob is a graduate
engineer and comes to us from
Self Insurers Service, I nc., who
render engineering ser vices and
claims to private industry. Bob
holds a B.s. degree in Chemical
Engineering along with numerous
cer tificated federal, state and
other recognized safety courses
such as a certifica.te from the
Dept. of the Interior-Burea.u of
l\lines. Bob is a member of the
AMERICAN SOCIETY of SAFETY ENGINE ERS (charter memo
berCh icago chapter . . . :ALPHA
CHI SIGMA (professional 'chemical f raternity, member, safety
committee.) He received the National Safety Council plague
award fo r his contribution to
safety at the 5Srl1 National Safety Congress along with two other
recipients . . . Sen. Hubert ,(then
Vice Pres.) Humphrey and Briga_
dier R ....~.E. Stoney, director-gen'
eral of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of 'Accidents, London,
England . ' . with these credentials behind him , . . our Department should' be assured that we're
playing it SAFE wit h Bob's
presence , .
Though for the Month

Modesty is the art of encouraging peoille to find out how imporhmt
you a re without your having t o tell them!
COOl( COU NT Y HIGHWAY NEWS
SEPTEMBER, 1973
PAOE 4
PRAISEWORTHIES
(Another sketch of
in Cook County.)
Dear iUI"lI. Stuart:
Il
series '-racing the origins of Road nomenclalure
PU}l\ol GROVE ROAD, InPa.lnHne TOWIIShlp,

runa due south from the VlIll\.ge of Palatine and
then irregularly southwest. through an area that
in pioneer times was a natural woodland known
as 1~ lum Grove.
The first settlers in that part ot the township
came in 1834. At that time there was an Indian
burying ground in the grove and red men continued to visit it until 1845.
tn addition to the ordinary hardships of pioneering, the early residents of Palatine along with other settlers thruout the northwest part
of the County had to contend with numerous packs of wolves. Finally
the critters got so annoying that the town "peeps" decided to get rid
of them at one felt SWOO I). which, designateti in County histories as
"the great wolf hunt" was organized in 18S9.
The territory to be de-wolved extended from the Ikll Plaines River
to the "'ox . . . and from Indian Creek south to Dunklee's Grove. Men
and boys from miles around came on horseback for the big de-wolfing,
aiming to converge on a raised platform at Plum Gro\'c, where a band
of I!harpshooters was posted.
Cou ntless wolves and BOrne deer were herded to the plsce of execution, but as it turned out .. nary a wolf was shot. , . and only ONE
deer. Nevert heless, from that time on, for some strange reason, wolves
were seare:.. in t hose parts.
Woodland. Indians and wolves hsve long since disappeared; the name
Plum GrO\'e rema ins todsy as a lovely countryaide touch In this growing res:dential area.
Attention: Mr. J. C. Stern .

Chief Engineer
COurtHy TROOPER New.
The cmm is entering a team

In the Chicago Commercia l and
Industrial Bridge !League for the
1973-1914 season . . . Oct. to
March . .. All inlerest~ and/ or
avid bridge players please contacl Sam B:lss, R.O.W. ( 443-7853 )
or IIn l'"ry S hal.iro, Safety and
Training 443-6193) tor further
info. , _ . The team will be in
the NOrth Loop IDivision , .. after
working hours!!! Competing with
25 to 40 teams.
We drove on i t many times

when it was a messy dirt road
Eeems as tho roads could be
named by IUlyoue then . . . the
Ballards Jived in Maywood and
the boys hunted rabbits and squirrels in the woods for food, and
swam in t he Des Plaines River
when it was nice and clean, then!
. . . Cha rles is living in Florida
and must be in his seventies. Be
was the youngest and my husband Paul was the oldest. When
( was young we lived on the
west side on Keith St. and IMay
St. (Keith has been changed I
supposel. We moved to Oak Pk.
In 1902, wooden sidewalks, gas
lighta, etc. Your Thatcher and
Ha rlem ..\"enue inform ation was
very interesting.
Sincerely,
Ma.ry Ballard (Mrs. 'Paul J)
Forest Park. III.
( Ed. 'Note: We eerta b ly appreciate your historical information.
Lung live the Ba llard!l. )
Cook County Highway
Depsrtment
Civic Center
Chicago .Illinois
TllE FIRST MIUION MOlM VEHiClES

PllOOOCED IN TllE UNITED STATES W[RE
"'$S(IIIO,ED OVER" 17" EAR PERIOD
ENDltl IN 1912. MOVINe "SSf;M8lY
LINE! H[lPl) I.CCUERA fE PRODUCTION
THE f OLLOWING YEAR.
CALLL,TG ALL UR(DGF;

PLA \.'ERS . . . ( DUPLIOATE
. , NOT BUlLDE~ )
Maybe you won'l 'be interested

in a street thst was named tor
.torneone not import.ant, ibut anyway by 'brother-in_law, Chas. Btll
la rd was working with a gang
laying out r oads andl one ot the
gang sB.ld what shall we name
this road? and ebBS. said, "why
not Ballard 1" andl t hat's now
busy Ballard Road in Des l ' llllnt!S.
Deaths higher in the

"white lines" than out
It seems that more people are hit
walking in the marked crosswalks
than are hit jaywalking_ A study
was made in California over a five
year period at 400 intersections. The
results: 177 pedestrians were struck
in crosswalks by vehicles while only
31 were struck jaywalking. or these
accidents, 18 were fatal in the "safe"
ma rked crOSSing and three fatalities
resulted from jaywalking. In all,
nearly six times 8S many nccidents
occurred in the marked crosswalks.
Dear ,Ur, S tern :

r want to compliment and
thank you and your staft' tor the
prompt and efficient handling of
my request for repalnng the
bump in Ea..<;t l\olain Street., which
was causing so much nois e when
the t rucks bounced over it. Your
people were here and did, the job.
n makes a big difference In the
noise level. believe me, and all of
the tolka in the neighborhood
a ppreciate this.
Thanks for your help.
Yours sincerely,
fo~ro.nk 'F. 'McKinney
Barrington. Ill.
(Co ntinued on pllat'!\ 1
S EPTEMBER, 111711
Down the stretch on Devon
PAGE II
PRAISEWORTHIES'COnllnued rrom page 4 )
Dellr Superintendent Sta rk :
r am in receipt of a copy ot
your communication to Atr. Sigmund C. Ziejewski stating your
approval on extending the widen.
ing to four lanes of Landwehr
Road to 8 point north of our Fire
Station, North of West Lake A"e.
nue, Northfield Ton-nshil),
Without a doubt your coopera_
tion In accomplishing this projeet
will mean additional safety to our
residenh and our firemen respond_
Ing to any emergency alarms,
With deep appreciation, I remain,
Cordially yours,
John J , lIe llon, President
l169.rd of Trustees,
We lll'lew Rural Fire Protection
Dis trict
I. Thfo IInI!!hln" l ouches on the Door ot the box cuh'ert are In Pr1)lfrop on
I)E\'ON A " ENl]E lnchl!Sln: with the comItruct1on on AJtLlNGTON

II E IG IITS 1t0A I>, hetWl"eD S ALT CREEK A.~D DEVON. ~lIIhtJrn U""'.,
Inc., I, handling (kilo '!.6 nllllloll Job.
Dea r Mr. S ta rk :
Just a note to express our SiDcere appreciation for your c0operation in extending the tourJane widening on Landwehr Hoed
to 9. point north of the meD\1ew
Rura l F1re Departmen t station.
Your help in this regard wl11
mean additional safety to Tesidents of Glenview and the unlncorlJOrated a reas served by tbat
atation, as a result of the four
lanes facili tating and speeding
their response to fire and emergencies.
Thanks again for your coopera.
tion.
Since rely,
Edward K. Patte n, President
VIIIRge of Glenview
;~
., .t '/)
,.
..... ;I'1
t.
" te I>ee mare I\ork on Oc\'o n . .. IhIs being pa ri of .he OOII I.lnuous cuh ~ rt.
"lretclllnlC" from Arlinjt"ton U elghl s Uoad 10 I,he eft!! I., Com ilielio n III t'~.
~ I ed 10 be tlnl!lhed by October o f lIt'4,
Thill lIf!f'tiOIl or Arlhl"lon
lIe lr; hlJ!l n Ulu( 1I0rih of BieKterfield llali o nc la ne OIH!D for Ibnl l ... ln e In
each d llTCl hlll wltll Ihl" ~ U(UI ,...hf!dllied for COfllllletion Ihllll Dec!eml~ r.
1913.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
GRAFFITI
Scrawled on a downtown build.
Ing; "Is there intelligent life on
earth?" And underneath some
one else answered it, "Yea, but
I'm only visiting!!"
P A GE 6
S EPTE MBE R, 1973
Five Year Program-Big Idea in 1929

8th article of a senes in celebration of the eCHO's 60th anmversary
ClTIZE~S
AIDED EARLY ROAD PLANNING
AT THE end of 1927 Board Presi(lent A . J . Cenl1.:tk viewed the outlook for County
Road building as superiatively bright. With the pr oceeds of the $1:5 million Bond Issue
approved by the votera in No\'ember, 1926, the County was about to start on a large
program of improvements. including four-lane "Super-highways" and grade separations,
recommended' by a Citizens' Advisory Committee on "wider highways and emergency
construction,"
The Bond Issue, he said, "makes it possible for the Boa.rd of Commissioners to begin perhaps the most extensive WIDER HIGHWAY and BETl'ER HIGHWAY PROGRAIM ever' undertaken by any COUNTY in the UNITED STATES," and "It is my
hope that with the 1928 program well on its way, our plan to make Cook County the
~leccl\ of automobile drivers of A merica. will be advanced another step."
The idea of a Highway Grade Separation, the forerunner of expressway design, gained
favor 'both by the Board and in the publie mind. In response to a request by the Commissioners, the Chicago Association of Co m ~nerce and the Chicago Regional Plann ing
CommissiOIl organized a Cook County Gra;Je Selfa ra.tioll Ad,"is ory Committee, with the
following named members, all civic leaders of the time: Elmer T. St e\-ens, chairman;
W. Rufus Abbott ; Joseph K. Brittain; W. W. OeBerard; Lafayette l\larkle; Robert
Kingery. and Robert H. Nail, secretary. In the 1928 Highway Department budget, a
grade separation division was created including 10 E ngineers, Six Engineering Draftsmen and Two tracers assigned to it.
The rfirst separation project- ,Uilwllukee Avellue and Oeml)Ster Street-was contracted
late in 194'3, but constTUction was delayad by right-of-way problems. The design
selected after consideration of several types wa 3 an underpass with retaining walls,
and in communications from the advisory commi ttee it was known as the "COOK
COUNTY TYPE."
HIGHWAY 'DEPART~(ENT GROW'S
In the 1928 Bmlget, CCHD personnel was increased to deal with the growing work
load. The number of regular employees r03~ from 252 the previous year to 284, with
a payroll of $792,029 along with an appro'lriation for trucks. teams and day labor to
be hired as needed increased from $250,000 to $350,000.
Other items brought the
$1,244,759.
COllD's
total
to
Go\'ernor Len Smull's attempt to impose a l\l otor Fuel Tax ir, 1927 caused disputes that continued
through 1928 windi ng up without benefits to the oou ,Hes. The 1927 Legislature passed the Governor's bill.
It was declared unconstitutional, bu t 'hefore it was knocked out. filling stations in the State had coJ1ected
$fi,295, 750. 70.
Cook Cou n Ly Commissione rs, while approvbg a gas tax in prillciple, opposed the 1927
Act because it excluded incorporated Cities and "iIIages from its benefits and also because
it appearcd to them at Cook Co unt~"s allotments would be much less than its motorist
contributed.
After the law was invalidated, the Coullty ROind
Motor {;lubs and other citizen groups to have the
portion to their payments of Motor Vebicle J~ice n.sc
prevent this with an injunction suit, and it wag not
free to distribute the money.
'
joined with Officials of other Counties

collections returned to counties in pro~
Fees. The oil companies sought to
until early in 1930 that the State wae:
The Board was notified on 'March 12 that the State would take $100,000 for a refund
reserve and split the rest, half to the State and half to the Counties. Cook County's
share was a fast $1,206,2211.89.
The 2nd Gas Tax Act, permitting the use of tax funds on City streets withstood the
test of constitutionality, and was passed by the ]929 LegiSlature. Collections began July I , that year . . .
available for use in 1930.
Road building by Cook County in 1928 followed the recommendations of the Oltizens' Wider Highway Ad.
\'isory Committee. At the end of the year , 26.1 miles of existing pavement had been widened to 40 feet
and 5.25 miles of new 40-foot road 'built. Altogether, the County had 192.3 miles of concrete under contract
during the year . . completing 135 miles.
. Tbe general enthusiasm for more and wider highw.lYs was reflected in numerous gifts of property for
rIghts-of-way. President Ce nna k reported that out of 2li5 aores acquired in 1928, 235 were donated, the only
stipulation being that the Cou.nty reillaces fences and pay fo r damagcd crolls.
(Continued on patte 7)
SEPTEMBER, 1'73
PA.GE 7
Five Year Program-Big Idea in 1929

.~IVE
YEAR PLAN
Early in 1929, the commissioners decided that road bu.sinesa had piled up to such
an extent that it would be well to take a lo:)k at projects on the fire and also to size
up 'both anticipated and on hand funds.
By then the Couil ly had become committed to fulfill two sizeable programs. One
was SUllerin l'endent GwrJ;"e A. Quinla n's re:::ornmendations for 828 miles ot impr ovements based on his county-wide traffic study. The 'Soard had also pledged to carry
out the citi:tens' advisory committee's proposals, which to a considerable degr~ overlapped Maj. Quinlan's.
The Immediate task as the commissioners saw it was to survey completed pavements
and those definitely planned and to set up a long range program that would fill in the
gaps and connect arteries in the suburban area with through streets in Chicago and
the suburbs.
A Board resolution that noted "W ide-Spread Citizen Interest" in Highway Planning,
stated that development of a long range pr ogram would be "It matter of good business
land I,roper public policy," directing the superintendent to draw up a 5-YEAR plan.
Arter consu ltations with the A.ssoclnlion of Comme rce and the Regional Planning Comml..s lon, 'Maj. Quinlan submitted recommend!ltlons In detail, year by year ]929-1930, fer
a "comj,rebens (\,e system of big h\\'aYIIJ In the County of Cook together with a tho!'ough
system ot City Streets." Total coat was est.mated at $.29,698,396, which he calculated
could be met with funds on hand and anticitmted in the lfive yean.
The financing program was based on Mob r Fuel Taxes starting in 1930 and expected
to run about $3 million a year; the Connty llig h"'ay TIL~, then amounting to about $S
million : State refunds, about ha lt a million: balance ot the $ 15 million Bond Issue, and
contributions by municipalities to projects underta.ken jointly with the County. The Board approved both
the recommended Improvementa and the financing IJch~ule on September ~, 1929.
As a matter of policy, ~I nj . Quinlan advised that the Board "take cognb.ance of the relation between t be
estlmnted costs or l,rojects ordered ror eon"it"rueUon ILnd the amount. of unulable money witb which to oon"truct them each :rear,"
FIRST. , . nL.L. T ilt<:: GAPS

1929 . . . the plan's 1st. yeu . . . Quinlan recomm ~nded. using ali funds on hand to complete GAPS in
unfl.nlshed I)rojects. Starting in 1930, he recommended \lsmg nil gas btx reccij. ls in Chicago and adjoining
,"ubllrbl'( to provide " continuolls 111H'emeot." Conlltructlon in the unincorporated area was to be financed with
the County lIi ~hWlty TltX nnd Stnte ref unds throughout the five-year period.
Stating the need for improved through streets in Chicago, Maj. Quinlan said:
" In many cases the County sysf~m of Sia te aid road ~ is Inaccessible (rom the street
syste m of the City of Chicago becau~ of the e:dstence of old worn out road surra~ In
the OIty of Chicago and its adjolnlng s ubur bs," and . . . "There are innwuerable Instances where not only the County systeol b"lS such unS:ltisf:~to ry or impossihle e ntrallces
to the City or Chica~o, but also the tute n Gnd Issue system remain.s more or less inac_
lislble from the great. quantity ot pOllUlati on a nd cars Inside the city."
'r-r
In his fl.ve-year plan report. Maj. Qu inlan suggested that the County Bollrd request
that the Slate also widen S.B.L Highways in the vicinity of Chicago "in order that a
lh:roug" system of wide paved r oute!! nmy b <) available at the time of the Chicago World's
Fair (1933 Century of Progress).
_:r-
~tOR E S IG~-S
NEEDED
As part of the five-year program, the superintendent also recommended

placing RO UTE SIGNS on the Stnfe Aid n oads. Througb routes already
bad been designated by the Slate and the Federal government, and, he
noted "II has become b() ClLSy for the great l1Utjorlty of drhers 10 follow
route marke rs that genenllly the State a nd Fede ral marked llig hways
earry far more thllll t heir s hore of dlilly a lld holiday traffic ill Cook
County a nd lIIany of the State Aid Roads, which remain unmarked curry
far less thun their s hllrl\ of tramo although us well Imced or better s ur_
faced thun t he Stn t(l o r Fetlern l marked routes,"
Continued flext mon!h
COOl( COU NTY HIGHWAV NEWS
SEPTEMBER , 1973
PAGE B
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IIlJ;noisl
No room to compete
An urt ~QII L"'UOII tlull IIhQuld be bette r Jrnml'" los the Pullt h l\1U'Jeum Qf
Amerk'a'8 984 N . lHlhnmkee. where new gallery IJ paoo hl18 I~ Qpened t oO
exh lhlt. mo re of Ihe UlluslUll INtlnUIIglI and sculpture aequlred o\'er Ule yoo.rs.
The Pulish ;\ltlieum h M n otllhl e sta.lned g illS!!! a ntI olher artis tic l egttclfll!;
s temmin g f ru m 1>.011... 11 Im.rUcllwioTl in the 19!9 New l'ork \\' orld'" ""aIr. 118
w ell a.s I~ rtmlbl of l'uUsh )mlriobi and sen!ra.l large hili tie iiCenes. This
eoll e('tion 11M bI..-e1i gruwln~. Ilic huling surne s trange und wond e rfu l tbln kfl..
suC'h lUI I' rhn Ol'lc ilkat'll UI60 d e pleUo n of I'lln Twanlows kl. th e legenda r)'
Pullsh m lln III the m oon whu made a Imet. wllb the dlwll. a nd U1e Inllocen t
eye uf 1\. A. OI;iuch, wtto Ilictured litler in tbe park. . Thill major c ullectJolI
oOf I 'Qllsb Ilrt III 0.11 un exhibit f ur the hd time.
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Oarroll Quimby of !Salem, Oregon, President of t he League of

:American Wheeimen, estimated
that there a re presently 80 million
bicycle riders in Ame rieu.
He
predicted that nearly 12 million
bicycles will be sold this year
and that "by 1975 there will be
over 100 million cyclists in
America,"
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PQPulatioOn - 6,49%,589
Area 956 ~. ,UIIM
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"While it is true that bikes

should have equal rights to the
road," Quimby said, "the bicycl e
call in n o wILy compete with the
ILutolllobile for the right to use
the sam e r oads."
---.... .......
He fmggested that the ideal in

planning for bike paths wo\lld be
an eight-foot-wide lane separated
from motorized traffic 'by some
type of bnrr:er.
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Did You Know . , ,

- that Cyrus Potter 'Albee, Chicago pioneer in the meat packing
bUSiness, wss born in H ighgate,
Vennont. and, starting for the
Great West in 1834, aged 21, fin ally arrived in Chicago after
walking the greater part of the
way?
-that transportation in the U. S.
consumes a quarter of the tolal
energy used, nnd more than half
the petroleUm consumed in this
nation ia used for transportation?
- that. t.he first pu'blic transporta_
tion franchise by the County
Commissioners was to 'Mark Beau_
bien to operate a rerry across the
Chicago Rive r?
'(Contributions to this column
will be welcomed by the 'Editor )
Quimby noted that cars kill

almos t 60.000 Iloople and Injure
2,3 mlllion more eaeh year and
that 1 millioOn ae res a re pa\etl
yen r ly for new roadways. In CO Dtrast, a bikeway costs o n e_six th
8S much a8 a r oadway a nd means
"less acciden ls, less pollution,
less ne n 'e-racking congestion, lesjO;
fuel c onsumlltioll and less nol~.'
(Bill ill i!l (B ill (!) Ii)a\'l
GlOtBGlWJ;l\'l ill@W0
Cbicago Civic Ceater.
Chicago,
nllDol~
6060'l

The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the
Highway Department. governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and Individual municipallties. Therefore
we Invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publlcaHon. Please a>ntact Francine stuart at 443-7714.
VOL. XX
OCTOBER. 1973
No. 10
COOK COUNTY HIG H WAY NEW 8
OC TOBER, 1973
P AGE 2.
Fuel pinch isn't coming; it's here

,
{reprinted courtesy ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD . . . 'May, '73)
The ene rgy c ri si~ may be loomi ng fo r many Indu!'!tries:, bu t cons truction contractOr8 :tc.ross the country
are rallid ly findin g out thut it's ulready here.
Nello L. Teer, .Jr., president of the AS.wciated Gene ral Contract&n; 01 A.merica (AGC), said last week
that construction companies, in ever increasing numbers, are being "fhttly rejected" when they request
fuel commitments for jobs to start in 30 to 90 days.
"Hundrt.'tl.. of cons truction I)rogrnm.~ will be s toPlled
before they s tart for Jilek of fu el to move t.he SCr:lpers,
bulldozer8, dWllJl t r ucks and IlIwlng macbines necessury , do this work," Teer said.
Teer sent letters to the chairmen of both congressional public works committees, Sen. Jennings Randolph (D-W. Va.) and Rep. John Blatnik (D-Minn.),
announcing bluntly: "The ene rgy cris is is here loou)',
a nd escalnl,ing rallid l.r '" Teer urged that hear ings be
held as soon as possible "to examine the dimensions
of this urgent problem and to seek solutions to it before the consequences reach disaetrous propor tions
throughout the naUon."
AGC, after a epot check of its 125 chapters, found
that t1i e.~eJ fuel for heavy construction equipment is
in s hort s upply in parts of the northeastern U. S., the
!\Iidwl~.. t and the Southwest. Teer ruso said that overthe-road truckers were being hit with moderato to
severe fue.l rationing, delaying deliver y of materials
and equipment.
U the demands for energy in construction are not
met, said Teer, there will be large-scale layoffs.
A CRUN CH IN' SO TO 60 DAVS. Contractors eu rveyed by ENR generally agt'e{l(l with AGC'e conclusions.
"1t'1J {1 major problem," ea.id Milt Greenstein, chief
engineer for Gordon Ball, Inc., Danville, CaHfomia.
" It's a very serious problem to us r ight now. As an
example, wc are trying to get a job etarted in Denver,
a major dirt-moving job. We can't get a commitment
on diesel fuel from anybody. Not only can't we get a
commitment, but we have a fellow who says maybe
he can give us 200,000 gallons, but we need approximately 800,000 gallons."
Like moaL other contractors, the first indication of
what's ahead is shar)) increasee in prices for fuel.
"The current price is ,18.5 cent~ a ,I.,"llHoQ FOB the dock,
which is 20 to 25% above what we recently had been

buying it for ... and we have to haul it and put it in
the equipment.
Edward Denton, of Detroit-based Denton Construction Co., reports on HigbwlI Y IIILving jobs about to
s ta r t,; "We still don't have any contract for gasoline
in Michigan. We also have two jobs in southern Illinois we don't have gasoline for. Our current Michigan
contracts r un out this month. After that 1 don't
know what the hell happens."
A top official for the Conetruction Association of
Wester n Pennsylvania, made up mainly of roadbuilders, said the diesel fu el crunch is cril' pling the heavy
dirt-moving indus try. Compla.ints are pouring in from
Lbe association's 4.00 members about cutoffs of fue l
to 11O\1"er henNY cquillment.
"What's bal'llening is thaI, with the fu cl s hortage,
s uppliers turn to sell the most eXI.eosi"e, high-grade
fuel to run lIutomobi les, and the cheal.er grade!'! of
ltetroieuln get snerified," he said.
Not a few contractors suggested that the fuel
"shortage" may be just a ploy to raise prices. Leroy
Stecker, secretary-treasu rer of Austin Bridge Co.,
Dallas, expreseed that thought, but then went on to
explain that his company operates on a yearly contract that r uns out next month: "We just don't know
what's going to happen after that." Austin's supplier
haa been allocating fuel on a month-to-month basis,
based on last year. " We hnve nlready used 111' our
l\I.ay a llocatio n IIlld are now using our June SU111lly.
Afte r we use the Iota I allocution, I gu es~ we're out
of luck."
The American Petroleum institute (API ) eaid in
Waehington last week that the supply picture for
gasoline is quite dismal for thie summer, but diesel
fuels should not be ahort. "Stocks are 10 million barrels over May, 1972," says API, "a nd t here is little
Summer dema nd."
But one l\lidwestern contractor put it another way:
" Wc've decided the oil oonll.a nies don't know what's
goill A' on II. hell of a 101 bettcr thun we do, and we
dou't know anything."
front cover
The sunrise set... off Il n lnte restin K COlllltosition or Ohicago's luke-front ..
taken f rom the 28th fl oo r of the CI\' le CENTER by Robin J u m l.~ of Tech.
Sen 'ices O1\'lslon.
COOK COU NTY HIOHWAY NEWS
OCTOBER, 1973
PAGE 3

(Another sketch tracing Road nomenclature in Cook County.)
3 October Letting.
George W. Dunne, President of
the Board of County Commission.
ers. announced that Three Highway improvement contracts total.
ing $ 1,526,820.82, were awarded
by the Cook County Board of
Commissioners at their October
1st, 1973 meeting. The contracts
were awa rded on the r~ommenda.
tion of nu~o J. Stark, Super inten.
dent of H ighways and submitted
to the Bosrd by ~tathew W.
RieS7.e7.at~ ChaIrman of the Road
and Bridge Committee.
GERiUAN CHURCII RO,\O,

in the southwest comer of
Lyons Town."hil). runs cast
and west between Willow
SI,rings Road, the Cook- DuI~age noad, a mile and a half.
It ex tended east of Willow
SI)riogs Road it would be on
the line of 83rd Street. in Q hi ~lgo. Naturally enough , the road took ita
name from It church built beside it. German families were prominent
among the settlers who came into the area following the end of the
Black Hawk war in 1832 nnd the I~uth e rans ereeted their church on the
south side of the road a mile west. of Willow Sllrings Hoad. In the history
of Cook County, published ill 1884., A. T. Andreas notes:
"There is a Germall ~ettlemcnt of Iletty hutdholder!l who pe:wefull,Y till
the soiJ :lIId enjoy Ii oommunlty or languages llntl interests, having II church
wherein the tosl,el is preached In Germun."
The church building. the parsonage, acroas the road and the pioneer
cemetery are still in usc. Just cast of the chu rch, Flag Creek flows from
the north. The road crosses on a bridge. which was reconstructed by the
CCHD in 1964..
DEVON AVEI\'UE
This improvement located in

Elk GrO\'e Vlllajt'e, and tbe Township of Elk Grove begins on
Devon A ,'eoue, and BU!Ie Road to
Elmhurst Road, for a net improve.
ment length of 4,884.00 feet
(0.821).
On a low bid of $5.57,127.15, the
contract was awarded to Palumbo
Exea\'atlo~ Oollll)lmy and will be
paid for with M . 'F. T. Funds.
f.m CLlD-WlJ.ST
(PART 11)
l~AK.J
.4. VJ<:;NUE
Located in Northfield TowlIshil',

this improvement begina at West
La.ke A"enue and l\llIwnukee Al'e-.
nue and extends in an easterly
niT'ec Ho::! to 11 ooint 1.361.45 feet
east of Lnmlwehr Road for a net
length of 4,896.99 feet (0.833
mile.<i) to be improved.
The contract an 'M. F. T. im
nrovement was fLwarded to Rossi
Contractors on a low bid of
$899,635.67.
/
NORTlUi'IELO TOWNSIfIP
(LOCATION 1 TO 8
INCLUSIVE)
1. LONG)I EADOW DRIVE
Glenview Uoad to Enst, Lake
Al'enue, lincludlng Knollwood
and Cresh\'ood Lane.
2. HOBEn. LANE
Glenview ROlld to Cu lDe-Sac.
3. PR."IRlE LAWN ROAD

Approximately 495 teet
North ot Glen\'iew Road to
CuleSae,
4. GROVE STREET
Huber Lane to Holly Lane.
5. KNOLLWOOD LANE
370 feet west ot "tiber Lane
to 146 feel east of Prairie
Lawn Road.
6. HOLLY J~ANE
South of Gro,'e Street to
Knollwood Laue.
7. APPELGATE ROAD
Appelgnle Lnne to Prairie
Lawn Rond including CulDe-.
Sac at Al'lIclgate lALlle.
8. PEACHGATE ROAD
Peachgate Lane to Prairie
La.wn Road including OnlOe-Sac at AI,pelgate Llule.
Rook Road Canstruction Oom.
pany was awarded this M. F. T.
contract o n a low bid or $49,558.00.
Our deepest sympathies

to Abram Lutwak of the
Drainage &I Utilities Oh'.
who after coming to work
on October 5th, was called
home when notified that his
wife, Sydcll e, had passed
away; to the family of Mel"in Newman of Secontillry
noads, Disl-. "# I , who died
October 10th.
Slant view of "Q"
Ralnl) "Q" . . . . looking from

.. E" o\'er Stony lslnnd.
A:nother constructdon stage in

t.he W3rd Street-Stony Island Ave.
nue Interchange resulted in a traf.
fic pattern change, on October
4th, 1978Northbound Stony Island A,'e.
nue t raffic. using Frontage Roads
"D" and "C" was shifted to the
newly constructed pavement, reo
maining there as its permanent
alignment. New exit and entrance
ramps were opened at 10Srd
Street to accom.m odate northbound
Stony Island Traffic.
The present Frontage Road bypsss route for southbound stony
Ishmd remains unchanged.
In addition. the present (Jalumet
Expressway entrance (Ramp "K")
is now closed and traffic is ;being
directed by signs
.. "nortb on
St(lllY Island A V6. to 95th Street"
. . . then wcst to the expressway
ramp at State Street
PAGE 4
OCTOBER, "73
The Roberts Road "A " Train
I. l'IHlnK troln h('ln~ J,'1llded lIy .,.em<lm. &; 0 lilngk> g"'''e lin". 2. ('mIen-Ie helng plu.ced by C.:\t .... Belt. l'lnf"(,r. S. PII\"_
IlIg OlI!8h Il("lng IllIu'cd &\ tll,,1 , , , Ii IJrtH.'ket wh(.... 18 on the hlluwlng III1""hlni' dt'p reAA the wll'(' lIle!:lh to IJU) l)rOller dl8lunlw. 4. Iqnl':lllln~ mnchlne f"omplcll~ the ollerntlon Including- Ih e ('\,'ru!:!lon uf 'h" IIhelr key K.long t ho "crUral edge of
pll\'elllt' n l , 3. J<'11I1"h.'~ urn c10lilng lIurffU'o of IIU\'Clllcnt.. 6 , Tnt}4' rllll~ l U'r I" r.'mo\llIg
!:!nrlac!! Im l)CrfeeUo-Il8, Thill
Ilm("/llne aha drt.'~"1'8 Ihe , c rll. '1I 1 rd"e of IJoR.Vcment. 7. '1'/1 0 11100 "111.;1111111' IlltWhlll!! nt~o npl)lIeH curIng NlIllllOulI!I to
Ihe 1'\'11'00;('(1 1"I\I'nl('nl lOurfaCt, 8. nON GOFF - 00110 nes. ElIgr" ('h~'k,i for "l'Cllmey,
'h"
PAGE
OCTOBER, 1913
Roberts Road Widening

(86th to Archer)
(contributed by
R~n
EurOllean cou ntries t hat use it,"

said Ginani, " but the question is
whether to stumble into it or ada)lt
(it) in some orderly Cashion."
Goff -CCHD R esident Engineer )
G. Currie, Paving Foreman for the J. 1\1. Corbett Co., working on Robe rts
Road P :wing Contract between 86th and Archer Ave., let for $1 ,718,461.44,
is employing a slip form operation to pave the two 24 ft. wide sections of
main line pavement. The paving train consists of a C.I\I.I. Belt Placer
pulling a Rubber Ti red mesh carrier. a C.I\I.1. slip form finishing machine,
and a combination tube finisher, burlap drag and curing machine.
The C.1\I.I. belt placer is used to place the initial 8 inches of concrete
after which the paving mesh is placed and tied to prevent any movement.
The C.M.I. slip form machine follows, placing the remaining two inches
(2W) of concrete and finishing it in one continuous openlti()u. The slump
must be consistent and must be maintained at approximately 1 Y.!" to
enable the slip form to work properly. After the cement finishers cloae
the surface of the concrete, the LAST machine, the Tube finisher, takes
out any remaining imperfections. The tubes are then raised and the machine is used to drag the burlap thus creating the proper surface texture.
This machine is also equipped with a Sllray bar to place the curing compound on the surface and on the exposed sides of the new concrete pavement. This paving train recently completed one mile of 24 ft. wide IJavement on the ROBERTS ROAD contract in olle day!!! (Editor's not.e: At
this rate of speed we shouJd meet our deadliue scheduled for Nov. '73.)
Step by step, meter by meter, the

United States is getting closer to
making millions of measuring cups,
yardsticks, thermometers, scales
and speedometers useless.
The U. S. has been slowly drifting toward the metric system with
its decimal set of meu.surement!l--meters for lengt h, grams for
weight, liters for liquid-but without organization! This has been
sectl in some canned-food labels
with weights in grams as well as
ounces, liter-sized carafes of wine
offered in some restaurants, in drug
prescriptions and in other everyday
uses. (THE CCIID EMPLOYS THE
METRIC SYSTEM ON ALL OF
THEIR PLATS.)
A nd there are bills now before
Congress which would go\ern
whether and to what extent we
drOll our preseot measurements for
the metric system. One bUJ would
make it by 1984.
His recent class of 25 adults

didn't seem too eager to abandon
their inches, pounds and quarts
until Ginani explained the simplicity of the metric system and the
iUogicity of American measu rements!
Those who have lived by the
yardstick may be unnerved to learn
that a ya rd is the distance between
the tip of mug Henry I of England's nose to the till of the thumb
of his right Imnd! !
The word ;ynrd comes from
"gird" or girdle and usually referred to the one worn by the town
mayor. Whenever people had a dispute over distances, the mayor
would take off his gird and use it
as a measurin g rule.
Of course, since mayors' shapes
differed, girds differcd in each
town. When King H enry standardized the measure, a foot, which
had been anyone's foot length, became one-third of a. yard.
Inch your way into the Metric System
What's happening is not more

planned obsolescence, but simply
the metric system, which most of
the rest of the world is a lread:r
using. Americans traveling and
trading abroad have found that the
inch, like the dollar, is not uuh'ersal.
ALTHOUGH THE METRIC system was created in Paris during

the upheaval of the French Revolutioll, it is much less chaotic than
King Henry's methods, Ginani said.
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BUT ALREADY there is grassroots evidence that change is coming soon. There are classes to help
the o rdj nary citizen understand the
coming changeover. One was recently taught at the Central YiU CA
Community College by electrical engineer Ronald Ginani.
" We have to go to the metric
system to be a ble to t rade with aU
Originally, a meter was onemilliont h of the distauce from the

Nort.h P olo to the eq uator on the
meri(Jjan 1)31)si ng" througll Pa.ris.
A Illatinilm bar . . one mcter 10Dg"
. was kept in Paris and people
would travel lo the city to standardize their meters against the officiu l measure.
The bar was slightly inaccnrate
for space-age science, and a meter
is now defined as 1,650,763.73 walelengths of the ora nge-red line of
the s pectrum of RrYlltoll-86 in
VBcuum.
All most people need to know is
that a metc r is about SO\-) inch es
long. Ten meters is a decameter and
100 a hectometer. Kilometer means
1,000 meter~, while one-thousandth
of a meter is a millimeter. There
are also g rams, kilograms, liters
and kiloliters, all based on the decimal system and simpler to work
with than cups, quart.., pounds, etc.
(Continued on paae 7)
COO K COUNT Y HIGHWAY NEWS
OC T OB ER. 1973
PRAISEWORTHIES
PAG E S
Hit the deck
Re: Soil Borings

Lake-Cook Road
(Slough Area)
Rand Road to Arlington'
Heights Road
Section 100-1117.02 MFT
Dear Mr. Stark:
We would like to take this opportunity to compliment a mem o
ber of your st aff, ~[r. \V. Kraft.
During our work on the refer enced project and because of the
natur e of the project, we encoun
tered several unusual operat ional
Ilroblems. I n our opinion, l\1r. Kraft
exer cised both sound eng ineering
judgment in conducting his field
inspections and a willingn ess to
a ctively Ilarticillate in solving whatever probl ems arose, The timely
execution of this pr oject is in part
due to this coope ration and assist
:mce of l\lr. Kraft.
n was indeed a pleasure to work
with t he members of your staff on
this project and with l\lr. Kraft in
IJarticular.
(That's our Bill !)
1. l'he channel is being racut underneath the newly widened structure for
tinal grading.
Ver y truly yours,

S. S. Sta nley. P.E.
A&H Engineerin g Corp .

Dear President Dunne:
I would like to express my gratitude for the wonderful cooperation
we received from IUr. Stanley !\Iolis
and !\Ir. J erry Konstatos.
These men tried their best to get
the roads completed on time. We
had lots of bad weather and rain
and only nature can control the
atmosphere; but these two men
came through with flying colors
and worked hard to take care of
the completion of the roads. No
matter what problem came up,
path l\1.essrs. IUolis and Konstatos
came up with a solution. Again, I
would like to express my thanks
to show my appreciation to the
Cook County Hwy. Dept.
Yours truly,
l\Irs.l\laria Jones
Hodgkins, Ill.
(Continued on
page 7)
2. The 167th St. Bridge was widened and rehabilitated to provide for a
12 foot roadway along with a four foot shoulder ... contracted to Eric
Bolander Construction Co. who, after 58 working days, completed this
job October 29th, 1973, at which time the detour was lifted and opened
to traffic.
Du e to lack of space, the CelT D histo/'y (lr/ide lI'ill Of' coufhlllcd

ill Ol/t November issue.
OCTOBE R, 1973
P "G E i
PRAISEWORTHIES(Continued from page 6)
Dear JUr. Valenti ne:

During the past year you' have
taught in the Department's T rai nin g and Development Program. As
a result you have taken time from
you r regu lar d uties and you r Ilersonal life in order to prepare and
present your subject. I and the
members of my staff in the Training an d De\'elopment Section thank
you for your effor ts and sacrifices.
Enclosed is a cer tifi cate which
publicly procla ims the Depart ment 's allilreciation. It is also an
expression of thanks from those
s tuden ts who benefi ted from you r
teaching.
I also, on behalf of the Department, thank the Cook Co unt~
Hig hway DelJRrtmen t for allowing
you to participate in our Training
and Development Program and
hope that the experience has been
beneficial to both YO II and your
agency.
Very truly yours,
Jack L. Br ewe r
Bureau Chief, Personnel and
Business Management
lllinois Dept. of Transportation
(Editor's note: P aul, a Ilwy Engr.
III in Drainage & Utilities Div.,
has been with the CCHD for 19
years.)
METRIC INCHING(ContlnUl!tI from page
~)
If t he metric system is so 10giC9.I,

why did n't America convert years
ago?
The colonies inherited the Englis h system after the American

Revo lut ion and usually traded with
the Uritish and had no need for
Eurolle's metric system. After entering the Common l\l arh:et, the
British are in the process of converting to metrics, and America
now belongs to an elite groull of
110nrnetric cou ntries including Gambill., Tonga and Ba rbados.
RET lREE AlV THONY KLETCH ~

AJ'Ir.""EK, lIwy. E ng r. n ("tol's in
his Ilrofession"), born 1899 in
Austr ia-Hungary, now Czechoslovajd a, ... graduated from an J n~
dust ria l School for A rchi tecture
in P rague. He accumulated 5 yea rs
in private practice and was established as the genera l cont ractor
for public buildings in Prague in
1928, and later he became President of the ASSOCIATION of
GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
After World War n he worked for the Ame rican Forces as E ngineerT rustee in Ba"'aria, West Ger many until 1949. In 1950 he emigrated to his
relatives in Chica go. For 4. years he worked for the Board of Education,
and 18 years as a ocnD Highway Engineer, under the supervision of
Messrs. l\liIton Page, J oe J oyce, flarry Ohlin gcr and R<Jbe r t Lange, in the
CCHD's Structural Division.
J une of '73 saw his retirement with a party held in his honor in Marshall
Field's English Room. Among those attending were: (left to right:
Bernie Riman; Robert Jakubiec; J ack Stern ; To ny; J ohn Cr a ne and Earl
J o lmson,)
AND HE WAS A GOOD GUY! Raymond Gruhn passed away Sept . 13.
l\lr . Gruhn started with the CCHO in 1939 at the age of 32 as a dra rtsma n and retired a Uwy. Engr. Ill, Oct. of '71 in the Dellar tmen t's E s timatin g Divis ion. He was stricken while fishing in Wisconsin last month, , .
a young 66 yrs. l\lr. G ruhn resided with his wife on N. Newport Ave. in
Chicago.
L ATE STA RTERS ... Cha rles Gersten of our StruturaJ Div., a COlIDer
since 1963, took Deborah Eaton's hand in ma rriage on Sept. 22. Charlie's
a shining star whose eyes still twinkle brightly. Our best wishes for their
togetherness! !
A n OWL FULL OF ''SREAD"' ... Fiscal Management's IUercy Da wson
struck a cool $750.00 in the Russ Meyer Annual Towne House mixed double
bowling tournament ... don't all rush for a "spare" handout, 'cause she
bowled hard for her bread . . . . good girl, Mercy !!!
KODAK T RAINING . . . Tech. Services' Goorge Braun recently returned from a training session in photo offset printing from Eastman
Hodak's Ri\"erwood Call1l'us in Rochester, N. Y. . . . also included were
plate in press & line in halftone seminars. T he CCIID reproduces ALL its
own forms instead of going to outside sources for duplication, thereby
saving the COUNTY mucho dinero!! Casimer Mageria & Richa rd Ba rber,
also of our Tech, Services Div., attended another Plate & Press Seminar
along with representatives of other government agencies from all over
lhe U. S. of A. & Canada to learn how to "trouble-shoot" & operate plate
& offset equipmeht. . , . With all this in-house knowledge. our whole
rep rod uction operation should be the bl.'St in the COUNTY.
ON TJlE MEND: Harry Bluestein of Land Procurement & Bill Vosbu rgh of Material Testing, both re-cooping from hospital stints ... AND
back III the ole "bench'" is !\[a ry Kay I{uhn, head of our Records Division,
who is again hale & hardy!
S'I'. JOSEPHAT PARISH, whose treasurer, Ra lph Sta ry of our Land
Procurement Div., telling us about the 90th Anniversary Gala. they recently celebrated (all the biggies were on hand) .. A landmark in the
Lake View area of Chicago, the parish was erected in 1883 and as the
community grew, so did the church .. additional facilities were needed
for a school & in 1918 a new building was erected on Belden & Southport
Aves. ST. JOSEPHAT PARISH is the 5th among the early established
Catholic Churches still in existence here and both R:ll ph & his wife, Grace
have, for the past 21 yrs., been two of its most active members. (HaiJ
Mary's to everybody!!)
PAGE 8
OCTOBER, 1913

An autumnal thot .. corn is the most important plant grown In the
G.S.A . . the l)ackho llc or our agriculture . Rml at lletUom Pllrk adjoin inl{ Summit., IWr6 In Cook CIount')', stllnds the Argo ),Iant of the Oorn l'rodu('15
neflruog CoIIIIUIY. Tbe Illunl WIHI kico.ted her6 In 100'7 1)('ClI.lL'Ie Chl<.'ngo,
bleslMld with II IlIcnltrlll MUI'ply or water, ill Amerioo'$ grea~t tnUllillortntlon
cent('r lind lit U.(' hellrt or tht. 'Co rn Helt where the bulk of our corn liJ grown.
A k(>rnf'1 of eo nt 18 Illit.'d willi whltc raw sta.n:h culled the f'ndOllIK'ml. The
hull I)roou('~ bmll .md the gem. contalrJ:'l corn 011. Tlilil oil i!!I manufl~tllred
for _I', glYl'lf'rhi lutd nil rogly<-'f:'rln . refined Ju.rther, It Ilrothl(')!M .. o.lnd llIId
{)()()klnl{ oils. Corn lUI!! an fOndle'S!I nuiety of IISf!fl . . . In uddiUon to tll!!'tlLlerl"'! /lnd hn:werlCfll It '!!II employed In lndll.!ltrl~ t.hnl rrwnuJuctlire colton
good!'! , ru.yon. IUlIH!r I,rodtlcts, Ildhesin'f!l, and IClIther lalllleries.
ICUU-'1U1l
III "OWl
I'opulatlon - G.49!,S69
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Did You Know. , .

-that fhe tOilll tax resuJling from
the IlSSesSed ,'aillation of all ta,,,able prOIIc.rty In Fulton Counly (to

which most of northern IJIlnols was
uttac.hed) in 1823 amounted to
$11.421
-thuC. a resolution addressed to the
I [liinois Legbilatllre In 1834 sought
10 acres for the site of a.. County
Oourlhouse1
-thl1t the 1st tn\'('rn licenses were
Issued to Elijl\.h Wentworlh for $7,
nnd 10 a. Samuel Miller (or $5.007
-thnt I\. tavern in thol'le dlll'S !llso
Included facilities for lodging along
wllh lLCcomnlodnUonfil for horses?
(Soufce--"Growth or Cook County.
Vol. 1, by Charles n, Johnson)
Chicago Clvle OeDtel'.

Cbleago. IlllDola 60602
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Color
Tour
Sellt., . , . Oct... . and early No".

mnrk lhe days of "lNDIAN smtMER" here In the ~lidwest.. It Is
during this limc of the yenr thnt
11m lus h green fol.iage o( summer
turns a variety of colors and Is
reHected in IKluds. lakes and riv ..
ers . . . accented by the c.lear autumn skies, , . the Midwest urea
lias some of the best fall oolor
scenery In the nation. While it is
nearly imllossible to predict the e.~
act time for (all oolor lleak.,. there
are SOUle guidelines a,'niluble for
IlIinoi~, Indiana. Wisconsin & IItichlV;nn , . . the emllha.'iis Lies com)llel'ely on the weather . , . this
Illuying nn imlHlrtunt Ilarl in de.termining the time and intensity of
the fnll color dhill)ays.
'HAIII'
I.IOWI.
Fall
i\fid-Octolter generally i!O prime

tJlIle ,'iewing for oolor c.hanges. III
northern lIIi.nois the l\Iississlplli

Pillisades is n good )llaee to visit.
as would Dcarb)' Galena. Another
favorite Chicap;o-area attraction Is
I"Ilorton Arboretum nelLr Lisle,
where 4,800 Illallt species can be
viewed in one afternoon, , .. Stllte
I)arks are alwllYs eon\'enient on
l'our drh'e with Starved Rock at
the northern end and Perc l\Iar(Iuelte near the southern
wht're,'er you end up . . "color"
your Tour happy and SAI"E!

Chicago, Illinois 6 0602
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No. 11
NOVEMBER, 1973
VOL. XX

Mathew W. Bieszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
Mathew W. Bleszczat---Chm n., Road and Bridge Comm.
Jerome Huppert
lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Wood s
Hugo J . Stark-Superintendent of Highways
COOK
~OUNTY
HIGHWAY N EWS
"Cold" Turkey
87th Stre~t in LyOllS aDd Palos
TownshIps ... (rom Rober ts Road
to lIarlem A \'enue was open to
all traffic NO"ember 30th.
Bongi Cart.
age, Inc., who
was awarded
this contract for
$1.8 million tried
their best to get
it open for a
Thanks_
giving treat, only to be deterred by "fowl"
wealher . . . Well, it's better to
"eal" it cold than not at all ! ! !
John (Jurlson was our R esident
"~ngr. with Ted Van Gehle r supervising this project conSisting of a
new 4 lane divided highway, separated by a 4 foot median .. a
Bridge over lhe B&OCT R.'R.,
along with 2 Frontage Roads providing acces!! to 17th 'Street. Bon
Appetit ! ! ! ! ! !
Slow Down!
CONFORMING wrm: PRESIDENT NIXON'S REQUEST, a
speed limit Zoning Ordinance was
approved by the lro(l.rd or CommLsslouers at their November 19th
meeting to reduco the speed limit
from 55 ! LP.II. to 50 J\1 .p .n. on
PALAT1NE ROAO between ALGONQUIN and HAMAN ROADS.
l\II LEAG "~
. . .
"How far do you get on a

gallon?"
"All depends on what's in the
gallon! !"
B U~[P
TO B tI,lIP . . .
Seen on a bumper sticker:
"Drive with render loving care."
NOVEM SER, 1973
PA GE 2

(Anotber sketch tracing Road nomenclature in Cook County.)
GREEN SAY ROAD, which now
extends from Evanston through the
north sbere suburban area into Wis.consin, run generally on a line of
travel used first by Indians and then
by traders going between the Fort
Dearborn settlement and the Iur
center at Green Bay.
The primitive trail, from the ,Fort

Dearborn area outward bad two
branches. The one that includes the
present Green Bay Road started at
the north end of the 'Michigan Avenue bridge, ran along Rush Street
to Chicago Avenue, then on to Clark
Street to North IAvenue and then
northwestward. At Groase Point it swung back toward the lake. The
other branch ran close to Milwaukee Avenue and joined the first route
in Lake County.
The first white men to use the Green Bay line regularly were mail
carriers, who had t.he job in winler, when the lake boats were out of
service. These buck-skin characters found food and sheller as best
they could, and it took a good man a month to make it between Chicago
and Green Bay.
Early settlers volunta rily did some work to make parOl of the traU
fit for wagons. On June 15th, 1832. an act of Congress designated it
as a post road, but improvement appears to have been slow. Two yesrs
later, a party of t ravelers reported having been mired in most of the
24 streams crossed by the road between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Asides . . .
HIGHWAYS ar<l concrete and

steel, they a re s tone and asphalt.
They are something else too . . .
they are the llcople who plan,
design, build, olleral e and maln_
t.ain them.
People who care, 1)COllle who
work a nd s wel\t and then work
some more . . . that's the kind
of people highways are made of.
Yes. people who drive s now plows
until the job is Ilone . . . IleopJe
who sta)' with IL !donn or flood
until the last person Is sale . . .
nIGI-flVA Y PE OPLE ! ! ! !
- Bt.."Tr El t ROADS Magazine
FRONT COVER , . of love . . or fa mily . , a ble nd of beauty

in thl.. typicnl Midwest "~a li scene nenr on e of tbe CCRD's SllCollda ry
Roads udj:lcent t o Ocun ty'i Forest Preserve a.rea , . . taken by
George Bra un of our Tec.h . Se n '. OJ". ( most naturally . t he foca l
points a.re his wife I\.lItl son.)
COOK CO UNTY HIGHWAY N EWS
NOVEMBER, 1973
PAOE 8
()I:V4.I:JTMI:,...T Glenwood-Lansing Rd. &. 45th Ave.

,... I:W~M4.I\I:I:J~
(Contributed by J ohn N. Bunnel,
S AY " CII.EESE !" .
THE COOK
COUNTYHWY.
DEPT. can now
boast of being
accepted
into
the N ATIONAL
AssOCIAT ION
of
P ROFESSIONAL P H D
TOGRAPHERS
of AMERICA.
Technical
Services
Divi
sion Head Elmer J . l\lajewski ;
Robin James a nll George Brau D
all qualified!!
AWARDING UONORS from the

Chicago I SPE Chapter wer e bestowed to ]Uonty Chen of the
P avement and Geometr ic Div. as
one of the nom'inees considered f or
the Chicago Chaptel' Young Engineer of the Yea r Award. l'(on ty
has been an active member of the
Chapter serving as 'Secr etary in
the Governmen t Committee of the
ISPE during 1972-79 . . . AND
Estimating's IUaony Ka hn has
taken over the chairing of t he
PEG Oommittee for the 1973-74
year.
FRIDA Y LUNCIlli~GS . . . Administration Bureau Head John K.
Crane is serving
on the ASCE
illinois Section
Program Com_
mittee for the
' 74 season and
he's trying to
persuade Superintendent Stark,
also a member, to present a program during the coming year .
Our sympathies to :Michael
Niemczyk of the Bllreau of
R ight-of-Way, whose wife,
Genevieve passed 'away October 25th ; to Lloyd Wa rnke,
Bur eau of Cons truction whose
fath er passed away November 5th. Services were held
in California.
Dir. of Public Works, Town of 1'luno5te r.)

In recent years the Village of LBllsing, Ulinois and the Town of
l\lunst er, Indiana have had a mutual llroblem of ha.nd ling traffic on one
major highway across the S t a te line for the two communit ies, a population of approximately 50,000 Ileolile. The traffic generated on the main
street, R idge Road, is between 25,000 and 30,000 cars in a 24 hour
period.
In meetings between the Plan Commission and l\Jayor lUcNary of

I~nnsin g and the Plnn Commission and Board of T rustees of the Town
of i\[ unster, there seemed to be very little chance for a " break t h ro ugh"
to relieve traftlc and over all congested IJroblems. until the S ummer of
1972. 'At that time three (3) property owners on both sides of the
State line just north of Ly nwood, at the Glenwood-Lansing Road and
45th Ave nne, contacted the Direct or of Pnblic Works office in l\Junster
to rev iew preliminary plans to master-plan approximately 1200 acres
of land for dc\'elollment. This interest by the proper ty owners in good
develollment and traffic movement made it ,possible for us to follow
through and obtain a 100' wide dedication from Calwnet Avenue in
1\(ullster to the Glenwood-Lans ing Road at Wentworth Avenue, just
north of Lynwood. This alignment made it possible to get a very
serviceable highway across the State line.
The 'location of the dedication, plats and engineering work was coor dinated between R. W. Robinson & Associates Compa ny, representing
the Town of l'ltmster, and the Cook Oounty Highwa.y Depa r tment.
l'-lr. Hugo Sta.rk, Superintendent, and Mr. Fra nk Kapl an, Head of
Rightof-Way, wer e quick to follo w through on speCifications an.Q. total
requirements to obtain dedications. A ll land was dedicated and dedications recorded by early Spring of 1973. Contracts were let by mi{t-Snmmer , 1973. The 1300' of hig hway required to connect Glenwood-La.nsing
Road to the State line and 45 th A,'enue in Munster was completed by
the CClm in S eptember of this year . The approximately 5800' of
highway in lUuns ter has been under construction since Sep t ember and
we hope to have it completed yet this year.
The improvement in i\lunstu was delayed in getting I~ & N R ""il road

approval for a grade cr ossing. This work is complete as of this date
and we are 'l'eady to surface the road.
H seems that in most municipal projects, emphasis is placed on lack
of co-opera tion of neighboring communities, especially in connection
with work " across t he State line." This project is an example of the
best of co-operation between two towns with a problem and the very
Ilro[essional Cook .County llig hway Department.
We would like the public to know that we had the finest of co.operation and service from aU those with any possible relation to the project.
(All this good work was done by Dist . 5, s UIJervisoo by Vernon Volke,
who a lso took t he "step by step" pictu res seen in ollr centerfold. Tha nx
to everyone for cooperating with us! F.d itor.)
Due to lack of space, th e Cell D history articie lcill be contil/Ilca

'in ow' D ere ml)('1' Issu e.
Quot.es of Note . . .
The day becomes more solemn
and serene when noon is past:
There is a harmony in autumn
and a luster in its sky which

through the summer is not heard
or seen, as if it could not be . . .
as if it had not been.
- Shelly
NOVEMBER , 1973
PACE 4
The pepper pot becomes the Glenw(
1. This is how it Ilil looked

prior to c lea ring the land
a veritable farm field of l)ellI.ers and scrub willows.
2. Dist. 5 forces clear t rees
from ditch wit h GradalJ and
Tree Chipper.
S. Heavy trees being cut and
cleared.
4. nist. ;') Labor Crew are

grinding UI) trees and l)tIlling
... tumps.
5. Grn(ler No. 73 is strippin g

topsoil while Gradall No. 659
IlUlis stumps.
6. Topsoil i .. stock lliled prior

to loading.
7. Black topsoil was J'emo\'ed
to make a. more level basco
Dist. 4 stockpiled this soil.
8. A joint effort was made in
topsoil rellloval with truck s
(rolll All Five l\faintenauce
Dists. pa.rticlpating.
9. The road base is cleared and
graded for placement of stablefi II.
o~-Lansing
PAGE &
NOVEMBER, 1973
Road Extention to Indiana

10. I'lucement of stable-HU.
ll. Base is now ready (Or 11
Pozz Job.
12. SA No. 150 "aver .. used
as an experiment by Gallagher
Asphalt Co . . to place Pou

materluJ is s hown dumping pO'ZZ
in into I,a,'er and a.long with au
e leetronic le"eljog shoe. This
method worked out well.
13. The ASllhalt SIU'[ace Is fin
nlly In Illace and the road Is
r elltly
j~)
be "hiped by COUD
Crews.
14. This
maintenance " ehlcle

Is inspected by
Tech. II Joo Caliendo who gh'cs
It his O.K. for om \'ehleles to
use Instead of going into
Indiana.
15. Pninted shoulders and Strill.
ing were done by our Sign S hop.
turn~aroulld
IG. The End . . . a look east

10 the Stah~ Line.
(('1' 11 (1' 1'
Pf/ . s .)
NPI'f'fl d
ari'icit' sec
------------------------------------------~--------PAGE 6
NOVEM BER, 1973
COOK COUNTY H I GHWAY N EW::;
Anyone for return to horse

and buggy?
(Edltor'l!! nole: The following editorial appeared
In Tbe Detroit News.)
A reeent a!lpraiaal by the Smithsonian maguine
caell CODlliderable doubt on the nostalgic notion the
United Stale. could esaily restore its environment to
i ~8 pristine state
by eliminating the
a utomobil e and go-
tpe
ing back to
horse and buggy.
The fact is, of
course, the hor8~

In its heyday was
one of the greatest
I)olluters of all
tim e. London had
to remove 1,0::10 tOilS or hor se manure from its
streets dally back In 1875. American cities with a
population of l2.000 horses-snd New York had 10
times aa many in 1900 had to remove a 130-ton
dally hill of horse manu re.
And what was done with it? In smaller cities, it
was sold to nearby farmers for use 8S f ertilizer.
But in blg,er cities, nearby farms couldn't abeorb
all of it and yet the cost of transportation was too
high to haul it great distancea. So cities dumped
PRAISEWORTHIES
Dear ~I r. Stark:
I would like to write to thank
you for some of the servicea you
have pertonned tor the residents
of 'trealnwood, particularly the
residents in the "' alr Oaks area.
It was great to see a 4 Wtty
Stop Installed Ilt UnrUott Roall
and SdlllllUlburg UOtl41. I'm sure
this will be a help for the safety
or our drivers and alao our children attending 1I Ilno\'er Oountryside School.
I would also like to thank you
for making sa(e the drainA2~e con_
nection near Ua no\'er Countr)'slde
Scbool. It Is a pleasure to see
our foml of ,Ko\'ernment working
for the people.
I'm hoping someVme a Walkway wilt be instaDed on Schaumburg Road. 1 know e\'I!r),thlng
cannot be done at once, but I
hope you won't Corget UI. We
heed you a nd more IICOllle like
you!!
Thank you,
!\Irs. Martha Voss
(a resident of Fair Oaks)
Streamwood, lJIlnois
( Edllor'lj not.e: The n'bove letter
was but one of many thanking us
Cor ou r cooperation in reply to
it wherJ convenient, New York using an island in

the lIud50n Uh'er 8S a receptacle.
But that wasn't the cnd of it either.
The mnnure bred millions of flies which carried
diseases and attracted birds which often carried in
their droppings diaease organisms dangerous to man.
The urine from horses added to the filth and
s!ench ot the streets and made them dangerously
sllpllery for man and beast alike. Sometimes horset!
Cell and were 80 seriously injured they bad to be
destrOYJd. Getting rid of dead horses was another
major problem for big cities.
Carriages also were accident prone. Paris late in
the J9th century counted 700 deaths and 5,000 Injuries a yeBr from cll rrla ge accidents. And parking
a horae and cllrriage required a space of roughly
six feet by 16 feet, including the horse. Many could
car ry only two people. Toduy's cars, which also
require about six feDt by Hj or 18 feet for park.ing.
usually carry six I.coille.
Ilor!-it!';, of course, could not be parked on the
street or driveway overnight and required housing
and feed whether in use or not. And the top speed
of the horse-drawn vehicle was estimated at 10 m.p.h.
Tmffie j a m!) In our eitles are terrible. Improved
forms of mills transit obviously will have to be
adopted i.n our major cities, including the heme of
the automobile. 'Detroit. But bring back the horse
a nd buggy! Who's klddklg whom i.n thie era of
concern over pollu tion ?
the two (2) petiliona that were

received from .Iobn F. P etrie, Ir.,
Vi.llage ~Ib""" of Streamwood to
install four-way stop a1gns at the
intersection of Schaumburg Road
and Bartlett Road along with a
speed limit revision and the marking of a no-pass ing zone on
Schaumburg Road betwcen 811rl.lett and ()enter Itds., I1S well as
t he correction of safety hazards
near the school..
. The oelll>
does it again!!!)
. . ..
AU:
Permit Division
Room 2745
Dea r a-Ir. Stark:

Our sincere thanks for the c0operation of your office provided
in helping solve a cornmunltywlde
problem in the Pa latine area,
Respectfully,
t' rank Whiteley, Supl. of &hools
Community Consollda led School
District 15
Palatine, 111.
(The CCHD l.rovldmJ 1\ sidewalk
for the child.r en's sat ety adjn.cent
to the road lelullng to the !!Choo!.)
. . .. .
Dear Mr. Gorsky:

Just a few kind words in appreCiation for the rapid ret5pons6
to our request to you re: the condition of Howard Street at Lamon
A venue.
Your men came out the next
day and looked the situa tion over
, .. repaired what they could at
that time and told us they wou ld
be back the following Tuesday
with the necessary materials to
coml>lete the job. They djd come
and finished the repair work. Both
my husband and I were impressed
by their courtesy and polltene5!\,
A salute to you all, and thanks
(or your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
Dorothy M, Roubinik
Skokie, Dlinois
(Editor's note: Bob Gorsky,
District. Engineer at our ~lainte
nance Facility in Des Plaines
along with o ther members of Dlst.
2, repaired the shoulders by grading and placing stone to eliminate
the water tilled pot boles ... OUR
PERSONNEL not only does good
work but they wuz hrot up
Iroller!!!!
.. .. .. ..
PACE i
NOVEMBER, 1873
88th Ave. Grade Separation (carries

over III. Tri-State Toll Road
me away)
I . M odified cem en t mortar being delh-cn:d to Job

s ltt'. Thill job \\"Ill$ COf11IJlded on 16-19-73.
4. Ot.'Ck 'Inlllhlllll" IIlncllinc " howlng

s llrel1der lIud totllry IIf'rl'('rl.
''row type
5. Final sUrfu('c finish with
II
burlap drag
work-
IIl"D halill fin lllh t.he curh ('tlge. ( n ote the curb-
Ing COl 'c rhl g on l eft side)
6.
Lollg llcw of finllllu"ti de('k-note tlult this opernUOII ICln-es one lud f of deek olK'.n fo r truffl e during
OOI1!Jt rueUon.
PA G e.
NOVEMBER, 1973
THIS IS COOK COUNTY IIII;no;.)

Author Ian Flem ing . . . ('reator (Jot "007" James Bond. eulled Chicago one
of the lIl06t excltl ng cl tles of the Wesk<rn \\'orld. O\'e r the year'S millions
have agreed wllh tilts. being th e conventilon f'apltal of the nation. H e r
qu ee nly dla.d em s hone with IIf'W lustre this month whe n Frunk Sain, iJreslde .. t
of the Chi('ago ConvcnllO-II oft TourL"'l\ DUrcllU, a nnoullced that the 1978
a ttendance and spending ai' C llicago COIIVtmtlOns rea.ched It.. peak this Novem.
her. Ther" we re 2,500,000 OOll\'ention \' Isltors with delegl.lle anti comlJ(lIIY
expenditures tot!llillg 8850,000.000. Chicago, one of the most tra\'elled cllli!S
In th e world, Is al"io t he sent of our own Cook County Go\' crnment.
A NO.1,
lCWUM 'U IG
Il. GlOY I
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l'opulntioD - 8,492,869
A rea - 950 Sq. 1\1IIe8
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Did You Know.
-that trails first Ol)encd by trad
ers in 1822 led from Danville to
Fort Dearborn ; part of which
later became Chicago's state
Street?
-tlmt only one Illinois farm in
twenty has no chickens. Since
1929, turkeys, numbering 161,000
have increased tel1fold ?
-that Illinois is the home of tJte
oldestfa.rm magazine of the Mid
dh~ Wes t., the Prairie Farmer,
founded in 1841 by John L.
Wright, now published in Chicago
and has a circulation of 800,000?
-that Chicago cnn boast of the
most important stock show in the
world, the annual International
Livestock EJq)Osition.
For the
coveted p:rizes in both the fat and
purebred clu.sses exhjbitors come
from ull over the world ?
lD lD III lD (lJ Iilil\j
GlD0GlWIlll'l iJ]@W0
Chleago Civic Center,

Chlcugo, illinois 60602
THE LAST REVISION

Courtcsy H . IF. Cam pbell Co.
Detroit, Mich.
THE DRAFTSMAN AI\,'D THE
ENGINEER,
ARE lUEN OF SKILL AND
VrsION
AT LEAST THEY ARE UNTIL
THEY HEAR
THAT llATED WORD
' 'HEVlSION.''
THE ENGINEER \VITlI
PRACTICED EYE,
SURVlJYS H1S GR.L"D
DESIGN
TIDJ DRAFTSMAN EXPERTLY
THEN DRAWS,
EACH Co:'tfPLICATED LINE.
"CO,\fPLETE! " THEY SIGN
CONTENTEDLY,
l\llRA CULOUS PRECISION !
OH, OPTUITSTS. TO.lIORROW
BRINGS
CATASTROPIJE! REVISION.
REVISION ONE, ADDS THIS
J'Ir,'EW PlECE,
REVISION TWO, UIPROVES
IT,
REVISION TIlREE, i\[AKES IT
JUST RIGlIT,
TIJENNUMBER FOUR,
REMOVES IT.
YOU CA:."'T DO TIJIS, Yo.U
CA~'T DO THAT,
WE'LL WAIT FOR A
DECISION
BUT ]N TilE lUEANTIl\[E, lUST
REVISE,
THAT LAST REVISED
REVISION.
REVISE! REVISE ! THE VERY
WORD,
FILLS ENGINEERS \VITJI
DREAD
THO' DIE TIlEY !'I(UST,
THEY' LL BE REVISED,
TO ~lAKE SURE TilEY ARI;;
DEAD.
I'~l GLAD THAT GOD'S NO
ENGINEER,
WHEN HE ~UKES JUS
DECISION,
FOR WHEN HI<J OPENS
IlEAVEN'S GATE.
THERE'LL BE NO IJAST
REVISION.
AlIENI
Chicago CIvic Center,

Chicago, illino Is 6 0602
No. 12
DECEMBER, 1973
VOL. XX
GEORGE W. DUNNE. President Cook County Boa rd of Comm issioners

Mathew W. Bleszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
Cha rles J . Grupp, Jr.
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski

John P. Touhy
William H. Harvey
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
Mathew W. Bleszczat--Ch m n. , Road and Bridge Comm .
Editor
Francine Stuart
Hugo

J. Stark-Superintendent of Highwa ys
Ph otography
Elmer J. Ma jewski
Season's <Brcctings
~ig~WIlYll llrt ~ lI PPY Wllyll - W~PU t~PY Ipllil t~P wily til ~lImp .
Fo rs le! MUli(
La st
Geo rge W, Dunne, President o!

the Board of Count)' Commission.
ers, has announced that Eig h t
Iligh\\ ay Im!.ro\-emenf.. fotaling
$5,0 14 ,639 ,36 were approved by the
Cook County Boo rd of Comml~
sioner.. at their NO\ cmber 29th,
1973 meeting. The contracts were
of lIugo J, Stark, Superintendent
of Highways.
WOLF ROAD
In the Villnge of We,o;tern
S pring.;, Provi,o Towno;hip, this in
tersection improvement at Wolf
n and and O~d e ll AHnnc consists
of widening existing pavements
a long with pavement remova l and
reconstruction with a Portland
Cement Base Course, as well as
resurfac ing with a Bituminous
Concrete Binder and Surface
Course.
On a low bid of 5G09,G2G.35 tbe
contract was awarded to Art ole
J l idw('.,t CoflH>ration, to be paid
for with i\1.F.T. tund .. and Fed('ral
T.O.P.I.C.S. t' ulld ...
88I11 A.l'I::XUE
The improvement of the inter'
section of 88th Jh enue and 19th
Stred is located in the VllIage of
Ju,tice. L:ronc; Towno;ltip. It ex
tends nort herl)' along 88th A venue
and then nortbwe..t erl) along Cork
A " ('nue [or a total improvement
length of 27i8.5 feet (0.526 mlle<>.)
Albin Car l ~o n & Oomlmny, was
awarded this contract on R low
bid of 5321,452.i5 and paid for
with I\I .F.T. and t'ed er,,1 T.O.P.I .
O.S. t~und ...
ImCLID A \ ' ENUE ( FRml
ROSELLI:: RO.\ D TO PLUM
GROVE ROAD)
The Eucl d A\ enue improvement
from 1I010e1l(' Rond to just east of
Plum Gro\ e Rond, a distance of
l.i18 miles, is located in the Vil .
lage of Pala Line, Pnlatine Town
~hip and consists of constructing
two 2--1 f oot. Portland Cement
Concrete pa"ements separated by
mountable medians varying in
width from " fee.t to 16 feel.
Roc.elle Road Bnd QU('ntin Rond
at Euclid .o\\enue will be similarly
improved for distances of .Gil Bnd
AM miles respectively. Revision
of the existing Quentin Road
alignment will provide a l'tll fer and
more efli clcllt roadway design .
On a low bid of $2,191,8l9.62
DE C EMBER , 1973
Lettings
this :U .F.T. contmd was awarded
to Milburn BrOl't., Inc.
N"EW WILKE ROAOEXTENSION
The improvement located in the
Village of Roiling lUeadow!'> , Elk
GrO\'e To"n.,h!l. begin!> on the
centerline of the Xew Wilke Hoad
-Extension along the south edge
of the mountable median from
EnUlSloll-t: lgin Road extending
northerly to .'\ Igonquln Rond for
a distance of 0.3898 mile....
Arrow Road COlhtrllcl lo n Company was awarded lhis M.F.T.
Con ln c t on a low bid of 52-18,
072.60.
DEE ROAD
Located in the City of Pnrk
Ridge, ;'Inlne Townshlll, beginning
approximately 45 1 reet North of
the centerline of TnlC'olt Rond , and
continues in a Northerly direction
2Z6 feet North of the centerline
of Oakt on Street , a distance of
Ui mile<>.
The south onehalf of 811s.~
11 I;hway is to be improved by
widening for construction of a
rig ht turn lane approximately 251
feet west of the centerline of Dee
Road.
The fius~e llil:hwa,)' work con
sists of widening the s outh one
half of the existing pavement to
a width of 39 fe.et for the con
struction of a right turn lane.
Pa vement construction Is the same
for Dee Road.
On a low bid of $1.058,746.66
this M.F.T. contract was awarded
to ~liJburn firo >;., Inc.
1i5TH STR t; t::T CU LVERT
This improvement is located on
17Mh Street and a T ributary of
the Calumet Drainage Ditch 0.39
miles west of Kedl.ie Avenue in
Bremen Town ..hil) and the Villuge
of lIa zelcre!.t .
This ;\1.F.T. contract was award
ed to Albin Carl"on &: Company
on a low bid of $92,398. 1S.
TRA.tTI C S IGS,\L
"UIXTENAXC E
( VARIOUS IXTERS t:;CTIONS
THROUGHOUT COOK
COUNT\'
This contract cails for the main
tenance of certain Tr:tfTlc Signal
Installations and Street and Rondway Ught ;ng Sy:.tem!O in Cook
COlillt y, together with repai ring
damaged eqUipment and the pro
PAGe a
of '73
vision of continuous maintenance
and repair service to correct any
malfunction of equ ipment result
ing from any cause in the shor test
time.
This majntenance contract, be
ginning in 197-1, was awarded to
Meade Eleetrlc Company, on a low
bid of 5156,730.55 to be paid with
;'I.F.T. Fund$;.
8RE~IEN TOWNS IITP
(7 LOCATIONS
Loc. 1. 151th Street
Sayre A \e, to Oak Park A "e.
Loc. 2. J57t h P lace
Sn.)'re A \e. to Oak Park A \'e.
Loc. 3. New Engl:l.IId A\e.
l Si th PI. to 225' Nor t h of
157th Street
Loc. 4. Mark Lane
Philip Lane to dody Lane
Loc. 5. dod,)' Lane
:\tark Lane to Au.!>--tin n hd.
Loc. 6. Philip Lane
Patricia A\e. to Austin Bh'd.
Loc. 7. Fulton Terrace
16ith Street to Philip La ne.
On a low bid of S29,792.70 the
contract pending concurrence of
State and Towns hip Highway Commis ... ioners was awarded to S. G.
lIa yES anti Company.
Bidding Goodbye to
Paraefe Float for
Another Year
Once again the
CeIlD '$; beauliful
Hoa t winds up
anolher ver y de
man din g year
with 40 parades
to her c redit.
DespIte the
"gasoline short.
nge" the float is
awaiting the 19i"'call to duly. in
DbtrJct 3'" maint ellance fa cility,
which does a "lop job" in kcep:ng
her lOOking fi rst rate!!
CO OK CO U NT Y H I GHW .... V NEWS
" I ERRY CHRISTMA S y n OT

I don't mind
)
F \. .U.I makln,!: out m y
~.,.. Xmas lis t this
yen r. It's chea l)er than m y
groce ry IId - !
We' re loO brokt: \\ e enn o nly
ex c h ll ll ~e g la nces.
~>. "
" We are trying to communicate

with a large number of very busy
people who a re concerned about
their kid3 and t heir mortgages
and their crabgrass and per haps
a few things like the Wate rgate.
and find it bard to get cranked
up about anything as prosaic as
ro"ds a nd streets unless a new
one is headed through I helr back
ynrd. There a re a lot people who
believe that ever}1hing's pretty
much all r ight with the rond program in his country, al least as
it compa res with other things.
So they can affor d to let t heir
minds d rift when the su bject of
h ighways comes u p. Our first job
is to point out convincingly that
road~ r~ally a rt wortb worr)'ing
a bout. today, a nd they'll be even
more worth worrying about t o
morrow."
( Ilicha rd Truitt, Vice Presid ent.
-Ca rl 8 yoir & Assoc., at Public
Information Wor kshop. Santa Fe.
Yo"", _
P .... G E '

BUSSE IIIGIIW:\Y. in Elk (i rove T o\\-n ~ hill , was named for the late
Willia m nu ..~ e. n former I lr~ id e nt of the Count y UOllrd and a co mmi ~
'S ione r for 52 .l eur'S. He died at
the age of 9 1 in Jul,)', '55, less than
a year a fte r retiring fro m IlUblic
life.
The road, a memorial to JUr.
Uu~ ... e. in effect honors a family
that hu been prominent in the
clllc and comme rcia l life of north\Ie ... t ern Cook County since 18 18.
In that year Fredrick and io'retlriekll
Bu s~ e emigrated from II R n oH~ r, Germa n)', and took up farming. One of
their sons. ChrbUan. served as a member of the Coullty Boa r d o r SUj)er,hors from 1867 to 1871. when that body was r~p!ac~d by the lIre e nt
8 o:lrd of Count ,)' CUllun b " lollers . slld then was elected to the new Boa rd .
Another son, Loui .... who ran a cheese and butter factory and n general
store as well as a farm. married Chio;tilm Kircboff, whose family na me is
preserved on Kirchoff Rontl in Plilatille and Whe r lin,!: To\\ ns bilh.
liu.it~ e Roui! extends northward from 0 ""011 .\ vell ue to Cellt rll l n Olld,
serving an area in which many de.-.::end3nl .. of the 1&18 p io nee~ are now
leac.er5 in bolh bu ..int !h snd ('ommunit) 3ct h -itie....
CO~ G R.-\TS TO Sndell e Goldner of the "inner sanctorum" "~i ..c (L1 Ma n
ugement Bllrt'.'l1J . . . on the birth of her new granddaughter, Eliza beth
Rebecca Goldner. who made her debut to t he world on Nov. 15th . . .
.-\XO TO PCn.OIlIl e1S F ru nk Bruno a.ud S lmu ...e on the Nuv. lith m 'lrl'inge
of their son, Loui .. , to Linda DeVito who held court over a reception
hoopla at Allegretti's Re5laurant in Elmwood Park.
C'-\X'T KEEP A GOOD ~ I.-\ N DOWN l>tyr. .. 'cause l~al rC) 1I lIend
Pa ul Pa r t ipilo, who became ill on "pay day." shaking uJ) the entire 28th
fleor ... is once again back to the books ... hal~ and hardy . . . .\ N O
A WE LCO llt~ H.l CK A's D LOO KJi\'G S PIFF 1' to .>hil Neb en' .. , nulh
Ca la ndritJlo of Co n... truction. who was rec~nt1y hospitalized with a mild
coronary!
OOl~S
N. M.)
~ t\ Hit- ThIther
DE C E M BER, 1973
.. WE ALll OST FORGOT to mention Dra illlt",e li nd Ultilitie..
Oi\'" Edward Bra ll h who, after 33 y r ... with the CCID, r.!tired liS a
J-Iw,)'. Eng. III last S CII!. S Ullcrint cntlc nt Stllrk was among the many
who attended his fa rewell party.
S t; VF; N Tt: "~ N
\,Jo; M C VET Leo.. lic
S'nith , IhI Y. t: lI~ r. II of PII \ cment

Geomelric.. waR feted at the ".illioo"." "
Club on his offiCial last dlY of duty,
11t h. Cub IIlgg-in .. of our lll111 Oh .
signed and created (as only our
could do) a " Leo.. Smit h Fa ll Clu b" .. ~ r oll .
signed by all his coworkers and friends
in the D~pt.. which. among other goodies,
was presented to him at his byebye bash.
~
ET C ET Jo~ Ri\
. ' '''hat does 19j1 have
in common with 1929 :'';"';"1' Nothill ~ mo rc
than the n q -.ame corre.. " onding dll)'" a mi
dat .... . . . (how's that for trivia?) .
Because we hope it will be a healthy (non
w;ndow-Plunging) eucce.:sful ' 74 fOr every
one in the CCIIO along with the rest of
our '''oub.('ribcMo,'' we take this space to
rormnUy thank you ,\I. L for your Ilns ! " ul)])Ort and p.'1 eourllgemcnt AS WELL AS
_
YOUR efforts in helping us get this I)ubli.
cation Ollt each month . . . and to wish
)'OU hu ppilless this hohday season!
o
o
......--.
Our sympathy to fo r mer

employee Eileen Burke of the
Pen.onneJ Di\'. whose hus
band J osepb Bu r ke, fonne r
employee of the Cons truct ion
Burea u . . . passed away
D oo. 9th, 1973 in Palm
Beach. Florida.
COOK COUN T Y HIGH WA Y N EW8
OEC EM BEA , 1973
Stony Island
PAG E 4
103rd Street Inter(
1. Fronta ge Road unde rneath tile

CAL UMET XWA Y . . C.R .I. &: .1'.
IU t on right . . . a r t work u long
wl ng"wall o n left was c reated by
:itlltlc!lts nt Olh'e lIar\,ey College.
2. Cr oss Conn eoc tor o,'er street to

Olh 'e lI u r\'ey Oollege.
S. Loo ki ng East 8.10ng J OSrd Street
und er neath STOr.."l' ISLA?\'"O X' ''AY.
4.. ."'n esthe ti c ,iew o r ItAMP Q ,
5. Lookin g S o nth . . . righ t foreg r ound. Frontage n oad . . . middle,

X
CON:S ECTOI{
Jliw ement a nd
fl u nk ed o n the left. lire LL......: .: !,Ind
HAi\lP Q Stru ct u res,
6. Looki ng So ut.h from frontage

rOlld in ro reg ro und , . . X CONNECTon In midd le of shot.
7. A nor t h sh ot from RA..'lP Q
loo k ing o\'cr th e s'rONY I SLAN D
X W A 'lI' .
--
change Open
All
DECEMBER, 1973
PAGE
Avenues to
Public
December 3rd saw the coup d' elat of the Stony Island A\e. 10Srd Street Interchange Complex opened to
its final traffic stage. All traffic movementa opened to and from JOSrd Street with connections to the Calumet
and Dnn R;rnn XwaY!-I .. . relocating Siony Is land to a new westerly altgnment .. . elevated with embankments and Bridges . . . allowing an unimpeded Bow of through traffic.
This In terchange Compl~ was one of the most far reaclling undertakings, involving the building of o\'erpasses, g mde-sepamtions and the widening of franta ge roads, as well as the constr uction of new roads to
relieve congestion in the area. The fina l result transformed a whole group of neighborhoods, once a Gordian
knot of tortuosly congested streets into a pattern of "Parisian" amplitude . . . raiSing this area to a new
degree of mobility . . . the end r esult
" livability."
Th is completion of all construction within the Complex culminated a three (3) year intensive and coordinated activity by the extraordinary efforts of the many Engineers; Oontractors ; Mntt!rial SUllpliers and the
splendid work and cooperation of the Public a nd Priv ate Utility Companies who relocated their faci lities
along with the -Fede ral lIighwa)' Administration who partiCipated in the $$55 cost of the Improvement.
Construction of the Complex was strategically accomplished under the direction of OCIID Chief Engineer
T. Nelsen with CCHD Engineer Herbert L. Fox supervising. We praise all the individuals who exercised thei r skill in the performance of their jobs mak ing this a GIANT endeavor.
l~hil\ll
A total of fourteen (14.) construction contracts were awarded ineluding three (3) paving projects; five
(5) Bridges: three (3 lighting and Signing IlfojectS : a Pumping Station Drainage Outlet to La ke Ca lumet,
and two (2) LandsCIlIJing contracts, making the grand total cost well over $12,000,000.00.
'.fhe followin g is a. cOllllllete tabulation of all contr ltcts; Project Deseript-ions; "nlues ; names of Contractors and Resident Engineers :
VALUE
PROJECT
1.
. 2.
3.
5.
G.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
U.
Pumping Sta. Drainage Outlet

Prontage Rond Paving
J OSrd St. Bridges
Conn . Bridge o,'er CRI &, PRR
Conn. Bridge o\'er Do rchester A,e.
Frontage Road Lig hting
"Inin Line Plu 'ing
Mnin Line Lig hting & Signing
Connector Pa\'inJt'
Connector Lighting & Signing
Line .. E" Bridge
Ramp " Q" BrJdge
Mnin Line LandSCltlJing
Connector Landsc:lIling
DEPARTMENT
RE: Arlington lIeights RoadDevon A \,ellue to Salt Creek
Dear Mr. Stark :
1 would like to take this opportunity to commend the Cook County H ighway Dellarbnent and its
contractor. Milburn Bros., on the
exceJlency of their reconstruction
project, that is A rlington lI e i ~hts
Road through our Village. The
project was performed in a professiona l manner thus resulting in
a probable early completion date
with a minimum amount of IncolI" enience to motorists during the
construction .
However, it seems ironic that
the speed)' completion o f the pavement may cause a problem at the
S 66,195
1,819,168
693,033
1,151,426
335,071
291,578
3,328,76-1354,863
932,861
245,537
957,471
1.262.141
145,511
11S,OOl
.!'tori
noel
CONTRACTOR
CClID.
RES. ENGR.
BOllg! Carl age Co.

Bong i Ca rtage Co.
J . ~1. Corbett Co.
Arcole Midwest Corp.
Arcole ~li dwest CofJl.
Kil-Bar Electric Co.
J . ill . Cor bett CO.
Tri-City Electric Co.
J. "I. Corbett Co.
Tri-City Electric Co.
J . ~[. Co rbett Co.
J . ';\1 . Co rbett Co.
F. Sorce Co.
F. Sorce Co.
J . Baker
J . Baker
M.G rlffin
E . Sawicki
E. Sa.wlckl
C. Cimino
F. Slleidel
C. Cimino
C. lIerrnmnn
O. Cimino
E. Sawicki
E. Sawicki
E. Gozd ziak
E. Gozdziak
Nor!
intersection of Cosman Road and

Arlington lIelghts Roall. This intersection is scheduled to have
traffic signals installed as part of
the project; however, the construction of these signals is far behind
that of the rest of the project.
Therefore. we are very concerned
that if aU four 1anes of Arlington
Heights Road are opened to traffic
before the installation of the traffic signals, it will become impos_
sible for the school children to
safely cross Arlington Heights
Rood in order to get to the E lk
Grove IIJgh School from the residential area west of Arlington
Heights Road. To eliminate this
hazardous condition, r am requestIng that te mporary "stop s igns"
be erected at this intersection, if
PRAISEWORTHIES
Arlington Heights Road is opened
to four lanes and the tramc signa-Is are not operating.
Your earnest consideration of
our request for stop signs at the
intersection of Arlington Ueights
Road and Cosman Road is greatly
appreciated. We esteem the fine
cooperation between your DCI)a rt-ment and the Village of Elk G rO,'e
VilJage and again want to thank
the Cook Cottnt) llig hway Department and Milburn Bros., for work
weU done.
Sincerely yours.
D on Ciaglia., Director
Public Wo rks 8.lId Engine.er
(Continued on paKe 6)
DECEMBER . 1973
COOK COUN TY HIGHWAY NEWS
PAGE 6
NOEL-DEPARTMENT
PRAISEWORTHIES(Contln1.led from I)llge 6)
!Hr. George W . Dunne, J'resident
Board or County CammissioneNO
D ~ar iHr. Dunne :
CbrishnllS is the time of year
in which we exchange g reeti n~s of
fe llowship and allpreciation. This
Christmas. especially, offers me
the opportunity to thank :rou, )'our
sta.ff, the con<o;ruction, maintenance
and other grolll)S who contrlhut ed
to the road improvements made in
Hazel Cr(.':';t. during J973. To be
specific. the work performe1 on
With Street, li5tb Sheet and
Kedzie Avenu e contributed both to
th~ !>Ulety of those \Ising the
roads and the aesthetics. We reo
ceived few eomll\n.inls during the
construction r.eriod and, on com
plet:on, the c1ean.up and landscaping was done in an eXlledient
manner.
We, the "iIIn~e Bonrd and I,
wish you all a !\Ierr)' Christmas
and a l)rOS IU~.'i'OUS New Vear, and
look forward to having many more
pleasant relationships with your
Dl!I)!lrtment and rOll.
Cordially yours.
lUtlrtin J . Kauchak
Village PreSident.
Village of Hazelcrest
Denr Presidt'.rtt Dunne:

On December 4, 1918. lhwo J .
Stark, SUllerintendent of fligh.
ways, informed me that the Cook
Couut)' Board 01 Colll m is~iOllers at
its regular meeting in Chicago on
November 5, approved three rcsolution~ allpropri~ting over $6 m1l lion for the impro\'ement and widcnin~ of Sa uk Trail from Cicero
A\'e'l ue to Mnin Street in Richtoll
Park. including the reconstruct.ion
and widening of the Illinois Central Gulf Uailroad ,iaduct.
On behalf of the Board of Trust ees, and the resIdents of Richton
Pari., I wish to t hank both you
and the Cook County Conullis>;ioli.
4~rs for these appropriations.
As
you know. this project is extremely important to a ll of the s urrounding communities.
Mr. Stark has informed us that
he expects construction to begin
on Sauk Trail. between Cicero
..\",enue and Go\'ernors Hig hway,
as early as next June. With this
project now moving rapidlv forward 1 am instructing our Village
:\1 anager and Engineer to provide
the County with every bit of staff
assistance needed to complete tms
project.
We han further committed ourselves to obtaining the dedicated
righ_of_way on Snnk Trail between

Cicero A "cnue and Go"ernors
Highway for the County and we
look forwal'd to working very
closely with Mr. Stark and his
staff.
Once again, thllnk you for your
asgishlllce and coolleration. With
my very best personal regards, I
,m
Sincerely.
Frank S. Farrell, Vilhge President
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11
* *
Denr Superintendent Stnrk :

I would like to take this opportunity to commend you find your
fine department for the help and
co-operation shown to our earn
pany during the r1!conslruction of
Se h:lwllbur~ Roa d.
I would particularly like to single out ~lr.
n ail Cohen. i\rr. John Sh.rr, the
R~"id e nt. and his staff. and iUr.
Will. V&.olburg in materials.
Each and every time we called.
upon any of your people concern
ing a par ticular p roblem or situation. it was handled expeditiously
and in a business-like manner.
Th is was very much appreciated
in view of the fact that. this was
our firs t contract with the Cook
County Highway Department.
We shall be watching and anticipating future Cook County
work in our area. and are hopeful
that w e shaH have many more opportunities to be working together.
Very tr uly your.
Kenneth KettcJsoli
. ..
"ice-P~'Sidelit
Glertz.J)lela hn :\ pbult Co.
'"
,ur. Herb Fox,

SU I.enis ing Engineer
Dear i\(r. Fox :
We appreCiate the time you
gave to explain your work to
FII\\'t\ employees on October 18,
19i3.
Thank you for a very interesting and informative tour of your
proj(,'ct. It was thoroll~hl y en
joyed by a ll.
Sincerely,
G. D. LO\'e
Regional Admin istrator
U. S. DilJIt. of Transportation
,..
..
'"
Den r Mrs. Stunrl :

As a former employee (1939.--)
of tbe eCHD. I would Jike to
thank you people for sending me
your fine publication . It's inleresting and nostalgiC news-wise.
Thanks again and a Happy Holiday Season.
Jos. D. 1\Ial0llis
(Thank you too for your Xmas

gre.etings lind well wishes!)
Dear Sirs :
W~, the Ofticers and I<' irefighters
of the B!lrflett and Countrysi{le
Fire Protection Dil'itrict. would like
to thank ~Ir. James Cullen and his
Crew for the as~istance they gave
to us on Naller\'iIIe Road and the
Milwaukee Tracks at the r ecent
disast er that we experienced.
It is a comforting feeling to
know that when you need help as
we d id. that the Pe()ple with the
..ki ll and experti ..e, are close at
hand and more t h:m willing to
lend a he1lling hanll.
We are sorry tbat two lives
werc lost in this accident but we
are also thankful that the situalion was not much worse as it
very well could have been. Thank
you again to all personn(';l that
was I)re...ent to heili.
S'ncerely,
Elmer IIl!(: ht . Fire Marsha l
(Ed itor's 1I0te: Our Tom McHu gh he!l.rd about this train wreck
over his car radio while driving
to work and immediately dispatched our P a lntine Cr ew to the
scene (Naperv:Ue Rd. is a COurlty
Road) to clean up the mess. Jim
Cullen and his crew consisted of
the following CCH 0 men: Tony
F01;CfI: Dom Mollica; Joe Watkins ;
Carl Helmrelch; Jim Brookman ;
Tony Vi\'erifo: Greg Kremar:
Lera:r Loebb:tka and .E rnie Brent.)
Dear ;\h. Quillian:

On behalf of the organizations
which sponsored the 26th Annual
Traffic Engineering Conference,
those who attended the Conference. and myself. I wish to thank
yOIl for your excellent presenta.
tion on "Geometric Problems in
Rural Are:I..... in the afternoon
workshon !lession RURAL PROBLE~IS : DESIGN A;\"U CONTROL.
We are most fortunate in having
the wonderful coolleratiO)) of
spel\k~rs such as yourself. and
such participation is what makes a
confercnce s uccessful .
I hope that you enjoyed your
visit to ou r caml)U!!o as much as
we enjoyed having you.
Your truly.
Edward J . Kannel, Director
19;3 ill inois Tramc Conference
Dept. of Civil Engin eering
University of Illinois
(Our Lou QUinlan always comes
tiP with groovy problem solvers!)
COOl( COUN TY HIGHWAY NEWS
DECEMBER , 1973
P,t G E
Road Building in the Big Depression

1929-C-R-A -S-H
The Big depression, at first, was not the most serious thr~tlt to solv:mt government in Cook Count )'. 10 1928,
the Stat ,. Tux Commb~l oll had ordered reassessment of a ll pro pe rt)' in the Count y and the tremendous ehore
was turning oul to be both costly and frustr ating.
As Board President Anton Cermak penned bis annual message !'or 1929, lhe depression
nationwide was only beginning to spread its pall, but the County Building was already
dee p in gloom, He noted that tax collections had vir tually been hailed by the revaluation
and he estimated the cost of the project, borne entirely by the County, at $7,850,000.
He called for economy wherever possible, one suggestion being that all County elllJlloyees
be put on 10 months' pay.
In that period , a Citizen!>' Commission, formed at the request of the Com missioners, lVas
conducting a study of County operations wi the the view of settling up fi scal policies. On
December 23, I>re .. ldent Cermak wrote to Sil ' !o. H. Struwn, a p rominent Chicago lawyer
who was chairman of the Commission's execut ive com mittee, saying:
"The most \'it nl thin,!: to be done immedjately is to III ...is t 011 th e immediate eomp letion of the real-scs,,me lli, III orde r to permit the curly collection of 1928 und 1929 tuxes."
Mr. Strawn , probably well a ware of the reassessment p roblem, gave attention instead to s:.op-gap measures
and on J anuary II} informcd the Boa rd that the Com mission had decided the County could salely issue S7
million of antiCipation warrants OJ{uinst 1930 taxes.
T hia was the fi rst of numerous batches of war ran ts put ou t 8S Commissioners coped with tbe continuing
diffieultles o[ maintaining basic County operations, . , at the same time aiding an increasing number of fam iliea made jobless and needy by the depression.
N EW TECIINIQU"~ S IN VSE
Two new techniques for improving concrete work w ~re initiated by the Department in th:s period. President Cerma k mentioned in his 1930 me....nge that the beam le.. 1. had b~en put in regular use and the following year, Emett Whe;) lun, who became Board Preside It following Cermak's election as :tl a )-or of Chi ca ~o
in AinU 19St. reported that the Department had started pr opor tioning materiala for all County concrete jobs.
The beam t e.,t, which is done with a sample of con~ rete taken on the job, determines the flexural atrength
of the pour ing and thereby accurately sets the t ime when a pavement is ready for use. It hss become
a world-wide standard,
1931-T he work load increased with 102,13 miles of pavement contracted and 71 .56 mile. completed.
Two acts of the 1931 Stale Legislature affected the Department. One re_
quired that "llre\'olling w,,~e.'i " be paid -on 0. 11 Imbllc works.
After checking
sround the a r ea, the Boa rd, by resolution, set up a wage scale including, as
1/
CXlmplea: Laborer, 97 12(: an hour: Ca rp enter, $L621 ~, and at the toP. Steel ~ e l
l er, $1.671 2,
Only a short time after the Boa rd acted to conform to the "prevailing" wage
hlW, it was held uncon'itit-ulional by the lIIinoi" SU llreme Court, t:ight COllnty
IIIg hwa)' cont ract that had been Awar ded unde r terms of the law had to be
canc~lIed and readver tised and the cont ractors pAid for work performed .
The l)re \'ailin~ wRg-e I II\\, Jlresenll)' in effect ill IIl1noi... aa in other states, COIl_
forms to the Federnl Oa\'ii'o,8aeOIl t\ ct.
f he Board decided that year to issue $2 million in bo n d~ for public reliet.
The legislature. whose approval was required. made it a condition that the
Counl)' tax le,'y be trimmed to compensate for the bond3. and the Board thereupon acted to reduce the high.
way t1.:~ from the .. tllt.u lo r)' limibt-ion of 121 i cento; to 5 cf'nt1l in the 1931 le\')' and 2 12 ce nis in 1932.
The tax cut was not too painful, though, for the Cou nt y had started to N'ceh'e allot-ment.. from the
nt;wly enacted 1II0 tor fu el IlL"\': at the rate of about $-1 million a lear.
At budget time in 1932, the Board was confranted with a worsening situation- decreased revenue and
increased depression expenses. Eslimating income at 52,520,000 less than the previous year, the Commiss ioners voted a cut of 15f'{ in all sala r ies, including E lected Officials, and elimination of 338 I)&.o;ition~!!
T he II lgllw" )' DepllrtMent was left wit h 303 r egul "lr em ployee.. end 112 extm.!t as needed. With the pay
cut 10 effect, ell~ln ..ers on tOI) le\'el r~ceived $378.26 0. month and room en, lowest on the aeale, $161.50.
Hard pressed for operating funds, the County continued to issue tax warranls, and presently employees
were getting them on pay day. Old timers in the De)3.rtment recall that they either had to wait until
the County accumulated some cash or else discount th ~ warrants at a rate usually around 85'( .
Some relief was afforded by falling costs. The Cou nt)' was able to buy cnren~ beef for the institutions
at 7(' It ltound Cah sweet life); coffee, 1.9 cents ; milk, 10 1 2 ce nt .. a Clullrt , and me.n'., .,hoco; by the thousand
pairs at $1.35,
Bids on concrete pa ....ement were as low as SI.I0 a square yar d, which compared with $2.40 in 1926.
( 'uJ/fi'I/INIIII .,.1 I/Iollfh. (,(;od fr illill.f/')
OEC EM BER, 1973
COOK C O U NTY HIGHWA Y NEWS
PAGE 8
THIS IS COOK COUNTY Ililinois)
Foregotten Children?
On Dee. Ilih. Chkago's LoOI) saw the Lst opening of a new legitimate
theater in .... yea rs 10('lI tlod In the lower level or the bellutiflll First N ationa l
6lulk Bulltlillg, A lllly named t he 1-'1,.,. .. Chi cu!,o CeJ1 t.er , . brlng lllg t.he
N"'l lden t ,. of Chicago n nti Couk Cou nty t he l)rotillCti OIl
NO , . , not
when Ron Crow_

ley and Chuck
R amirez oC F iscal Ma nagement
t ook it up on t hemselves to
".fill t he stockings" of our re-
of "The Decline and
Fnll of EnUre \\'orld 11_" Soc n Tllru the Eye" of Cole Porter ."
T ho 1"Ir;;t C hh'ng u Center Is ;1 GOO-sen t rae-1lI0 ' designed by two C hicago
a r('illtectutll l fi nns . C. F , Murphy and Perki ns & \\'111 \I"\th an eie\'a t ed stage
which makes II JJerrel't cU ing l or t.h ls oomedy t ribu te t o Cole Porter. T he
revue I.. based on 50 of l'ort('r's lesser-known works and Sll II CY mnterial

from hi,. hit s how...... \\'e u rge ALL cIU7.CIlil or Cook Co unty tq g h'e
th ei r support In nmkJng t.hls lIew thcatricnl venture I l !jlllfl.'jiling success!! !!
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collected throughout t he Depart ments and brought ove r to Jack

M abley's office where they we re
properly dis t ributed to t he children in the Lincoln-Dixon Cbildren's IIOSI)iI'a l and also t hose un _
for tunates in Dunning State Hos-
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ta rded ch ildr en
( " Ia J ack ~(a bley of c m CAGO
TODAV )
., toys and cash were
U .
pital .
" And now a bidcth fa ith, hOlle,

('h:lrit y, t hese three; BUT TH E
GRE ATEST of these is CHARITY.
AND F irst Natio nal B ank's
Public Affai rs Officer, Norma n Ross
annou nced at t he December 17t b
Boa.rd Meeling t hat $ 100,050.00
collected th ruout Cook County was
distr ibuted to the COOK COUNTY
NEEDIEST CHILDREN'S JO.fAS
l'ollllintioll - 6,492,3G9
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FUND, Yes . ,
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D,d 'l' o u Know

-that at t he No\'ember ejection,
J 881, tilere were to be selected n
judge, c riminal court clerk and
fi ve coun ty commiss ioners? The
impor tance of selecti ng good m en
ror commissioner-s was the only
impor i'an t feature of thi~ s hor t
and unc \'enUul CaJllllllig n.
- t hat Chicago a nd Cook County
did not even exist when Illinois
became a st a t e in 18181 It was n't
until J a nua r y, 1831 t hat Cook
Ooun ty was c reated and Chicago
b ecam e the sent of jus tice of the.
newly Cormed Cook County.
-tba.t CooI( Coun ty-named for
Da niel P. Cook, a. llioneer lawyer
and j udge a nd the state's 1st attorn ey gen eral-extended to th e
Wisconsin a nd India na lines. It.
p resen t boundnries w er e not esta b_
lis hed until J R39 !
there really is
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JANUARY, 1974
VOL. XXI
No.1

Mathew W. Bieszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Mathew W. Bieszczat-Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins Stan Cabay
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
1974
JA
~ay
A
Wednesday
Thursday
21
29
30
COOK COUN TY HIGHWAY NEWS
Recapping CCHO's Accomplishments for
1973
1973 was another banner year

for the CCHD with contract letlings totaling approximately $21
million. These contracts provided
a sought after mix in size, type,
cost and location which serve the
needs of the motoring public.
Major roadway projects, encompassing 4: hne construction, .nec~s
sary intersection chan~ehzab.on
and signalization, and maJor dramage improvements, undertaken by
the CCHD include : ARLINGTON
1IEIGllTS ROAD fr om DEVON
AVENUE to SAJ,T CREEK '($2.5
million.) Also included was DEVON AVENUE, from BUSSE
ROAD lo Ef,)IHURST ROAD '($0.6
million, ) this being part of the
overall upgrading of Devon Avenue. Two projects began on EU
CLID-WEST LAKE AVE~UE:
Part I fram Wolf Road to 1IliIwaukoo A venue and Part II from !\IiIwaukee A venue to Landwehr Road,
totaling $3.0 million.
Further
west of these projects EUCLID
AVENUE is being extended along
a new alignment from Plum Grove
Road to RoseUe Road ($3.3 million.) As work was completed on
the Lake Cook R<lad Main Drain,
awa rded in 1972, '8 paving contract
was awarded in 1973 from lUilwa.ukee Avenue to the newly widened La.ke Cook Road structures
over the Toll Road. ($1.0 million.)
NEW WILKE ROAD is to be
extended from Algonquin Road to
Evanst.on-Elgin Road in a joint
venture with the C ity of Rolling
Meadows ($0.3 million. ) Another
joint venture project, with the
City of Park Ridge, pr Qvided for
the improvement of DEE ROAD
from Talcott Avenue to Busse
J!ighway ($1.0 milJjon.)
In the C ity of Chicago, the Department undertook another project involving the rernov'a t of
C.T.A. jlL" columns at the intersection of Kedzi e A venue and Lake
JANUARY, 1974
Street ($0.7 million.) CENTRAL

A VENUE with the scope of improvement rangi'ng from resurfacing to complete reconstruction, was
awarded, the limits extending from
Lake Street to Diversey Avenue
( 1.0 million.)
A major TOPICS project, which
provides 50% Federal participation
was 'begun on ASllLAND AVENUE involving 17 inte r sections
from 83rd Street to Addison Avenue ($2.0 million.) . Other TOPICS
projects throughout the County,
also providing 50% Federal funding and additional financial and
maintenance involvement of the
State of Illinois, Department of
Transportation and local municil)alities were Kedzie A venue at
Governors Highway; Schaumburg
Road and Wise Road at Roselle
Road ; 167th Street at Oak Park
A venue, 88th Avenue at 79th
Street, and Wolf Road at Ogden
Avenue t<ltaling $1.4 million. 'Sep_
arate structural contra-cts were let
for a new 'Bridge on Olympia Way
at Butterfield Creek; new culvert
at 175th Street and the Calumet
Union Drainage Ditch. The existing structure at 167th Street at
Thorn Creek was repaired and widened and the deck of the 88th
Avenue structure over the Illinois
ToU Road was repaired and resurfaced. ($0.7 million.)
The Department continued its
program of upgrading existing 18
and 20 foot, inadequate pavements
and -awarded 10 contract" totaling
22 miles which provide for widening to 2-12 foot lanes with a 3'
shoulder along with improvements
to drainage, intersection geometrica, signing, striping, guardrail,
etc., (t<>tal eost $3.4 million.)
PAGE 2
Prospect
Road
(1.0
million ;)
STREET,
Elmhurst R oad to Wolf Road ($1.5
million ;) and the extension of 87th
Street, from Roberts Road t<> H ar_
lem A venue, iDcluding the structure over the B & 0 C T Railroad
($1.6 million.)
DE~IPSTER-THACKER
The Cook County Highway Departrnent provided design and CODstruction engineering services for
4 Townships projects in 3 Townships for an approximate constructi<ln cost of $117,000.
The Department's maintenance

forces
extended
GLENWOODLANSING ROAD east fr<lm this
year's widening of existing G1enwood-Lansing Road to Indiana-Illinois Sta.te line. This project was
in cooperation with the Town of
l\(unster, India.na and their con
struction of 45th Avenue in :SInn.
sterr providing a roadway connec_
tion between the two States.
AND LAST BUr NOT LEAST
WAS . . . a contract to provide
for t he maintenance 'o f Traffic signals and lighting at various County intersootions, totaling $155,000.
This was the first contr:wt of this
nature to be undertaken by the
CCHD in this area of maintenance
responsibility.
1('." 7"...., 'UI.. u

If You MU51 Know ...
Th,> quc!tlon on thc Itl'jllirAllun bla.nk lo r In""

drl\'cr"sli<p,I't' ".~ "11.1\" ~'ou t'Hl r bl't'n arr(,s ll"d?"
. No." \Hutr Ihl" applicant
Tht nfOld entr~' (IImmAndrd. "StilI! \\'h~'."
NI'",.r h'l'n c.lll~ht, "AI> It", iln~"f'r,
1973 saw the opening of the

103rd STRJ<~ET, STONY ISLAND,
CALUMET EXPRESSWAY INTERCHANGE complex, a much
needed facility whose total cost
was approximately 12 million dollars.
Other major imp rovements 'Com_

pleted in 1973 included: ROBERTS
ROAD, 86th Street to Archer Avenue (1.7 million ;) OAKTON
STREE'l', Busse Highway to Mt.
Your highways. You've got a lot riding on them.
JANUARY, 1974
PAGE!

(Another sketch tracing Road nomenclature in Cook County)
PLAlNFIELD ROAD generally follows the line of a road established
in 1831 'by the Board of Cook County Commissioners to run "from the
town of Chicago to the house of B. Lawton, from thence to the house of
James \Valker, on the UuPage River, and so on to the west line of the
County."
B. Lawton was Bernardus Lawton
(or Laughton ), who, with his
brother, David, had built a tavern
in what is now Riverside in 1827.
From Chicago to J.awton's, the 1831
road ran on present.day ~ladhon
Street and Ogden Avenue. From Lawton's southwesterly. the road was
virtually a straight line.
Walker had built a house in 1828 in a pleasant stand of timber near
the present Plainfield and for a time that settlement Was known as
Walker's Grove. Until 1836 it was within the boundaries of Cook
County; it is now in Will. Plainfield Road in Cook County today runs
from Ogden Avenuo in Riverside to the Cook-DuPage County line at
about 64th Street.
Lawton's was a station on the first stage coach line west of Chicago,
a passenger and mall service connecting with St. Louis. The 'first coach left
Chicago on January 1st, 1834, and the honor of driving it was given to
John D. Cato'll, a young lawyer, who later became cruet justice of the
Illinois upreme Court.
Tips to help you save at the gas pump

Properlr maintain your vehicle. Have a tune-up every 10.000
to 12.000 miles including :t replacement of worn spark plUgs. N:=w
spark plugs can improve your gas consumption by five to six per
cent.
Maintain the proper tire pressure as suggested by the manufacturer. Sted belted radial tires will give yOll slightly better gal
mileage.
Make sure your car's front wheeb arc properly aligned.
Avoid rapid acceleration and high speeds that demand morc
engine power. hence more fu e\. The be~t fuel economy is fou nd in
. the 30 to 40 miles-per-hoor range In cars of all sizes.
Long engine warm-up~ should be avoided. Mileaae wiJI improve
if the car itJ driven at moderate 5pced~ even with a cold engine.
If at all possible. avoid short trips in your car.
Whc=n driving in stop and go city traffic. try to maintain a
fairly constant' speed, avoiding frequent JJ)Ced chanaes and unneces53T)'- braking.
On the ope1I road try to maintain a constant speed and at
lower speeds. A study by the Federal Highway Administration shows
that 1970 or later model year cars driving at 70 miles per hour oonsume 30.5 per cent more ps than they do at SO miles per hour.
Remove all unnecessary weight in your car. The trunk and rear
seat should not be used as a ~toreroom for loaded box~, heavy
tools, etc.
Use 5uch powcr drivcn aUIO equipment as uir conditioners,
heater blowers. and dcfro~ters only when weather conditions are
extreme 01 thcir use adds to sa rcr driving.
Detours
in
Effect
January 14th, 1974, EUCLID
AVENUE between DES PLAINES
R1V~~ R ROAD and WOLF ROAD
located in WlIEELl .....G TOWNSJOP in the Villages of ]lIT. PROSPEC'!' and PROSPECT HEIGHTS,
was closed to through traffic.
Eastbound traffic will go south
on WOLF ROAD to KENSINGTON ROAD then east on KENSINGTON to DE PLAINES RIVER ROAD . . . north on DES
PLAINES and back to EUCLID.
Westbound traffic will use the
same detour as above in reverse.
This detour will be lifted on
completion of construction Sel)tember 15th, 1974.
ROSSI CONTRA'CTORS was
awarded this M.F.T. contract in
the amount of $2,138,000.00.
OVER THE HILL AND
TIIROUGn THE WOODS
Better Gas Mileage!
You do get better mileage driving at 50 mph than at 70 mph!
and, in this weather, it's safer,
too!
But here are some other tips to
help conserve gasoline.
- Try to maintain a smooth,
steady speed. You use more gas
each time you accelerate after a
slowdown.
- Turn 'Off your engine while
waiting for the children . aJ'ter
school or for someone to dash into
the supennarket for a forgotten
item. IdJing the engine doesn't get
you anywhere; could be dangerous
in snow drifts, and wastes gas!
- Slow down as you approach
traffic light,.. If you're lucky, the
red may turn green before you
have to stop-and thus you'll use
less gas accelerating again. And
when you do pull away from that
red light or Stop sign, do it slowly.
- Avoid riding the brakes or using
the brake pedal as a left footstool.
- And finally, keep your car
well tuned. A car with dirty and
worn insides uses more ga and
a190 contributes to air pollution.
PAGE 4
JANUARY, 1974
Have We Got A
8.
Basin in Place.
1.
Looking North on Roselle Road.
3.
Ready to unload the 96"

Catch Basln.
6.-30" line under Roselle Road.
2. Team WorkGradeall and Cra.ne.
7.
View of Basin being placed.
JAN UARY, 1974
PAGE 6
ewer For YOU!! !!

(Contributed by Tom
~lcHugh,
Engr. V-Bureau of Secondary Roads)
THROUGH the combined efforts of the BUREAU OF SECONDA'RY ROADS, one of the largest P.C.C.
Storm Sewer Projects for this 'Bureau, was installed quickly and efficiently, and was completed in October of
1973, for an approximate cost of $10,000.00.
IN PALATINE TOWNSHIP ON Roselle Roa,l, just south of Palatine Road the heavy rainfall literally
washed complete driveways down the ditch on the we,t side of RoseIle Road.
All conditions considered, it was decided to pick up the three (3) incoming sources of water in a 96"
diameter Catch Basin and disburse this water through two (30) inch diameter storm lines, one on each side of
Roselle Road, thus splitting the 1I0w in half.
THE C. B. was delivered wit h pre-cut holes to the job site by ~Iaterial Service Corp. and the Ros,i Construction Company was kind enough to LEND us the use of a large block and tackle which enabled our forces,
headed by District 1'. Tony Fosco, to set this twelve (12) ton C. B. in place along the side of a 6 inch
diameter gas main with nary a mishap. Once the C. B. was in place, the 2-30 inch diameter out Ia.1l lines
. . . one under Roselle Road and one down the west d itch . . . as well as the (3) incoming lines seemed like
toys!! !
The credit for the success of this huge undertaking must go to the men of the Burea.u of Secondary Roads
who gave 110% for their s hare of effort, eXI)ertlse, kn :)\\,ledge and complete cooperation.
Left to right: J. Smerda; F. Sulc; l\t. Simpsoll; R. Sauer; J. l\letzger;

L. Suriwka; D. Wilki; M. Lewidd; R. N. J"a"ge; G. Boyle, alld J. Perri.
TRUE GRIT: Tne CCRD's Seuior
Citizen, Milton B. impson retired
December 31st, 1973. This "young.
ster" started with the CCJID in ...
1925 . . . at the age "when life begins" . . . spending his apprenticeship in the Bridge Division as a Jr.
Civil Engr. . . . 1939 saw his advancement to Hwy. Engr. Jr. Grade
(a title since abOlished) ... and in
1968 he became, after passing his
-.......GiI.-1br . . .
Civil Service Exam. A }(wy. Engr.
HI in our Structural Vivision from wh ich he bid his fond adieux . . .
totaling FORTY SEVEN years of devoted service!!! God Bless!!
SECRETARIAL SERVICES: On her "last lap" with the Department

... Marge Quirk is saying bye bye at the end of the month ... !MORE
about this grand lady next month!!!
HOSPITAL NEWS: Our SUPER mail room clerk, Frauk Gersten is
holed up In Weiss ~lemorial Hospital due to a coronary attack ... Send
get well wishes to him there and pray that he returns post haste to
again trip the lite fantastic with us.
JUMP OX THE BAKDWAGON: Irv Belljaruin, member of P. E. G.
Committee, on his own time, submitted a presentation of the Stony
Island Intercha.nge as an outstanding concept in engineering to the
NATIONAL SOCIETY of PROFESSIONAL ENGl ' EERS for consideration of their engineering. achivement award for 1973. Extensive help
was given by F~lmer iU ajc\\'ski and Robin James in reproducing pietures
of the project with Kolor Keys of the various stages.
John 'P o bud,. also helped in supplying all public hearing information.
Joe ~larslk assisted Irv in writing the presentation, Susanne DeFily did
all the typing. Others who took part were: Don May, Jerzy Pasinski,
Dennis Popish, and Cub J-liggins made up the cover.
This will be judged on a Natio",,1 level and we're ' all keeping our
fingers crossed for due recognition of this giant endeavor, which rivals
any advertiSing agency brochure to a prospective client for professionalism.
Oddities and Endities(ConLlnucd trom page 8)
north, south, east and west (resulting in an intersection 'Of SHERIDAN AND SHERrDAN) and
where NORTH AVENUE runs east
and west . . . AND WHO CAN
FORGEr the intersection
of
WACKER AND WACKER? . . .
But better Waeller and Wacker
than Wbipple and Whipple.
CHICAGO is a latta thmgs
(some of which are even logical),
but one thing it's not is Las
Vegas. Las Vegas is where a
house of ill repu te was found to
be operating closer to a place of
worship tban allowed by local or
dinances ... 80 the story goes . ..
they moved the church. THAT'S
N'OT CHICAGO .
. THAT'S
RIDICULOUS 111111
PAGE 6
JANUARY, 1974
X Way Idea Born In Midst Of Depression

'(7th Article in Celebration of the CCH!D's 60th Anniversary)
AS ONE GLOOMY YEAR followed another in the depression, touched off by the 1929 <J..R-A-S-H, financial burdens laid on the County Board grew heavier, but the CCIID found it possible to go ahead with a
respectable amount of construction and also with plans for "better times to come." (How history DOES
repeat itself!) Indeed, the line of thinking that led to the Xway System now serving Chicago and the rest
of the County started in the depression period!!
The greatest load placed on the ,C ommissioners was the care of the many UNEMPLOYED. In his annual
message for 1933, Board President Emmett Whealan roported that app roxim ately 5,949,275 people had been
aided that year. Tax collections continued to lag ... even after the Board appealed to Property Owners to pay
up to provide ca.....,h for relief and also to catch up' IOn back pay doe County employees.
Striving to pick up a $$$ wherever it could be found, the Board got approval of the Legislature to issue
$17 million of relief bond. and also took advantage of Springfield's permissio n to divert Dlotor Fuel Taxes
(intended ollly for Road Building) to assist the noody. Eventually. tbis makeshift resulted in taking away
75% of Cook County's Gas Tax Allotments.
Several low points were reached in 1933. The bud ;et for the year reduced the Highway Force to 159
regular employees and 59 extras to be hired as need.ld. In the following year, ZOO regulars were authorized and the number was increased somewhat each year-thereafter.
In an effort to save the taxpayers $5 million, the Boud trimmed the 1933 corporate levy 33.6 per cent under
1930 and took an even bigger bite in the Highway Tax. A cut of 86.8% left the Department with only
$750,000 from that source to parlay with what was left of the Gas Tax and State Highway Funds.
However, the depression that brought tbese ills also aided the CCIlD through Federal Emergency Programs
that provided Iree labor and money on public Jobs. T ',e Civil Works Administration in 1938 allotted 20,000
men to Ill inois and t he 'Cook County Highway Superin " ndent, George A. Quinlan found pick and shovel work
for 3,000 on 127 road sootions.
More substantial aid came later from the Public 'Yorks Administration, which aimed at permanent im
l>rovements rather than make-work project.. PWA paid 45 per cent of costs. Cook County's sbare of PWA's
allotment to Illinois was $2,925,000, and Maj. Quinlan programmed 52 jobs estimated at $6,500,000 the maximum with PWA aid.
CEmIAK'S DRE.YI FULFILLED

The first step in expressway planning . .. although unrecognized as such, at the time . . . was taken in
1930 by A. J . Cermak, tben President of the Board. In a resolution adopted by the Board, he pointed to
the abandoned Illinois & l\lichigan Canal as an "ideal location for a gradesel)arated mghway which would
fit jnto the Chicago plan, the Forest Preserve pla.n and the entire regional plan of the sootion."
The CCIID spent considerable time studying this p03sibility and went so far as to do some design work
for a 2 mile section. However the difficulty of obtain'ng title, in which both the Federal Government and
the State had interests, held the project back until tbe legal points were cleared. Tbis was finally accomplished and President 'Cermak's dream of 41 years ago was realized when the Southwest Expressway was
opened to travel in Oct., 1964.
Actually, the X " lay, as the ultimate in Highway Engineering was developed over a long period of time
from the constant endeavor to provide more and better roads for the fast-growing number of motorists.
In Oook County, during this period, the pavements th"lt were first laid on main routes were widened from
18 to 20 feet and soon were followed by the 4O-foot "Superhighway."
CARS INCREASE IN COUNTY

When the eCHO wag organized 60 years ago there probably were 45,000 passenger automobiles in the
(lounty. The State's Motor Vehicle License Records wore not made up separately for 'Counties until 1952 but
it was known that Cook County motorists in 1914 were paying about 35% of total fees, and the State's
passenger ear registration was a mere 131,140.
State registration in 1935 was 1,342,904. Applying the Same 35% produces 470,000 cars in (look County.
Probably there were more, for a special check by the State in 19~ sbowed Cook County's fee payments at
37.6 per cent of the tot~1.
At any rate, the County Board found the Highway Problem one of increasing dimensions. Even in the
depth of depression car registration feU off only sligbtly, although there was at one time such noticeable
public interest in bicycling that the Commissioners directed the Ilighway Superintendent to study the propos ition of laying out bike paths along the roads. Nothing came of it, although this may have been the first
stop in marking off lanes for the two-wheelers in Forest Preserves.
( Continued on page 7)
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JANUARY , 1974
The congested and hazardous highway situation was sized up in a re~o lutjo n pr~sented to the Board June
7, 1937, by President Clayton F. Smith, who had sucoeeded President Whealan. He cited "a death rate that
is appalling." He gave no figures, but a search throu-;h state records revealed that 1936 traffic fatalities in
the County, including . Chicago totaled 1070 and in 1937 amounted to 1133 compared to 34{1 in Chicago and
278 in Cook County for a total of 618 in 1973.
The his torically significant point in this resolution was President Smith's perception that providing the
type of Highway needed for high volumes of traffic m oving with safety was an und ertaking too large for the
County to handle alone. H e proposed that the City of Chicago and the State be approached, and thereby
blazed the trail for the joint-participation that has built the Expressways. Specifically, he suggested elevated
highways.
It was recalled by \\'illiam J . llortimer,
down to a route running northwest from
right-of-way, where elevation would be a
Board two Or three years previously that
and was creating a problem by converging
who succeeded lUaj. QuinJan as superintendent, that the idea boiled

the center of Chicago along the Chicago & North Western R .R.
practical form of highway construction. It had 'b een noted by the
travel from the northwest part 'Of the County had been increasing
at the far end of Milwaukee Avenue.
The Board perceived the immediate Deed of an im proved route to bring this traffic into downtown Chi.
eago. The COHD devoted much time and study to the 'Proposed elevated road, but the 'C ity administration
was not enthusiastic . . . so the problem continued to grow until the ' EDENS and "JOHN F. KENNEDY
(Northwest) X ways were huilt.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS- Volume XIX- N Imber 10--0ctober, 1972
(Xe xt MOllth-X Way Idea Fostered By County)
PRAISEWORTHIES
Dear Mr. Ciaglia:
Thank you very much for your
recent letter commending the Cook
County Highway Del.artment and
its contractor, I\-UJburn Brothers,
on the excellency of the subject
reconstruction project.
Regarding the intersection of
Cosman Road and Arlington
Heights Road, please be advised
that a 3-way stop will be installed
in the very near future, pending
the installation and operation of
the proposed traffic s ignal system.
Very truly yours,
Hugo J . Stark
Superintende,nt of Highways
Cook County, Illinois
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ckar prool e1u:u marijlUJn.a U dart.~rotu! II thiJ BUY wwn', hish, he could have
jumped from 1M. path 01 that drun~n driver . ....
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strait, we who produce the

OCHN could not exist without the efforts and cooperation of many
other people who perform vital functions in getting the IDGHWAY
NEWS out each month.
'rhe artists and photographers . . . the reproduction dept. .. .and
especially tho ~lail Room are all essential parts of keeping the
Hwheels of progress" running smoothly.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the "mahvelous" people f or your excellent wo"rk -e,nd cooperation and wish every_I
one and their families a GREAT '74.
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JANUARY, 1974
Oddities and Endities

" 'hat O\'c r 'lapllenNl to those " dull winter e \'cnlngs" of yesteryear????
Not
SO
IOllg ago, Ule winter months were u. slack tlmo for theater lovers,
movie goenoi, diners-out, and other entertainment seekers.
The SUJUmcr
attra('tlons luul dosed . w eather and roads made (Ustance driving difficult.
[).ud people m03t1y stuyed close to home. Even with tho gas shortage of
toda)', . . . n's an entirf'ly different "ball gamo" . . . a. trlbute to Cook
COll1l1,y'tJ modern t.ru.nsJ)(trtation system and its growing I)rominence as an
entertainment nrea.
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Chicago, the seat of Cook County, is where the 'DEARBORN ACCEPTANCE CO. is on West Adams
St., and where the WABASH ACCEPTANCE CO. is on North ~lich
iga.n Ave. It could follow that
the RANDOI;PH PICKLE CORP.
is on Loomis S1. AND WHERE
Streets or EXPRESSWAYS have
been named after . . . or have the
same name as ... A LL UNITED
STATES PRESlDENTS except Buchanan; Johnson; l\fcKinley; Taft;
Coolidge; Hoover and 7ruman ...
IT IS ALSO where no 'F urniture
Dealers deal on COUCH PLACE
. . . where no Barbers do their
clipping on Ba.rber St., AND
WHERE the City's 121 Fisheries
have avoided Haddock Place. Nor.
mal Ave. is likewise devoid of
psychologists, and Fruit Peddlers
here apparently prefer not to locate on Orange Ave.
CHIC.A:GO has a Hollywood and
Vine that do not Intersect; an
American Indian Center that is
not on Hiawu.tl13., Potawatornjc, or
Winnebago; AND 483 ~fcat ~Iar
kets . . . none of which does business on Clea.'er Street. 'IT'S a
City in which the RAVENSWOOD
ilL" begins and ends in IA lbany
Park ... where the main entrance
to the OLD DEARBORN STATION
faced on Polk Street, and wbere
the OI;D but still operating LA
SALLE STREET STATION faces
on Van Bnren . . . IT'S ALSO A
TOWN in which Sheridan Rd, runs
(Continued on page :5)
Did You Know .. .

-that the Caldwell A venue Bridge
over EDEN XWAY was selected
by the American Institute of Steel
Construction as the most beautiful
bridge of its cia", huilt in the
U. S. of A In 19501
-that Cook COllnty's most famous
literary son, Ernest Hemingway,
:received the PuLiher Prize Cor FictiOIl in 1953 ami the Nobel Prize
for literature in 1954f
-that the first blood bank in
America was established by Dr.
Bernard Fantus at Cook Connty
)[oSIJital in 19371
(Source--"Growth 01 Cook County,
Vol. I ," by Charles B. J ohuson)
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Chicago, Dlinol. 60602
Address Correction Reqllested
~' CONDiTiON
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CiTiES iN MOTiON~~

The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the purpose of exchanging information between the
Highway Department, governmental agencies, ci tizen representatives, and individual municipalities. Therefore
we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-7714.
No.2
FEBRUARY, 1974
VOL. XXI

Mathew W. Bieszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Full.
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Mathew W. Bieszczat-Chmn ., Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins Stan Gabay

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J. Stark-Superinte ndent of Highways
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
Just Another Detour on the
Highway of
January 28, 1974 at 10:00 A.M.,
175th Street between Kedzle and
Crawford A venues, was closed to
through traffic.
Eastbound traffic goes south on
Crawford Avenue . . . east on
183rd Street and then north on
Kedzie Avenue, and back to 175th
Street . . . westbound in reverse.
constructing a reinfor<:ed concrete
culvert with willg.walls located on
175th Street and a tributary of
the Calumet Drainage Ditch 0.39
miles west of Kedzie A venue in
Bremen Township and the Village
of Hazelcrest.
The Detour will be lifted upon
completion of construction sometime in Jul y of 1974.
On a low bid of $92,398.13, this
M.F.T. 'Contract was awarded to
Albin Carlson & Comp3l1Y. COHD

Resident Engr. is Art Beerhelde
with Herb Fox Supervising.
Set Fuel Priorities Now

by Frank Reid-Editor-Better Roads
The gasoline shortage of last
summer is now approaching a f.ln
blown crisis. Despite the wealth
of confusion over the questions of
gas rationing, restricted sales at
wholesale points, heavy gas taxes
and voluntary reductions, the
harsh fact remains that highway
operations may have to be sharply
curtailed by the time you read
this issue. If there is to be only
a limited supply of fuel, then there
will have to be firm, fair leader_
ship demonstrated right now I! !
The Federal government will have
to set up equitable methods of distribution, determine to whom, how
much will be made avai1able to
and how much it will cost. Local
goverrunents will then have to get

into the real guts of the problemsetting up work load priorities.
'L et's take a look at several of
these propositions. Who should
get fuel . . . why, those who need
it most! Here we get into our
first big battle-who is going to
interpret the word need ? Let'.
narrow the argument down for our
purposes just to the highway and
public works field we work in.
Here we are knowledgeable on
priorities. We know that there
are holes to be patched, traffic
lights to be maintained, rubbish
and garbage to be picked up,
water to be pumped and sewage
to be treated. There are many
other functions, 'but these certainly

require priority consideration. The
American Pu blie Works Association has already put out a com.
munique on the necessity of con
tinuing to pick up solid wastes,
lest we bury ourselves. Certainly
there are water and sewer functions that are in a "must do" cate.
gory. These along with highway
emergency work must get enongh
fuel to keep going.
Now enough fuel may come from
a specific ratron allowed by the
Federal Government, or it may.
unfortunately, come from within
the totBJ! fuel supplied to the agency, according to previous usage in
whatever reduced amounts the
dealers can deliver. In either case,
hard choices must be made as to
interna1 allocations for fue1.
There is no question that costs
will skyrocket unless the Federal
Government puts a. lid on. Fortunately, if the tax route is the
way it goes, governmental units
are probably exempt and the impact will be nominal. But expect
your next contract to have basi'c
prices close to retail prices as the
lower-cost governmental ma.rket
becomes far Jess attractive to the
dealer than it used to be. He can
sell ail he has so he sells it in
the highest market.
A,nd, don't forget that the less
fuel used, the less gas tax paid.
Don't bank on any increased fuel
taxes coming to highways. The
sad fact is that highways will reo
ceive less tax money, not :more.
This means that not only do work
priorities have to be set, total
operations must be re-evaluated on
the basis of reduced funding.
BRIEFLY NOTED
Cook County Board P resident
GEORGE DUNNE will be honored as THE AMERICAN OF
THE YEAR by the Balzekas
)luseurn of Lithuanian CuIture
at a Feb. 24th dinner in the
Drake Hotel (a.nd for four more
years I<>o!! I)
The truth about Highways(ConUnued from page 8)
houses were equipped with long

poles or pikes, to stop travelers
for ~ollection of tolls. After collecting the fees, the gatekeeper
turned the pike; hence "turnpike!'
What is tbe origin of the word
"macadam," which is used to describe a type of modem highway
surfacer- The name commemorates
lobn Loudon MaeAdam, a Scottish
engineer, who fatbered the good
roads movement in England in
1815. MaeAdam invested hi. own
money and was instrumental in
building 920 miles of good roads
in the British Isles.
\ Vhen was the world's first rural
mile of concrete highway lald!The world's first rural mile of
con-crete was laid down in 1909, in
a strip near the Michigan State
Fairgrounds. Now within Detroit's
city limits, this piece of highway
was prepared spooifically for the
use of motor vehicles.
What famous American higbway
was improved by Benjamin Franklin !-TUE BOSTON POST ROAD,
now part of U.S. No. I, was
marked with milestones in 1758
by Benjamin Franklin. This road
between Boston and New York be
came a major military route for
the Continental troops during the
American revo lution and part of
the most vital artery of travel and
trade in t be RepUblic.
Washington, Jelferson and lIamilton gave money to an exploration
fund tbat resulted eV"lltoally in
wbat
modem
h1ghway!-THE
NORTUWEST TRAlL, from Cblca.go to Seattle, crisscrosses the
path made by the eX'Pedition of
L ewis and Clerk through the Wlexplored Northwest. These fO UDd.
ing fathers contributed money to
the fund that launched the expedition in 18M.
('onl. ne~1 lIIolllh)
PAGE 3
FEBRUARY, 1974

(Another Sketch Tracing Road Nomenclatore in Cook COllDty)
RAND ROAD, which today is a busy highway in the northwest part
of the County, was named for an early settler who was active in civil
and cultural affairs in 1\Iaine Township more than a century ago.
Socrates Rand, a carpenter and
ship builder, came to Chicago in
18M, at the age of 50, and the
following year took up 320 acres
in the ar ea of prese nt day Des
Plaines . The road, known from
the beginning as Rand Road, was
laid out in the late 1830's running
from Sand Ridge in Jefferson Townsbip to the mouth of Flint Creek at
the Fox River . . . passing directly thru Rand's property.
rho first Episcopal church service in l\laine Township was held in
RMld's home in 1837 and the first school, started in 1888, was housed
in a building 10 x 12 ft. that he had used for cheese storage and converted to a class room with 15 attendmg pupils . . . a ~(Iss Rand,
possibly a sister was listed as its 1st teacher.
Rand built a second house in Des Plaines in IBM and aboMt that time
took over a saw mill that the Chlcago & ' orthwestern R.R. operated to
make ties. Later he ran a grist mill and a hotel.
When the Gennan neWComers to the area wanted to build a church,
Rand donated the lumber and other neighbors helped build it, which,
accord ing to A. T. Andreas' History of Cook (Jounty, published in 1884,
illustrated the "unit y of feeling and regard for each other's int-erests"
prevalent at that time.
"All responded with alacrity to the call to raise a house . or a bridge,
or to repair impaSSible roads," said Andreas, adding, "Di.fferences were
generally adjusted with recourse to the law."
Maine, like other COOK COUNTY TOwNSHIPS, was organized in
1850 under a s tate act of 1849. Rmd was chairman of the lir., t town
meeting, at which officers were elected and business transac ted. One of
the lirs t actions was lhe appropriation of $~O for roads and bridges.
Rand served the township as s uperviso r, justice- of th e IleaCe and for
20 years as treasurer.
The village was known as RAND from the recording of the plat in
1857 until the nam! was changed to Des Plaines by a legislative act in
1869.
~~>:""-..iM<'''';;:~
I AGREE WITH You TH,o.T IT LOOI'S

SAl>, SllZ ... ~uT HE IS SAVING ENERGY ...
FEB RUARY, 1974
PA GE 4
Pictorally CCHD
(national engineers week- feb. 17-23)
1. Looking south on Central Ave. over the Metro. Sanitary Dlst. and C hI. anitary amI Ship Canat wIth the
Ste\'cnson Xway In background.
2. Eisenhower Xway
change Ln ce nter.
with Kennedy-Dan Ryan inter.
3. Relocated Stony Island Ave, over 103m St.
4. Edens Xway rrom Gross Point Rd. to Oakton Ave.
5. Stony Island COml)lex looking north.
6. " 'estern Ave. Structure O\'er (Jal-Sag canal and Penn

Central R.R . In Blue Island, JlI.
FEBRUARY, 1974
PAGE 5
y In
Civic Center In
Sal ute of Engineers Week
7. Looking west . . Ridgeland A"e. o" er CuI-Sag

Channel.
8. Relocated Stony Island Ave. over lOSrd St. (Part of
Stony Island Complex.)
Expressway Idea Fostered by County

(8th article in celebration of the COHO'S Anniversary)
THE PLANNING that has led to construction of the 'Chicago-Cook County Expressway System was started
in the Coun ty Board room in late years of the BIG DEPRESSION, and for a time was carried on by the
County single-handed I!
Neither the State nOr the City, whicb now participate equally with the County in Exp ressway planning and
construction, jOined in tbe first discussions. Federal Aid, which since 1956 has provided 90 per cent of costs,
was not available in any degree and the County's own Highway J<' unds were limited.
Nevertheless, the Commissioners and Highway Superintendent George A. Quinlan continued long range traffic studies of adopted policies aimed to concentrate on roads described in terms of modern expressway design
but known at the time as "SUPERHIGHWAYS."
As related in our previous installment of this 60th Anniversary Review for the Highway Department, tbe
first proposal. back in 1937 for an expressway type, was the County Boa rd's idea for an
elevated roadway alongside the C. & N. W. tracks running northwest from the Centra l Busilless District of Cklcago. By then a growing volume of tra.ffic pouri.ng into the city from
the northwest part of the County had marked the need for a type of road on wbich heavy
traffic could move at good speed and without interruption, and the location alongside the
railroad grade appeared to be practical and r elatively inexpensive.
Cost estimates by ~bj . Quinlan, however, tumed out to be beyond the Co unty's reach, and the City declined
to share!! Undiscouraged, the Commissioners clung to the EXPRESSWAY IDEA and became more enthusiastic when the ~Ierritt Pa,rkwa,y in New York was put in use.
The late Board President Dan Rya,n, for whom tbe South Expressway was named. was then chairman of
the Roads and Bridge Committee. He went to New York to see the parkway and later several of the IUghway Department s tall', including William J . Mortimer, who was Superintendent (1953-1963) and before then
J\o(aj. Quinlan's assistant, also treked to "Fun City."
MONEY IN SIGHT
A solution of t he over-riding problem of where to get the money appeared in June, 1939, when the State
Legislature passed a speCial act author izing the County to borrow from the State on notes antieipating onehall of 1II0tor Fuel Tax Allotments for 20 years. It was expected that the County would have about $40
million at hand.
In August, the Board set up a Superhighway Dh~shn in the CCBD with 76 employees, and a month later
adopted a resolution specifying that the projected Nortbwest Route have "not less than four traffic lanes in
each direction, together with necessar'y bridges, railroad and highway grade separations, no crOSs tra.ffic or
left turns P'
The same resolution noted that the City, for some months, had been studying a superhighway to ruu west;..
erly from the Central Busi ness District and also authorized a jOint COUNTY-CITY committe. to coordinate
planning.
(ContinUed on paee 6)
PAGE 6
FEBRUARY, 1974
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEW!>
In November of that year. ~Ia.yor Edward J . Kelly sent a report on a comprehensive Superhighway plan
for Chicago. In a resolution of concurrence, it was noted that plans for making a s uperhighwa.y of Congress
Street were quite detailed and that the County's Northwest Project was included in the City's proposed system.
The special legislation permitting the County to horrow against gas taxes required that locations and !,reliminary details of the proposed superhighways be det ermined by lUarch 1, 1940. The date became meamng
less, however. for the State Supreme Court held the enabling act invalid.
Still clinging to the big idelL, the BolLrd, on lUay 23rd, adopted a r esolution by Commi.,ioner Ryan direct
ing ~[aj. Quinian to study other possible means of financing that portion of the proposed super~
highway system lying wlthin the Central Business Di~t rict, where motorists would get the largest benefits from the $$$ invested.
~
Eleven project units were listed in the eRn plan, including four of Northwest and three of ~
Congress Street. Total costs were estimated at $66 million, at pre-war prices yet!!
OUTSIDE THE CITY
~laj. Quinlan reported on July 29th, that a Bond Iss ue was impr""tical and that there was no likelihood of
getting a loan from Washington and therefore he was unable to submit any recommenda.tlon for construction
by the County of the CBD system. He did recommend that the County stand ready to join with other
highway agencies in carrying out the llroject and then sounded a keynote that marked the beginning of the
expre3sway history :
"Until definite steps of financing by other agencies are taken, I he&rtily recommend the Highway Funds
of the County not needed for completion of the prese nt five year program be used exclusively for the purpose of constructIng a n ex pressway system of highways in t he unincorporated areas of the County."
~Ir. Mortimer recalled tbat Maj. QuillIan co mmented at the time that expressways in the s uburban area
would bring in such volumes of traffic that the City would be forced to join the construction program.
In that period, before any expressways had been designed,

features. He said in his r eport:
~laj.
Quinlan had a clear conception of the basic
"Such expresswa.ys should have no cross traffic, being grade separated throughout. with traffic moving in
opposite directions separated by a center parkway and constructed on sulliciently wide right-of-way to provide
~e rvice roads for abutting properties with access to th :) expressway highwa.y only at controlled locations. The
Highways should be provided with modern and adequa to street lighting and roadside laJldscaped."
In August, he submitted "A study of a. System of Express Highways." Succinctly, the routes shown on
his map are those of the present expresswa.y system. Major changes was the elimination of a route a long
the Des Plaines River brought about by Constrnction of the TriState ToUway in the same general area. and
elimination of two sections in the south area of the County that had been bullt as Tollways.
(N ext month- County's Traffic Study made History ... )
NothinK wQrtlnvhile
cOllies easily. lIal} eOort dOt,S

not produce half n''>lIlzs. It
produces 110 r nults. WvrA.,
cOlllill/lOW work ami
hard w()rJ.., is the only ~Hl)'
to G("compii!!h n ' fltirs
Ihat lust.
_ flU/tllIIOII
Holt
'Our deepest sympathy to

R<>bert Hill, Hwy. Engr. n
of the Bureau of Right-ofWay, whose father, George
Homer Hili, passed away
Jan. 13th; to Joseph Hanlon
of the 1\'[a.p Division, whose
father-inlaw Lee J. Howard
died Jan. 28tb, and to
J eann e Hultman of ROW,
whose grandmother, Catherine
Rhodas, passed away Jan.
28th : .. and on Feb. 11th,
her father, Dennis ~lcGovern,
Sr., d;ed. SPECIAL heartfelt
condolences to Dist. 4's Laborer Richard Walters and

his wife, Virginia, whose 14
yr. old son, Ricky, after fight_
ing a long and losing battle
with bone cancer, bravely
succumbed to this dreaded
disease on Feb. 2nd., and to
Harry Bluestein, ROW Agent
whose motherin-Iaw F3J1nie
Greenberg, passed away February 7 . . . and to Robert
Hastings of the IIUcro-Film
Section, whose brother, Thomas Hastings, Sr., passed
away on Feb. 11 tho
Thought For The Month

(Contributed by Tony Fosco, DJst. E,ngr., lUaintenance Facility No.1)
If you work for a man, in heavens name work ftfr him. Speak well
of him and stand by tbe institution he represents. Remember an ounce
of loya'l ty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must growl, condemn
and eternally find fault, resign your position and when you are on the
outside, damn to your hearts content. But as long as you are part of
an institution, do not condemn it. If you do, the first high wind that
comes along will blow you away a nd .probably you w ill never know why!
ENERGY
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CRISES
COOK COUNTY HI GHWAY NEWS
P A.GE 7
FEBRUARY, 1974
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LEFT OUT?: . . . Inadvertently, we omitted three nice people who

also took part in the composing of the 103RD ST.-STONY I SLAND saga
as related in January's issue of the CeRN . . . to Phil Lucckese j lrv
Ma r ggraf and R :le ~li chel sen, 1M! Benjamin apo log izes! !!!! !
RECOOP ING DE PT.: J eff Doyle of F iscal Mlll1agement is home recovering from a "bout" with pneumonia. All these that know J eff will
be glad to read here that liThe Walking 'Sport's Almanac" w ill return to
his desk . . . -center ring ... jn a few weeks with some new pundits.
R E FLECTIONS AND PROJECTIONS by lI1arge Quirk: "I began my
career as Secretary to iUr. J ohn J. IIl ort ime r from lliarch 2, 1941 until
April of '00 when he was Corporation Counsel. Inasmuch as he went
into Private Practice, and I had a pension of an accumulated 14: years,
my very good friend, E rwin HOM\itz was instrumental in placing me in
the Building and Zoning Department, where IIIr. Al IIlullins (a fo rmer
Highway E mployee) was Acting Building Com missioner. IIlr. Horwitz
was then made Building Coromr. while we were at 130 N. Wells St.
I remained in the Building and Zoning Dept. in Rm. 309, Civic Center,
until 1967 . . . also on loan to Board Preshlent Seymollr Simon during
his campaign.
The cost of puhlishing YOUf

Cook County Hwy. N ews h as increased to the point where it is
neceEsary for Us to completely Upa
date our mailing list. If you wish
to continue receiving the Highway
News each month, please sign the
form 'b elow and mail to E dlwr ..
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If we 'DO NOT HEAR FROM

YOU, you r last copy will be received in 'A pril.
In Jlme of '67, my very dear and good friend, County Board President
George W . Dunne assigned me to the HI'GHWAY DEPT. as Secretary
to ~lr. Louis R. Quinla n where I have spent my most enjoyable days
of working . . . the most diJIicul t task was telling him on the 2nd of
J a nu a ry, that I was leaving the CCIfD t o take my pension of TJDRTYTHREE YE ARS !! !! It wasn't an easy decision to make . . . Naturally,
I had mixed emotions- who wouldn't?
This year, I've a brand new idea for New Year's r~solutions . . . I'm
only making ONE .. . I re,olve to be better to myself !! I'm going to
do more reading for I un a nd pleasure . . . not so much because I think
I sh ould read t his book or should keep up on that s ubject. My resollltion to be good to myself isn't just in a negative sense; I'm going to do
positive things . . . like make more time to be with the people I really
like . . . the people who I always know will under stand when they don't
hear from me for weeks or months . . . Friends to be friend ly with, as
friends a re to be enjoyed and I have been blessed with many.
M y plans???
I'm leaving for Fh>rida the first week in February to

visit friends in N a.ples and then
on to Boy nton Beach with some
more dear fr:ends.
April 19th,
I'm fiying to L ourdes, }"'rance and
then to Ireland . . . this summer
will be spent on the golf course
and doing what comes
naturally!"
(Edit"r's note: 85 strong turned
out for the farewell brahooha at
the Millionaires Olub on Jan. 30 . . .
a touching tribute to a very dedicated lady. 1II es3<S. Stark Quinlan
Radiant l\ln.rge flank ed by S UI)erln~
E rwin H orwitz and J ohn 'l\lortimc;
tc nden t Sta rk on rig h t a nd P residing
Jud ge E ugene W achO\VlSkI. 1\-[unlcJpaJ
all extolled Marge's praises ... may
Dlst. Circuit Court of Cook Coun ty
the Good Lord always keep the
on left.
wind at your 'back, .Marge.)
HAVE A. HEART: Miria m T,awy of t h e Survey Division underwent

heart surgery on Feb. 7t h for arterie blockage in three places at S~.
Francis Hosp ital in E va nst on. 'S'e nd cards of cheer there. We all pray
that "Tracey" will be back with us soon.
HOO-RAYS!. ,''Grand Slam," the CCHD duplicate bridge tea.m 'f inally
won l~ competItion ~galnst Blue Cr oss and Shield's team 2 in the Crucago
Comm 1_ a nd Industria.l L eague ... NOW . .. anyone for B'ack gammon ??
Call "Scoop" Stuart at 7714.
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FEBRUARY, 1974
PAGE 8
The truth about Highways
The liring treasure of the Seven Seas--and the even Continent's freshwater J.ak~ be enjoyed In aU Uleir culurful magni1lceuce ut Chicago's
celebratM hred Aquarium, the largest in the world and 0110 of the finest.
There can be seen over 5,000 fish of all kinds, from tiny cornl fish, fla.shlng
like jewels, to the large freshwater arapaima, from the 'Sinister shark to' the
friendly dolphin. They ha\'e attracted ovor n. million , rls ltors n. year s in ce the
institution-named tor n. philanthropic Chicago merchanl--<>l)CJled in 1929.
The Aquarium has recently expanded it c ultural and educntlonoJ facilltJes,
and further enhanced its vnJue to- the community throug h vital cooperative
research projects.
Highway systems are a major

factor in the economic and cultural
development of nations. Long be_
fore the advent of the motor
vehicle, governments and people
were concerned with safe, COll~
venient and efficient highway
transportation.
W""~lfOI'
" A"0""
. CfOI AU'UUIG
I'olmlation Areu -
Naturally, thc planning and con.truction of new blghways commands a la.rge share of 'public interest. Unknown to most Americans, however, is the fact that
blghway development in the U.S.
preceded the establishmeptt of the
Union.
III lOl a ... ,
6,4DZ,S8lt
!JaG Sq. Miles
Township map
Following are a few of the highlight. in the lfutory of American

higbways:
"
of
!C1l1: COUIM U
including
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L , 0 N J
City of Chicago
,
';--; I MOM'
Today, the automobile and truck

are the primary modes of transportation not only in the United
States but in many nations of the
world .
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What is the origin of the term

"hlghway"?- The term blghway
was brought to America by colonists from England. There, as in
America, wild animals traveled the
grassy high ground in search of
lhe best grazing land.
Public
thoroughfa.res between communi_
ties that followed these animal
paths became known as "blgh
roads/' "high weyeJ " and finally
highway.
Why were many early American
highways called ,tturnplkes"YControl of the highways was given
to individual states and tolls were
levied for their maintenance, Toll
(Continued on pnge 3)
Did You Know . . .

-that Daniel Cook, for whom
Cook County was named, was a
L'\wyer. newspa.per pu bUsher, ter..
ritoria.l a.uditor aud clerk, and a.
U.S. courier, congressman and
diplomat ?
-that Archibald 1IiacLeish, the
Pulitzer Prize winning poet, is ..
native of Glencoe, illinois and has
written a poem caUed, . "Cook
Cotmty" 'f
00 0 III 00 [!) Iilfr\1
UlOmUlWfl1\7
m~W0

Chicago, DlInols 60602
-that in 1831 the maximum price

a Cook County tavernkeeper conld
ch"rge for a hall-pint of wine,
rum, or brandy was $.18%?
-that free medical service was
given In the Fort Dearborn community before Cook County was
officially established .
See important ad on page 7

The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the purpose of exchangmg information between the
Highway Department, governmental agencies, citizen representatives. and individual municipalities. Therefore
we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication . Please contact Francine Stuart at 4437714.
MARCH,1974
VOL. XXI
No.3

Mathew W. Bieszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Floyd T. Fulle
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
William N. Erickson
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Mathew W. Bleszczat-Chmn .. Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
Graphlt; Arts Consultants

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins Stan Cabay
March 7th . .. Red and Green Letter Day
About Our Front Cover
Lights that were installed at Roselle and Schaumburg Roads and

Wise and Roselle Roads had their nnal inspection on
March 7th, 1974.
The CCIID ilL'ipectors were out in Schaumburg 'a t
10:00 A.~I. that day, giving their final approval for
the Village of Schaumburg to take over their maintenance. Both projects were part of a $260,OOft
Signalization program installed under the terms of
the TOPICS ('[raffic Operations Program to Increase
Capacity and Safety) in which the V,lIage was
a.sisted with supplemental funds from the County,
State and Federal Government.
NO SIGNALS will get crossed here!!!

greens!! !
Hooray for the reds and the
--- ---

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Surrender to nostalgia at this

glimpse of simpler days when yah_
hoos of laughter burst forth at
the latest stereoscoIJC feature .. .
when the energy shortage was as
nonexistent as electricity and automobiles and when $25.95 bought
a stylish vehicle . . . Foreground
courtesy of SEARS & ROEBUCK
Catalogue P.R. DivL'ijon with airbrushed background of today's
frenetic Xways and west skyline
. . . captured by the brush of
Stall Cabay of our ~Iap Div.
--,
A road for all seasons

The Elk Grove Village Board
has passed a resolution 'Commending the Cook County Highway Department on the reconstruction
and widening of Arlington Heights
Road from 'Salt Creek to Devon
Avenue.
The resolution also cited Mil
burn Brothers, Inc., which was
awarded the contract for construction on the rond, for successfully
completing the project ahead of
the planned time schedule.
'Milburn Brothers, a 'Mount Pros_
firm , won the
$2.5 million contract to widen 1.7
miles of the thoroughfare. The
project was set for an Oct. 15,
1974 completion date. Milburn
managed to finish the job by mid'December.
Robert Salzman, a partner in

the construction firm , said he was
very pleased with the village's
resolution. "Our field has gotten
a bad Teputation from the contractors that never made their
completion date.
It's great to
have someone recognize a firm
when it gets the job done ahead
of timer' said Salzman.
I wish I were an engineer,

Of Highways that I hold so
dear.
I've been a draltsman 1 through
3,
But people only laughed at me
I hope and pray before I die
To build a. bighway to tbe sky,
But if I fa.il and go estray,
I'll gladly build the otber way.
Just to do It would be swell
Then everyone could go,
to nell.
The company was faced with a

shortage of cement and liquid
asphalt during construction yet
managed to complete the project
within about seven months.
pect COIJfJtroction
Author
A. Drafts lIIan
Submitted by the R.O.W. Section
PAGE S
MARCH, 1974

(Another Sketch of Road Nomenclature in Cook County)
The name BARRINGTON a s applied to the township, village and road
was adopted from Great Barrington, l'Iass., the former home of numerous
early residents in northwest COOK COUNTY.
The township, like other Cook
County suburbs, carne into being
in 1850 under the general law of
1849. The villagc started in 1854,
when the Chicago & Northwestern built thru its perimeter . . .
and then there was only one house
at the station, but within a few
years, there were not only more houses . . . but TWO SETl'LEMENTS
. . . divided by the tracks! On one side was Barrington and on the
other Cuba, each with about a population of 3OO!
The two were combined and incorporated by a special act of the state
legislature in 1865. The name Cuba vanished from the map of Cook
County but survives on a road in Wisconsin, just over the state line.
Freeman Road, in Barrington Township, probably was named for one
. . 0\' perhaps all . . . of three early resident's bearing that name.
Samuel and \V. B. Freeman served as Township Hwy. Commissioners
and Thomas as Supervisor.
l'lundhank Road .. , as it appears on today's' maps .. , appears to

have been named for Henry ~(undhenke, who came to Barrington Town.
ship in 1847.
There were two early residents with the name of O~is, which has been
preserved on a road in the Township of Ba'rringbm. It was in the home
of W. E. 0 ~is that the 1st meeting for the organization of a school was
held in 1840 . . . C. B. Otis was a c,,"stable . . . and . . . Ell> Road
in Palatine Township, was named for George Ela ... he's the guy who
opened up one of the 1st stores on the Cuba side of Barrington in 1855!!
Don't rain on our Parade

Our pride and joy .
Washington, Jefferson and Frsnklin proposed an east-west highway

to unite the nation. However, the
""tu..1 linking of the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts with I> paved highway did not occur until 1935, when
what famous highway was COD\pleted?-THE LINCOLN mGHWAY, which was begun in 1913
and finished in 1935, spans 3,831
miles and was planned for motor
veh!cles.
What American highway was
blazed by D~niel Boone?- The
Southern route to the lYest was
blazed by Boone and a few companions from Fort Watauga., N.C.,
through the Cumberll\llld Gap and
into Ken';ucky. Boone's Wilderness Road is now followed by the
eastern branch of the DIXIE
IflGmVAY.
Immedia tely fOlilowing tke estab_

lishment of St. Augustine, Florida.,
in 1565, a road 40 miles in length
was constructed- the first city and
the first highwa.y to be built in
the New World.
In 1611, the first American

bridge was built at Jamestown
Ishnd in Virginia., and in 1632
Virginia enacted the first legislation for laying out needed highways.
, joined
in on the St. Pat's Day Parade,

manned by John Lunter and Jim
Nolan . . . driving the heavy duty

truck that pulled the Float down
State S~reet that Great Street to
the cheers of thousands of standers-by . , , and did we have a
ball!!! !
Sandy ~1athis ' out-did herself

this year by making all the costumes out of green felt and appEqued them with shamrocks.
Helen Duff's prelty blond daughter Mary Pat Borem was again
joined by her two boys and
daughter along wi th Susan Goon, Sandy's gal pal and her two oriental
darlings.
.
Our thanks to everyone concerned in the CCllD who worked very
hard in making ~tarch 17th oops .. . 16th go off without a hitch . . .
and to Pat O'Malley of Canteen Corll. who was gracious enough to feed
us prior to step-off time . . . also to t he Pipe Fitter's Local 597, who
served the happy group hot dogs and drinks. Hoo-ray for the Irish
. . . nol forgetting every other ethnic group who too were Irishmen.
even for a day!! ! ! ! !
Some people even go underground underwater. The Kammon

Tunnel from Shimoneski, Honsbu
to Kyushu, Japan, extends 6.01
mile,:;.
Americans drive on the righthand side of the road b""ause in

the old days Conestoga wagon
"mule skinners" sat astride the
left wheel horse and when meeting another wagon, passed on the
right in order to watch the space
between wagon hubs.
The most crowded stretch of

superhighways in America are (1)
the Congress Expressway in Chicago, which carries over 7,200
vehicles an hour and (2) the Hollywood Freeway in Lo. Angeles
which carrieB 6,600 vehicles an
hour .
(Co nti nued on page 8)
PAGE 4
MARCH, 1974
1974 Theme "The New Challenges of Transportation"
1. Lett to right: Edwin Beck, )lll.ll Div. head; l\forrie

e her-nett Arch'l Dlv. head; Harry Abbott, Drainage Dlv.
head; Anthony Dml , Drainage Di\'. Asst.; John Cra.ne,
Chler ot the Administration Bureau; Jack Stem, Chief
of the llf'Sign BUr('ulI-Qur gang from tho CCIID!
S. Nebioll Lindburg, Traffic Assoc. Engr.j lIe nrlk E.

Stafscth, Co-C'IUlirman-AAS1lTO; G. H. Andrews, Dir.
Wns hingto n State Jlwy. Dept., J . Nelson, V.P., CentraJ
)lg r. Etnrye Co. and American Ud. Bhlrs. A!:'Iso.
2. \V. S. Ekern, President, lU.V.C. of S.U.D. (,78/74)

and Deputy Comm.~Chlef Eng-r. t Minnesota Dept. of
Unys.
4. John Borchert, Dir. of Urban and Regional Affairs,

Nniv. of t\filwesota who was the speaker at the morning
"rSSion of the l\liss. " olley Conference.
"We can't all be heroes, because

someone has to sit on the curb
and clap as they go by."
- Will Rogers
5. "Red" 'McCracken, our 1st registrant to the Oonference, bein g greeted by Fiscal Mgt's June Gleason: Ed
Beck and Aug'clu Giusefft . this Is Angle's 2nd yea.r
as a loyal host at the )'f.V.C. 1\Ir. l\fcCracken Is the 86
yr. young head of P.lt. lor Gannett, Fleming, Corddry
and Car l>enter, Inc., Enginocrs of Harrisburg, Pu.. , and
we look lorwa rd to hLs presence wUh each ensuJng
Contt!rt!nce.
"Never send a. boy on a man's

errand, not unless he has a driv ..
er's license and credit card. U
-Bob Clark
"Whether a man winds up with
a nest egg 'or a goose egg depends on the chick be married."
-TypographIc
MARCH , 1974
PAGE 5
Mississippi Valley Conference

Tho 65th Arumal l\leeting of the i\llssisslppi Valley ConIerence on
State Highway Departmcn:s was held in Chicago at the La Salle Hotel
on i\(arch 13, 14 and 15, 1974. This Conference is held under the
auspices of the Cook County lIighway Department and includes general
meetings at which addresses of interest to highway engineers and
oflicials are given during morning sess~ons. The afternoon sessions are
devoted to special interest group meetings at which 15 different s pecial
interests are discussed. These meetings are private meetings restricted
to State Highway Department I)CrSORnel, invited County Highway
officials and representatives from the Burea.u of Public Roads at which
questions regarding spec!fic operational problems are subm itted by the
various State Highway Departments and are disc1,lssed in a frank and
business like manner.
CALLh~G DOCTOR KILDARE :

J erry Marks, leaves and records
head honcho is in Columbus Hasp. recovering from surgery . . . leaving
Betty Perryman to hold down the fort . . . AND Chuck O'Leary, our
personable mail delivery clerk who also had surgery. is in West Suburbar, Hospital . . . both of whom perform vital functions f()r the De
partment. Hurry back . . . ANOTHER TRAUMA was smoothed over
when the Fire Dept. rushed Bob Hastings of our micro film Division to
S1. LukesPreB. after he collapsed in the line of duty on Feb. 21st.
EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY : Nicolette Antoinette, the beautiful

grey pooole .. . pride of Skokie and P .R.'s Jlilda Castle, was the victim
of a hit and run. We, here in P.R. held our own private services on
Ash \Vedncsday . . . ashes to ashes and dust to dust!!!! and now for
the good news . . .
CLUCK . . . CLUCK$SSS$ . . . TID~ STORY OF THE HEN TIIAT
LAID THE GOLDEN EGG DEPT. : Mater;al Testing's Stanley Kimont
h"s some mother-in-law . . . who else, but Doris Castle who had the
CHICKEN that la;d a "Golden Egg" to the tune of $25,000!!!!! Doris,
of River Forest was a 1st time Pillsbury Bake-Oft \Vinner . . . and
we're betting that Stanley never refuses dinner thore . . . we thot that
all of our gourmet cooks would welcome her $$$$$$ recipie . .. S() here
g<>cs with the winning SA. VORY CRESCENT CHICKEN SQUARES
enu! for 4 sandwiches:
REDUCED SPEED OR
OPERATION SLOW DOWN
Within days after a reduced
speed limit was approved for both
Illinois and County Highways, our
sign ma!ntenance crews worked at
a frenzied pace to post lhe newly
mass produced 50 mph signs.
1 pkg. (3 07.s.) cream cheese, softened

3 tbl. spoons butter or oleo, melted
2 cups cooked, cubed chicken or 2 ca ns (5 oz.) ooned cbicken
:<> tbl. spoons milk
1 tbl. spoon chopped chives
V. tsp. salt
Ys tsp. pepper
1 cau (8 oz.) quick crescent or ltallan ft:Ll'ored dinner rolls
% cup seasoned croutons, crushed
Blend cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter (reserve 1 tablespoon)
unti'! smooth. Add the next 6 ingredients; mix well. Separate crescent
dough into 4 rectangles; firmly press perforations into seal. Spoon y"
cup chicken mixture onto center of each rectangle. 'Pull 4 corners of
dough to top center of chicken m ixture. Twist slightly and seal edges.
Brush tops with reserved butter; dip in crouton crumbs. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 35()o for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Refr igerate leftovers . . . (mmmmmrnm good! mmmmmmm good!)
AND NOW we are wending our way to Palm Springs for a well de
served rest , so . . . give all your complaints and complimQrlts to Hilda
Castle and Clarice B'ochan in lieu of . .. francine stuart
The value of railroads in America's economy caI1nnl be overstated. A!i far back as I KMJ.
directors of a Scoltish investment bank instru c ted their
American age nt to loan no
money on farms more (hUn 10
miles from a railroad loading
site. They reasoned that bad
land near transportation was a
!:leiter investment than !tood
land isolated from the marketplace.
COOK COUNTy HIGHWAY NEW&
DEPARTMENT
PRAISEWORTHIES
CCHD
26th and Beach
La Grange Park, IlL
Dear ~Ir. Philbin:
I want to take this opportunity
to thank you for the service shown
Chas. A. Stevens in the very
efficient manner that you r Department serviced the North Frontage
Road during the last snow fall.
I realize how busy you must have
been at THAT time and the many
phone calls you must have received, but with just ONE PHONE
CALL to Mr. Kenlay, this road
was made sen,ieeable for oUr fifty
employees. We are in a rather
isolated area in the B'urr Riclgc
Industrial Park a nd any further
service you can give us would be
greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
E. J ensen, Traffic Manager
CHAS. A. STEVENS & CO.
County of Cook
Highway Department
8900 West 135th Street
Doland Park, Illinois
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is written to express
our deepest appreciation to the
for their prompt attention in clearing the roadways in OUr area of
snow during this winter season.
We feel that you are doing a fantastic job considering the vut
area which y-ou are responsible
for. Keep up the good work!
Respectfully yours,
John DeMaso
Patrolman
Palos Park Police Dept.
Franklyn J. Lane, Police Commr.
(Editor's note: We know what
good work we do aud it's gratifying to hear from appreciative
people. Thank yoo.)
following m'e just two of the

hundreds of letters we received
but due to lack of space it
in'7JOssible to print them all.
Thanks to all of our loyal readers
lor renewing your subscriptions to
(the
wa;
the CCBN.)
PAGE 6
MARCH, 1974
~Ir.
Philip J. Carey, Chairman

Cook County Home Rule
Study CommIssIon
County Building, Room 587
Dear

Cook County JUghway Dept.
Dear Mrs. Stuart:
Please do not remove us from
your mailing list. We wish to continue receiving the Cook County
Highway News because it is one
of the mos t informative periodicals
we receive concerning our own
Cook County.
Because we did not wish to deface
our copy of the February iosue by
removing the coupon, we chose to
respond to your "ad" by let ~er.
Thank you for your fine service.
Sincerely,
Thomas S. Burke,
Interim Principal
Morgan Park High School
~.
Carey:
Thank you for your ,letter of

February 25, inviting my views on
intergovernmental cooperatIon be.
tween Cook County and the suburban municipalities.
On the positive side, ! would
say that our relationship with the
County as a whole, has been out
standing.
Specifically, we fil1d a great deal
of cooperation is extended to us in
t he most pleasant way by Lou
Quinlan and his people in the
County Highway Department.
Likewise, the County Zoning
Board of Appeals is always helpful and easy to work with.
Thank you again for writing,
and for your interest in intergovernmental cooperation.
Sincerely,
Edward K. Patten, Presidcn~

Vl\lage of Glenview
Dear Mrs. Stuart:
I sure want to receive your Cook

County H ighway News. I want to
congratulate all parties concerned
in gathering such News Events
and having them published in your
C. C. H. N. paper. It is with
pleasure to read facts on the
column "DID YOU KNOW?" It
is very interesting. Y.our pages
pictorally are just great! Words
cannot explain what the pic~ures
shows to the public, more than a
thousand words.
Contlnue to
show them!
It is interesting to read (How a
Road Was Named) . . . it takes
one back to the old days and how
Chicago and our Subllrbs were
born.
r am always looking forward in
receiving this paper every month
when published.
"KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!"
Respectfully,
Harold R. Kirschbaum
l\lelrose Park, Dl.
(Editors Note: It's people like you
that makes this aU worth while!)
Our heartfelt sympathy to

Stanley Rutyna, Engr. Tech.
at Dlst. No. 4 whose 15 yr.
old son Raymond was killed
in an auto accident on Feb.
20th; to Lonnie Dixon of
Fiscal l\lanagement Bureau,
whose father, John R a.y, died
Feb. 24th; to Supervisor
Herb Luons and Lahorer Edwin Lucas of Dist. No.4,
whose brother died Feb.
24th; to Charles PocIus of
our Estimating Div., whose
mother, l\-lrs. Genevieve Pocius died Feb. 26th; to Kathy
Farbo, Records Room , whose
c~us:n, John Bucciferro, k.
dIed March 8th.
MARCH, 1974
P~GE
County's Traffic Study Made History

(9th article in celebration or the CCIID'S 60th Anniversary)
World War II, 'Material Shortages . . . and man power, restricted road work largely to maintenance . of
routes serving defense plants but did not dim the COlmty Board's enthusiasm for the newly conceIved Jaea
of Expressways.
As related in the February installment of this sixtieth anniversary s!retch of the CCIID history, t he Commissioners started discussing Xways called Superhlghways-in-1937 and at the Board's direction, Superintenuent George A. Quinlan in 1940 mapped a countywide system, substantially the same as the one that has
been constructed.
Another important step was taken in 1941 in a Metropolitan Area Survey of Trallie
origins and destinations. The employment of specially trained squads of Boy Scouts
at 380 check points gave the project Interesting color and the data gather.d and
analyzed, proved to be highly useful in determining Xway locations.
Cooperating with the CCIID were the Dlinoi. Division of Highways; Indla;na State
Highway Commission; City of Chicago; Chicago Park District and the H ighway Departments of Du Page, Kane, Lake and Will Counties.
County Board President Clayton F. Smit
terms in his annual message:
h mentioned the survey in complimentary
"This outstanding work so interested other traffic agencles that the Department
was called upon to deliver a paper on this work at the Traffic Conference held at
Purdue University. The trallic survey Is another first for the lIighway Department,
which maintains a leading position among highways througbout tbe country.
COUNTY PLANNING GOES AHEAD
Following Maj. Quinlan's 1940 report, the County Board proceeded with plans for
Xways outside of Cbicago. The City had declined to share in a superbighway proposal for the Central Business District and the CommiSSioners, on l\oIaj. Quinlan's
recommendation, had decided to spend all Superhighway funds in unincorporated
areas.
In that period, the County had no resources except ~Iotor Fuel and County Highway Taxes. The first glimmer of Federal Aid came in 1941 when President Roosevelt appointed an In ter-Regional Jlighway Committee to plan 84,000 miles of freeways, of which 1,800 miles were to be in Illinois.
The war with Japan interrupted this project, but it led to a congressional appropriation, signed by the President in 1945, of one and one-half billion to be allotted
to states on a 50-50 basis for highway censtructlon over a three year period. Thus,
federal money helped build the first expressways in Cook County.
The effect of the 1st year of the war following Pearl Harbor was described by President Smith in hi.
annual message for 1942:
"To our highway department the war has brought nULny changes. The steel shortage has meant the temporary abadonruent of the I5..year highway program in connection with the construction of concrete roads and
reinlorced structures. Only those of vital importance for our national defense can be constructed 1"
i'A great responsibility has been placed upon this department in maintenance of more than 600 miles of
Highways, many of which play important parts in the transportati()n system. Huge defense plants are being
built in the country areas with limited transportation facilities, necessitating the use of private automobiles
for the majority of the workers. The llighways, under jurisdiction of the Highway Department, leadin~ to
and from , not only the defense ])Iants, but homes of the workers must and wiJ1 be ma.intained in a condition
permitting safe and economical usage."
"Tbe forces of this department have been mobilized to act immedia.tely in the event of air raids. More
than one hundred pieces or road building equipment .. . including trucks, graders, scrapers and rollers . ..
are on 24-hour call to assist the Office of Civilian Def ense in repairing damage to high\Vays and sewers
throughout Cook County."
EMPLOYEE'S OFF TO WAR
With no road construction ~ing done during the war, neither was tbere a Department force to do it.
Virtually aU the key EnglneerlOg personnel and numerous other employee's were fighting the battle of the
"Bulge or Okinawa."
Throughout WW II our Highwa.y Family was kept together in spirit with a monthly mimeograpbed news
letter inspired by ~laj. Qllinlan. It contained letters from men away and news bits of those at home.
Frequently. particularly on holidays, the superintendent contributed a personal message.
ing, sent in a letter to every Department employee in service, read in part:
The final greet-
"Your position is awaiting your return . .. and you are needed here as soon as you can get back!!!!"
LONG LIVE THE CCIID!!!
"GIVE 'E~I HELL ..."
PAGE 8
MARCH, 1974
High road-Low road-

COOK COUNTY'S 2nd ImbUc sculpture by Pablo Picasso will be e-rected
this summer at the Gould Center In RoUing l\Ieadow8, northwest of O'Hare
Airport . . . addlog greatly to our County's image as the nstlou's sculpture
center. The "Bather" . part of PICiL-'iSO'S series based on .i\lanet's l)uLntlng
"DeJeunel' sur I'Kcrbe" will be constructed by Norwegian teehnJeJans, directed
by Carl Ncsjar, using black granite aggregate from Norwa.y and set 10 81rentralning cement. Ncsjar, who has 6.'\':oouted more than a dozen concrete
sculptures 1()1' Picasso, wiU sandbla.st Unes into the whO
te concrete. follo",-ing
Picasso's design. The sO-toot-high uBather' has two fronts and no backside
and will sit in her own little pool, presiding o"er a 200-foot-long reflecting
pool in tho Gould Center Plaza.
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HIU
The United Kingdom, for instance, not the United States,

holds the unenviable record for
crowded highways with over 11,384,000 vehicles and only Z1Z,Z75
miles of rood. Even the .Japanese
can't duplicate the United Kingdom record, but they do claim s"le
title to the world's worst traffic
jam-Tokyo.
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In Gold Rush days, the town of

Victor, Colorado, was a center of
mining activity. Gold ore ran so
rich that low-grade material was
discarded and ueed as aggregate
for s :reet paving.
Fifty ye~rs
later a section of the main street
was removed and sme1ted. The
yield? $5,000 from just one city
block!!
MO. , II' t \~,i It
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SCHAIIMIUI'
(Continued Crom page 3)
L,Mn
Did You Know ..

-that letter postage was 25 cents
on each letter in 18331 The mail
was carried once a. week on horseback to and from Niles, 1I1ichigan?
-that in 18Z9, .. medical report
of Dr. S. G. DeCamp, exhibited
the principal diseases at Fort
Dearborn : Intermittent fever led
the list with 17 cases and Venereal
infections was Dn the bottom of
the list with no cases. lIasn't our
progress been remarkable???
-that in lIfaitIand's DICTION_
ARY OF ffi1lERICAN SLANG,
published in 1891, the new term
"skyscraper" was defined as U a
very tall building such as are now
being bum in Ch:cago?"
(B Q) Q) Ili (B Q) l!J ITl nIJ
GlQ0GlW8l1 ill ~\!D0

Ch icago. illinois 60602
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lIlichigan has the distinction of

hav ing the only highway in America on which ears are prohibited.
It ;s ~1-185 on ~I""kinac Island. It's
part of the highway system, all
right, but trallic is limited to
horse-drawo vehicles, bicycles and
the Island's fire truck.
While some people build passes

to go over mountains-like the
Boopa L.. in Western Tibet with
an altitude of 19,41Z feet-olhers
tunnel underground. The world'.
longest tunnel is 7.:a miles under
i\[ount Blanc, crossing from France
to Italy.
IIIK I
WAY IIWI

Chicago, IIIlnol, 80802
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the Highway Department , governmental agencies, citizen representatives. and individual municipalities. Therefore, we invite any newsworthy con tributions relevan t to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-7 714.
VOL. XXI
No.4
APRIL. 1974
Mathew W . Bleszc:ret
Ch,rl" S. Bonk
Ch.rll. F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chl.fOW
George W. Dunne
Floyd T. Full.
Ch,rl J . Grupp , Jr.

William H. Hervey
Jerome Hupper1
LlIlI,n Plotrollltsid
Ruby Ry.n
Mlt hl. W. Bllucut-Chrnn .. Road and BrltSge Comm.

Editor
Frlnclne StUlrt
John H. Slrog.r, Jr.

John P. Tauhy
Joseph I. Wood,
Hugo J. Stark-Superin tendent of Highways

Edwin A . Beck C. C. Higgins Stln Clbay
Repn:nted courtesy of
Northeastern illinois Planning Commission
Photography
Elmer J . Mllewlkl
APRIL, 1914
PAGE 2
$5 Million Awarded County

Road Improvements
Contracts
worth $5 million for road repairs in WORTH , BLOOM,

STICKNEY and ELK GROVE townships were approved April 1st by the Cook
County Board of Commissioners .
County roads scheduled for Improvements include CENTRAL AVENUE
from 135th to 127th Street in CRESTWOOD (Worth Township), COTIAGE
GROVE AVENUE from GLENWOOD DYER ROAD to 183rd Street in GLENWOOD (Bloom Township) NARRAGANSETI AVENUE at 79th Street in
BURBANK (Stickney Township) CRAWFORD AVENUE from 123rd Street to
119th Street in ALSIP (Worth Township) and DEVON AVENUE trom the
SALT CREEK to BUSSE ROAD in ELK GROVE VILLAGE (Elk Grove Town
ship).
A $231,596 contract was awarded to the Union Contracting Materials
Co. for the CENTRAL AVENUE improvements. The road is scheduled to be
widened to 24 feet and resurfaced . Also Included in the improvement will be
the widening of the intersections at CENTRAL and 135th Street and at CENTRAL and 127th Street.
A 5236 ,173 contract was awarded to the Alpha Construction Co. for the
COTIAGE GROVE AVENUE project. The improvement will consist of
widening the road to 24 feet and resurfacing. The COTIAGE GROVE and
183rd Street intersection will be widened to three lanes.
CARLS ON ASPHALT CO ., INC., was awarded a contract totaling
$283 ,045 for the improvement of NARRAGANSETI AVENUE at 79th Street.
The improvement will include widening, resurfacing and providing drainage at
the intersection. New traffic signals will also be installed .
A contract totaling $2,086,888 was awatded to Consolidated Con struction Co. and Bongi Cartage , Inc. for the improvement to CRAWFORD
AVENUE . The road is scheduled to be resurfaced and' a mountable
median strip to separate north and southbound traffic will be installed .
Improvement of 123rd Street and CRAWFORD and 119th Street and
CRAWFORD also is called for In the contract.
For the Devon Avenue improvement, a contract lotaling $2,219,450 was
awatded to Milburn Bros . Inc. Included in the Improvement will be resur
facing work, installation of a mountable median strip, and upgrading the in
tersections of DEVON and TONNE ROAD and DEVON and LIVELY
BOULEVARD.
Money for the improvements will come out of the county's share of M.F, T,
said Hugo J . Stark, Superintendent of Highways.
Two by Two they went

marching thru on the 15th
AprU 15th, 1974, at 10:00 A.M.
CRAWFORD AVENUE between
119th and 123rd Streets (con
struction zone) will be closed to aU
but local and emergency traffic.
The northbound traffic detour will
use 127th Street east to KEDZIE
then north to 119th and west back
to CRAWFORD . Southbound in
reverse.
This M.F. T. contract, a joint ven
ture was awarded to CONSOLIDATED
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY and BONG I CARTAGE,
INC. , in the amount of $2.1 million .
The completion date is set tor the
latter part of 1974.
And . . . DEVON AVENUE b
tween BUSSE ROAD to SALT
CREEK , located in the Village of
Elk Grove , in the Elk Grove Township , was closed to through traffic
and open to local traffic only .
This detour goes Eastbound on
Devon Avenue , tums south on
Arlington Heights Road as far as
Thorndale . Traffic then proceeds
east on Thorndale to Elmhurst
Road , north on Elmhurst Road,
back to Devon Avenue. Westbound traffic in reverse.
This detour will also be lifted on
completion of construction in the lat
ter part of '74.
Work on the improvements is scheduled to begin later this spring.
To all highway users Including Engineers and Mathematicians: PI(e) a 10 mode

Since the days of antiquity engineers have been cuning the Greek Pi to
_~ . ~
manageable (bitesize) proportions.
~. -s:
Here is a tip for aficionados of greater accuracy:

Multiplying the diameter of your circle by the following value of Pi will give
you the long way atound (circumference): Value of 'Jr to 320
decimals: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197 1693993
751058209749445923078 16406286208998628034825342117067982
14808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745
02841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659
3344612847 4648233786783165271 201 9091456'4 856692346034861 0
45432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817
Contributed by Stephen M. Wynne Engineering AnalysiJ Se ction
- C;:"D~
~~ - ~
" TIIef. I 1 goI If.H ", bu,ldup JOU
,,"p..,.Ch I.,. I>01I_k ., lhe 16th S l fHI

btoOge .nG AI ..... th Bou,.'.,d
I)I::VAl?TMI::~T
~ I::W~MAI\I::l?~
RUBER PRODUCTIONS, INC.
proudly presented their Third Smash Hit
... " IT'S A GIRL" ... who opened on
March 9th at Weiss Mem'l Hospital
starring Erika Beth Ruber .. . making
our Sadelle Goldner of Fiscal Mgt. a
very proud grandma . .. AGAIN ... again
& again I I I
SCHOOLIN ' DEPT: Donald H. Bennett , Draftsman III of Drainage
graduated from Governor ' s State
University in Park Forest South this
month with a degree in Environmental
Science . . with emphasis on Urban &
TransportatiOn Planning . . . (good going,
Don)
ARTISTIC LICENSE DEPT: Secondary

Roads' top Engineer John Link recently
received his license for REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER ... having
passed the ILUNOIS Examination held
in Dec. of '73 . . . John Is also a
Registered Land Surveyor In both
illinois & Wisconsin , making his value
to the CCHD tres unique ... and man ...
a uniQue Is not a unic ... like a house is
notahomel i ll
LEGAL " AID" DEPT :
John R.
Baker has been admitted to partnership
into the law firm of HONIGMAN MILLER
SCHWARTZ AND COHN (Detroit, Mich .)
... John just happens to be Ruth (of Can
struction) Caland rl ello's soninlaw.
Division's
Bernard
Rlman was
the
EDUCATED
WORKSHOPS:
Bridge
recipient of the APWA Education
Foundation Certi ficate in recognitiOn
of his partiCipatiOn in the continuing
series of APWA workshops which are
deSigned to provide timely info on
research findings & other programs &
developments I nvolv i ng Ihe
management of public works activity ...
(so now the Skokie Swift has another
educated rider!)
DEPT. " OPERATIONS " . , , Fiscal
Mgt's Philip J. Delahunt is recooping
nicely from both a gallbladder & ap
pendix cutting ... having had surgery on
April 5th ... (we imagine that his tummy
looks like one of the CCHO maps, so
find the rite Hwy. back to the Civic Center, Phil) ... The Map DlvisiOn's Cubby
Higgins' Wanda (Adlai Stevenson 's
Chicago arm) underwent eye surgery
on the 2nd & she too is ogling her way
back to heahh.
No. 1 . . Robert R. Fuener placed
lirst on the Hwy. Engr. til Civil Service
Ust averaging 89.39 ... (good show,
Bob)
PAGE 3
APRI L, 1974

THATCHER AV ENUE, which starts in River Forest and , as Thatcher Road ,
runs northward in Leyden Township , bears the name of a prominent family in
the early history of River Forest.
David C. That cher came td Chicago
from New York State in 1838 and founded a mercantile business. It was such a
financial success that after 16 years he
MBRClINTIllCO.
had, as an early day historian put it,
" amassed a compentency ," and at
the age of 44 he retired and moved to
the locality that has become beautiful
River Forest . The Chicago & Northwestern railroad at first called its station
THATCHER and for a time the western
part of the settlement was known by that
name.
David ' s son , Sol omon , his grandson, Solomon, Jr ., and other family memo
bers built the Thatcher M .E. Church In 1873 and presented it to the
Methodist Society. The interior was finished with hardwood that was cut in
Thatcher Grove . A Sunday school. which was formed earlier, had as its
teachers, Clara Thatcher and Frances E. Willard , who was to become the
founder of the W. C.T.U.I
Solomon , Jr. was one of a committee of three that directed the building of
the Moody Tabernacle in Chicago . After living in River Forest for 15 years ,
he moved North to Lake Bluff which he founded and became the Ilrst
president of that community ,
Harlem Avenue . an important north and south artery, which forms the
eastern boundary of River Forest , took its name from a suburb now extinct.
Orginally, in the 1850 ' s , Harlem included all of Oak Park and the east half of
R,F ... after those suburbs were incorporated, Harlem was pushed south of
the C. &N . W. t racks and eventually was swallowed up in Park Forest.
THATCHER
-.A"
STEPHEN ST. BRIDGE i n Lemont, lII .
:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!~~!!!
~_ _ _ _ _ _~~.;._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~~~~:==~
For those who care to look .. there's beauty everywhere in COOK

COUNTY ... This Bridge Is a typical example of a Roman Arch Bridge which
was erected by the County in 1910. The Bridge was refUrbished in 1968
due to the design of the arch ... the loadings were too low, and a walk was
erected for school children in the area.
The bas-relief work on the side of the Bridge makes this structure " a one
of a kind " BEAUTY right here in our own County.
APAIL, 1174
PAGE 4
THE FLEET'S IN
(THE CCHD NEW LOOK
Maintenance-wiselllll)
1. Crew Cab Pick Up Truck
2. Rearvlew of Crew-Cab pick up trucks

3. New Van (ain ' t she sweet?) for picking up
equipment parts and transporting employees from
one District to another.
4. Frontvlew of Gradall Excavator
5. Gradall excavator - digs ditches culverts and all sundry duties

6. " It 's longerlhan a giraffe' s neck! ! J"
clears
APRIL , 1914
RETIREMENT NEWS
After 36 years of service with the eCHO . .. Eugene L. Palermo of the
Engineering Computor Division is leaving our family the end of May for
more peaceful pastures and deservedly so ... (Editor's aside: The CCHN
addressograph machine could not have functioned without Mr. Paler
mo ' s deft hands plus his engineering knowhow with our antique con
traptlon on which the Highway News Is stamped out each month!)
Affable and likable, Gene has been held with great esteem within the
Department ... so much so that 150 strong turned out to honor him for a
retirement luncheon held at the lUinois Athletic Club on April 24th.
Gene began with the CCHD as a

laborer In 1937 as part of a surveying
crew ... followed by progression thru
various Department positions and
Divisions Including Roadway Design;
Rlghtof WaYi Expressway Design .
and finally retiring as the Head of the
Engineering Computer Division of the
CCHO .
Gene attended Purdue University
and the illinois Institute of Technology
and is a Registered Professional
Engineer in the State of illinois.
During WW II Gene served in the U.S. Navy ... in 1944 and '45 as a Cox
swain (Boatswains Mate) ... From his "water" stint ... he got the bug for
sailing as he spends his summers in his recently acquired hideaway in
Wisconsin on Pine lake with his lovely wife, Dorothy ... Between salling his
Javelin Sail Boat and gabbing on his ham radio rig, he hopes to see his son,
E.L.P., Jr, and his daughter-Inlaw, Sue more frequently as they will be
living close by in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Gene and Dorothy will pack up in the fall of the year ... when the snow
starts snowing and the wind starts blowing .. . weathering the storms by
fleeing to the sun and sand of Tucson, Ariz. where they will enjoy the com
pany of Gene' s young 88 yr . old mother, lucy ... an erstwhile Cook
County Commissioner ... still going strong and very active in Tucson's
Community affairs . .. Also residing in Tucson are several of Gene's nieces
and nephews ... leaving his brother, Albert and his sister, Julia to hold down
the fort In Chicago so therefore ... we can look forward to seeing Gene
when he comes back to visit. God 81ess , love.
PAGE 5
Rivers of Life
and
"I'll Cry a River
over You"
(CouTtesy of Puget Sound ChapteT 4,
R . O. W. Ass'n. NewsletteT, Vol. 22,
No .2)
The mlleage traveled on America 's
highways In 1973 by passenger cars Is
reported as one trillion miles and the
more than 22 million trucks and buses
registered In this country are reported
to have logged a total 01 275 billion
highway miles in addition during the
same 1973 period.
Impressive stallstics ... but what of
them? Well. those figures become more
meaningful when faclored in dollars
and cents . In most cases , the
passenger vehic les were driven by
people just like ourselves ... people
who were on the highways. either to
make money , or to spend it. For exam
pie, 110 million Americans used our
highways to go to and from their
vacation retreats. The $ $ $ they spent
and the miles they traveled were
respectively: 45 billion dollars and 350
billion miles . The 45 billion dollars
wasn't simply tossed out of the win dows of all those autos. II went to
hotels , motels, sef'lice stations, gift
shops, restaurants -every con ceivable type of business from mom
and-pop stores to International corporations . Who benefited? Was it a
group 01 contractors, conscious less
tycoons Involved in sinister can
spirators to pave and stripe the world?
Or, perhaps, a subliminal "Gas-TaxCosaNostra?" Granted , a few
" operators" got more than their fair
share; but the vast majority of that 45
billion dollars went to people who
worked diligently to earn It . They
weren't all tycoons. There was the kid
who washed dishes at a c hain
restaurant for the summer to earn next
semester's tuition at the State
College. There was the retired couple
who had " put their savings " inlo a
small, roadside grocery so they would
be able to pull through the ' 'twilight
years" without going on relief. There
was Ihe young sef'llce station operator
whose biggest break in IIle had been
the acquisition 01 a dealer's license.
The types and numbers of people and
businesses Involved in the sharing of
thai 45 billion dollars need be timited
only by one's imagination I !
Continued in M ay issue
APRIL, 1914
DEPARTMENT PRAISEWORTHIES
Mr. leo Mertka
Dear Mr. Mertka:
I wish to thank you for the copies
of plans of McCormick Blvd . that
you sent a few days ago.
We have had no layout of the
drainage system on McCormick
Blvd . since we took over main
tenance from the State a few years
ago. The 1944 paving plans that
you have furnished show this
system In good detail and wilt be of
great help to us In up-dating our
sewer maps and per10rming our
maintenance.
Your prompt assistance is greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Conference A.S.P.A.
Dear Ms. Stuart:

Our Highway Meeting in
Chicago , this past March , with the
help
of
your
wonderful
organization , turned out to be
something I enjoyed very much. I
was quite complimented when you
folks initiated the Idea of
capitalizing on the Idea that I was
Number One when it came to
registering , which just seems to
add to the way I keep gening along
with people and your Cook County
org.nlzatlon is one that I shall
always be th.nkful lor, and please
tell the other I.dles, June Gle.son
and Hilda Castle ,"hello" for me. I
am certainly going to be looking for
ward to seeing you folks when I am
in Chicago again which will be in the
near future .
(submitted via WIIII.m P. Hayes,

Chief . Acctg. Dlv. & P.A . lowen )
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR
PUBUC ADMINISTRATION held a
Joint Conference on " New Views
In Delivering Public Services" at
the Drake Hotel last March 15th and
16th. This was a highly instructive
and entertaining Forum for
Professionals in the Public Service .
.. AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERN
MENT. Representing the eCHO
were Francine Stuart , William P .
Hayes and P. A. lowen.
( We're such pros!)
Please note that my home ad

dress is 404 High Street ,
Bethlehem, PA 18018. Again
thank you , and with kindest personal regards . I am
Sincerely yours,
H. R. Von Huben , Supt .

Water and Sewer Dept.
City of Evanston
PAGE II
Gannett Fleming Corddry & Carpenter, Inc

J. E. McCr.cken
Public Relations
Mrs . Francine Stuart , Editor

Mrs. Francine Stuart, Editor

Deaf Mrs. Stuart :

While much of your publication
is inoriented I never fail to enjoy the

contents for their:
a. interest
b. information
c. human relations
d. literacy
e. humor
(in whatever order you incline.)
It is one 01 the best House
Organs I have ever seen and I
congratulate the entire staff .
Sincerely,
Dear Mrs. Stuart:

It's been a pleasure reading the
news of the Department and about
the people that make things grow
and happen. Having retired over two
years ago, It Is a link to the past
and a bond to the many years 01
service with a wonderful group . My
kindest regards to Ed Beck, Elmer
MaJewski , Henry Riedl , Paul Partlpllo and " Our" Superintendent
Hugo J. Stark and so many other
old time friends.
Your "Anniversary" articles are
very interesting , so please keep the
" News" coming .
M. Benedict Amar
District Superintendent
Drake Elementary School
City of Chicago
Carl Stelnweg
Chicago, Illinois
(Edit or 's not e:

dear Mr. Amarl)
(Editor 's note :

all of w .)
Elementary, my
Yours,
Hello to yo u f rom
De.r Mrs. Stuart :

Pleas. continue to send us the
monthly copy of the Cook County
Highway News.
The information that is published
is very helpful to the moving com
panies who are involved with the
usage 01 highways, toll roads, etc.,
also your linle inserts of how our
highways and roads in the County
obtained their names .
Sincerely yours,
Glen Weinberg
Executive Director.
Movers' Ass'n . of Greater Chicago

Morrie Pomeroy of Olst. 1
whose wife , Moil l e died
March 27th ; to Jerry Marks of
leaves & Records whose
brother, Sidney passed away
on April 4th in California; to
"Ted" Gschwlndt of Dlst 1
Maintainance Dlv . whose
father, George Sr . died April
8th .
APRil , 1974
PAGE 7
County First to Build Expressways

(10th article In celebration of the CCHD ' s 60th Anniversary )
Since the end of World War II , the saga of the CCHO is closely interwoven with development of the Metropolitan
Area Xway System .
The expressway era is one of three chapters in the Department 's 60-year
history as defined by highway types. When established In 1914, the Depart
ment's main concern was the upkeep of dirt and graveled road with horsedrawn machinery . Some sections of principal Highways were surfaced with
concrete, but it was not until after World War I that "hard road" building was
started on a broad scale.
In the years following that Waf , concrete pavements were laid throughout
the County In a pattern intended to provide continuous travel in thesuburban area and convenient connect ions with Chicago arterial streets .
The big depression virtually halted construction, but It afforded the County
Board and Highway Superintendent George A . Quinlan time to look into the
future.
The first expressway proposal, for improvement of Avondale Avenue from the northwest city limits to the Loop ,
was put forward by the Board in 1937. It failed because the County did not have sufficient money to do it alone and
the City dec lined to sha re c osts . The same fate befell a Count y plan for 11 Expressway type Street s in the Central
Business ~ is tr i ct and thereupon the Board , on recommendation of Maj. Quinlan , decided to restrict its Xway
building to the area outside t he city .
Before World War II imposed restrictions on building materials and drained the CCHo of man power, the Board approved two " parkway " proj ects in suburban territory - Edens , then called the Valley Parkway , and Calumet and started to buy property for rights of way. The Congress Street; Northwest; Trl -State and Des Plaines River
routes were added to the proposed program while the war was still in progress.
THE BIG PROBLEM -
MONEY $ $ $
The Commiss ioners and Maj. Quinlan knew what they wanted . The distinctive features of an
expresswaylimited access, elimination of Intersections at grade, and directional separation of traffic - were clearly in mind. The big problem in the early days was where to find the doray-me!
The County's only considerable source of Highway Funds was its annual allotment of motor
fuel taxes. It had been the practice to use gas tax money to pay the County ' s 50 % of costs of
State Aid Road Projects, and so Edens and Calumet in the beginning were deSignated as State
Aid Roads . later on, the Board also used state aid refund money to buy right of way and at one
stage received grants, amouting in all to about $300,000 , from the illinois Post War Planning
Commission .
With these various funds the CCHo was able to go ahead acquiring right of way and doing some design work, but
when construction got under way at the end of the war It was apparent that much larger amounts were immediately
necessary.
To meet this urgency, the Board in 1945 conceived a $70 million Superhighway Bond Issue to be retired with the
County's share of gas tax money , then running about $12 million a year. It was submitted to the voters at the
Judicial election June 3, 1946, and was approved . However, that election was held invalid on a technicality. To avoid
loss of time setting up another referendum, Board President William N. Erickson , elected in November, 1946, went
to Springfield in 1947 and obtained permission of the legislature to issue the bonds without resubmission to the
voters.
Proceeds of this issue were used to complete Edens and Calumet ... buy some right-of-way on Congress and to
do preliminary planning on other routes. In that period a new source of fund s appeared in the Federal Government ' s
Urban Improvement Plan , which provided 50 per cent 01 expressway costs .
Next montI!, $245 mil/iOIl BOllds ;n 1955
APRIL, 1974
THIS IS COOK COUNTY (illinois)

With a population of well over 6 m111 10n persons resi ding In slightl y less than
1,000 square miles, COOK COUNTY t aka s on the aspecl of one of the states of
the Union . Responsible for serving th is most Important sector of the United
States is the Co unty Board , headed by PRESIDENT GEORGE W. DUNNE.
The Count y Highway Department 's system con sist s of 654.40 miles of which
we maint ai n 566.54 mi les. It s budget and responslb11lt1es are greatar tha n any
one of 38 sta tes.
The fa ct that tha CCHD wa s host to the Mississippi Valley Conference of State
Highway Departments last month reflects tha prestige and standing of the
Department In the eyes of professionals In the hig hway fi eld .
...." ..
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Population Area -
6.49%,969
9.56 Sq. MUM
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Did You Know ..

-that the " Lone Pine Tree" Is the
last of SO trees brought over from Germany In 1660 and planted by one of
the area ' s first settlers . For many
years It marked the course of the
Historic Indian Boundary Line
through Southwest Cook County .
County Engineers designed the West
Leg of the Dan Ryan Expressway (1 57) at Kedzle Avenue to preserve this
historical site. Provisions were made
to create a small park to be maintained by the Markham Park District?
-that the outlina In the center of the
Seal of Cook County Is the map of
Cook County?
-that the scroll bearing the legend
January 1831 represents the time the
County was created by the State
Legislature? (Located In center of
SeaL )
-that also on the Seal , the shi p
sa11lng on Lake Michig an Is symbolic
of the County's geographical location
as a shipping port and a center for all
transportation?
"
1100 '
CiiK CiUIIY
HIIHWAY IIWI
Chicago Civic Center, Rm . 2820
Chicago, IllinoIs 60602
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PAGE 8
" Newest Game on the Market "

Official Highway Map
The underlin ed words are all
names of communities In Illinois.
Travelers from all over the world are
finding the Illinois highway map both
entertaining and educational and a
si mple mean s o f occ up yi n g
youngsters during a long trip.
illinois ' culture is blessed with a
Harva rd and a Princeton . There's a
Genoa . lebanon . Rantoul , Cd.lr2
and Canton , as well as a Mt. Ver
non , Monticello and Waterloo
The " Land of lincoln" State
s ha res Springfield , Sa vann a .
Nash yllle, Atlan t a . Chill icothe ,
Erie, Harrisburg . EI Paso, lima.
Roanoke and Augusta with other
states.
Alexis, Anna, Joy, Marlon and
Viola are listed on the map along
wilh Irene. Elizabeth, !J!Y and
l oraine for the "girlie" honors.
Not to be outdone, c.a.t.rln, .P..u.r.
ton . Henry. LeRoy . Morris ,
Newma n , Marshall, Chester,
CbrlstopJm, ~ and .Am..2IJ;i
vie wilh the girls in community
names.
When you look at your ~g!IJ
watch while driving in your Lincoln ,
. Pontiac or LaS,II, . .. if you're
an antique collector . . . you note
that it is time to stop for a Sandwich
at Indian Oaks . Waiting to be served you find yourself fIk!n at the
ZInl.1b and watching Maud.
This game can go on indefinitely .
.. so for more traveling fun visit your
local Highway Dept . District and
pick up a map. In the Chicago area
the Dept . of Transportation al 300
N. Stale St . is the place for those
desiring copies .
y InlAY I
IIIK I.
Chicago Clylc Cenler,

The Cook County Highway News is publiShed monthly lor the benefit of exchanging informatiOn between the Highway Department, govemmental agencies, Citizen representatIVes, and individual mUnicipalities Therefore. we invile any newsworthy contributions relevanllo Ihls publication. Please cootacl Francifle Stuart at 443-7714
VOL. XXI
No.5
MAY, 1974
Mlthew W. BieSlczlt
Chlrles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Cheslow
G80rgeW . Dunne
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulla

William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Hugo J. Stark-Superintendent 01 Highways
Mllhew W. Bieszczat -Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm .

Editor
Francine Stuart
John H. Siroger. Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph J. Woods

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgin5 Stan Cabay
Pholography
Elmer J . Majewski
IN HEMORY OF
THE 1.700.0QO AMERICANS
WHO DIED fOR NOTHING
&Prilu,d courtesy of Mobil. 011 Corpor.tlon
MAY. 1974
PAGE 2
Two Hundred Forty-five Million Bonds in 1955

(11th Article in celebration of the CCHO's 60th Anniversary)
The County's need for a large working fund in hand continued as the ex
pressway program expanded. In 1955, when the $70 million was virtually spent , Board President Dan Ryan, elected in 1954, and William
J. Mortimer, who had become Highway Superintendent on Maj.
Quinlan's retirement in December, 1952, obtained permission from the
legislature to issue $245 million Expressway Bonds based on the
state's agreement to allot the County $20 million a year of highway
funds received from Washington.
The advantage of both of these bond issues was to enable the County to proceed immediately with expressway
construction instead of doing the work piecemeal as In the normal course of fund distribution .
The final financing solution was provided in June, 1956, with passage of the Federal Interstate Highway Act , under which the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads contributes 90% of costs of limited access highways constructed to
Bureau standards. All Xway work in this area since passage of that act has been done with this assistance.
Early expressway planning Included the various steps by which the State, County and City of Chicago reached
agreement to participate equally in costs. One of the first accomplishments was approval by County and City in 1940
of a "comprehensive" system of 270 miles,
Included were the Xways that are now completed ... the West Leg of Dan Ryan Expressway , and routes then
designated as Tri-State and River Parkway . In 1946, on recommendation of an advisory committee representing the
Chicago Regional Planning Commission , Chicago Association of Commerce, Civic Federation and other groups
... the comprehensive system was reduced to a "priority" program of 124 miles .
A significant uniting of forces was effected in December, 1944. when heads of the State, County and City Highway
Agencies organized the Joint Planning Committee. Since then this body, with its various subcommittees, has decided
all points of expressway design. Committee meetings are attended by Engineers of the Bureau of Public Roads.
1945, .. Wartime restrictions on building materials were lifted and engineers and draftsmen began returning
from military service ... the expressway program started in phases beyond the buying of right of way.
In February, 1946, the County accepted the aSSignment to design and construct Congress Street between Canal
and Desplaines Streets and began to buy property.
First expressway contracts were awarded by the County Board on September 30, 1946. They were on Calumet
and included two bridges over Thorn Creek and grade separation structures at 167th and 154th Streets. The first
Edens contracts, for grade separations at Forest Glen Avenue and Illinois Road and a section of main drain , were let
on March 8. 1947. On that day the Board also contracted for removal of buildings on Congress.
Preliminary location studies were started on Congress, Northwest, and River Parkway . The latter two routes were
affected by the City's plan to convert the wartime Douglas aircraft plant to a city airport. Later on , the illinois Tollway
took over the original Northwest location at its outer extremity and the expressway was made a lead to O'Hare Airport
(now the Kennedy Xway).
Location of TriState Tollway parallel and close to River Parkway erased that project from the expressway map. The
tollway also eliminated the proposed TriState Expressway by adopting Its location west of its intersection with
Calumet. The threemile section of Tri-State between Calumet and the Indiana State line was built by the CCHD and
rechristened Kingery, in tribute to the late Robert F, Kingery, director of the Regional Planning Commission.
While the right-ofway guys and location surveyors were QUsy in the field , the
task of designing Calumet and Edens went ahead on the Drafting Tables. This
work was so well along by 1947 that the State joined in the projects by pur
chaslng County plans and did the work. represented in the blueprints. On
Calumet, the State constructed Sibley Boulevard-130th Street and Steger
Road-Sauk Trail and on Edens, seven struclures.
The first of many expressway ceremonies was held on October 8, 1949, when a plaque was placed on the Cicero
Avenue Bridge honoring WiIIi.am G. Edens, pioneer hard road booster In Illinois.
The first expressway sections opened to travel were County jobs-Calumet from Kingery to Sibley Boulevard
and Kingery to the Indiana line, both opened on November 1, 1950. The 13 miles of Edens from Balmoral Avenue
to the Lake-Cook Road were opened on December 20, 1951, a day so wintery that snow plows had to run ahead of
the ceremonial parade . The honored guest of that day was Col. Edens. All of the other routes, except Southwest,
which was opened in entirety on October 24, 1964, were put in use a section at a time as completed . The final
opening dates. following completion were : Congress (since renamed Eisenhower), October 12. 1960; Northwest
(John F. Kennedy), November 5,1960; Dan Ryan, December 15,1962.
MAY . 1914
u r: V "U :?T '" l:illlljT

N r:ws,"-".1\ U:?S
DELAY EO OPERATIONS (not
mentioned In our April Issue): Joe
Joyce of Safety I: Training with his
hernia removal and Traffic I:
Signals' John Nagel saw his "rear
Admiral" ... both are doing nicely
altho scarred . . . (our apologies for
omitting yOLX' combined "openings"
and "closings.")
1962 RETIREE John J. Fltz~

gerald stopped by the Public Info
Office , . . regaling news about his
granddaughter, Margaret Morgan ,
who as a senior at Mount St.
Dominic High School in Caldwell,
N.J.. won a National Merit Scholarship ... she hopes to follow in the
footsteps of both her dad and
grandfather who are graduate

engineers. Mr. Fitzgerald worked
with Major Quinlan when our roads
and highways were in the drawing
stages and was head of our Material
Testing Division.
KU-DOOS: Mary Kay Kuhn

Records Administrator has been
admi1ted 10 membership In the
AMERICAN RECORDS MANAGEMENT ASSOC. This organization is dedicated to providing leadership in data and Info management ..
. proving Kuhn Kan! ! .. . and duz.
IT PAYS TO Streakertlse: At
8 :30 A.M. Wednesday the 17th of
May . . . a genlleman brought a
streaking suit into the Public Inlo Office worth $1 50 and offered us a
40% discount If we would use It ...
and that's all the nudes that 's fit to
print! ! I J I !
PAGE 3

(A lIothf'r slH:tch traci'lg Road ,wmalldat ure ill Cook Cou'lty)
CALDWELL AVENUE, In Niles Township, preserves the memory of one
01 Chicago's most admirable figures ... a hatl-Indian known to whites as
Billy Caldwell and to the redmen asSauganash.
The son of a British Army Colonel
who was married to a Potawatoml
woman, Caldwell was born In Detroit
about 1780. He was well educated . ..
for that period . . . by the Jesuits. When
he was old enough for an anny career
I J!. he was commissioned a captain in the
,. British Indian service , and that,
5~~_ together with a previous alliance with
Tecumseh , placed him against the
United States In the War of 1812.
However, his repeated acts of friendship
for the whites won him high regard
among the settlers at the mouth of the Chicago River and later in
Washington D.C. He is best remembered for saving the family of John
Kinzie the day after the Fort Dearborn massacre which occurred Aug.
15th,1812.
Kinzie had gone with the troops as they evacuated the fort . . . leaving his
wife and four children to escape by boat. They were still huddled In the boat
the next day when Caldwell and two other friendly Indians found them ...
took them to the Kinzie house and guarded them against roving hostiles.
CALDWELL returned to rebuilt Fort Dearborn In 1820. remaining there
about 15 years. He was influential in persuading his tribesmen against joining
the Wlnnebagoes In their war on the Whites In 1827 and also running off
with Black Hawk in 1832. For these services, the Federal Government
rewarded him with two and one-halt sections of land and an annuity of
$1,000 ... building him a house at the present State St. and Chicago Ave.
CaldweN aHended the last great assembly of Indians in Chicago held In
1836 ... Some 2,500 assembled here to get their government dole and to
start their journey to a new home near Council Bluffs, Iowa. Cakjwell went
with them ... dying there in 1841 .
When Mark Beaubien buiN his new tavern in Chicago, it was suggested
that he name It for some great man. Thinking over the great men he had
known . .. the most dynami1e guy was SAUGANASH the greatest. The famed
Pub is long gone, but the name Sauganash survives today in an attractive
residential communi1y in the northwest section of Chicago .. _ and that 's
where Caldwell Avenue begins I I ! I I I
(Editor 's nol ~: Our apologies to th ~ vr1lage of Fortst Park. We erroneowly sllid
in the ApriliJsue thai Harlem A ve. wa.5 named after Harlem, a sublnb 1I0W extinct ; and that Harlem was swallowed up in Park Forest . Sorry about that ..
we meant Forest Park .)
Briefly Noled
As most local engineers know,

pavement marking can dramatically
reduce traffic accidents. A research
project by the Highway Research
Board found that double yellow center lines and white skip lines for
passing zones produced a 50%
reduction .
II YIlII DRINK-11M
DRIVE CAREFULLY
MAY, 1974
PAGE.
That's What Corrugations

in Cook County Road
Shoulders
Tell
Motorists
By James A, Burton
Regional Engineer,
The Asphalt Institute
At one time or another most
drivers inadvertently drift out of the
traffic lane and onto the shoulder of
the roadway. Highway engineers,
endeavoring to prevent accidents
when this happens, have tried Incorporating various types of rumble
strips on pavement edges to warn
straying motorists.
Philip T_ Nelson , Chief Engineer, Construction, for the Cook
County Highway Department .
says that rumble strips rolled into 3inch-thick asphalt shoulders have
solved the problem ideally for his
Department. As intended, the builtin bumps jog drivers' senses of
hearing and feeling, bring them back
to reality when attention wanders.
The inventive talent of the asphalt
paving industry helped with the
solution and saved construction
money.
Several years ago, Cook County

began two-lane widening along its
540-mile secondary road system.
Many of these roadways just grew,
evolving from wagon trails or
traveled way without benefit of
much engineering. The lateral expansion aimed at making the roads
structurally adequate to carry
present-day traffic loads.
Existing 16- and 20-foot pave
ments were widened to 24 feet,
providing 12-foot traffic lanes in
each direction . To increase traffic
capacity, 12-foot left turn lanes
were added at all major intersections where they could be incorporated In the existing right-ofway. Three-foot stabilized shoulders
were also constructed to cut down
on high maintenance caused by rutting of shoulders adjacent to the old
pavement.
;'
An alternative method of constructing rumble strips in Cook County is
to hammer them Into the asphalt shoulder with a hydraulic compressor
using a grooved metal plate formed by welded angle irons,
Engineers added rumble to the

stabilized shoulders by mixing
aggregate into the top surfacing
layer . Later, the Department
decided to adjust its design concept
and build a grooved asphalt
shoulder. The contractors were
allowed full flexibility to demonstrate
their ingenuity and expertise, a
move that drastically reduced construction costs. At the discretion of
the Department field engineer, the
only restriction placed upon the
contractors was that they compact
the asphalt -shoulder by following
the County's specified pattem. It
called for three-foot square grooved
areas at 1O-foot intervals.
The challenge was willingly accepted by the contractors, who
came up with two procedures . For
one, the three-foot-wide asphalt
shoulder was placed in a separate
pass, using a side attachment to a
road widener Then, several
grooved metal plates (grooves formed by welded angle iron~) were
set at prearranged intervals with the
grooves pressed into the asphalt by
heavy roller
In the other accepted procedure,

shoulder material was placed In a
spreader with a side attachment in
front of a road grader. After compaction with a heavy roller, a
Hydynamlc Dynahoe rear-end
hydraulic compressor with grooved
metal plates (also formed by angle
irons) hammered a grooved pattern
into the asphalt .
Definite, well-defined grooves
were obtained in each procedure ,
giving the driver the intermIttent
rough-riding warning. The rumble ef
fect, along with a painted line on the
edge of the traffic lane, has proven
its effectiveness after lengthy
testing.
From his office In Chicago, Mr. Burton
supervises Institute engineering service
activities m Illinois, Indiane and
MichIgan . A civil engineering graduate
of the University of Idaho, he was Chief
Engineer of the E. B. Sleele Co. , BOIse,
prior to jOining The Asphatt Institute in
1959.
MAY , 1974
PAGE 5
1.
being
Install,tlon 01. g .. ket on thl' 60" pipe thlt"

con.lruct~
Iiong Crawford A"enue ... north
2. Down In the trench along Crawford with more pipe

bIIlng Illd.
of 123rd St .
3. And thl. I, how WI excavate

prior to 60" pipe pllcement.
5. Temporary clbla support during construction of the

culvert under the Inter,.ctlon of 123rd Crawford .. which I,
due for completion a' the end 0' the YMr.
4. Cable support system lor

,elephone duct work looking south
to 'he" pillng thet', protecting MA
BELL', cable Junction ch,mber .
6.
And "the", whet I cIIi bIlling the Jlck" .. .
or ,nugglng up the pipe.
MAY, 1974
Mr. Richard H. Kanak
Dear Mr. Kanak:
The Westbrook Parent Teacher
Association thanks you for your
help in improving the safety conditions on Busse Road in front of
our school. It is most gratifying in
these impersonal times to find
someone like you who takes an in
terest in a problem and help guide
the way through the labyrinth of
regulations and government bodies
to a solution .
The Westbrook Parent Teacher
Association was fortunate to have
Richard Pawlicke and Ronald
Carlson as safety chairmen who
persisted until we reached a suc
cessful conclusion.
The COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY
DEPARTM ENT is fortunate to have
you in their employ.
Dear Ms. Stuart:

All of us at Stewart School . the
parents, the boys and girls, the PTA,
the facu lty and staff are most ap
preciative of your assistance and
participation in our Annual Spring
Parade. We know you spent long
hours preparing for our parade and
we are very grateful for all your ef
forts. Our 1974 "Spring Parade ,"
held on Ma1 4th, was our most suc
cessful to date; and that would not
have been possible without your
help and cooperation .
You may be sure you will hear
from us in the Spring of 1975 for a
repeat performance . Many thanks
again from the pupils and staff of
Stewart School.
Sincerely yours,
Patricia M. Ryan , Principal
and
Angelo Buscaglia , Parade Marshall
Our thanks to you!

Sincerely.
Helen Miller , Secretary
Westbrook Parent Teacher Ass'n .
131 South Kenilworth
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
(Editor 's 7wle : Thank Godfor small
J avo rs.)
Mr. Hugo J. Stark

Dear Mr. Stark:
We are quite pleased with the ex
celient and rapid service on the road
repairs at 9200 West Fullerton
Avenue, Franklin Park, Illinois. It is
appreciated by all. Many employees
have expressed their thanks on the
road improvement which I relay to
you, John Link and John Selema.
I visited Mr. Selema while he was
working and I am much impressed
with the sincere attitude ha has for
his work.
Thanks again for the fine service .
Yours very truly,
Joslyn Mfg. and Supply Co.
James P. Jensen
Physical Distribution Manager
Our sympathies to Peter

Gerling, Heavy Equipment
Supervisor of Dls1. #1,
whose wife, Anna , died April
24th ; to the family of former
employee Leo Oppenheimer
of Project Control and 42nd
Ward precinct captain, who
passed away April 18th; to
Goldie Solganlck of the Assistant Superintendent's Office whose husband , louis
died May 5th .
In 1IIIIl'llUJriam
LILLIAN PIOTROWSKI
58 .
a member of our
COUNTY BOARD of COM
MI SSIONERS since 1964 ..
and 22nd Ward Democratic
Committeewoman
since
1969, died April 30th after
suffering a heart attack. She
was an advocate of "helping
others" and was affectionately
known as "LlL" to all her con
stituents .. . "You've got to be
compassionate In this field," '
she once said. .. A woman is
well suited to do that." And
that she was
WE WI LL
MISS HER!
PAGE 6
THE
TRAFFIC
CORNER
by
louis R. Quinlan,
Head of the Transportation
& Planning Bureau
(First of t wel~'e a rticles)
Many of us remember the " old
days " when various villages
established "speed traps" to
enrich the coffers of their town.
Those of us who were involved in
one of these speed traps could
describe the posted speed limit as
being unreasonable or perhaps
unrealistic : however, the village
fathers who established the speed
limits did not consider them as
either unrealistic or unreasonable .
How and from what pOSition does

one view speed limits? . ~ As a
motorist, a pedestrian , an abutting
property owner, an enforcement of
ficer or a traffic engineer
. this
would determine whether he feels
the speed limit is unreasonable or
unrealistic . An abutting property
owner may consider that any speed
limit in excess of 20 miles per hour
as unreasonable, whereas the
motorist driving that particular road
or street may consider any posted
speed less than 45 miles per hour
as being impractical. The motorist
who drives 35 miles an hour on a
local street is shocked, irate and of
ten irrational when he sees other
motorists drive on his local street
at that speed . He is really appalled
and unbelieving when he is shown
that HE also drives on HIS own
street at that same rate of speed.
The purpose of speed regulations
is to ensure the motorist and
pedestrian that traffic will move
smoothly
expeditiously and
safely, and that no LEGITIMATE
USER of the HIGHWAY, whether in
a vehicle or on foo t, shall be killed,
injured or frustrated by improper
behavior of others.
(co ntinued on page 7)
COOK COUNTY HrGHWAY NEWS
The TraffIc Corner

(cont;nu~d
f rom page 6)
In considering the plausibility of

speed limIts in retation to the above
defined purpose, we should focus
our attention on two phrases . . .
" legitimate users of the highway " and "Improper behavior of
others." A road or street Is not a
PLAYGROUND Of PARK, yet quite
frequently they are used as such
with the knowledge and / or consent
of adults. Visualize for a moment the
howls that would occur If a group of
motorists drove through a baseball
diamond in use each day. A lynch
mob probably would be organized if
something wasn't immediately done
to the motorists . . . yet, what is
being done to children playing in the
street? All parents have live In
fear of a toddler running out in
the street and being struck by an
automobile , yet these same parents
will drive in other residential areas
withoul regard to the safety of the
abutting property owners. Residen t s living along local street s cont inually request for lower speed
limits on their street. Even with
reduced speed limits on local
streets, the parents' responsibility
to the chlkl has not been lessened
nor has the responsibility for the
behavior of that child been shifted to
the motorist.
One of the greatest miscon
ceptions that property owners have
is that posting of a speed limit will
significantly alter the speeds of the
vehicles using that particular road or
street. Most motorists will drive at a
speed that they consider sale for
the prevailing con ditions . An
unrealistic or unreasonably low
posted speed will not be adhered to
except under circumstances of an
enforcemen t officer being visibly
present , and under these cir
cumstances one might consider the
posted speed limit in the same light
as the old time speed trap. These
situations create contempt for all
traffic laws and defeats the purpose
tor which traffic regulations are
adopted.
In subsequent articles we will
discuss the establishment of speed
regulations as outlined In the Illinois
Statutes .. .
MAY, 197 4
PAGE 7
Rivers
of Life
and
"I'll Cry
a River
over You'
(Co ntmuedfrom page 8)
What highways really are Is " Commerce."
Without them , there would be little or no
t rade . While it is true that there are other
means of moving goods and services , ask
yourself when was the last time a piece of
merchandise arrived at your door in a Boeing 707 or directty from an
American Mall line freighter? The goods , the services , the Investments that
keep this nation alive, flow along its highways in a volume that far surpasses
any other mode or facility yet devised. Thus, all those "ribbons at concrete"
could more aptly be described as " Rlvers of life."
II sometimes appears that a new fad has swept the nation - a game. like
Monopoly. that has caught the fancy of millions. The game might be called
" Stop the Highway. " The rules are simple and anyone can play. There 15 no
special quaHfication or expertise required . The "logic" goes something fike
this : There are too many cars on the highways, already; therefore, it is ob
vious that we don ' t need any more highways. Of course, most of the
players who play this game have a car - .many have two cars; some even
have three! If there is any irony in this situation, It escapes the players. Theirs
is a detached realm in which it is possible to drive one 01 your three C',flfs to
and from work each day, while your wife uses the other to go shopping, and
your son or daughter uses the third to carry pelltions against a new highway
to the county courthouse. Sooner or later the game will ioin all the debris of
once'popular games. The petitions , Injunctions and suits will take therr
place among the Ouiji Boards and the hula hoops of yesteryear. This will happen when a logic based on the realities of the 20th Century - and
beyond - supplants a faddish emotionalism based on the Idyllic splendors
conjured up by 19th Century poets . The game will cease when men learn
what highways really are. There is, of course , another way to end the game . It
could end when our highways, Uke much of our railroad trackage, become so
deteriorated that they are no longer saf e to drive on . It could end when all
new highway construction is brought to a standstill and the present highway
system becomes woefully Inadequate to meet the demands placed on it by
a populace insisting on the technology and comfort of the 20th Century ,
while maintaining that the countryside should resemble a 19th Century Turner landscape!
" you can't be II high way.

then just be II frafl.
It you can't be the sun,
be a star.
Itfsn't by size that
you wfn or you filii,
Be the best of whatever you are.
PAGE 8

THE PRAIRIE STATE' S LAST STAND has somehow sUl"I'lved . KENNICOTT
GROVE Is 200 Icres of virgin land Just west of Glenview. It's e tranquil place
strangely Isolated trom suburban growth . This wooded area Is tilled with wild
phe.,ants, ducks. racoons .nd possums. It' s one 01 the last bastions 01 prairie
grove In Cook County. John Kennlcott built his home therein Ihe mid 1800' s. He
WIS Cook County's first phyalclan Ind s prominent hortlcultursllsl. Because of
the nst number 01 nlturallsts who visit flere . It 'l often cllled the " Walden of
the Midwest ." The property Is listed In the Natlonsl Register of Historic Place.
and SAVE THE GROVE aupporters say the land should be preserved Just for the
sake of open land . As one member says , " I've lived In Glenview tor 16 years and
!rneled 400 miles to captura wflat Is only 1Y\ mllas sway."
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Old You Know .. .

-that the frontier settlement of
Ch lcsgo wa s Incorporated as a town
on August 10, 1833 . .. one and onehan years aher Cook County was
created ?
-that a department store In 1839 offared " L1onskln Jackets lor laboring
men " and "Monkey Jackats of all
kinds and qu.llty." as well as
"Superflna Buchkln Pantlloons?"
-that Cook County ' s tot.1 fndebtednass batwaen 1831 and 1849
wa. S25,000 , . . .nd that an
equivalent sum lor that period w..
owed to the Counly In back i..... and
court fees?
-thlt the tlr.t d.lly new.paper Iry
illinois wss the CHICAGO AMER ICAN, whOSI tlrst Issu ppaared In
April . 18391
(SIJurCt! .. "Growt h of Cavil Coun ty,"
by CharltsJ ahtIJon)
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Rivers of Life
and
"I'll Cry a River
over You"
Continut'dfrom April issue
Highways are thought of by many
today as anything but what high
ways are. The aesthetlclan claims
Ihat "ribbons of concrete" are
SlaShing up the scenery . The com
muter 'feels put upon because the
designer was some "boob" who
couldn', see the wisdom of reserv
ing one lane exclusively fOf his auto .
The atmospheric purist , becoming
alarmed because he cannot see Mt.
Baker clearly on a sunny day (as he
did when he was a kld l ) decries
freeways as "pollutIOn corridors"
Of course it never occurs to the
aesthet lclsn that the same brilliant
use of concrete thai distinguished
architects like l eCourbousler. has
also been employed in highways to
create sweeping, modernistic struc
tures where lorm and function are
danngty comtllned. Our com muter
friend is no better He forgets the
twenty miles of traffic'light'lnfested,
twolane road he drove each day
before the new freeway was bUilt
No one reserved a lane lor him back
then either . And the atmosph eric
purist really can't see Mt Baker
well on a clear day now precisely
because he's NOT a kid anymOfe.
While the air might. in fact. not be as
clear as it was forty years ago.
neither Is his 'Iislon!
(Ple(J..5e tum to page 7)
GliK ~iVln
HHinWAl .lli
Chlc.go, illinois 60602
CIIK II
HIIIIAY

Chicago. IIUnof. 80602
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly fOf the bertefil of exchanging Information between the Highway Department, governmental agencies. ci tizen representatjves, and individual municipalities. Therefore, we Invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication . Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-77 14.
VOL. XXI
No.6
JUNE, 1974
Mathew w. Bieueut
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. eha.row
George W. Dunn.
Carl R. Han n
FloydT.Fulla
Ch,rI J . Grupp, Jr.
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
John H. Strover, Jr.
Lillian PkJlrowskl
Ruby Ryan
John P. Toully
Joseph I. Wood.
Mathew W _8leszcl.It -Chmn , Road and Bridge Comm
Hugo J. SIIrk-Supenn tendent 01 Highways
Edl104'
Graphic Arls Consultants
PhotographV
Francine Sluart
Edwin A. Beck - C,I C. H'Gglns St.n Cabay
Elmer J. Majewski
Lettings
the Board of County Com
missioners, announced that Six highway Improvements and three bridge
repair
contracts
totaling
12,773,809_52 were approved by
the Cook CoLf1ty Board of ~.
missioners at their JLf18 3, 1974
meeting . The contracts were awar
ded on the recommendation of
Hugo J. Stark, Superintendent of
Highwaya.
175th Stre.t Cu/r.rr at Cherry

Creek
This Improvement Is located at
175th Street Culvert at Cherry
Creek In the Township of Bremen
and the Village 01 Hazel Cr.st (be'
tween Cllifornla Avenue and
Gov.rnOf'" Highway).
This improvement includes the
construction of a two barrel (2 at 6'
x 8') reinforced concrete box
culvert whk::h can accommodate an
84 ' roadway ; two 10' shoulders. 4
traffic lanes at 12' and ale' median .
On a)ow bid of $269,704.40 this

contract was awarded to Albin
Carlson and Co., to be paid for with
M.F.T FLf1ds.
Centr.' Arenua It 1t5th Street
The Central Avenu. Intersection
Improvement at 115th Str.et
located In the Township of Worth
and the Village of Alsip consists of
widening the existing pavements,
resurfacing of the proposed and
with
a
existing
pavements
bituminous concrete binder and surface course, class I, pavement
marking, bituminous shoulders,
dnveways, regrading of dilches, cul\larts, landscaping and related in'
cldentats
This contract was awarded to
CrowteySheppard A.phalt Co. on
a low bfd of $108,987.75 to be paid
lor with MFT Funds
P.',"n. Road, A/go"quln Road to
ROle"e Road
The Improvement located in the
Villages of Hoffman Eltat , InYerne",
Barrington
and
JUNE. 11174
Barrington HIIII In the Townships

01 Barrington and Palltlne consists
of the widening and resurfacing 01
Palatine ROld, from just west 01
Alongquln ROild to west of Quen
tin ROild. The pavement grade east
of Stover Road wiD be raised with
granular embankment. special
bituminous aggregate mixtUre base
COtxse, surfacing and necessary
shoulder fill Further. the widening 10
three Iln.s 01 Algonquin and
Barrington Roads with Pltatlne
Road and y.'idening to three lanes 01
Palatine Aoad at Ela Road is In
cluded. This project also provides
for the reconstruction and/or resur
facing of existing street in
tersections .
GlertzMellhn Alphllt Co. was
awarded this contract on a low bid
of $1,019,917.39 paid lor with
MFT Funds
Floumoor Road 'rom Rldge/."d
Arenue to Cicero Arenue
Aossmoor ROld located in Rich
Township consists of the widening
and resur1acing of this Improvement
beginning at Flossmoor Road, 33
feet west of the centerline of
Ridgeland Avenu. and extending In
an easterly direction along
Fk)ssmoor Road to a point 420 feel
west of Cicero Avenue for a dIS'
tance of 10,159 feet of which
8,339 feet are to be improved
On a iow bid of $378,884.10, the
contract was awarded to Alpha
Construction Co. to be paid lor
with M.F.T Funds
Oat Fore.t Arenu. from 66th
Court to '67th SfrH'
located in the Township 01
Bremen and the Village of Tinley
Park the Oak FOf'e.t Avenue im
provement beginS al the north edge
of 66th Court extends in a north
easterly directiOn along Oak Fort
Avenue to the south edge of 167th
Street, for a distance of 7,643 leet
au of which are to be improved
This project provides for the

widening to three lanes 01
"Cement Mixer-Pity -Pity"
PAGE 2
Ridgeland Avenue with Oak For t

Avenue and Oak Forest Avenue at
167th Street .
MFT Funds will pay for this im
provement to the S. G. Hlye
Co. on their low bid of $295,546.13.
WoIt Road from '''3rd Street to
FordROId
In the Townships of Orland and
Palos the improvement of WoU
Road begins 478 feet south of the
centerline 01 143rd Street and ex
tends in a northerly direction along
Wolf Road to a point 1,344 feel
north of the centerline of McCarthy
Road, for a distance of 15,078 feel
of which 13.974 feet are to be im
proved .
Municipal Paving Co. on a low bid
of $568,135.75 paid lor with MFT
Funds
The three bridge repair contracts
approved for award by the Board of
Cook County Commissioners are
G/e"wood-lans/ng Road Bridge
Over the Calumet Expressway 10
Bloom Township .
awarded to
Albin Carlson Co., Inc. on a klw
bid of $61,881.00 to be paK.I for With
M FT FLf1ds.
Sevetlf RNd Bridge orer NorthToIlw.,
This improvement is located on
the superstructure deck of Ihe
Beverly Road Bridge over the
Northwest Tollway in Hanover
Township. Albin Carlson Co., Inc.
was awarded this contract on a lOw
bid of $30,980.00 to be paid lor with
M.F.T. Funds.
Sunset Rldg. Ro.d Bridge
Over middle fork of the north
branch of the Chicago Rivet
located in Northfield Township In
the Village of Northbrook. The con
tract was awarded to Albin Carlson
Co., Inc. on a low bidofS39,793.00
to be paid for with M.F.r FLnCls
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JUNE, 1974
[)t:VAI:'TMt:~T
~ t:WMAI\t:I:'
ALLEY CATS: Fiscal Mgt's Mercy
Dawson bowled to the tune of $1350 in
the National Bowling Association's 33rd
Annual Championship Tournament held
the 1st of this month " we're sure she
has no problem with her addition

(Another d:etch of Road nomanclature in Coole County)
PLAINFIELD ROAD . . . originally
LATE TIMING: Timekeeper Helen

Re1sky who rehred last month land we
miss her) reports Ihal her son Is
receiving his PhD in Physics from the
Universily of Chicago the end of this
month . Now Helen will have her own
resident doctor and should eschew all
others. Good luck Helen I Congrats to
your son , the doctor.
Potowatami trail, was one of the 1st
two public roads dedicated by the County In 1831. It then ran from
Chicago by way of now Madison Street and Ogden Avenue to Barney
Lawton's tavern and trading post .. . on the Des Plaines River in present day
Riverside.
An early settlement of interesting

characters clustered at the Plainfield
Road crossing of Flag Creek
becoming a gathering place for people
from miles around (according to M. M,
Qualffe in his book "Chicago High-
IRISH MASTERS: Eileen Calleghan .

spouse of Mechanical & Electrical
Dlv's John W. Callaghan received her
Master of Science Degree from SI.
Xavier College May 25th .
she'll be
teaching nursing at Christ Community
Hospital.
SO YU WANNA PLAY GOD? ... well,
that 's exactly what our Chuck Ramirez
of Accounting IS doing each weekend at
Hull House on North Broadway in
Chicago's New Town area. The play is
" Steambath" and Chuck really plays the
part 01 God who is the Steambath 's At
tendant .
doing his part fantastically
well, I mite add! (Break a leg, Chuck!)
PAGE 3
ways Old and New") and also a stop on

the first stage line to run out of Chicago,
starting January 1, 1834.
A. T. Andreas relates in "History of Cook County," published In 1884,
that Joseph Via' put up a hewn log building 16 ft . square ... carrying on the
business of a Hotel . . . Post Office and Mail Station . .. also living there himself. (quaint, eh?) At any rate . .. In this cabin, Andreas says, the first Cook
County Democratic convention was held about 1836, attended by
stalwarts who had come as far as 40 miles on horseback_"
Another pioneer was Thomas Cook, who is depicted as having ideas of
his own. In order to enter his kids In the district school, Andreas says, "Cook
built a small house and occupied it one night. Cook was a freighter, sending
his wagons from Flag Creek to Delroll, Mich., Milwaukee, Wisc.,
Springfield and Galena, 111." In later years he broadcast the story that he
had not been paid for a load delivered to the Grant Leather Shop in Galena
and for thai reason refused to vote for U. S_ Grant for President
hrumphl ! !
SAFETY FIRST
BIKE-A-THON: Emil Donkers of

Pavement & Geometries along with his
two daughters, Dorothy and Rosemary
cycled thru Wheeling , Buffalo Grove
and Arlington Heights for the Heart
Fund Blke-A-Thon on June 2nd .
collecting $298.00 .. displaying good
team effort for this worthy cause.
DIPLOMACY EXCHANGE: A three

day conference on techniques In Surveying was studied here by Professor
Stefan FaJnor of Bavaria who lectures
on Land Surveying at the Technical
University in Munich, Germany. Sam
Potash and other members of the Survey Division exchanged info on
techniques In both surveying and fand
procurement Time was also spent with
Ed Jablonski of our Computer Dlv.
discussing experiences employed In
this field , Professor Falor also met with
ROW's head, Frank Kaplan who asserte~ that this type of inter-relationship
was of mutual Interest and - most
beneficial to both the pro's and non-pro
members of the CCHO slaff.
Mike Philbin, District 2 Chief Engineer accepted the Industrial Safety Award
for the CCHO's outstanding Safety performance In 1973 presented by the Greater
Chicago Safety Council at Iheir annual awards dinner at the Pick Congress Hotel on
May 20th. This Is. FIRST for the CCHD as our accidents were reduced by 65% ...
meaning that 2 out of 3 people were spared needless suffering as the direct cause of
accidenls within all the ranks of the Cook County Highway Dept.
The Award was presented to Mr, Philbin by Lawrence A. Cullen, Vice President
of Commonwealth Edison Co. and also V_Po for Industrial Safety of Greater
Chicago .
ABOUT OUR COVER

Workmen are placing catch basin top on drain that will extend from SALT CREEK to BUSSE ROAD on DEVON
AVENUE. Milburn Bros_. Inc. has this contract which Jerry Konstatos, CCHO Resident Engr_ is overseeing .
JUNE, 1914
8e aGlitterbug
Help Beautify
PAGE ..
THE
TRAFFIC
CORNER
All of us can contribute to public

cleanliness to enhance the appearance
of the neighborhood in which we live.
A neighborhood Is neighbors ... and
neighbors who "care" make it a good
one . There Is no excuse for a "don't
care" attitude as It is a simple matter to
keep an area clean by avoiding littering
of any sort ' , , whether It be the careless
throwing away of a cigarette or candy
wrapper ... or raking leaves or rubbish
into the streets,
In pub~c places like shopping areas,
baskets or Ca'lS are provided for such
purposes makilg it convenient for us to
make proper use of such facilities,
There is a word coined as 8 scornful name for people who . , . where ever
they go, leave a trail of trash behind them. , , UITEABUG. " A litterbug is a
messy two-legged animal that travels around the country tuming it Into a
dump and spoiling it for GUITERBUGS."
We have magnificent parks and forests established for the recreation,
education and pleasure of all. We pay taxes which provide the millions of
dollars spent annually to maintaln them , , _It's a crime and a national disgrace
that so much of that money (approximately 50 million $$$$) mlght be used to
improve and expand these areas. The Cook County Forest Preserves even
has a litter problem created by thoughtless users of its trails, and the
naturaJists sometimes wonder if KLEENEX Is becoming our NATIONAL
FLOWERI
Utterbugs also create unsightly messes mng the streets and highways,
From autos and buses they carelessly toss out cigarettes and matches
which often start fires. Some even bring garbage and junk which they dump
on a roadside ... the plethora of candy and chewing gum wrappers . .. cleansing tissues . . newspapers , , beer cans .. bottles and paper or plastiC containers of all kinds costs the CCHO over $85,000 ye.r to remove Iier
.Iong our 850 mUes of roads_
Altho 44 other states have anti-litter laws, some of them provkling stiff
fines and jail sentences of suspension of a driver's Itcense lor persons convicted . . MORE THAN 300 MIWON OOUARS was spent in gathering and
disposing of refuse along our nation's highways . .. so . " . let's all be gl"terbugs by recognizing that It's our personal responsibility for keeping the
country clean ... IT IS ONLY THROUGH OUR COMBINED EFFORTS THAT
EFFECTIVE RESULTS WILL BE MAINTAINED , . , THEN WE CAN TRULY
CAll EACH AND EVERYONE OF US ... "GUTTERBUGS."
by
Louis R. Quintan,
Head of the Transportation
& Pfannlng Bureau
(Second of tweb'e articles)
In 1969 the Illinois General
Assembly enacted legislation which
merged 1 5 separate prior acts Into
one chapter which is known 8S the
illinois Vehlele Code. This Code
relates to vehicles, the ownership,
the use, the operation and the
regulations thereof , The complexity
of this law can be sllTlmed up by indicating that it comprises 179 printed pages In illinois Reylsed
Statute._ Part of this Code deals
with the establishment of speed
limits.
Artlele VI of the illinois Vehlele
Code specifies statutory speed
limits for highways, streets and
alleys, In rural and urban areas, by
various classifications of vehicles.
Provisions for the illinois Department of Transportation or the local
authority having maintenance
jurisdiction or responSibility for any
street or highway to atter these
limits, either upward or downward, Is
also contained in the Article.
Specific sections of the law state
that any alterations must be based
upon "an engineering .nd traffle
Inyestlg.tlon" and "appropriate
signs glylng nolle." of the altered
limit must be erected. Altered llmits
estabJlshed on the basis of opinions
of either public officials or private individuals have no legal authority.
Speed limits, both statutory and
altered, are absolute in character
and no motorist may legally exceed
such limit at any time, regardless of
conditions , Altered limits must'
therefore, reflect optimlAll , rather
than adverse operating conditions,
as drivers are subject to arrest even
though traveling at a speed lower
than the posted limit if they are
(Continued on paRI! 7)
JUNE,
1.,4
PAGE 5
A STONE'S THROW ON EUClIDLAKE
1. Thl. corner-stoneilid in 19331, being preserved II work

on the like Avenue-D Pllin .. River Bridge II being refurbl.hed .
-, ..
2. Workmen .re repllclng the .ton. ClIpping on the newly

rllsed hind rill.
3.
Another view of the Euclid-Like Avenue Bridge work.
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4. Tech. Engr. Jim Cecotl me.. ure.

the .tone for Iccurlcy .
JUNE, 1174
Mr. Hugo St.rk
Superint.nd.nt 0' H6ghw.y.
Cook County,lIIlnoll
Otx pupits benefited from the lee

lISe. It was a wonderful learning ex
perience for them.
Deer Hugo:
Ycx.os truly,
On Jooe 7th, the Town of Mun
at. offlchllty opened the road which

goes from 45th Avenue i"I Ml.I'lster
to the GlenwoodOyer Road i"I Cook
. County, IIIinots Gcwemor Bow......
from Indiana, was present and cut
the ribbon and I believe that there
were officials present from Cook
ColJ'lty and 'rom the City of lansing,
Illinois.
This was a very festive occasion
and It reminded me of the great
assistance and cooperation on the
part of your office to achieve this
new highway connection between
our two states. It will be Important to
both of us as time goes on and the
area deve60ps
Thank you for you' help and we
send you OlK best wtshes for con

tinued success In YOlK important
position of public lentc
Very truly YOln,
Norm.n E. Tufford
Executive Director
NorthwHlem Indl'M
RegJon.1 Pf.nnlng CommlliJon
OMr Mr. St.rk:

Thank you lor your gracious con
sent and permission In allowing Mr.
Tom GrHnwood to speak to our
students about "Th. Am_lc.n In
dl.n."
SI.I. Ann BIIrbera

St. Paul School
Francine StUirt. EdHor

Deer Mrs. Stu.rt:
Please continue sending the
"News" to me. It Is like a letter from
home.
I had attended the funeral of
CI.ude V. And.rson recently In
Inglewood, California. He was e
Highway engineer in Ihe CCHD.
Upon retirement he moved to
Inglewood, Cal. and worked many
years for the Los Angeles ColXlty
Hiway Dept. until hls second
retirement. He was 80+ years old
He is slJl'Vived by his wife and 800, a
Deputy Sheriff assigned to the Los
Angeles County D.A.'s office.
This item may save people tIme
trying to locate him to vfsIt him when
they tOlK the West Coast. In the
past, several people contacted me
about his whereabouts.
A heartfelt "hello" to all whom I
had the pleasLXe of knowing during
all those years (1 929-1961) who
are still there or retired .
Sincerely yours,
"Cey" Leckl
'133 N. Citron St., Apt. 9
Anaheim, Calif. 92801
PAOE I
OMr M S\u.rt:
We are on your mai&ng 1st and
receive Cook ColJ1ty Highway
News as It is pubished.
I have often thought of writing and
making some sincere comment on
the way you do this little pubication.
It Is a superb job. Now, you do not
get many letters like this: you get
the other kind, of courne. which the
citizenry Is Inclined to send aJong
with complaints and the general
"beltyache" kind.
In your May issue the front cover
page shows a Motorists' Memorial
Day which is a reprint of Mobile Oil
Corporation, but it certainly is timely,
impressive and factual.
Your features are always In
teresting end I thought you might
en}oy a comment from someone
you do not know. perhaps never will
bul appreciates a good job in your
publication 8fld in general OLl" fine
Board of Commissioners.
Sincerely,
Twin City Shippers . Inc.
Melvin V. Runn
Owner and Presktent
Not~: Hry--ho . . ., about
so that We' can diJcuu this
mort' fH!rsonaf/y. Your I1jet' com'
mfmts were' wt'f/ 1'Ut';ved with much
appreciation.
(Editars
nll~t'til1g
Mrl. Francln. Stu.rt. EdHor

Love 10 get your publication out
here In Phoenix, AZ. Thanks so
much. My best to Hugo, Fr.nk
Bruno . Henry RI.dl, P.ul Partlpllo
end Ann Andrews.
From the Valley of the sun.
Bob H ly
A I.tant Superintendent Glenn Frederlch. give.

Dieter PaetKhke'tay the oHlcial A-okl
An award given by the Admlnl.traUon for RoId Conltructlon of the
Fed 1Republic of G.m.ny made it possible for 01. . . P....chk. to VISIt
the CCHD this past month.
Herr PHtlchk. was given the red carpet treabnent, guided by Safety .nd
Tr.lnlng'. Joe Joyc Bob Lang. and Joe Mar.lk. the respective heads of
0lM' Structur.1 .nd P.vemenla Geometrtcs Otvilloni. They tOlKed the
Oper.tton. o.partm.nt of the C.T.A . . . . studied the Sh.rl",. Com
munlcatlon Dlv. and then wheeled out to Ihe 103rd .nd Stony 111.nd Corn
plex.
Our Department , being unique because of the vast network of roads that
we build and maintain, was the only COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
selected for Mr. Paet.chk.. visit. His other stops are taking him to New
York City. Wllhlnglon. D.C Baltimore. Detroit. O.nas. Los Angel and
S.n Francisco.
.~
JUNE, 1974
The TraHle Carner

rContinuedfrom page 4)
driving at a speed that "Is greater
than Is reasonable and proper
with regard to traffic conditions
and the use of the highway, or en
dangers the safety of any person
or property."
Altered limits establish a restraint
upon the freedom of the driver to
choose the speed at which he
desires to travel and therefore,
should be imposed only to the ex
tent that their use will facilitate traffic
flow by reducing turbulence in the
traffic stream. Driver acceptance Is
a prerequisite to effective obedience and if the regulatIons are
Imposed only where they are
necessary, the driver will more
readily accept the need for them.
Conversely, an Improper or
unreasonably low speed limit
posting is often violated by a vast
majority of motorists, making en
forcement completely impractical,
with resultant operating speeds
higher than would exist with a
proper and reasonable speed
posting.
The alteration of speed limits by
the County must conform to the
following limitations:
completion
of
an
Upon
engineering and traffic investigation
the following public authorities may
atter the statutory speed limits
within the limitations shown.
The COUNTY BOARD of each
county upon any county, township,
or district highway or road except
those under the Jurisdiction of the
Department or Toll Highway Com
mission may establish by ordinance
absolute maximum speed limits as
follows:
IN URBAN Districts - Not less
than 20 miles per hour; Not more
than 65 miles per hour,
OUTSIDE URBAN Districts - Not
less than 35 miles per hour; Not
more than 65 miles per hour.
The County Board shall forward

to the Department a copy of its or
dlnance declaring the limit, together
with the supporting data collected In
the Investigation. If approved, the
speed Nmit becomes effective Ifter
erection of the Ipproprllte Ilgnl.
Milestones
in
Highway
History
PAGE 7
(Continlled from page 8)

Why were many early American highways called "turnpllces?"
Control of the highways was given to Individual states and tolls were levied
fro their maintenance. Toll houses were equipped with long poles, or pikes,
to stop travelers for collection of tolls. After collecting the fees, the
gatekeeper tumed the pike; hence "turnpike."
What Is the orIgin 0' the word "macadem," which Is used to describe a
type of modern highway surface?
The name commemorates John Loudon MacAdam, a Scottish engineer,
who fathered the good roads movement In England in 1815. MacAdam in
vested his own money and was instrumental in buildIng 920 miles of good
roads in the British Isles.
When was the world's first rural mile of concrete hlghwey laid?
The world's first rural mile of concrete was laid down In 190~ in a strip
near the Michigan State Fair Grounds. Now within Detroit's city limits, this
piece of highway was prepared specifically for the use of motor vehicles.
What famous American highway was Improved by Banjam/n Franlclln?
The Boston Post Road, now part 01 U.S, No, t. was marked with
milestones in 1753 by Benjamin Franklin. This road between Boston and
New York became a major military route for the Continental troops during the
American revolution and part of the most vital artery of travel and trade In the
Republic.
Washington. Jefferson and Hamlnon gave money to an exploratIon fund
that resulted eventual'y In what modern hlghw.y?
The Northwest Trill, from Chicago to Selttle, crisscrosses the path
made by the expedition of Lewis and Clark through the unexplored North
west. These founding fathers contributed money to the fund that launched
the expedition in 1804.
Washington, Jeff.rson and Franlclln proposed an east-west highway to
unite the nation. However, tha actual linking of the Atlantic end Pacific
coasts with a paved highway did not occur untll1S35, when what famous
highway waa completed?
The Lincoln Highway, which was begun in 1913 and finished in t 935,
spans 3,331 mUes and was planned for motor vehicles.
Whet American highway wa. blazed by D.n/el80one1
The Southem route to the West was blazed by Boone and a few com
panions from Fort Watauga, N.C., through the Cumberland Gap and into
Kentucky. Boon.'. Wlldern ... Road Is now followed by the eastern
branch of the Dixie HlghwlY.
JUNE. 1174
THIS IS COOK COUNTY ,(illinois)
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nnl.a .. the ~eno
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, dlorem of Chlugo alMl Cook County from tta ..,..1... d.y, to the prnent .
th....... aom. of tIM '.tclnellng .xhlblt. to M Men at tIM netion.llyKCI.lm_ Chicago HIstorical Socftty. Founded In 1851, the Soc''''' I, OM of tM
ofdMt.nd I.rg'" bod... of H, kind .. . partlcul.rIy
for H, ' ....rch IIbr.ry
end hlltOty mUMum ... I. the dedicated curator of the Old NorthWeat .nd ,h.
colorful history of Cook County.
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Highway
HI.tory
HlghwIY Iyatems .e a major
Today. the automobile and truck

are the primary modes of transportation not onty in the United
States but in many nations of the
world,
Naturally, the planning and construction of new highways commands a large share of public Interest. Unknown to most Americans,
however, is the fact that highway
development in the U, S, preceded
the estabMshment of the Union .
Folbwng, in question and answer
foon, are a few of the highlights in
the hiStory of America's highways:
The tann highway was brought 10

America by colonists from EnQ.land.
There. as in America, wild animals
traveled the grassy high grolrld In
search of the besl grazing land .
PubKc thoroughfares between com
munitles that followed these animal
paths became known as "high
roads," "high weye," and finatty
highway.
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factor In the development of nations.

Long before the advent of the motor
vehk:Ie, governments and people
were concerned with safe, convenient and efficient highway
trEWlsportation.
Wh.t Is the origin of the term

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PAGE.
(Please turn to page 7)
Old You Know . . .
.It.
-th.t the 12-'lory Home In.u,ence

Building (1815-1831), now the
of
the t..SaIi. Hattonal Bank we. cooald.,_ the wortd. hi .ky.cr.per?
. . end when tt WI' betng built ,
Chtcago el'Ndy h taller bulldlnga .
but tM Hom. Building w the fl,at
wtth a m...1s.eleton.
-th.t the .rchltectural definition of
the word ".kytcr.per" I. not Ju.t any
tan building , but a building wlth a
m...I ......on?
-th.t Chicago I. the l.nd of the
51 ..15 leton Giant. , , with Se.,a
Tower the world'a tallMt along with
Stand.rd Oil, John H.ncock and the
Flr.t Na"1 aank Building Na.. 4, 6.nd
10, , pectlvely.
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Chicago Civic Cent." Rm. 2120
Chlc.go, IIl1nol. 80102
Add,e Correction Reque.t_
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Chicago, IIlInol. 60602
The Cook County Highway News IS published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the High
way Department, governmental agencies, citizen representatives. and individual municipalities. Therefore, we in
vlte any newsworthy contnbuhons relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443 7714.
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JULY, 1974
VOL. XXI
No.7

Mathew W. Bleszczat
Chlrles S. Bonk
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunn.
Floyd T. Full.
Charte. J. Grupp. Jr.
Chlrles F. Chaplin
Carl R. HanMl'l
Willillm H. HarYey
Jerome Huppert
LIllian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Hugo J. Sterk-Superintendent of Highways
Mathew W. Bieszczat-Chmn., Road and Bndge Convn

Editor
Francine Stuart

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
GraphIC Arts Consult..,ts
Edwin A. Beck - C. C. Higgins Stan Cabay
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski

the Board of County Commissioners, has announced that five
highway, two traffic signal installations and three bridge concrete repair improvement contracts
totaling $1,951,238.05 were ap
proved by the Cook County Board
of Commissioners at their July 15,
awarded on the recommendation of
Highways.
Bartlett Road at Chicago-ElgIn
Road
In the Township of Hanover, and
Village of Streamwood, the Bartlett Road - Chicago-Elgin Road,
intersection improvement consists
of widening the existing pavements
with a 9 Yo -inch Bituminous
Aggregate Mixture Base Course,
resurfacing the existing and
proposed pavements with a
bituminous concrete binder and sur
face course, pavement marking,
stabilized shoulders, drainage,
driveways, traffic control signalization, landscaping and other related
incidentals.
On a low bid of $244,539.35 this
contract was awarded to the Rock
Road Construction Co., to be paid
for with M.F.T. and Federal
I.O.P.I.C.S. Funds
Vollmer Road from Crawford
Avenue to Dixie Highway
Vollmer Road in the Townships
of Rich-Bloom and the Village of
Olympia Fields consists of
providing for a 4" bituminous
aggregate mixture base course ad
dition to the existing pavement and
a narrow full depth 9" bituminous
aggregate mixture base course
widening and rumble shoulder areas
along Vollmer Road, adjoining both
sides of the existing pavement, including a three lane widening of
Crawford Avenue with Vollmer
Road and a three lane widening of
Vollmer Road at Dixie Highway.
This contract was awarded to the
American Asphalt Paving Co., on a
low bid of $509,719.75 to be paid
for with M.F.T. Funds.
PAGE 2 .
JULY, 1974
Flossmoor Road-Cicero Avenue

to Governors Highway
The proposed improvement of
Flossmoor Road in the Township of
Rich, City of Country Club Hills
and Village of Flossmoor begins
338' east of the centerline of
Cicero Avenue and extends in an
easterly direction along Flossmoor
Road to a point along the west edge
of Governors Highway for a distance of 11,425' of which 10,604'
are to be im proved.
providing for a narrow full depth 10"
bituminous mixture base course
widening and rumble shoulder area
along Flossmoor Road, adjoining
both sides of the existing pavement,
including a three lane widening of
Crawford Avenue with Flossmoor
Road between Kedzle Avenue and
Governors Highway. Complete resurfacing of the existing and proposed widened pavement widths,
as well as a traffic signal relocation
at Governors Highway and other
related road work.
Alpha Construction Co. was
awarded this contract on a low bid
of $509,471.85 to be paid for with
M.F.T. Funds.
f67th (f7Oth) Street-Calumet Expressway to Torrence Avenue
The 167th (17Oth) Street improvement will begin at a paint on
the centerline of 167th Street, 620'
east of the centerline of the
Calumet Expressway and extends
in an easterly direction along 167th
Street to a point along the west
edge of Torrence Avenue for a
distance of 6,091' of which 5,909'
are to be improved . t 67th Street is
located in the township of Thornton
and the Villages of South Holland,
Calumet City and Lansing.
The contract consists of 4 "
course addition to the existing
pavement and a narrow full depth
10" bituminous aggregate mixture
base course widening and rumble
shoulder area along 167th Street ,
adjoining both sides of the existing
pavement including a three lane
widening of 167th Street at Torrence Avenue.
Chicago Paving & Construction
Co. on a low bid of $290,559.75 to
be paid for with M.F.I. Funds.
f70th (f67th) Street-Torrence

Avenue to Burnham Avenue
Located in the township of Thornton and the Village of Lansing, the
proposed improvement of 170th
Street begins at the centerline of
l70th Street at the east edge of
Torrence Avenue and extends in an
easterly direction along 170th
Street to a point along the west
edge of Burnham Avenue for a
distance of 5,269' of which 5,234'
are to be improved, and consists of
providing a narrow full depth 10"
course widening and rumble
shoulder areas along l70th Street ,
pavement, including the widening of
l70th Street at Torrence Avenue
and Burnham Avenue.
Also included is the reconstruction of approach pavements at
the Penn Central Transportation Co.
RR crossings.
Chicago Paving & Construction
Co_ was awarded this M.F.T. Fund
contract on a low bid of
$233,220.25.
Continued o n page J
EDITORIAL
AI.l. SYSTEMS
"GOI"
Now that the concrete drivers
have finally come to terms with the
Teamsters Union representing the
Chicago area after striking for higher
wages since May 16, 1974, contractors for the CCHO as well as
other key industries in the Cook
County area can now begin to work
again .
In the meantime, more than $1
billion in new highway repairs were
delayed and $16 million a day in
wages were lost. Much of this loss
was by construction workers who
were NOT ON STRIKE and probably
will not be able to recoup their
losses because their employment is
seasonal.
We, in the employment of the
Cook County Highway Department are now ready to fulfill all of
our highway projects and earnestly
beseech every area within our
jurisdiction to bear with us until construction resumes to normality.
.,
A wa rds
Conrlnued from page 2
Dempster Street at Marshall

Drlve- Traffic Signal Installation
This improvement located at
Dempster Street and Marshall
Drive in the City of Des Plaines, in
the Township of Elk Grove ... can
tract awarded to White City Electric Co. on a low bid of $68,399.10
to be paid for with M.F.T. Funds.
Busse Road at Westbrook
School-Traffic Signalinstal/ation
Located on Busse Road at West
brook School in the Township of Elk
Grove and the Village of Mt.
Prospect
M.F.T. Funds to be
paid to H. H. Electric Co. on a low
bid of $30,042.00.
Bridge Concrete Repairs
79th Street Bridge over Flag
Creek, east of Wolf Road, located in
Lyons Township and the Village of
Willow Springs.
91 st Street Bridge over Flag
Creek east of Cook DuPage Road,
located in Lyons Township.
State Street Bridge over Deer
Creek, located in Bloom Township
south of Glenwood Dyer Road and
Main Street.
The improvement of B~dge
repairs for these three structures
consists of removal of deteriorated
concrete areas in the substructure
and superstructure and repairing
these areas by bonding portland
cement concrete with epoxy resin
or epoxy resin gel.
Concrete handrail repairs will be
included on the 79th Street and
91 st Street Bridges over Flag
Creek only.
contract was awarded to the
Schiess Construction Co., to be
paid for with M.F.T. Funds.
PAGE 3
JULY, 1974
Howa road was named

(Another sketch tracing Road nomanclalure in Cook County)
Sauk Trail, which crosses the far

South part of the County ... east and
west . . . was a main line of travel for the
Sauk (or Sac) Indians from the
Mississippi to the area of Detroit long
before the white man came. In Rich
Township it has been largely relocated
on a section line, but in Bloom Township it
still winds the same course that was followed
by the Indians.
In one of his periodic bulletins on local history and
nature study, Robert Mann. erstwhile conservation editor
of the Cook County Forest Preserve District , told the story
of Sauk Trail. In part, he related:
"For centuries bands of red men traveled it in single file on missions of
peace or war until they had beaten a narrow pathway in the soil. The Indian
traveling overland picked the shortest, safest route for easy trotting, often
following paths worn by deer or buffalo. He was partial to low ridges that ran
around hills, lakes, swamps and places thick with thorny underbrush. That's
why Sauk Trail is so crooked!
"When the white men came they followed it-LaSalle and other explorers
. .. fur traders ... missionaries . .. parties of soldiers. The early settlers
traveled it on horseback. Eventually it became a road used by stage
coaches, buggies, farm wagons and now, most naturally, by automobiles.
"Some historians believe that LaSalle made at least one trip over the Sauk
Trail to Fort Miami, which he had built in 1678 near the mouth of the St.
Joseph River in Michigan. It undoubtedly was used by the French after
1697, when they built Fort St. Joseph at Niles.
"The Sauk and Fox Indian, like the Iroquois, hated the French lind sided
with the British. That alliance continued during the Revolutionary War of
1812. The British made them an annual payment of goods at Fort Malden
near Detroit. Later the United States Government . .. in exchange for lands,
annually paid $600 to the Sauk and $400 to the Fox in goods delivered at
Fort Detroit.
"In 1781 , an expedition of Spanish soldiers came up the Illinois River,
east of Sauk Trail . .. seized Fort St. Joseph . . . flew their flag over it for a
fast 24 hours, then hastily retreated to St. Louis. In 1803, a company of
American soldiers marched over it to LaPorte, Indiana , and then to Chicago ,
where they built Fort Dearborn. About 1838, the Potawatomi in Michigan , In
diana and Illinois traveled it to Mississippi and made their new homes farther
west."
Like the Cumberland, Santa Fe and Oregon Trails, the Great Sa uk
Trail really made history. Four flags have been carried over it-French,
Spanish Engll~h and American. The Indians had no flags-just
feathers! !
Games People Play or Grand Slam

Our "fabulous" CCHD Bridge Team
(duplicate) is preparing for its second
season of heavy competition in the
Chicago Commercial & Industrial
Bridge League.
S.O.S. to all members of the Highway
Department .. . including retired personnel who have bridge-playing
acumen
interest
. and sportsmanship and want to join the team
should contact any of Ihe following

regular members consisting of :
Sam Bass, Evaluations (Captain)

Jack Stern, Design
Roman Prypchan, Electrical

Harry Shapiro, Safety & Training
Carolyn Wollner, Secondary Roads
Dorothy Martin, Fiscal Control
The season will begin in October and
ends with Division playoHs in April 01

'75. These matches are contested at
duplicate contract bridge and are
scheduled every two to three weeks
during '74 and '75.
JULY, 1974
PAGE 4
CL.ASSIFIED
CONFUSION
From time to time , the editor of this
paper is called down for some trivial
error (like spelling someone's name
backwards or giving them a new baby

when they had an ingrown toenail), but I
hope it never reaches the proportions of
the following :
In Ihe Rockville, Ind., Tribune a
classified ad read : " FOR SALE: R. O.
Jones has one sewing machine for sale.
Phone 958 after 7 :00 p.m. and ask for

Mrs. Smith who lives with him cheap."
On the next day, the ad read :
" NOTICE: We regret having erred in R.
O. Jones ad yesterday. It should have
read ; One sewing machine for sale.
Cheap. Phone 958 and ask for Mrs.

Smith who lives with him after 7 :00
p.m."
The day after: " R. 0 Jones has in
formed us that he has received several
annoying phone calls because of the

error we made In his classified ad
yesterday. His ad stands corrected as
follows : FOR SALE: R. O. Jones has
one sewing machine for sale. Cheap.
Phone 958 after 7 :00 p.m. and ask for
shad~
N.ttur~s
Jumm~r
l rttl.
cooling gift for
days Placffl .. OOm
twtnt y f~t or mo re fro m t ~ ho u~ on t he sout h and wt'St3idn. the'll
Jhi~l d out the sun', ra ys , contri buu" rd rt'Shing humidity, k~p inlidf'
tt mpc ratures low~r, . 1~1 you r air rond ilionl'r rrSl
natur~
A l'ld dn'l'r
changes
he r d rns w ~n cooler weather
arri \'n, drop' her lca ves 10 leI the Sun .h lO(' in,
ma kt you r wi nt('r wa nne r . sa~ ~aung energy.
Add [0 the bea ut y and usdulnca of your surround ings

Prf'St' rvc and prot('C( (hOM: tTen th at a rt al rudy o n your propert y.
SuppOrt plant ing and bt'a utifka lion progrOlms th roughout the county
Mr.s. Smith who loves with him ."
Finally: "NOTICE : I, R. O. Jones, have

no sewing machine for sale. I smashed
It. Don 't call 958 as the telephone has

been taken out. I have not been carrying
on With Mrs. Sm ith . Until yesterday she

was my housekeeper, but she Quit."
FRONT COVER STORY.

OUR PRIZE RAMP "0" STRUCTURE is part of the Stony Island Connectory to the 103rd Street Interchange &
Calumet Xway, (see Department Praiseworthy) completed in November of '73.
{Th e follow ing information was contributed by Mr. Rob ert M Lange, head of the Structural Division
Bureau .}
CCHD Design
The 103rd Street Interchange Complex provides access for vehicular traffic between the Calumet Expressway .
. Stony Island & 103rd Street .. Ramp "Q" , in this regard , furnishes a connecting roadway for 1 03rd Street from
the east and passes over the Stony Island Connector to the Calumet Xway skirting which once was a Gordian knot of
tortuously congested streets . . . now spread out in a pattern of amplitude, thus raiSing this community to a new and
remarkable degree of mobility.
The location and geometries for the entire Interchange Complex was developed by the CCHO's Pavement &
Geometries Division of the Design Bureau. In addition , preparation of the final plans for the complex include other
structures . .. pavements ... frontage road ... drainage and utility facilities . .. roadway lighting ... signs and Ian
dscaping, supervised and administrated by the Department's Construction Bureau.
With the magnitude of the preparation of several structure plans for the complex .. . the target dates for making the
interchange operational ... an Engineering Service Contract was let to Knoerle, Bender, Stone & Associates under
the direct supervision of the. CCHD Structural Division and with the cooperation of other divisions of the Design
Bureau the Consultant prepared the contract plan for the Ramp "Q" structure ... including the retaining walls and
other appurtenant requirements.
After the preliminary plan was furnished, the overall geometries were resolved along with numerous associated
problems of curved girders for pleasing continuity which was achieved in addition to the single column pier design
necessary to roadway safety clearances with functional proportioning of column cantilever beams to support the
superstructure. In all respects, the Ramp "Q" Structure is basically functional ... simple in appearance and exhibits
an esthetic horizontal and vertical curvature for a structure in the CHICAGO AREA where the ground terrain is
relatively flat.
Highway pavements. to the

average layman. fall into two general
categories - black and white.
That. of course. is somewhat of
an exaggeration. A few have
achieved enough sophistication to
classify them as "Iarr and gravel,"
"blacklop" and ' "regular concrele." But beyond that poini. the
average non-engineer usually has a
pretty vague idea about the composition and construction of the
highways over which he rides and
drives_
The design and construction of
pavements is. to the Highway
Engineer. a science! ! Pavement on
a street or highway represents the
practical completion of a traffic-carrying facility . It is the end result that
is applied to all of the planning. testing. grading. draining and other work
that goes into each project. A good
design and sound construction of
the pavement contributes to successful performance of the entire
highway project.
Four basic Iypes of highway
pavements are utilized in Cook
Counly_ They are : Portland
cement concrete; hot laid
asphaltic concrete; roadmlxed
bituminous surfacing; and bituminous surface trealments_
JULY. 1974
PAGE 5
Portland cement concrete (PCG)

is classified as a rigid pavement
while asphaltic concrete (AC). roadmixed bituminous surfacing and
bituminous surface treatments
(BST) are classed as flexible pavements.
factors: (1) Good drainage of surface and sub-waler In and near

the highway, (2) The soli support
(weight-supporting ability of Ihe
nalural foundation upCI" which Ihe
pavement struclure Is to be constructed), and (3) Volume and
Iype of traffic (sizes, weights and
classification of vehicles) which
will use the finished facility.
Each of these types of pavements can be adapted to fit specific

needs by varying such factors as
thickness. composition and the
base structure upon which it is applied. Generally. Portland cement
concrete is used only in cases
where the highest type of pavement
is desired_ Roadmlx bituminous
surfaces are a low cost surfacing
for roads having relatively low traffic volumes requiring a more durable surfacing than a surface treatment. Bituminous surface treatments are commonly used to provide a lemporary dustfree smooth
roadway surface until funds are
available for a higher type pavement. BSTs are also applied to low
traffic secondary highway systems
for economic reasons . Hot laid asphaltic concrete is used. depending
upon the pavement deSign.
CCHD Engineers who design the
pavement for a highway project are
concerned with three basic design
In the CCHD. drainage data is furnished by Design and Location field

personnel - soil support values are
established and provided by the
Malerlals and Research Testing
Division. Traffic data . . . including
projections to the future are compiled and furnished by the Planning
and Traffic Division.
With these factors. the engineer
sets out to design a pavement to
suit the needs of the speCific project. There are some secondary factors. however. which must also be
taken into consideration . Cost Is
most Important and is arrived at by
determining the first cost of construction and an estimate of all
future rehabilitations during the life
of the pavement. Dividing these
costs by the expected life of the
pavement gives the engineer the annual cost of the roadway pavement.
Concinued in August issue.
JULY, 1974
Mr, Hugo J. Stark, Superintendent
Dear Mr. Stark:
Ramp "0" Structure has received

such an outstanding award from
such a distinguished group as the
AISC.
I am pleas,<3d to inform you that

the Ramp "0" Structure has won
an AISC 1974 Prize Bridges
Award. As the designer and owner
of this bridge, you are to be com
mended for this important contribution to the growing number of
beautiful bridges throughout the
country.
Please be informed that it will be

our pleasure to participate in an appropriate ceremony regarding the
awarding of the Plaque and the installation of a steel Plaque on the
structure.
As you know, there were 120 entries from which we selected eight
Prize Bridges and seven Award of
Merit Bridges. The Ramp "0"
Structure was named "PRIZE
BRIDGE" in the Elevated Highways
or Viaducts category. In view of the
exceptional quality of entries and
the challenge they presented to the
jury, you may feel justifiably proud of
this citation .
Very truly ypurs,
A handsome Award Plaque is now

being prepared for presentation to
you at an appropriate ceremony.
Award certificates will go to the
structural steel fabricator, steel
erector and general contractor. A
stainless steel plaque, suitably inscribed, will be affixed to the bridge
as a permanent tribute for combining aesthetics and utility in this
graceful structure.
Public and press announcements
of the award winners are now being
prepared and a press release will be
sent to your local newspapers announcing your citation.
On behalf of the American Institute of Steel Construction and
the structural steel industry, may I
offer my sincere congratulations.
Sincerely,
John K. Edmonds
Executive Vice President
American Institute of Steel Construction
Mr. John K. Edmonds

Executive Vice President
American Institute of Steel Construction
Re: Contests and Awards 1974
Dear Sir:
The Department of Highways and
our Board of County Commissioners
are quite pleased to know that the
Thank you again

distinguished award.
for
this
Hugo J. Stark
Cook CountY,llIinois
Dear Superintendent Stark:

I want to thank you for taking your
personal time as well as the interruptions to Mr. Lou Oulnlan
and Mr. Phil Delahunt of your staff.
Your and their comments relative
to the de fusion of the decision
making process ; elimination of red
tape ; implement posthaste whatever is decided ; it's most appreciated and helpful in my deliberations.
Please feel free to contact me at
anytime that you or your staff need
or can provide any further council.
Very truly yours,
Roger R. Shipley, President
Management and Transportation
Assoc., Inc.
Springfield, III.
Mr. George W. Dunne, President

Dear Mr. Dunne:
In the normal hustle and buslle of
the everyday activities, it is not very
often that this writer has the opportunity to pay compliments where
compliments are due.
However, be that as it may, I wish
to express my 'congratulations for
the exemplary courtesies of the
Cook County Highway Department, and in particular to Mrs. Francine Stuart who edits the Cook
County Highway News. No doubt it
is a challenging aSSignment to turn
PAGE 6
out an interesting brochure each

month , and still "spice it" with information and human equations .
Sincerely,
Michael A. Powills, President
M. A. Powills & Associates
Dear Mr. Stark:

Re: Glenwood-Lansing Road Improvements
This is to thank you for the attention given and the services rendered in repairing the subject
location . The recent repaving was
completed much to the satisfaction
of the citizens of the Village of Glenwood.
You have often heard merely
complaints regarding road maintenance. On behalf of our reSidents, I
would instead like to express my appreciation for the work your department has completed.
Sincerely yours ,
Bob Pltrowskl, Mayor
Village 01 Glenwood
Mrs. Francine Stuart

Dear Mrs. Stuart:
It is with deep gratitude that
write this note to you, to thank you.
Our June 9th parade was a success and the Cook County Hwy.
Float and Duk added so much to the
parade. It was the first parade in the
thirteen years Westhaven has been
a village!
The drivers of th e floats were
very kind and courteous to all of us.
On behalf of the WYAC we thank
you very much.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. JoAnne Bilano, Chairwoman
Parade Committee
Westhaven Youth Athletic Club
BRIEFL Y NOTED
The CCHN recently received a
"subscription" cancellation with the
following notation : "Please remove
J. Doe from mailing list
DECEASED' Died as a result of a
car accident in Southern Illinois.
Was on his way to an alcoholism
seminar in Springfield ."
PAGE 7
JULY, 1974
Hwy.
THE ONE THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY,
but was seen ... in the form of a 300 lb.,
6' 4" grizzly bear . . . streaking thru
District 3 In La Grange Park on June
10th ... Bob who? ? ? ?
Roadrunners
Continue Winning Streak!
(Facts and figures
su bm'~tcd
by Chuck
RamIrez)
OUR MAN ON THE KEDZIE & LAKE

CTA reconstruction site . . . Hwy.
Engr. III George O'Brien tells us that
his daughter, Bonnie O'Brien Bulin
received her SA in English at the Univ. of
III. in Urbana and her Masters degree ...
with distinction (trans/ation . . . ALL
AAAA's) in School Administration from
De Paul. She's now found teaching a
new performing arts course featuring
English and Drama at Curie High School.
PAVEMENT & GEOMETRIC's Monte Chen pulled a fast one, and to the
surprise of all ... taking himself a bride on June 1st ... and honeymooned in
Hawaii!
BASIC TRAINING in the U. S. School of Law Enforcement was successfully completed by Dlst. 3's Labor Foreman John Salemi who can now
boast of holding a certificate as a real live Security Officer.
THE MILLIONAIRES CLUB was the scene to be seen on July 1st ...
honoring Frank Rudman, Sr. who accrued THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS of SERVICE with the CCHD ... retiring as a Hwy. Engr. III in the Permit Division.
Frank began with the Department as a draftsman and worked his way into
the Bridge Division as a steel inspector in the "field" ... and finally with Permits_He was so well thought of that 123 showed up to wish him well .. . a
$200 Marshall Field gift certificate was presented him at this farewell bash.
Frank and his wife Alice will be
taking it easy with a few short
trips squeezed into their schedule while Frank Jr. continues
with the Department in the Utility
section of the Drainage Division .
. . carrying on in his dad's tradition, keeping the Rudman name
alive ... active and productive in
the Highway Department with
which the senior Mr. Rudman
devoted most of his aduft working
life. Best wishes for a pleasant retirement.
Our deepest sympatny to the family of Miriam H. Tracey of the Survey Division who passed away June 8th ; to the friends of William
(Mike) Slocum, formerly 0; the Public Info Office who died June 21st ;
to the family of Royal O. Mortenson _ .. former Chief Engineer of
Bridge Construction _ . . who passed away July 10th; to Andrew
Klilackey of the Construction Bureau , whose brother, Robert F.
Killackey, Sr. died July 14th, and to the family of Otto H. Kohnert of
Drainage & Utilities who also passed away on July 14th.
BEEP BEEP ... The 1974 CCHD

"Roadrunners" are off to another fast
start in the Grant Park Engineers'
League. Aside from losing to RAIN ...
0-4 _.. they stand pat with a 4-0 record .
. . playing onco a week, normally on
Tuesdays at 5 :30 in the afternoon on
Diamonds 14, 15, and 16 of Hutchinson Field , in Grant Park between
Balboa Drive and the Band Shell. The
games are contested under regulation
softball rules, with real umpires and
scorekeepers. The 16 game season ex
tends from May 20th thru Aug. 22nd.
led by IRV BENJAMIN and lEE

GREEN (the semi-retired player
manager, so he tells us) .
. the
Roadrunner. have been pounding out
runs like good road roUers should, and
victories range from a 36~3 fiasco
(we 're too humble to mention the team)
to a close 11-9 against State Traffic.
The team. th is year, is a mixture of the
"new" and the " not so new," The
oldies, but goodies, not necessarily in
alphabetical order are : JIM (Rambler)
SCALISE ; lONNIE (Super Fly) DIXON ;
MACK (The Knife) STUBBS; GHUCK
(The Aclor) RAMIREZ; BILL (Stab 'em)
SPEARMAN ; HERB (Gumshoes) MAR
TIN; JOHN and TONY (Batman and
Robin) PIETRZAK; DON (Pretty Boy)
MEDER; STANLEY (as in Steamer)
POWlOWICZ . . the newies consist of
TOM (as in Chevrolet) VEGA; TOMMY
(The Player) GREEN ; RALPH (Shorty)
EBB I NG ; DENNIS (The Menace)
POPISH; TOM (not as in SDS) HAYDEN
and BUNCH (knock 'em down) WOODCOX .
The cheering section has added a

few new rooters ... the distaff side includes Mrs. Leon Green (our perennial),
Mrs. Hayden (Hey, hey, hey), Mrs. Martin (IBID) ... and to bolster the "01 her
side" is DOMINICK (Mack) MAlCHIODI
along with our " loyal" cheering secllon
of Grant Park's birds and ground
squirrels.
The team is confident thai they can
improve on their 16~1 record of last
season ... thus winning another trophy
for the CCHD ... mebbe then some
" angel " will see the light and outfit our
players in uniforms worthy of Champions.
Let's give our "champs" a loud round
of applause and back them up with
some more spectators to join them at
their Tuesday nite 2nd consecutive
RUN FOR THE PENNANT! ! .. . BEEP
BEEP!
JULY , 1974
PAGE 8
CONSIDER THIS
CIRCUS LOVERS and NOSTALGIA WORSHIPPERS . .. TAKE HEARTI Today's

electronic technology Is bringing a disappearing ripple 01 Americana back to
life. At a time when Jive circuses ar. haYing a tough time keeping 8 tent over
their heads, a lully animated, 22,OOO'plece mlnature circus has amerged Irom
packing cases to become a major allractlon at Chicago's Museum 01 Science
and Industry . .. courte.y 01 Sears, Roebuck & Co. This collection was acquired
over a period of 30 y.ar. Including thousands of little figures , horses , tents ,
wagons and decorated display platform. repre.entlng a leverlsh love 01 circus
entertainment In It. golden era. The completed exhibit blends dioramas , such
as an animated threerlng Big Top performance, with vignettes 01 the trapeze
aerialist' s team .. . juggling clowns .. . big cats leaping Irom cages and diving
thru flaming hoops . . . each made to scale.
(An anonymous contributor sent this

item along and we decided to share
it .)
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Makes Better Work
Better Work
Better Business
Makes Better Jobs
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here ' s what we get:
Makes Better Business
MOII"f.'lt ,
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Summing it all up,
Better Jobs
Make Better, Happier Homes
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Better Homes
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Make Prosperous Communities
Pop\l1atlon - 11,(9%,569
Area - 956 Sq. HIIeo
Prosperous Communities
Make a Prosperous America
And It all starts with
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Did You Know . .

-that the sculptured rock lorming
the lamous emblem 01 the Prudential
Insurance Co. of America , as seen on
the Prudential Bldg. In Chicago,
came from the actual Rock of
Gibraltar oil the southern coast 01
Spain?
-that a copy 01 the June, 1967
"COOK COUNTY HWY. NEWS" wa.
placed In the cornerstone 01 the 1st
National Bank Bldg. on Madison &
Dearborn St . In July 01 that year
and will be opened along with other
memor.bllia 01 our age In July, 2067?
- that In 1914 there wa. I than one
mile of concrete pavement in Cook
County outsld. Chicago and less than
100 mil In all olthe U. S. 01 " .?
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The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the Highway Department, governmental agencies, citizen representatives , and individual municipalities. Therefore, we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443- 7714.
AUGUST. 1974
VOL. XXI
No.8

Mathew W. Bieszczat
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chesrow
Geo(ge W. Dunna
William N. Erickson
Floyd T. Fulle
WIlliam H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
lillian Piotrowski
Ruby Ryan
Mathew W. Bleszczat-Chmn ., Road and Bndge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart

Edwin A. Beck - C. C. Higgins - Stan Cabay
John H. 51roger, Jr.

John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J. Stark-Supenntendent of Highways

Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
AUGUST, 1974
PAGE 2
stabilized shoulder areas at approaches to culverts and high fill

narrow shoulder areas, driveway
surfacing, drainage additions and
adjustments. landscaping and other
related road work.
this contract to be paid for with

M.F.T. Funds.
On a low bid of $319,403.35,

Union Contracting & Material Co.,
was awarded this contract to be
August 2nd saw the opening of
the north and southbound traffic on
the Kedzie Avenue Bridge over
Wire ton Road to 131 st Street,
Hugo J, Stark, Superintendent of
Highways announced recently.
This $3.0 million contract was
awarded to Arcole Midwest Corp.
and began in November of 1972.
The Bridge carries two northbound
lanes and two southbound lanes
over the B & O.T.C. R.R. and is part
of the Cook County Highway De
partment's long range plan in
making Kedzie Avenue a through
route from Lincoln Highway to
Howard Street.
the Board of County Commissioners, has announced that five highway improvement contracts totaling
$1,412,571.40 were approved by
the Cook County Board of Commissioners at their August 12th, 1974
meeting . The contracts were awarded on the recommendation of
Highways.
German Church Road-Cook DuPage Road to Willow Springs Road
Located in Lyons Township and
the Village of Willow Springs, will
begin at a point on the centerline of
German Church Road along the east
edge of Cook-DuPage Road, and
extend in an easterly direction along
German Church Road to a point
along the west edge of Willow
Springs Road, for a distance of
7,950 feet of which 7,835 are to be
improved.
The improvement consists of
providing a narrow full depth 8- y,"
course widening and rumble shoulder areas along German Church
Road, adjoining both sides of the
existing pavement, including a three
lane widening of German Church
Road at Willow Springs Road, along
with complete resurfacing of the
existing and proposed widened
pavement widths, associated
Brainard Avenue-Joliet Road to

47th Street
In the Tow~Ship of Lyons and the
Villages of laGrange and Countryside, this proposed improvement
begins at a point on the centerline of
Brainard Avenue, along the north
edge of Joliet Road and extends in a
northerly direction along Brainard
Avenue to a point along the south
edge of 47th Street, for a distance
of 11,122 feet of which 11,052
feet are to be improved.
course widening and rumble
shoulder area along Brainard
Avenue, adjoining both sides of the
existing pavement, including a three
lane widening of Brainard Avenue at
55th Street and the southeast
quadrant at 47th Street, including
complete resurfacing of the existing
and proposed widened pavement
widths, stabilized shoulders at approaches to culverts and high fill
narrow shoulder areas, driveway
surfacing, drainage additions, adjustments, landscaping and other
related road work.
Municipal Paving Co., was awarded this contract on a low bid of
$439,631.70 to be paid for with
MFT. Funds.
North Central Avenue-West North

Avenue Intersection
Located in the intersection of
North Central Avenue and West
North Avenue, in the City of
Chicago, this improvement consists
of the realignment and channelization of North Central Avenue and
West North Avenue intersection . It
involves pavement reconstruction
and resurfacing; removal and installation of sidewalk; curb and gutter;
median; driveways; drainage structures; sewer laterals; sodding and
other necessary work.
On a low bid of S378,706.50 the
J. M. Corbett & Co. was awarded
Meacham Road at Nerge Road

-Intersection Improvement
The improvement of the intersection of Meacham Road and
Nerge Road, located in the Township of Schaumburg and the Village
of Elk Grove begins at a point on the
centerline of Meacham Road, 740
feet south of the centerline of Nerge
Road and extends along Meacham
Road in a northerly direction . The
improvement of Nerge Road begins
at a point on the centerline of Nerge
Road 659.50 feet west of the centerline of Meacham Road and extends in an easterly direction for a
total 2,732 feet.
Also, included in this contract is
the construction of a concrete pipe
culvert on Plum Grove Road approximately one mile north of Nerge
Road . This portion of the proposed
improvement consists of the construction of two 48" concrete pipe
culverts with reinforced concrete
flared end sections along with an installation of a single rail steel plate
guard rail and other necessary
collateral work.
Rock Road Construction Co.,
was awarded this contract on a low
bid of S236,014.45 to be paid for
with M.FT Funds.
Orland Township-139th Street,

Will Cook Road to Wolf Road;
139th Street, Wolf Road to 10Bth
Avenue; 10Bth Avenue, 1,210 feet
north of 143rd Street to 139th
Street
The adjacent Y. mile of 108th
Avenue lying within the Village of
Orland Park shall be included in this
project.
139th Street proposed improvement consists of the resurfacing with bituminous surface treatment (class A-2) over the eXisting
1 8' pavement.
139th Street and 108th Avenue
proposed Improvements consist of
the addition of aggregate base
course, where speCified. and resurfacing wilh 16' of biluminous surface treatment together with drainage. grading and olher necessary
collateral work .
contract was awarded to the Union
Contracting & Material Co., to be
paid for with M.F.T. Funds
PAGE 3
AUGUST, 1974
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(Another sketch tracing Road nomanciature in Cook County)
The PORTLAND CEMENT PAVING AWARD was received by the

Rock Road Construction Co_ who
were the contractors for our RIDGELAND AVE. reconstruction and widening project between Sauk Trail
and Uncoln Highway. Sponsored by
the illinois Road Builders Assn., a
plaque was offered by Langhorn
Bond, secretary of the illinois
Dept. of Transportation. Our
CCHD resident engineer for the
project was Jules Charpentier
along with Phil Nash who worked
as proportioning Engr., and
Stantey Cetmer plodded right under Jules as the concrete inspector
.. . not to mention Ted Van Gelder ,
the Supervising Engr. would make
us remiss .
SHAME ON US
we
overlooked mentioning that Administration Head John Crane was Installed as President Elect in the
Chicago Chapter of the ISPE
excuse pleeze ' ! ! Congratulations
to our dear John.
BIKE-A-THONER
WHEELING
Emil Donkers came in 2nd for
having 1 49 sponsors and 4th place
... amassing $285.00 for the heart
fund . (Keep those wheels in shape,
Emil)
An AMERICAN LEGION DELEGATE to the National Convention

of the American Legion to be held
in Miami Beach .. August 16-22
was Helen Kmiec of Tech_ Services Div. Helen has been a member of the Edgar A. Lawrence
Hwy., Post #646 for many years . ..
this being the 1st time elected as a
delegate to represent the First Distnct of the American Legion which
has 6.700 members .
RETIREMENT NEWS
PETER FISCHMAN, Hwy. Engineer IV was feted by 27 fellow
employees at a retirement party
held at Corados Restauran.t in Pala
tine on July 19th. Superintendent
Stark, who was unable to attend.
sent the following missive in lieu of a
speech saying "Dear Pete . .. I am
sorry that I am unable to be present
at your Retlfement Party but I do
wish to express my appreciation to
gether wHh your fellow employees
Thornton-Lansing Road and

Thornton-Blue Island Road . . . like
the township and village, bear the
name of Col. W. F. Thornton, a
promoter of the Illinois & Michigan
Canal and President of the State
Board of Canal Commissioners.
The first settler in the Thornton

area, WIlliam Woodbridge, arrived
in 1834. The Village was platted the following year by John Kinzie, who had
purchased t~e land thereabouts from the Indians.
~
Lansing was named for John Lansing, who came from New York State
and laid out the town site in 1865. Three brothers, Henry, George, and
Peter Lansing were also early residents.
Dolton Avenue , a traffic interchange on Calumet Expressway in Thornton
Township, was named for a family of early settlers. Andrew H. was the first
resident of Dolton , and its first postmaster. With his brothers, George,
Charles, and Henry, he platted the village. which at first included present
Riverdale as well and was known as Do~on Junction. Riverdale separated in
1873, when it was given its own post office .
George Dolton and J. C. Matthews established the first ferry across the
Uttle Calumet River in 1836. In 1842 the ferry was succeeded by a bridge,
built by George Dolton and Levi Osterhoudt. Known as the Dolton Bridge, it
was a toll deal until the County bought it in 1856 and made it a free -bee!
Glenwood-Lansing Road was named for the towns it served . GlenwoodDyer Road, which runs from Glenwood to Uncoln Highway and thereby con nects with Dyer, Indiana preserves the name of Thomas Dyer, an early settler in the area of Glenwood. In the period of the 1840's, Glenwood was
known as Hickory Bend .
Both of these roads run in Bloom Township, which was part of Thornton
Precinct until organized as a Township in 1850. The name was derived from
that of Robert Bluhm, an Austrian patroit executed in 1848. It was first applied in 1849 to a hamlet on the site of present- day Blue Island and later to
the TownShip.
for the many long years of service
with the Cook County Highway
Dept. You have always been a will
ing, conscientious and exemplary
employee. Your work on the various
County Highway projects indicated
your abi/dy to get a job well done.
The many sewer and tunnel projects
that the County worked on have
withstood the challenge of time. I
wish you and Mrs. Fischman a won
derful retirement with good health
and enjoyment wherever you go as
you both deserve it after 40 years
of work. "
Pete began here in 1935 as a
Labor Surveyor, moving in 1936 to
a Transportation Inspector ... later
on concentrating his efforts in Can
struction as a resident Engr. with his
forte lying in underground work .
thereby
being
dubbed
the
"GROUND HOG" of the CCHD. "He
was the best 'tunneler' ever," as

one of his co-workers alluded .
Pete and his wife Della reside on
the northwest side of Chicago. They
have one son , Irwin who lives in Wilmette, III., with his wife and four
children.
Now that Mr. Fischman has the
leisure time for which he has
worked so hard, he can continue adding on to his extensive stamp collection in between receiving calls on
his short wave radiO, as at one time
he was an amateur ham operator.
He and Delia will take some short
treks but most of all . . . a doting
grandfather, he will derive the most
pleasure in "baby-sitting" with his
grandchildren, the youngest of
which is four yrs. old. Good luck and
best wishes from all of us in the
CCHD. (Sorry . . . no pic. of Pete due
to the moving syndrome)
COO K COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
PAGE 4
AUGUST, 1974
we've
moved
"II
"'.,.,..."- -
a nd over
up~
..
up
The USA gained control of Chicago from the Indians

in 1794 ... not true! ! ! ! The battle in which control
was gained wasn 't even at Chicago . .. it was in the field
near what is now Toledo, Ohio. A force under General
" MAD ANTHONY" WAYNE, a Revolutionary War hero,
who used to fight as if he were John "DUKE " Wayne,
clashed with an alliance of Shawnee, Ottawa, Chippewa
and Potawatomi . .. under the Shawnee Chief Black
Wolf, and vanquished the Indians in a flat 40 minutes! !
(Well . .. they shouldn 't have got Anthony mad!) ... At
any rate , the fight was called the Battle of Fallen Timbers , 'cause the field was in the process of being
cleared ... Oust like what happened on the 27th floor of the Civic Center where our
" work force" cleared out over the weekend of the 16th, Aug.)
General Wayne then negotiated a treaty with the indians (the Treaty of Greenville) , and even without Henry Kissinger to help him he did quite well Oust like the
" work force " on 27 ... lotsa chiefs and Generals). He bought a vast tract of land . .
comparable to the 9th, 10th and 11th floors of the County Building . .. where the
hammers and nails made ready for the Highway Department's PUSH in moving
across the street to the 9th and 10th floor of the County Building where half the
Department took possession (we, after almost a decade of being officed on the 28th
floor will stand pat for the nonce) . .. as General Wayne did . .. including "one piece
of land ... Six mile Square at the mouth of the Chacakgo River (and we did not
misspell or make a typo) . . . just like the Civic Center's 27th floor " work force" did
over the weekend of the 16th Aug. '74,
At this particular point, the Design Bureau is pretty well settled on the 9th floor of
the County Bldg., while the remaining Divisions on the 10th floor ; i.e., our Mail &
Records ... Technical Services . Safety & Training, Material Testing Div ..
Project Control ... Map Div., temporarily quartered until the 11th floor is completed sometime this winter are doing their best to overcome the patter of reconstruction's footsteps and delve into a functional operation! ! !
P.S. All fone extensions remain the same . .. and with a little faith, the air conditioning
should be in ship shape condition by the time the summer's over! ! ! More about the
roiler skating concession at a later date.
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AUGUST, 1974
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All You've Wanted to Know

about Pavements Continued [rom July issue.
Portland cement concrete pavement usually involves the highest initial cost, but once in place serves
traHic for many decades. AsphaHic
concrete in most cases is more economical in the initial construction
phase. It is put down with the full
knowledge that it will require resurfacing periodically.
The design engineer must bear in
mind not only the drainage and
pavement type but also the base
which must be constructed to support the pavement. Aggregates are
plentiful In most Cook County
areas and in the majority of projects
untreated crushed gravel or rock
base in used. In areas where inferior
bases are necessary due to
material shortages the base is admixed or blended with cement, lime
or asphalt.
If the engineer determines that
the higher initial cost can be justified
and that the load-carrying qualities
of a rigid pavement are needed, he
may specify Portland cement concrete . In that case, after the roadway has been graded , necessary
drainage facilities installed and other
preparatory work completed, a base
for the pavement will be constructed. Normally, it will be a
cement stabilized base. Cement is
added to provide greater stability
and strength and eliminate subgrade
pumping .
Having completed, compacted,
and fine-graded the base, the
paving train moves in to place the
pavement .
Concrete is usually mixed in large
multi-drum mixers and hauled to the
site and placed with slip-form pavers
in a slab covering the full width of
the travelway. Continuous 24-foot
wide slabs are commonly placed in
one a-hour shift . The concrete is
usually a inches in depth, with randomly spaced , slightly skewed
transverse contraction joints". Some
states place the slab 9 to 11 inches
thick due to larger truck traHic
volumes. When continuously reinforced concrete pavement is
designed the reinforcement provides resistance to shrinkage
cracks, thereby eliminating the need
PAGE 6
AUGUST, 1974
for transverse shrinkage joints . The

designed thickness of concrete is
placed in one pass. Surface texture
(usually done by brooking) is formed
in the slab while the concrete is still
plastic which improves the skid
resistance.
Should thll engineer select hot
laid asphaltic concrete for the pavement, preparation of the roadway
base will proceed in the same manner as for Portland cement concrete. At that point, the choice of several base types are available. A
greater th ickness of base is
necessary for flexible pavements
than for the rigid concrete
pavement.
Bases are commonly crushed
quarry rock or gravel. In some cases
it is desirable to treat the crushed
rock or gravel with asphalt, cracked
oil, lime or cement to improve its
useful life .
Once the base or treated base
has been prepared, the next step is
the placement of the asphalt concrete surface . It is applied in varying
thicknesses from 2- Yo inches to 4
inches. The asphalt concrete mixture is produced by blending heated
crushed gravel or stone with hot asphalt. It is placed on the base by a
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The same machine applies the

next succeeding course of asphaHic
concrete which may be finer textured with smaller stone . The top
surface course is normally about 2Yo inches thick full width, which includes the shoulders of the travelway. The top or final course is intended to take out irregularities and
provide for a smooth riding surface.
Roadmix was very common until
1960 and is still used on lightly
traveled roads . Uquid asphaH is
mixed with the surfacing gravel by
motor graders and spread 1- Yo to 2Y. inches thick.
The other major type of pavement
construction is bituminous surface
treatments (BST). It is the fastest,
most ecornonical method of paving
and has been utilized on hundreds
of miles of secondary and primary
system roads in the state. It is used
primarily in lower traffic volume
areas with the intent to serve
several years and then place the
more expensive asphaltic concrete
(AC) or Portland cement concrete
(PCC) in the future.
Generally, the base for a road to
be bituminous surface treated is
identical to asphaHlc concrete or
Portland cement bases. Additional
base is usually necessary for suHicient ballast to carry the traHic. The
Continued on pagt 7.
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specially deSigned paving machine

which applies the mix full width of
the travelway .
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ANOTHER
IMPROVEMENT
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HIGHWA.Y
DE.PARrM EN1 ': '.. '. ' -
AUGUST, 1974
All You've Wanted

to Know about
Pavements
Continued from poge 6.
bituminous treatment consists simply of alternating layers of hot ~quid

asphalt and crushed stone cover.
An asphalt distributor sprays the asphalt onto the roadway and a thin
uniform layer of crushed stone or
washed gravel is spread on the asphalt by specially designed spreading equipment. Trucks equipped
with spreader gates at the rear have
been used successfully to spread
the crushed stone.
Double treatment bituminous surfacing, which is the most popular
type, consists of two layers of asphalt. The first coat is a prime coat.
After the prime coat penetrates into
the base and cures, a second app~
cation is quickly covered by a layer
of crushed rock. Steel-wheeled
rollers seat the rock in the hot
asphalt.
PAGE 7
Mr _Hugo J_ Stark
Superintendent 01 Highways
Attn: Paul Valentine
Dear Mr_ Valentine:
On behalf of Jim Levey and John
Chaplin of the Training and
Development Unit, I wish to thank
you for teaching in this year's Technical Training and Development Program. I also wish to thank the Cook
County HigHway Department for
permitting you to teach in this
program, especially considering the
tight manpower situation that we
have been operating in for the past
year.
The training program this year has
enabled those Department employees who partiCipated in it to do
their jobs more efficiently and with
fewer errors. This is vital if the Department is to continue to provide
the quality of service to the public as
we have in the past.
Please direct our thanks to the

men of the Malntanance Department who completed this maintenance project. The completed project
shows the resu~s that only come
with good workmanship and deserves recognition.
Again, many thanks .
AI Schnepl
Supt. of Public Works
City 01 Country Club Hills
Mr. Anthony Fosco

Olst_ I Sup_ Engr_
Dear Mr. Fosco:
Thank you for your service in resolving the poor drainage condition
which existed on Bradwell Road at
Colony Drive .
We received a letter from Hugo
Stark advising us of the progress of
the work crew and of the projected
plan for completion.
Triple treatment, designed for

higher traffic volumes generally consists of three layers of aspha~ with
two applications of crushed stone.
In all bituminous surface treatments
the first coat of aspha~ is intended
to penetrate into the base.
The enclosed certificate publicly

expresses the Department's appreciation for your efforts and also expresses the gratitude of the students who benefited from your
teaching.
Very truly yours,
Bituminous surface treatments

are used as a temporary riding surface until funds are available for the
higher type aspha~ic concrete
pavement. Occasionally these temporary surfaces give service for 1 01 5 years in dry areas, or they may
only last 2 or 3 years where heavy
precipitation and severe winters are
common.
Sincerely,
Jack L Brewer
Personnel & Business Manager
tllinols Oept_ 01 Transportation
Louis Werd
Regardless of which type of

pavement is finally selected for use
on County highways, the choice is
always made on the basis of the
area in which the project is located,
the type of traffic the highway is
designed to serve, and the economy and availability of materials for
construction.
POTPURRI
A preschooler with considerable
TV-watching experience wasn't
stumped for a remedy when her
mother lost her voice in a recent
siege of laryngitis. "You got no
sound, Mommy," diagnosed the tot.
"Maybe you need a new tube."
By: George F_ Kuhns
We hopefully share Mr. Stark's

confidence that the new drainage
system will prevent further
problems.
Dear Mr. Stark:

(t:dilVr's nole: Paul is wilh our Drainage & Utilities Div. and lectured ro The
employees of The Siale of Illinois and
local municipalities all storm sewer
hydraulics... dass being conducted in
Ihe Siale of Illinois Bldg., Chicago.
This i." fhe 2nd year of classes that
Paul has laugh I . .... No sewer ral hel)
Mr. Fosco has been most cooperative in working this problem

out with us. Also, thanks to you for
your cooperation in this matter.
Louis Werd
Mr. Hugo J. Stark

Dear Mr. Stark:
The intent of this letter is to express our thanks and gratitude for
your attention in regards to the
drainage problem that existed at
175th Street and the 1-80 Overpass. Your assistance to the elimination of this problem is greatly appreCiated.
I admire your patriotism

but, the safety code still
.:calls for red, yellow, and
green.
AUGUST, 1974

A qu tlon WI. recently posed a.to wh.th .. Chicago .... hid a town squlr.,
E...? Whit do you think th. CI.lc C.nt.r PII.. I.? Whit town squlr. or .mag.
gr n has more public doing. thin thl . On. dlY yogi d.mon.tr.tlon; Inoth.r
diY, Ikldo; or ethnic dlnclng Ind lolk song conc.rt.; JIZZ concert. or baton
twirl .... Every dey ... something dlff.rentlt our theater-In-th.-squ.r... Way
OIck wh.n Chlclgo hid I town .qulr... lrom t835 to t848 ... along th Id.
01 Ind Iround to th. rear 01 It. lirot court hou (between th. courthou and I
IIttl. Jail). Th. courthou w at Randolph and Clark, and Courthou Squar.,
e.1t WI. celled,together with th.IIII, occupied th. rt 01 th qulr. block now
occupied by th. pre.ent County Bldg.-City HIli. In tho days, though, th.
courthous. WI. Ju.tth. courthou ; "City H.II" wh ... th. Common Council,
I. th. City Counclt w cilled, met ... WII In th. upper story 01 privately
owned building ... the S.loon Building (no comment., pi ). And .0 lar a.
w.
PAGE 8
TWO VIEWS OF
MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES NEW
HI-RANGER
HIGHER THAN A GIRAFFE ... and
does. better job 01 tree trimming and
cutting branches that obstruct the view
of drivers along our County Roads. It's
called the "SNORKEL" 2 were purchased and both Districts 1 & 4 are
utilizing them to the NTH DEGREE.
can determine, there never wa yogi demonstratloR .
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Old You Know ..

-that Cook County'sllrst marriage IIcense lollowlng the Graat Chicago
Fire was Issued Octob.r 10, 1861,
while tha ash tlil smoldered . . .
authorizing John G. BI.ln to mlrry
Allee R. Mmer .. and that between
th.lr marrlag. (performed the sama
day the IIc.n wa. I.sued) and th.
year 1960, .ome 2,520,000 County
couple. lollow.d tham to the altar?
-that Cook County's first naw.paper, the Chicago almocr.t (found.o
In 1833) som.tlm prlntad Its poetry column on the front page, along
with advertl m.nts . .. whll. new.

It.m uch a. canll building . lira.
and death. w... r.leg.ted to the Insld.p.g ?
(Source . . . "Growth of Coolt Lounly."
by CIulrlesjohnJon)
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C88K C8111T
IllnlAT IIWI

Chic. go, IIl1nol. 60602
Addr Correction Requ.sted
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IIIK IIIIIY HllnlAY IIWI
Chlc.go CI.lc Center,

Chlc.go, illinois 60602
The Cook Ccunty Highway News is published monlhly for the benefit of exchanging information between the Highway Department, governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and individual municipalities. Therefore, we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-7714.
SEPTEMBER, 1974
VOL. XXI
No.9

Mathew W. BllazCZlt
Chlrl" S. Bonk
Chlrll. F. Chaplin
Frank W. Chl.row
George W. Dunn.
Carl R. "'n n
Floyd T_Fullo
Jeromo Huppert
John H. Strog .... Jr.
Ch,rl J. Grupp, Jr.

William H. Harvoy
Iren. C. Hernandez
John P_ Touhy
Joooph L Wood.
Ruby Ryan
Math.., W. BIIlZczat-Chmn .. Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart

Eelwln A . Beck - C. C. Higgins - Stln Cabay
Hugo J. Stork-Superintendent of Highways

Photography
Etm.. J . Majowskl
SEPTEMBER, 1974
PERSPECTIVE
An air of optimism is apparent about our chances for making major improvements within the CCHD ... despite the fact that we are in a socalled "split infinitive" position with half of our staff newly lodged in the
County Bldg . while we patiently wait to be depossessed from the Civic
Center . .. I believe it to be the truth, for in spite of our many problems,
we must have faith in our ability to progress.
Experienced Highway People will acknowledge that some uncertainty is inevitable, but they also know that uncertainty affects all
organizations and it does not prevent progress unless we let it. For
those who wait for a perfect time to work for improvement ... they will
wait forever.
Each individual has a role to play in our effort to better the depart
ment and each of us is accountable for our actions.
This accountability includes every person who works and is the first
prerequisite to our improvement.
There is nothing negative about the idea of accountability; it does not
exist for the purpose of fixing blame for failures. On the contrary, ac
countability means that we have the opportunity to work up to our
potential, to assume the authority and the responsibility of our jobs as
well as cooperating with each other.
Without accountability, a feeling of satisfaction in performance cannot exist, and consequently no improvement can be realized by the individual and u~imately . .. by the Department .
~
NICKEl.
'",,MORE GAS TAX?
Better Get Used to the Idea
(Editor's note: The following
editorial appeared in the July issue
of "Rural and Urban Roads" - a
DunDonnelley
publication
published In Chicago - and Is
reprinted here.)
With asphalt up 150 percent or

more in a year, and project bid
prices suddenly higher by 10 to 40
percent . . . road programs
everywhere are having a crisis of
their own. Should road officials lay
back and just look sad and shake
their heads? Or should they come
out fighting for fund increases comparable with the inflation of
everything else?
We say there's no recourse but to
campaign
militantly
with
Washington, the legislatures, county
road bodies and the public, to keep
road funds abreast of cosi rises. It is
either that, or the American people
will suffer a rapid deterioration of
their roads and see serious post .
ponement of replacement of many
old bridges and dangerous outmoded highway segments.

Yes ... Federal Funds are flowing
well, with about $6Y.! billion of State
Road awards scheduled this year even with last year. But this sum is
buying only 80 to 85% as much road
construction as last year on
average, and even less in many
specific situations .
As for State and Local funds, the

dilemma of road officials and
pOlitical leaders is painfully evident:
how to go about asking for a raise in
the state gasoline tax to 11 or 12
cents or even higher - on top (,f
the 55 to 70 cents price the public is
already paying at the gas pump.
"Such a raise is unthinkable," a
road official told us last month. But is
it, really? Your wife has already gotten used to paying SOC for bread
and 49C a pound for apples at the
supermarket. And you are no longer
flabbergasted at paying $3 for a
beanery lunch. The insidious thing
PAGE 2
about inflation is that people do adjust to It mentally. They Simply hit

the boss for a raise, and just get it to
keep the family going.
Every highway official responsible for budgets knows his road
program Is In trouble,
Two cases :
In South Carolina a commission
member has warned that new road
lettings may be stopped by November and maintenance curtailed
unless new revenue sources are
found. The state's recent $1 DO
million bond issue, thought
adequate for augmenting regular
revenues, isn't enough to offset the
latest cost rises.
Indiana's 600-mile-a-year resur
facing program is cut back to 350
miles because of high costs . Com
mon excavation bid prices in Indiana
are up 100 percent over 1973.
Striping paint has risen 55 to 102
percent for various types, to mention just two items. The total cost
rises for highway materials and
components since 1966 in Indiana
are even more startling , while road
funds have risen very little.
Counties also are hurting from
suddenly higher costs_ Cass
County in Michigan will pave 40 in
stead of 80 miles this year. Shelby
County, Alabama, has reduced its
road improvement program to 40
percent fewer miles. We could go
on .
While state legislatures wrestle
with their end, countries also need
to look for more road and bridge
revenues . The timehonored property assessment could be due for a
revival. That, or bonds, which would
pay despite high interest rates by
helping to beat the inflation spiral
through earlier construction .
If ever there was a time to
mobilize support for road funds it is
now . Many of you might be sur
prised at the readiness of the public
to go along when the full facts of
highway obsolescence
and
Inadequacy are told. Look at how
little the high gasoline prices have
reduced automobile use. And look
at the continued record-breaking
growth of truck use.
What is being done in your state,
city and county to get a cost-ofliving raise for your roads? Again,
we say there is no more important
HIGHWAY question.
[)I:()~I)TMI:~T
~ I:WMAI\I:l2
(AnotheT sketch tTacing Road nomanclature n Cook County)
VACATIONING Ted Van Gelder

our south-end Supervising Engr_,
was recently in San Diego and ran
into retired Resident Engr _ Walter
Mayer who was, for 30 years, a
member of our CCHD family_Wa~er
is well and happy in California __ _
sending his best regards to Jack
Stern , Dan Cohen, Bernie Ryman,
George O'Brien et al.
PAGE 3
SEPTEMBER, 1974
ANCHORS AWAY! We can

imagine Bob McAllister's (formerly
with CCHD's Traffic Safety
Division ... now with Cook County 's Budget Dept .) reaction to the
trans-Atlantic liner France when it
rode in calm waters outside Le
Havre port with Bob and 1,265
other passengers on board .. _Bubbly forall- hic! ! ??
DEGREES: Robert Hili, Hwy.
Engr. III of our R.O.W. Bureau
passed his land surveyor's exam
and can add this shingle to his B.A.
degree received from Rock Island 's
Augustana College in 1 953.
HOSPITALIZED: Dorothy Revsen of Fiscal Mgt. is back to her
desk after minor surgery. (Ouch! !)
Stanley Bernstein and Harry Bluestein, both victims of the EL crash
are expected to return to their respective R.O.w. desks (the guys
what work togedder ... ride togedder ... odd?).
CONVENTIONEERING: Design
Bureau Chief Jack Stern, Tom
McHugh and John Link, top
Engineering Supervisors from our
La Grange Maintenance Facility
attended a Public Works meeting in
Toronto, Canada the week of the
16th.
LADY LUCK DEPT: A $500 Bond
was won by Carolyn Wollner (Hank
Reldl's Monday thru Friday gal) at
the 44th Ward's Democratic Rally .
. . also in the running was Bob
McAllister who will have to collect
his $25.00 Bond when he gets off
the Uner France.
The Road marked

ARMY TRAIL runs
from Lake Street in
Addison
through
DuPage and Kane
Counties, but its
story begins in Cook
County_
In 1832 Black Hawk and his warriors were giving the militia and volunteer
troops such a rough time that President Andrew Jackson ... the old Indian
fighter himself, ordered General Winfield Scott to fetch a detachment of
regulars from Fortress Monros, Virginia. and take charge of the campaign.
On the trip across the lakes from Buffalo, Scott's expedition was struck
with Asiatic cholera, then sweeping the country. Some died on the ships .
Almost a hundred others died after reaching Fort Dearborn, late In June, and
were buried in the lake shore sand. Others, in fright, deserted after landing .
As soon as they were fit to travel, Scott moved the survivors to the present
site of Riverside and set up camp on the bank of the Des Plaines .. . Then
he departed with a small escort to catch up with Black Hawk in southern
Wisconsin.
As the heavy, broad-tired baggage wagons rolled over the prairie, they
made a road as good as any of that time. A year later, when peace with the Indians attracted a swarm of settlers, people passing that way reported finding
"a well-traveled road."
Near Addison they saw a soldier's grave at the roadside. At
tent poles left by Scott's troops were still standing.
Sa~
Creek,
About all the soldiers contributed to the locality they had come to save ,
was the road, for on August 8, when they were resting in camp near Beloit,
word came that Black Hawk had been vanquished at the battle of Bad Axe.
CANADIAN
WILDS:
Con struction's Art Kalndl; Pavement
and Geometric's Joe Marslk and
Bud Kost just returned from a run
up the Cedar River 880 miles in Northern OntariO and "only" caught
328 Northern . . . 8 Walleye ... 2
Perch and a 36" Muskie which Art is
having stuffed. While camping, a
very selective bear took all their
bacon ... half of the sausage meat
and a can of coffee ... No SMOKEY
the BEAR he 'cause he dropped
most of the supplies in the woods
near the campSite. Dummy!!!!
Betcha he's still running around with
gun shots in his rump.
ASIDES
A motorist brought his car in for
ils 1,500 mile inspection. " Is there
anything the malter wilh it?" the service manager asked.
"Well, there's only one part of it
that doesn't make a noise," the
customer replied , "and that's the
horn ."
Our sympathy to Ruth Calandrlello of the Bureau of

Construction whose father,
Anthony Schwemln, passed
away on July 31th; to the
family of Eugene Thomas,
Laborer II, Dlst. 3 who died
Aug_ 27th; to Cella Helford of
Hwy. Contract Documents
Dlv _, whose brother, Herman
B. Baron passed away Sept_
1st; to the family of Thomas
Flavin, Hwy. Engr. III, Dlst. 4
who died Sept. 9th; to
Richard Barber of Technical
Services Dlv _ whose mother,
Mrs. Lenette Wiedman died
Sept. 11th; to Resident Engr.
William Knight of the Bureau
of Construction whose wife,
Jean, passed away on Sept.
20th.
PAGE 4
SEPTEMBER,1874
LICENSING THE NUTS AND BOLTS

John K. Crane
CCHD Administration Head and
PreSident-Elect, Chicago Chapter of ISPE
Now that a new year of activity is

starting for the Chicago Chapter of
ISPE, I would like to suggest a goal
to strive for. This goal to be the complete recognition of the "nuts and
bo~s" work of engineering as true
engineering, requiring the attention
of professionally trained personnel,
in order that the hea~h, safety and
weHare of the general public be protected to the maximum possible.
This engineering work should
properly be performed in practice
by reglltered prof.sslonals or by
employees under the direct and immediate supervision of such fully
qualified registered professionals ..
i.e., Registered Professional
Engineers, Structural Engineers,
Land Surveyors, or Architects.
Those non-registered employees
working under direct supervision
are frequently recent graduates
who either hold, or are preparing to
get an E.I.T_ or similar certification
in their appropriate professional
fields. The responsibility of the
registered profeSSional, to use his
seal only on work he personally
knows to be correct, should be impressed upon these future
professlonals_ They should not see
their work sealed by supervisors,
several levels above them, who

have no immediate knowledge of
the work.
This detailed engineering work
should be fully recognized by all
professionals as being true
engineering work and not given the
lower classification of technician's
work. Too frequently one hears
senior engineers, usually those
primarily involved in engineering
management, refer to the "nuts and
bolts" detail work of the engineering
profession as nothing more than
technician's work and limiting the
definition of engineering to the con
ceptual work done by the overall
planners and managers.
This attitude, of the senior
engineers, can only harm the
profession and defeat the whole
concept of reglstraUon. This
reasoning is further used to justify
the use of the seal of an engineering
manager
for
sealing
such
"technician's work" done through
several layers of "personal supervision ." However, I contend, that
most failures and fau~y work that
occur in engineering projects and
endanger the public are due to
errors or omissions having been
made in this "nuts and bo~s " stage
of the design or construction . This,

therefore, is where the real need for
registration exists. Very fey.! failures
can be blamed on concepts, but
rather on the detailed design work
required to check and apply the
concept. Errors in concept or
overall planning will routinely be
found during the detail deSign work,
when done property by qualified
personnel.
An analogy of this type of

thinking, in the medical profession ,
might be that those involved in
hospital management or complex
medical research are the real M.D.'s
requiring licensing and that those
doing the routine day removal of appendices or setting broken legs are
only technicians, therefore, do not
require licensing to protect the
public.
The licensing laws could be made
more effective in accomplishing
these objectives by stating that the
professional experience required
must be under the direct supervision
of
a
registered
professional; with a definition of
personal supervision which does
not permit supervision through
multiple levels.
POTPOURRI
17 at wedding rites perish, ..
Police reported Tuesday the
death of 1 7 guests at a wedding in
the northeast Nigeria, where tribal
rites call for suitors to engage in
physical combat for the bride.
Police said they did not know how
many suitors competed for the bride
last weekend, but the practice of
the Fulanl tribe is that they first
demostrate their endurance by un
dergoing a whipping, followed with
violence at close quarters. The win
ner gets the bride If he survives.
This SIGN has just

ONE MEANING
SEPTEMBER, 187.
NEW GUIDELINES
How'd you like this as a guide for
personnel? (Courtesy of Carolina
Hlllhways. The following struck our
funnybone ... so we are sharing
same with you)
To: ALL PERSONNEL
Subject: ABSENTEEISM
It has been brought to my at
tention that the attendance record
of this department is a disgrace to
our gracious benefactor who, at
your request, has given you your
job. Due to your lack of considera
tion of your jobs with such a fine
company as shown by frequent abo
senteeism , it
has
become
necessary for us to revise some of
our policies. The following changes
are in effect today :
SICKNESS: No excuse . . . we
will no longer accept your doctor's
statement as proof, as we believe
that-if you are able10 go to the doc
tor, you are able to come to work.
DEATH: (Other than your own) ...
This is no eJ(cuse . . . there is
nothing you can do for them , and we
are sure that someone else with a
lesser position can attend to the ar
rangements. However, if the funeral
can be held in the late afternoon we
will be glad to let you off one hour
early, provided that your share of
the work is ahead enough to keep
the job going in your absence.
BE I I ER ROADS
BE I IER LIVING
HIGHWAY WEEK
SEPT. 22-28.1974
PAGE 5
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: (For an

operation) . . . We no longer are
allowing this practice. We wish to
discourage any thought that you
may need an operation as we
believe as long as you are an em
ployee here, you will need all of
whatever you have and you should
not consider having anything
removed. We hired you as you are
and to have anything removed
would certainly make you less than
we bargained for.
DEATH: (Your own) ... This will
be accepted as an excuse but we
would like to have a twoweek
notice, as we feel it is your duty to
teach someone else your job! ! ! ! !
SEPTEMBER, 1974
THE
SPORTING
SCENE
By
Jeff Doyle
Fiscal Management 's
Outfield reporter'at-Iarge
BEEP BEEP
HIP-HIP and a flock of Hoorays
for our CCHD Road-Runners Softball Team. They did it again! ! The
Road-Runners have nailed down
the championship of the Engineers
League for the second straight
year. and they did it by " roadhandling" the illinois State Traffic
team, Sept. 3rd to the tune of 137. The play-off, championship
game was
well-played,
a
systematic trouncing of State
Traffic, and also served to avenge
our only loss of the regular season
to the same team. In putting together the 1973 and 1974 back-toback championships our lads
fashioned consistent statistics as
well, finishing each year with identical records -16 wins -1 loss.
The Road-Runners also participated in a second league this
year ... The Industrial League. All
games were played in Grant Park as
well, taking 2nd place honors, also
in a play-off, by demolishing the Environmental Control team to the
tune of 137.
'The Road-Runners were led by
Irv Benjamin and Lee Green and
the roster composed of Lonnie
Dixon, Tom Hayden, Chuck
Ramirez, Mack Stubbs, Bunch
Woodcox, the brothers Tom and
John Pietrzak, Jim Scalise, Bill
Spearman, Herb Martin, Don
Meder, Stan Pawlowicz, Tom
Vega, Tom Green, Ralph Ebbing,
and Dennis Popish, who all played
their hearts out!
. The season was not an easy one,
since the team 's injured reserve list .
more often than not . . . read

longer than a bed list in a trauma
section of any hospital on a holiday
week-end . Lonnie (Super Fly)
Dixon missed several games with
an injured back. John Pietrzak sat
out a few as he suffered a severe
spike wound in one ankle , requiring
several stitches . Bunch Woodcox
also broke an ankle in one of the last
games of the regular season. Chuck
(Super Mex) Ramirez went out with
a fractured thumb , placed in a cast
for three weeks. (His was the only
injury not sustained on the field of
endeavor ; he was simply too slow
reaching for the last pork-chop.)
This column would not be complete without a special tribute to an
individual who stepped into the
breach during the rash of injuries
and pertormed as a yeoman, both at
the bat and defensively in that difficuH left-field position . From midJuly thru the close of the season,
his lovely wife (probably the team's
No. 1 fan) eliminated all those fattening goodies from his lunch-box.
Obviously, room had to be made for
the vial of linament, can of 3-in-1 oil,
and assorted hinges we all noticed
from time to time.
Naturally, we are looking forward
to 1975, already! Your scribe has
undertaken a casual poll of the team
to determine the outlook, prospects,
attitude, etc ., for next season and it
can truthfully be said the CCHD
Road-Runners will be aGUNG HO
GROUP. The consensus indication
is that only two vital Ingredients
are necessary to insure an even
greater season (17-0). They are (1)
Increased vocal support , or greater
PAGE 6
fan attendance at all home games ;

and (2) Uniforms - befitting the
team 's status as back -to -back
champions. As for the former,
generally s!)eaking, the rooting section can be counted on the fingers
of one hand , 3 team member's
wives and Dominick Malchlodl .
The wives are Mrs. Leon Green ,
Mrs. Tom Hayden and Mrs. Herb
Martin. (Mea Culpa. Mea Culpa,
Mea Maxima Culpa - I haven 't seen
a game, yef - '>hould be classified
as NO. 1 RAT.) However, come the
1/ 1175 resolutions , it shall be a
firm commitment to put the
shekels where the mouth is and
faithfully attend at least ONEHALF
of all HOME GAMES - NO SNOW!
HOPEFU LL Y, a sponsoring
" Angel," or maybe even St. Nick will
hang up 18 extra large stockings
filled with the ardently desired
uniforms.
WHEW!
(Editor'S note: Pucci - where are

you when we need you ?)
don't
get
r~'
"';
carried
away
_"'~,-=..,,-~~~_.J
DRIVE
DEFENDllEJ.YI
This IN A WORD item game is an
invitation to our readers to continue
this list .. . Samples : Are lawyers
disbarred? Electricians - delighted?
Mediums - dispirited? The following
examples are from fellow enthusiasts who have the fortune andl or
misfortune of being our " friends"
and who shall remain anonymous .. .
They ask: Should Prince Ranier be
disgraced? A wrestler - disgruntled?
Two chorus girls - disparaged? Tap
dancers - defeated? Bookkeepers unbalanced? Cashiers - distilled?
Engineers . railroaded? ANY
MORE?
SEPTEMBER, 1974
Mr, Hugo J, Stark
Dear Mr, Stark:
This is to inform you that Mr, Edwin Beck, Map Division Head, has
been an invaluable aide to my
Executuve Assistant, Mr, Bert
Finkel, and to my Consu~ant Miss
Beatrice Krantz, in their task of
developing maps showing correct
boundaries for school districts in
Cook County.
I have been informed by my assistants that without the help and personal guidance of Mr. Beck, this
most difficult assignment could not
have been completed.
The County of Cook is indeed fortunate to have a man of Mr. Beck's
expertise and experience in its employ.
I wish to highly commend Mr.
Beck for his invaluable assistance.
Sincerely,
Richard J_ Martwlck
Superintendent
(Editor's note: To say nothing o(
Ed's value to the CCHD; to know
him is to love him!)
Mr_ Richard Kanak

Traffic Operations Division
Dear Mr, Kanak:
With the completion of the installation of the Westbrook School
crossing signal light and guard rail
on Busse Road in time for the
opening of school, we wish to thank
you for your cooperation and assistance in procuring this vitally needed
improvement
We have received many favorable
comments from parents in the
Hatlan Heights area and we all feel
that the presence and use of this
signal has made this crossing a
much safer one for our children.
Sincerely,
Ronald J . Carlson
Richard E. Pawlicki
Co-chairmen, Safety Committee
Westbrook School P .T.A.
(Edifor's note: We 're no slouches
when it comes to Cook County's
kids.)
Ms, Francine B, Stuart

Public Information Director
Dear Ms. Stuart:
Mr- Hugo J, Stark

Dear Mr, Stark:
I should like to submit my appreciation and a sincere thank you
from the City of Oek Forest for the
fine cooperation and attention given
us in the installation of traffic Signals
at the intersection of 167th Street
and Central Avenue in our town . Our
special thanks to Mr. Coy of your
Engineering Department.
The attitude and willingness
shown in an attempt to complete
this project in the minimum time was
exceptional.
Thank you very much for all your

trouble with copies on Cook County
Rumble Strips . We would very much
appreciate being on your mailing list
as our scientists find it very useful.
Sincerely yours,
Sophie Olsen (Mrs . )
National Swedish Road and Traffic
Research Institute
Stockholm
(Editor's note: We-'ve really gone In ternational . . . this is making the
above the 15th (oreign country to
receive the CCHN)
ICNON\,I,I1-t,A., I'M
GOIf'Gi"TO
ee
WHEN(G~up'
NK.~VI5H?
AN Ef'.,I:;tNEER.
BlGDEAL! 'Jl.-IEO
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CQAWLI~ 'WrT'H
i:NGINCER6L
IPH6'HAD
PAGE 7
Mrs, Francine Stuart

Public Information Director
Dear Mrs, Stuart:
Attached is a list of addresses of
the nine field right of way engineers
whose districts encompass portions
of Cook County. I would greatly appreciate their men being placed on
your mailing list for the "Cook
County Highway News." Those of
us who have been exposed to this
news letter have found it to be both
interesting and informative.
Thank you.
Paul R. Krueger
Engineer, Right of Way
Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
(Editor's note: We'd be lost Without
Ma Bell's good service; by now your
nine field men have received our
monthly effort!)
Mr. WIlliam Hunt

Asst, Maintenance Engr., Dlst_ 3
La Grange Park, III.
Dear Mr_ Hunt:
Thanks SO much for sending us a
copy of the Noxious Weed Law
(passed by the Legislature in 1972).
We will have no trouble reading it.
You have been very helpful and I
think I can get to the bottom of the
weed problem by contacting the
Department of Agriculture in
Springfield.
If everyone were as helpful as
you , Bureaucracy wouldn't be such
a "monster!"
Sincerely ,
Pat Schwartz, Deputy Clerk

Township of Maine
(Editor'S note: There are no MONSTERS in the CCHD)
He'DGET I-IlMSEL.F
""'"" <.-:> AND
~ A 5UNFt..ONER
SEED """"_
HSENSE ...
Again , thanks to you and the Department of Highways of Cook

County.
Sincerely,
Dennis M. O'Connor, Mayor
City of Oak Forest
Reprinted by pt!rmission of NEA
SEPTEMBER, 1974

Georg. W. Dunn., pr.sld.nt of the board 01 For t Pr...... District com
ml lon.rs, ha. ordered SAGANASHKEE SLOUGH, loelted at 107th A. and
Willow Springs Road, closed to all boating or any type ollioating devlc., Sept.
30 ... "Th. Slough Is a ry popular spot lor angl.rs, also on. 01 the primary
loeal leedlng and r.stlng ar... lor the 1000's of migrating ducks, g and
oth.r waterfowl Ilying south In the loll. By clo.lng the .Iough to boats provides
an undisturbed sanctuary lor tham," said Dunne. Boating will resume again In
the spring on MlY 15,1975. In the m.antim., shor.lln.ll.hlng will contlnu. at
SAGANASHKEE SLOUGH offering c.lI.nt opportunlti lor II.h.rm.n trying
lor north.rn plk., b and other gamell.h.
to protect tha wlldlll.ln conn.ctlon with th.ll.h.rl population .
111101
, .. 11,111'
PAGE 8
THE WORLD
The lollowing was wntten by 1 1 year
old GRACE ANDERSOHN, the daughter and poet laureate of Assistant Traffic
and Signals Division Head PAUL ANDERSOHN, which should give all us
aduKs a taking back In perspective . . . . .
Willi LII.
..
.".OWII
1 (M " U . " ' .
Population Area -
THE WORLD
III 1;t0'"
6,4JII,S88
The trs, the grn grass
.,.
*
TO ' IO "
E"7 lClTt' .,
Ws so full of "aautla.
Sq. M11eo
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Look around at the world,
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Old You Know '

-thlt the term Highway wal brought
to Am.rlc. by colonists Irom England
. , .th.t th.r., al In Am.rlca, wild
In 1m II. t,. led the gra ..y high
ground In I .. rch 01 the ba.t grazing
lind, Ind PubliC Thoroughlar batwean communlti.. 100Iowed th
path. to becom. kn_n .. "high
roadl" . . . "high weye" . . . nd
Ilnally"HIGHWAY?"
-that th. origin 01 the word
I 'macadam ,"
uled to d.scrlbe type
01 modern hlghwlY surfac. commemorlt John Loudon MlcAdsm, a
ScDlillh .ngln_ who lath.red thl
good road. movem.nt In Engllnd In
1815 ... In ting hll own mon.y In
building 920 mil 01 roads In the
BrlUlh III.I?
(Source .,. ARIZONA SAD-IS TICS)
CIII CIIIIT
nllnlAT IIII
Chicago CI.lc Canter, Rm. 2820

Addr... Correction Requ.sted
Tha wala,. and Ih an.

ThIs I. In soma dreamland,
Ills whalour life naed.,
$0 coma on down 10 Ihe clly
Whara alllhe nol.a. "all'n,
When you come down 10 Ihlnk of II
II ,aally Is a sIn.
Wllh co,. honklnll, dOllS "a,klnll,
lralns 1I0lnll "y.
Peopla yellin 11, p.opla .craam/nll,
Pollution In the sky
What happened to all the paaca and
10 that wa. hldlnll ".hlnd a door?
That's the "'lIlIe.t qua.tlon that
there Is no ans.er for.
.88K .8.IIT
WAY
Chicago Civic Canter.

The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for Ihe benefit of exchanging Information between the High
way Department, governmental agencies. citizen representatives, and individual municipalities Therefore. we invite any newsworthy contributions relevanllo this pubHcalion . Please contact Francine Stuart 814437714
VOL. XXI
OCTOBER, 1974
No. 10

Mathew W. Blallc:ral
frank W. Che,row
Floyd T. Fulle
Jerome Huppert
John H. Suoger, Jr.
Charles S. Bonk
George W. Dunn.
Charll. J . Grupp, Jr.
Iren, C. Hernandez
Charla, F. Ch.plln
Carl R. Henlen
WIIII.m H. Hal"llY
Ruby Ryan
John P. Touhy
Joseph I. Woods
Mathew W. BlaszclIt-Chmn Road and Bndge Comm

Editor
Francine Stuart
Graphic Arts COnsultants

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins - Stan Cabay
Hugo J. Stark-Supenntendenl 01 Highways

Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
OCTOBER , 1974
COOK COUNT'( HIGHWAY NEWS
PAGE 2
GIVE YOUR FAIR SHARE

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People who wear the Crusade 01

Mercy Fair Share pin are really
something special . They REALLY
care about helping others . .
enough to give their Fair Share to
the Crusade.
A pin isn ' t all you receive when

you contribute one day ' s payor
one percent 01 your income to the
Crusade .. remember that the
people you ' re helping are real
people . . . your co~workers
your Iriends . .. your family
MAYBE EVEN YOURSELF,
MOIO TO:
ALL COOK COUNTY OII'LOUES
SUBJECT:
CRUSAOC Of MERCY
hcll of liS ... nts to fI'el we h... helptd tho" l.ss fortunate tllan
our'ltlvu. '.t. It 11 difficult to dedclt Just wh.~ to ,.nd our
_ey and whiCh 0r1JuluUons n!llIy do helll people.
I (In usura you thlt your gift to tilt C",udt of "-rcy ,,111 be the
..on .tftcth. gift you .. k. this year In tel'Wl' of _tlng n!11 nH'ds ,
The C",Slde supports I huge network of h~n Clr. s.rvlcts ... urvlces
tll&t help people cope with unexptcttd burdens too wel9hty to bur Iione.
The C/'!,Iude of Kerq clr'eflll1y ... unts "~h dolhr It .lIacltes to thtst
socl.1 senlce a9tf1cies . . . tlng SUn! thlt the .mey is being spent .. hert
trot Mlds IN the gNuest In our CClllllLlnlty.
PhlU join ... this yur In supponlll9 the one orglnintlon thU tin
rully
peoplt. Ple<ige your Flir Share to th! Cnlude of Kerty.
"9'
Slne.r. fr.
GWD/sj
Angelo Gluseffi of ROWand Joe

Perri of Structural, display the '74
decals,
Hiway employees walch Crusade of Mercy film shown 10 them in Room 885
of the County Bldg on Sept 25th This cartoon called "The Big People" consisted of the 5 follOWing lacts to make a pledge (1) See each Prospect Personally, (2) Ask for a Pledge, (3) Sell Fair Share Giying, (4) Answer Ob'
Jections, and (5) Sign 'Em Up,
OCTOBER, 1974
PAGE 3
()r:VAl?TMr:~T
~ r:W~MAI\r:l?~
(Another sketch tracmg Road nomanciature in Cook County)
HIWAY POST BASH!

Come one and all 10 the American
Legion's EDGAR A. LAWRENCE
HIGHWAY POST #646 Annual In
stallatlon Dinner Dance and show at
the Martinique Restaurant on Sunday, Nov. 10th. A limited amount of
tickets are available, so get your reservations in early
the tab
$7.50 .. includes your support of
the
the Post along wilh dindin
show and a good time.
Officers to be installed for the
New Year are : William J. Gedzun,
Commander (R .O.W.); Robert
Lange, Sr. Vice Commander
(Structural); Capt. Robert N. Gedzun, Adjutant (and the Commander's son . a copter pilot stationed
at Ft. Meade, Md.-no nepotism In
fended); Helen Kmiec, Finance Oftlcer (Tech . Services Div.) from
whom you can buy the tickets , and
Bernard Rieman , Sgt. at Arms
(Structural Div.). Edw. W. Bledrzyck . not with the CCHD, is being in
stalled as Chaplain and Service Of
flcer
NEW 1.0, 's: All employees of
Cook County received new Ld.
cards embossed with the beautiful
faces of each and every Individual
Joe Lyons , Dis!. 2's Supervisor
sent us Maxine , the pussycat
DiS!. 2's mascot and ratcatcher .
official employee identification card
after all , she's too a unit of LDcal
Government! ! I ! ! ! I
EMPLOYEE
GROSS (GREAT) POINT was the

name given by earty French transi
ents to a point of land jutting into the
lake at present day Wilmette. tn the
first years of Cook County's political
organization, a voting area, including
all of the County north of Chicago
and east of the North Branch of the
Chicago River was designated the
Gross Point voting precinct and
later on the name was bome by two
villages at different times.
Today the name survives on Gross Point Road, the Gross Point light
house in Evanston, and In the titles of sundry businesses . including a grill
and a filling station ... adding a touch of local color.
The first settier was Anton Oullmette , who received a tract of land under
the 1829 treaty with the Potawatamis and bum a log house on the point for
his wife , Archange , a Potawatami of tribal nobility, and their eight children.
The next homeseekers to arrive came In 1836 and one of them, Alexander
McDaniel, recorded that the Ouilmette house was "a large, double-hewed
log blockhouse considered in those days good enough for a very congress
man to live In.''
As the settlement grew it adopted the name Gross Point. A postoflice was
established in 1870, with McDaniel as postmaster, and in 1872 the village
was incorporated as Wilmette and McDaniel was elected the first president.
Two years later, In 1874, a block of residents
about 300 persons in all
split away and set up their own village , which they called Gross Point , west
01 Wilmette and somewhat to the south. According to Andreas' History of
Cook County (1884) , the secessionists sought relief from the non-alcoholic
atmosphere of Wilmette That Gross Point also has disappeared, having
been absorbed by expansion of Wilmette .
The road runs irregularly northeastward from Milwaukee Avenue
. thru
Skokie to Green Bay Road On County Highway Department maps it is called
Gross Point Road to Central Street, Evanston; Ridge Road from that point
on thru Wilmette , and Church Road thru Winnetka.
YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME'S Lucille Mehl of Data Pro
cessing became the GREATgrand
mother of a GREATgranddaughter,
Amanda Wright. born to her son's
daughter's daughter on Sept. 4th
in Shreveport, La. Youall come
down now , boasts Lucllee who also
has 10 grandchildren born from her
3 girls and 1 boy. (And they begat
Abel . . and begat Cain . . and how
do you like them apples?)
1.~~~ ..,,~~ r. , ..,
.s.oo ..... ,., 't.o'"IIC'' '
Our sympathy to the family

of Anton S. Mikula , head of
the Condemnation Section .
State's Attomey's Office with
the eCHO who passed away
Oct. 1st ; to Edward M. Smotler of the Maintenance Bureau whose mother, Clara C.
Smaller
a former eCHO
employee, died Oct . 3rd ; to
the family of retired employee
Fred Neebe from the Pavement & Geometrlcs Dlv. of
the DeSign Bureau who
passed away Oct. 21st,
OCTOBER , 1974
PAGE 4
A REPORT
Architectural Concrete for CCHO Structures

Compiled by Ken Eyer of Malerial Testing Division
and
Fred LaGlglia of the Bureau of ConstruCtion
Part I 01
a series
In recent months the Cook County Highway Department has been considering means of economically Imthe appearance of highway structures . On January 2, 1974, CONSTRUCTION BUREAU PERSONNEL
were assigned tha task of In~estlgatlng the use of cast-In-place, gap graded aggregate concrete, sandblasted
or bush-hammered to expose the aggregates, to Impro~e aesthetics on structures and to detarm/ne the optimum proportion of materials used in the mix design to achIeve a specified quality with leBst cost. Different
types of seslers were also In~estigated to determine their protectl~e capabilities and the aesthetic Bid In en hancing the color of the exposed course aggregates and mortar.
pro~ing
This report co~ers the results of thIs
In~ftstlgatlon .
It Is recognized that laboratory results cannot ba duplicated precisely in the field, but, with close control,
can be approximated, and with further experience In this area, pleBslng re s ults should be consiste ntly obtained.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank Mr. A. Litvin of the Portland Cement Association , and the Material Service Corporation
for their cooperation in fumishing us with materials, equipment and information necessary to complete this project.
Introduction
Exposed aggregate gap graded architectural concrete was investigated from the standpoint of mix deSign. quality
control, formwork, placement. sandblasting procedures, and sealers to determme the practicality for use in highway
structures.
To obtain the essentlallnformahon reqUired , samples were cast having dimenSions: 16" by 16" by 6 ", uSing dif
feren t gradations and matenal compositions of gap graded coarse aggregates and fine aggregates, and varying the
percentages 01 the constituents of the mix by volume The coarse aggregates tried in the samples were standard CA
5, specially sieved coarse aggregates passing the ,-'/2 inch sieve and retained on the 1" sIeve. and coarse
aggregates passing the 1 Inch sieve and retained on the 0/.. inch sieve . These samples were sandblasted to determine
the best physical appearance . The physical appearance of the sample was compared against the workability of the
sample and the cost of the coarse aggregates to determine the best mix that will produce the optimum combination of
these factors Different types of sealers were applied to vanous block samples to deterTmne if they aided in enhanCing
the architectural appearance of the finished product. Durability of the sealers was not tested , but sealers were com
pared with results of test from the Portland Cement Association
From these cast samples. the ideal mixes using crushed stone or gravel lor coarse aggregate were determined.
With these ideal mixes, two Simulated walls were constructed having dimensions 2 ' x 4 ' x 1', one USing CA5 gravel
and the other CA-5 crushed stone . The CA5 gravel wall was constructed uSing a horizontal drum mixer and sand
blasted on both sides to a depth 01 best architectural appearance The CA5 crushed stone wall was constructed
USing a transit mix truck, sandblasted approximately';. " on one side and bushhammered on the other side. rustication
strips being used on both sides From these walls, it was observed that the mixes chosen for both CA5 gravel and
CA5 crushed stone were sUitable for highway structures with respect to strength and bond requirements, as well as
prodUCing an aesthetically pleasing appearance .
Mix Design
The basic consideration In the mix deSign 01 gap graded concrete is the matrix. The matrix can be expressed as the
ratio of the volume of mortar to the total volume The matrix ratio controls the distance between coarse aggregates in
a gap graded surface . In our tests the matrix was controlled by varying the absolute volume of fine and coarse
aggregates. while holding the other ingredients constant. A change in the percentages of fine and coarse aggregates
by absolute volume affects the architectural appearance of the exposed aggregate concrele and the workability.
These effects can be seen by decreasing the amount of line aggregate with respect to the tolal absolute volume of
aggregate in the mix This cas uses the coarse aggregates to form a smaller matrix, enhancing the appearance but
OCTOBER. 1974
PAGE 5
decreasing workability Inversely , an increase in fine aggregate causes a larger matrix. reducing appearance but in creasing workability . Through experimentation . the most satisfactory combination of percentages by absolute volume
of aggregates were found to be 30% for fine aggregates and 70% coarse aggregates. giving a matrix ratio for the
ideal crushed stone mix of .51 and for the Ideal gravel mix of .50 .
The types and gradations of aggregates tested were FA-2 , FA-9 , CA-5 crushed stone and gravel, specially sieved
crushed stone and gravel passing the 1- '/2 inch sieve and retained on the 1 inch sieve, and passing the 1 Inch sieve
and retained on the 3;' Inch sieve . Of those tested. the best appearance was achieved using coarse aggregates
passing the 1- '/2 inch sieve and retained on the 1 inch sieve .
The CA-5 had equally goad appearance on the high limit of the gradation range but the appearance on the lower
limit was not as desirable. The CA-5 aggregate was chosen in both crushed stone and gravel mixes because other
gradations woutd add to the cost of the concrete through special sieving and handling charges. The CA-5 is a standard stockpiled item in the material supplier's yard, Incurring no additional cost FA-2 was chosen over FA-9 as the fine
aggregate because the larger gradation of the FA-2 offered more relief to the appearance of the exposed aggregate
surface .
After the percentage and gradation of aggregates were determined , the workability had to be Improved. This was
accomplished by adjusting the paste (as the paste acts as a lubricant to transport the aggregate when it is in the
plastic state). When this volume of paste is not enough 10 fill the voids between aggregates in the mix, the mix will
become harsh , yielding very poor workability. To avoid segregation the paste must have a high viscosity , thus reQuiring a low water-cement ratio, therefore an increase in cement was used to increase the volume of paste . A 6.25
bag mix was used for the gravel coarse aggregate and a 6.50 bag mix was used for the crushed stone coarse
aggregate . The reason for this Is that the gravel coarse aggregate is rounded In shape while the crushed stone coarse
aggregate Is angular In shape .
The shape and surface characteristics of the particles effect the plastiCity of the mix through their effect on the
amount of pasle required and on the friction between the particles as the concrete is molded . Angular particles
or
those with rough surfaces , require a greater amount of paste for the same mobility of mass than is necessary for well
rounded particles
other conditions remaining Ihe same
The use of an air entraining admixture is desirable in the mix because. nol only can it "increase durability'" of concrete in general, but air entrainment can also " increase workability and reduce segregation." 2 The latter two are extremely important in gap graded mixes because workability can be improved without an Increase in w I e ratio. The
main problem is that due to the harsh gradation and rich cement content of the gap graded mix It is difficult to obtain
the necessary amount of air entrainment, making it necessary to increase the normal amount of air entraining agent.
According to Mr A. Utvin of the Portland Cement Association, this amount of air entraining agent should never exceed
150% of the manufacturer's recommended normal amount because the organic nalure of the air entraining agent can
produce harmful effects on the concrete.
' Troxetl , Davis, Kelly Composition and Properties of Concrete (New York, 1968) p. 272
21bid p. 99
/.
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SUPPORT
SAFETY BELT
USAGE
you to check iF thes1': d i m e n ~i on t;;

were in incnes or centim eters!
t ol d
OCTOBER, 1174
PAGE
Mr , Hugo J. Stark
Dear Mr. Stark:
I want to thank you on behalf of
the people of this Township, for expediting the reconstruction of Sec
tion 11 3 OTR, Location 1 , 2 & 3.
As you know, this project was

long overdue, and the people living
on these roads have been continually calling to see what the status of
this project was _ The Union Contracting and Material Company
started work on October B, 1974
and are doing an excellent job.
Thanking you again for getting
this project underway , I remain
Very truly yours,
Edward G. Dunn
Highway Commissioner
Orland Township
Mr. Hugo J . Stark

Dear Mr. Stark :
I wrote to you on August 2B.

1974, regarding the enlarging of a
certain culvert on Vollmer Road east
01 Western Avenue, from a 12" to a
24" culvert . I have checked this
location and find that you very kindly
took Immediate action to see that
the undersized 12" culvert has
been removed and replaced with a
properly sized 24" culvert .
The Village of Olympia Fields
wishes to thank you for your very
prompt and courteous granting of
our request As always, the co
operation of your Highway Department is outstanding _ Please understand that the Village of Olympia
Fields is most appreciative for your
actions In this matter _Public thanks
were given to you at our regular
Board meeting of September 23.
1974.
Very truly yours,
Village of Olympia Fields
Edmund M. Burke
Village President
Hugo J. Stark
Dear Mr . Stark :
Just have to write you people to
express our appreciation for the
beautification of Flossmoor Road,

west of Kedzie to Cicero. It certainly
looks like a boulevard now . But with
the many klutzes we have driving
cars today, I certainly hope the
grass will remain in place and look
beautiful lor years to come. I care ,
and I like to see things kept nice .
Thank you,
Sincerely
Mrs. eea Stoakus
Homewood, 111
Mr . Frank N. Harris
District Engineer
Palos Area District
Dear Mr. Harris:
As a property owner of the land
south of 1 79th Street and west of
U.S. 45 in Cook County, I am
pleased to thank you and your
people for the excellent cleanup 01
debris thrown on the right-of-way In
front of my property.
It makes a taxpayer feel good to
see that such professional services
are available, willing and able to get
the job done to maintain safe ,
healthy and attractive hIghway en vironment. t salute you and your
people
Many thanks.
Sincerely yours,
H. A. Henry
Property Owner
Oak Lawn , Illinois
(Ed_ note: Gosh .
it 's just part of
our job to keep aJl you nice people
happy! ! ,
and our Hiways
clean !)
(The following was written to the

Village of Worth, who, in turn, mailed
It to our Mafntenance Dist., who then
in turn, gave it to us .. like a Tinkers
to Evers fo Chance type play . .. but
it is a PRAISEWORTHY 'cause WE
DID IT)
Dear Sirs:
Just a note of appreciation for the
new blacktop on Ridgeland Ave .
Since we are on that street every
day, we are grateful for the new sur
face.
Thank you and sincerely,
Mr . & Mrs. John Hartman, Jr.
107 41 Depot, Worth , III.
OCTOBER, 1974
PAGE 7
Euclid area detour may end in 2 months

Wolf Rd. work nearly complete
The bothersome detour around
the Euclid Avenue construction area
in northeast Mount Prospect may
end within two months if fair
weather continues.
Euclid Avenue will be open as
soon as work at the intersection of
Euclid and Wolf Road is completed .
The intersection is being widened to
make room for left-tum lanes.
Work on the two eastem lanes of
Wolf is nearly complete . With a little
bit of luck and with the weather In
our favor we should have two lanes
open there around Nov. 6th .
The intersection wilt not be
opened until work on the westem
lanes of Wolf Road is completed.
and that is not expected for a month
or two.
The widening of Euclid Avenue
to a four -lane roadway has created
numerous problems for residents in
the area. They have been forced to
detour around the area since April
when the road was closed at the
railroad tracks. Traffic has been
using the aHernate route of Kensing ton-Foundry Road to the south .
r
Looking Eastbound on Euclid West lake across River Road : Reconstructing
Euclid West lake to 4 lanes of concrete pavement with a median separation
and left tum lanes at the intersections. (Euclid Westlake, Milwaukee to Wolf
Road)
The detour will be removed as

soon as possible . . the CCHO Is
dOing everything possible to ex
pedlte il . We're very concerned
about the people out there .
Work on the stretch of Euclid
Avenue between Wolf and River
roads was originally scheduled for
completion Ihis month . Contractors
are about three months behind
schedule as a resun of the nine week cement truck drivers' strike
last summer.
Contractors are scheduled to
complete work on the three-quartermile section early next year, but bad
weather could delay work even
longer.
Construction also is progressing
at the intersection of River and
EuClid , where the road is being
widened lor left-tum lanes. That
work is scheduled for completion
before the end of the year, with the
paving of the eastern two lanes
already finished .
Looking West from River Road from this new not yet completed pavement.
The project is part of an overall
plan to widen Euclid-Lake from
Wall Road in Mount Prospect to
Milwaukee Avenue near the TriState Tollway , then continuing east
to a point between Landwehr and
Pfingsten roads near Glenview_

The first phase 01 work is being
done by Rossi Contractors , Northlake lor $2.1 million . The total proJect is expected to cost S4 million .
OCTOBER , 1914
PAGE 8
HIGHWAY BUILDERS
The thinking that led to expressways was developed over a long perIod of
time. First came dirt and gravel roads; then "hard " or concrete roads; then
" wIde roads," or highway and superhighways; and finally expressways .. so
far the most advanced product of highway engIneering. The expressway Idea
was born In the mind of highway planners during the Great Depression In the
late Nineteen Twenties and early Nineteen Thirties. Construction of today ' s
Chicago-Cook County Expressway system actually started aHer World War tiln
the late Forties . Our CCHO, the City of Chicago, the State of illinois , and the
Federal Government all worked together to build them.
From plane to earth they photograph,

And many minds unrave',
The most efficient route ,
for modern man to travel.

The lakes, the rivers, all these too,
The height of hills, rhe depth of
valleys,
The width of streets , the length of
.....
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alleys
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Photographs on papet-
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dispositive plates and film
H . 'u ,,, " . ~
PloHers look and lines are drewn ,

Topography and more are known.
PopuJation - 5,492.869
Area - 958 Rq. ;\111118
They plsn, study, map for you.

The traveler
0'
your highways wide,
Bum with skill and engineering pride.

Among the highway builders of today,
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Each man fills a certain mu:esssry
<9
need,
EsSftnt/al to our modern world of
speed.
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Did You Know ..

-that letter postage was 25C on each
letter back in 1833 .. . and the mati
was carried once a week on horseback to and (rom Niles, Michigan?
-that each person In the U.S. receIved , theoretically .. 407 pieces
of mall In 1973? (This figure Is based
on the year's mall volume at more
than 89 billion pieces for a lotal U.S.
population of 207 million,)
-that in 1847. the average U.S.
citizen received only six letters a
year?
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The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the benefit 01 exchanging information between the Highway Department, govemmental agencies, citizen representatives, and individual municipalities. Therefore, we invite any newsworthy contributions relevant to this publication. Please contact Francine Stuart at 443-7714.
VOL. XXI
No.11
NOVEMBER, 1974
Mathew W . Bleszez.t
Charles S. Bonk
Charles F . Chaplin
FrankW. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
e.r! R. Hansen
FloydT . FuUe
William H. Harvey
Jerome Huppert
Irene C. Hernandez
Ruby Ryan
Mathew W. 8ieslczat -Chmn., Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francine Stuart

Edwin A. Beck O. C. Higgins - Stan Cabay

John P. Touhy
Joseph L Woods
Hugo J. Stlrk-Superintendent of Highways

Photography
Elmer J . MIJewskl
PAGE 2
NOVEMBER, 1974
FRONT COVER ... . OF LOVE .... OF FAMrL Y .. . . a blend of beauty In this typical Midwest Fall scene near one of
the CCHO's secondary roads .... adjacent to a COUNTY FOR;:ST PRESERVE area.
Highland Park and Northbrook ; il

was conceived as a means to improve saf ety . being part of the Plan
of 1 967. resuhlng from the deSire of
Cook County to provide a facility to
expedite the movement of traffic In
this area. This road has been requested by the adjoining muniCipalities.
On a low bid of S3 ,047 ,497 .30 .
this contract was awarded to Eric
Bolander Construe1ion Co . . to be
George W . Dunne, President of

the Board of County Commission
ers . has announced that two high
way improvements, three intersec
tion Improvements with traffic signal
installations and one bridge deck im
provement totaling $5 ,650 ,495 .63,
were approved by the Cook County
Board of Commissioners at their No
vember 1B, 1974 meeting. The con
tracts were awarded on the recom
mendation of Hugo J. Stark . Super
intendent of Highways.
La ke-Cook
Road-Wauk ega n
Road to Edens Expressway
The proposed Improvement of
Lake-Cook Road begins east of
Waukegan Road and extends in an
easterly direction to Skokie High
way . Total length to be improved =
1.662 miles.
The described Improvement of
LakeCook Road consists of two 24
foot standard reinforced P.C. concrete pavements on 6" sub-base
granular material type A separated
by P.C. concrete corrugated median
varying in width from 4' to 16' pro
viding channelization , and accleration and deceleration lanes at
various locations. Construction of a
single span bridge (54' 3-v..") over
the middle fork of the North Branch
of the Chicago River comprising of
Steel Beams carrying a reinforced
concrete deck slab all supported on
rein forced concrete abutments with
reinforced concrete wingwalls.
This proposed improvement is located in the Township of Northfield
and in the Villages of Deerfield,
.,
Lake-Cook Road- (Br/drle over

Skokie Ri ver) Recons fructlon
This proposed reconstruction is
located on the existing lakeCook
Road Bridge over Skokie River, approximately one'Quarter mile east of
the centerline of Edens Expressway
in the Village of Highland Park and
Northfield TownShip.
The proposed reconstruction improvement includes removal of the
existltlg reinforced concrete superstructure and replacement with a re inforced concrete deck slab supported on wide flanged steel beams
Also included are the con struction of approach slabs and the
necessary work In the adjustment of
roadway pavement and other
auxiliary work.
Eric Bolander Construct ion Co . on
a low bid of 5226,736 .23 to be paid
Sauk Trail-Cicero Aven ue to
Governor's Hl rlhway
This proposed im provement
located in Rich Township and the
Village of Richton Park begins east
of Cicero Avenue and ext~nds
easterly to west of Governor's High ,
way for a total length of 1 .1 OB miles
to be improved.
The improvement consists of constructing two 24 foot standard reinforced P .C. concrete pavements
10" thick on a 6" sub-base granular
material. Type A, separated by a
mountable median varying in width
from 4 to 16 feet providing channeli
zation at various intersections to
gether with the extension of the
existing double barrel (B' by 9' each)
reinforced concrete culvert at But teriield Creek.
The Thomas M. Madden Co.

was awarded this M.F.T. contract on
a low bid of $1,647,936_15.
Palatine Road at Quentin Road

This Improvement Is located In the
Township of Palatine and the Village
of Palatine , and consists of widening
and resurfacing the existing pavements. the extension of the existing
double box culvert carrying Salt
Creek at the intersection of Palatine
Road and Quentin Road with a 44- Y2
foot long double 6' x S' reinforced
concrete box culvert along with a
new headwall , also included is the
relocation of Salt Creek in the northeast quadrant and along Palatine
Road.
This M.F.T. contract was awarded
to Milburn Bros., Inc., on a low bid
of 5339,605.60 .
Camp McDonald Road-at Wolf

Road
Located in Wheeling Township
and the Village of Wheeling This Improvement of the intersection of
Camp McDonald Road and Wolf
Road consists of widening the exisling pavements on Wolf Road and on
Camp McDonald Road along with
resurfacing the existing and proposed pavements with a Bituminous
Binder and Surface Course_ Also,
bitim inous rumble shoulders,
pavement marking . traffic signalization. driveways, drainage, landscap
Ing and all collateral work necessary
to the complebon of the shown
plans.
contract was awarded to Milburn
Bros., Inc . , 10 be paid for with
M.F.T. Funds
138th Street-Indiana Avenue In tersec tion Improrftmenf

The rnprovemenl of the 13Bth
Street-Indiana Avenue Intersection
is located in the Township of Calumet-Hyde Park and in the Villages of
Riverdale and Dolton and the City of
Chicago, and consists of reconstructing the intersection together
with the widening of 13Bth Street,
east of the Intersection.
J . P. Construction Co . was
awarded this M.F.T contract on a
low bid of 5183 ,774.00 .
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NOV . 8th saw the Installation of

George H. Craine of the Valua
lions Div. as President of Chapter
12 of the AMERICAN ROW ASSOC.
Michael V. Niemc zyk was installed
as Treasurer .. Frank Conroyd was
made Asst. Vice President All titles
were presented by the ever popular
Edward F. Landmesser . _ past ..
present .. and past International Di
rector of the Association .
IT ' S A BOY I ... thaI's what frank
Tannenbaum shouted as we toured
the Structural Dlv . on the 9th floor
of the County Bldg. Yes, a grandson
was brought into this oh so troubled
world on Nov. 19th ... "ZI-geh-zunt
and lotsa Maze/-lov! , ! , !"
AND . , . IT' S A GIRL
for Dist .
3's John Link .. his 1st granddaughter born in Burlington , Iowa on
Nov. 20th .
" GENERAL HOSPITAL " DEPT,
Frank " The Godfather" Bruno is
recovering from a kidney stone
Sidney "gofer"
operation . .
Neiman of the Survey Div was
rushed to emergency atter collaps
ing on the job ... Ann Andrews of
Payroll is recovering Irom surgery .
To these nice people ... a speedy
get the hell back soon! ! ! ! ! /
A RETIREMENT PARTY was held
at the Millionaires Club on Nov. 20th
tor Gladys Labedz 01 Fiscal Mgt . ..
The complete office turned out en
masse to wish this 75 yr. yo ung
ladee the very best for her leisure
years. God Bless - Gladys!
DAYS OF YORE: Former employee Edward F. Lelke (1923
1960) _ .. Erstwhile Chief Clerk in
charge of contracts ... sick leaves.
. vacations and Payroll sends us
this missive: "I am standing in front
of a Motel house (circa ' 930) which
the wife and I rented for the night in
Richfie ld Springs. N.Y., on Rt. 20
about 150 miles west of Albany,
N.Y .... Those were the days that
they were pioneering in the design,
construction and building at Motels .
NOVEMBER, 1974
PAGE 3

(Another sketch tra cmg Road rlOmanCUllure ,'n Cook County)
CHICAGO ROAD in Thornton
Township still bears the name given
it when surveyed back in 1 834 as a
link In the route from the Wabash
Valley In tndlana to the growing
settlement at the mouth of the river.
Until the railroads displaced the
prairie schooner, Hoosier fanners
used the road on the final lap of their
200-mlle trek to market. One Chicago Villager of the time wrote In a later
year:
"The Wabash was our Uttle Egypt. Not only did we derive our supplies of
pouHry . butter ... lard, etc., from there, but
smoked ha-ns . . bacons
also our dried and green fruit , which was brought to us principally in old
fashioned. huge Pennsylvania mountain wagons ... drawn by eight or ten
yoke of oxen .. or five to six span of horses." (An A & P Truck n
wasn 't! ! ! !
The Hoosiers traveled the Vincennes Trace which followed an earlier

Potowatami Trail running thru Crawfordsville a~d crossing the Indianalllinois
line near Raub, Indiana. From that point . the route continued northwesterly to
JOin the Illinois State Road at the Town of IroQuoIs ... then known as Old
Bunkum .
The State Road . . laid out in , 834. passed thru Momence , Grand and
Crete into Bloom Township About haH way across the township It forked.
The lell branch retained the name Vincennes Road , running tnto Slue Island
and then tuming again toward the settlement on the lake shore. The right fork
includes the present Chicago Road and ran south-easterly a short distance
and on thru Thornton . Farther north it turned on the ~n e 01 Michigan City
Road , and at 95th Street became Chicago's State Street ... (that Great
Slreet!)
The flavor of early days is also preserved in Wabash Avenue
. named
for the fanners who brought all those " HAMS" to lawn. (ED. NOTE: That 's
what it says in the book . .. honeStly.)
I hope that I have contributed some

thing o f past history
and for
viewing ... as to the comparison
and progress made in building and
desings of our modern and vast
Motel System that dots our Country
side today. The cap I am wearing
was very much the style for tourists
in those days."

Helen Duff . Secretary to
the Superintendent
whose husband. William J .
Duff passed away Nov. 3rd : to
the family of Laborer John l.
Cuntz who was killed on his
way to work at Disl . 2 on Nov.
7th : to the family of Fred J ,
Nadzleja . a devoted employee
of 46 years with the CCHD's
Bureau 0' Design and Head
of Township Roads Dlv . who
passed away after a long il!
ness on Nov. 13th : to Tom
Oel Zenero of the Map Div .,
whose fatherin-law , Ralph De
Letto died on Nov. 13th ; to
Eugene l. Nusser of the
Bureau of Con s truc tion .
whose motherin-law, Agnes
Haase died Nov. 19th : to
Marie All en of Highway , Ad
vance Plann ing , whOse husband. Paul E. Allen passed
away Nov. 21 st.
NOVEMBER , 1974
PAGE 4
WE'VE REALLY MOVEL'
Looking easter
Roselle Rd. 10
~~~~~~i:~;;~~C.~O~II:eg.
parkin
Is 0
This
we're building thru vir
2. A westward view
Elmhurst Rd. The west
seen In foreground.
3. Another westerl
widening of LAKE ~
Milwaukee Ave. and Sa
see lake County.
looking n(
3a5
DUIND.'. and SANOERS rJ
5.
Looking westerly
~~::~~~~~in~~;'~~~~~1
Is probably th
done. and R
NOVEMBER , 1914
PAGE 5
OUR TAILS FOR YOUIIII
y along EUCLID AVE.

lard Meacham. Harper
~ lot Is shown on right
Ie of the few jobs that
l in territory .
on DEVON AVENUE from
edge of O'Hare Airport Is
shot along the 4

:OOK ROAD between
Iders Rd. On the right we
arl):
the Intersection
b AD:s.
l ong PALATINE ROAD

selle Rds . This 6 mile
longest Road Job thai
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COOK COUNT Y HIGHWAY NEWS
NOVEMBER, 1974
A REPORT
Mr. Hugo J. Stark
Dear Mr. Stark:
About two weeks ago, I called
your office to request assistance in
having the shoulders graded on
167th Street in Markham , Illinois, in
front of one of our warehouses. The
road had been widened and repaired but the shoulders had not
been finished .
The secretary in your office to
whom I spoke advised me that she
would get the matter taken care of
and it has been. I also want to thank
the young lady in the Public Informa
tion Office who assisted me and
also the engineer, Mr . Volke . who
arranged to have the work done so
quickly.
I know that most frequently you
receive letters of complaints and I
thought you might like to receive
one of praise.
Sincerely.
Herbert J . Rowe
Chairman of the Board
PEMCOR. INC.
Westchester, Illinois
Dear Mr. Stark :

The people in the Westgate
School area are now utilizing the
signal installation , and I have seen
the various "Thank You" letters go
out. I would like to add my thank you
for the excellent cooperation from
the Cook County Highway Depart
ment. This type of prompt hand ling
of problem areas is good for all.
Very respectfully .
Trustee O. T. Gustus , Chairman
Public Works Committee
Village of Mount Prospect
Dear Mr. Stark :

Representing the business
people on both sides of the 5500
blocks of W. North Ave. and Central
Ave., I wish to commend Mr.
George E. O'Brien and his fine staff
for a most proficient job at the intersections of North and Central Aves .
t cannot say enough for the way
he has ameliorated the problems attendant to such a complex venture.
PAGE 6
his rapport with the various citizenry

of this immediate area is most
gratifying. A professional job well
done. Many thanks.
Architectural
Concrete for
CCHO Structures
Very truly yours,
Part II of a series
Paul H. Sanders
The actual mix design was

calculated using the method of
volumes. This method was employed because of the ease at
which adjustments can be made and
the fact that the matrix is governed
by volume. The following is the step
by step method for calculating the
CA-5 crushed stone mix.
P S. We have been on this block for

26 years.
(Ed. Note: We hope you'll be there
another 26 years and still praiSing
us!)
Dear Mrs . Stuart:

The July , 1974 and August , 1974
issues of the Cook County Highway News contained extremely interesting articles that explained in
layman's language. the types of
highways used in Cook County.
I found these articles germane to
my work with the Plan Commission. We regularly discuss
various types of roads required
within the village. Your articles
would be most helpful to our memo
bers and provide them a broader
background of information .
I would most appreciate it if you
could send me eight copies. if they
are available. of the July and August
Issues. If not avai lable. I would like to
have a copy at least of the August
issue. With your permission I would
Zerox and distribute the information.
Step 1 is to obtain the volume of

air, cement and water for one cubic
yard of concrete. For the volume of
air we used the minimum percent
specified. which is 4%. Volume of
Air= .04 x 27 cu. ft.= 1 .OBO cU. It.
From experimentation. 6.5 bags per
cu. yd. was found to be'the proper
amount of cement. Volume of Ceo
ment .47B2 x 6.5=3.10B cu. It.
where .47B2 cu. ft . is the Volume of
one bag of cement at a specific
gravity of 3.15. From experimentation the best possible water/ cement ratio was found to be .40.
Volume of Water:
6.5 x94# x .40
62.4
3.917 cu . It.
Yours very truly,

lawrence H. Galloway
Barrington, Illinois
Dear Mrs. Stuart:

On behalf of the Fire Prevention
Bureau of the Chicago Fire Department I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help in
making the Fire Prevention Parade ,
1974, the great success that it was.
We are looking forward to a can
tinued association with you in the
future , Thanks again .
Sincerel y,
Francis J. Murphy , Director
Fire Prevention Bureau
(Ed. Note : The real bouquets should
go to Reid/'s Raiders and the men of
our Maintenance Bureau who store
and drive our float with TL C.)
MOCK SAMPLE CA-5

Crushed stone san d blasted with rustica tion strip (Back side of sample)
Step 2 is to add the volumes of

water, cement and air and subtract
,this from the total volume which is
27 c u. ft. This gives the total absolute volume of l ine and coarse aggregate.
Volume cement
Volume air
Volume water
=3.10Bcu. ft.
= 1.080 cu. ft.
= 3.9 17 cu. ft.
B.l 05 cu. ft .
Total volume
=27.000 cu. ft .
VolumeC+A+W
=8.105cu. ft.
Volume of agg5. 18.895
Step 3 is to find the individual
volumes for coarse and fine aggregates . From experimentation the
correct percentages of coarse and
fine aggregates were detennined to
be 30% of the absolute volume for
fine aggregate and 70% of the absolute volume for coarse aggregate.
Volume of fine aggregate=
18.a9S x 30=5.668 cu. ft .
Volume of coarse aggregate=
18.895 x 70= 13.227 cu . ft .
Step 4 is to determine the batch
weights required for 1 cu. yd. of
concrete .
Weight of Cemenl=6.S bag x
94# / bag=611.0#
Weight of Water=611 II
x .40=
244.4#
Weight of Darex (air entraining
agent) must be adjusted daily as the
percent of air will vary for different
conditions. A good starting point Is
to allow 1.25 oz. per bag .
Wt.ofDarex=6.5x 1.25=8.1 oz.
Weight of fine aggregate at a saturated suriace dry condition . (For
this particular source of FA2 the
specific gravity is 2.64. This will
vary from source to source.)
5 .668 x 2.64 x 62 .4=933.711Weight of coarse aggregate at a
S.S.D. condition . (The specific gravity of this source is 2.63)
13.227 x 2.63 x 62.4 # I cu. fI.=
2170.7 #
These batch weights for the
aggregates are in the saturated surface dry condition and must be corrected for free moisture as even just
a little free moisture can effect the
w l c ratio greatly effecting the
physical appearance of the finished
product. The equation for these adjustments is:
Correction=wt. of aggregate
x % of free water
100% of free water
This correction must be sub
tracted from the amount of water
added to the mix and added to t.he
amount of aggregate needed.
The matrix ratio for this mix is the
volume 01 mortar divided by the
total volume.
8 .105 cu. It. +5.668 cu. ft.= .5 1
27 cu. It.
To be continued in future issues.
NOVEMBER, 1974
PAGE 7
RAMP "Q" STRUCTURE RECEIVES 1974 PRIZE BRIDGE AWARD

The Ramp "0" Structure which provides vehicular traffic between the
1 03rd Street Interchange Complex and the Calumet Xway has been named
one of eight prize Bridges in the 46th Annual American Institute of Steel
Construction Prize Bridge Competition. The presentation was made at a
Breakfast Meeting at the Bismarck Hotel on Nov. 8th before an audience of
281 Professional Architects and Engineers, and Highway Officials from the
Metropolitan Chicago Area.
This structure was in the category of elevated highways, and was
developed by the CCHD's Pavement and Geometrics Division of the
Design Bureau headed by Mr. Jack Stern .
An Engineering Service Contract was let to Knoerle, Bender, Stone &
Assoclatesl who designed the Bridge under the direct supervision 01 the
CCHD Structural Division , headed by Mr. Robert lange and with the
cooperation of, other divisions of the Design Bureau .
Mr. Herbert Fox was the Supervising Engineer of the project which was
completed in November of 1973.
The jurors' comments were: " This Bridge is nicely proportioned and well
detailed . Its sweeping curves and the use of single piers produce an attractive, open feeling ."
The photo below shows Mr. Stark being presented the Award Plaque by
Robert O. Disque, Chief Engineer - American Institute of Steel Construction, New York .. . flanked by Tom Corbett , Vice President of J. M, Corbett
Co .... General Contractor and Steel Erector of Ramp " 0 " on Mr. Stark's
left , along with John Buba, Structural Engr. with Knoerle, Bender , Stone &
Assoc. , and William M. Rattenborg, Branch Mgr. of Pittsburgh-Des
Moines Steel Co .. Marseilles, III.
" BON
A PPET IT "
The motoring public can now use
DEE ROAD between Talcott and
Oakton Streets in the Village of Park

Ridge ... This new four lane high
way was opened to all traffic on
Nov. 22nd.
Milbum Bros. was awarded this
M.F.T, contract in Nov, of '73 in the
amount of $1 ,058, 746.66 which began last March , supervised by Dan
Cohen , Our Resident Engr. , Jo hn
Shry , talked "cold turkey" for this
Thanksgiving goodie to the resi
dents of Maine Township .
NOVEMBER, 1974
New Inflation lingo

When on. h rs someone m.ntlon the word "COUNTY," perh.ps th.ht pictur. th.t fluh.s Into the mind Is the sm. II-town court house set In grusy,
elm-sh.ded squ.r . How f.r removed from this nost.lglc sc.n. is the government.1 seal of COOK COUNTY? Th."-story gr.nll. pll., occupying the block
boundad by CI.rk, Wuhlngton .nd R.ndolph Sts. houses th. oHlc.s of the
County Boerd President , Georg. W. Dunn. and those of the County Commissioners Clerk Comptroller Bure.u of Administration . Auditor , ,
and 2 floors of the Highway Dept., with the 3rd .nd/or 11th floor being renovatad
for the remainder of the CCHD w.ltlng 10 be quartered, Any resemblance ba
tw n a "grassy, elm-ahaded square" Is pur.ly Incidental. Flower boxes rest
on the 1st floor window ledges and a limited number of trees gr.c. the
sidewalks .
" Knock, Knock."

"Who's there?"
"Opporthreenity."
"Opporthreenity who?"
" The opporthreenity that we're
offering you."
" I get it. What your dollar buys

threeday, it may not buy three
morrow."
Population - 6.'9%,189
Ansa - 8M! Sq, MUM
... and so on.
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...
The language of inflation is easy

to learn:
"Just add one number to words

already containing numbers. Tp,n
derloin steaks become elevender'
loin steaks."
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Inflation Is so pervasive and has

been around for such a long time, it
might as well have its own language.
"What's that?
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In order to make the language of

inflation easier to grasp, here are
olher examples. Before is befive.
Petunia is pethreenia. Ueutenant is
lieuelevenant.
In demonstrating the language,
one could do a commentary on
loday's prices:
"Threeday, with food prices being
what they are, you go inthree a
supermarket three buy threenafish
or threebaco or threeti-fruiti ice
cream or an elevenderloin steak ...
and you think sometwo has a seven
gun at your head. It costs a fivetune.
Your refrigerniner has less food
three store at more expense.
" It Is really disheartelevening."
I don't know about you, but it

sounds like a lot of tripletalk to me .
. . uh ... three me.
Did You Know, ..

-that the total tax resultIng from the
.ssessed valuation of a/l taxable
property In Fulton County (to which
most of northern Illinois WIS .ttachad) In 1823 amounted to $1' .42?
-th.1 a resolution addressed to the
illinois leglslatur. In 1834 sought 10
.cres for the slta of county courthou.&e?
-that Ihe first tav.rn licenses were
Issu.d 10 EIIJ.h Wentworth for 57.00
and to a Samuel Miller for 55.00?
Qi8K SiUIIY
Hllnln IIW5
-that Cook County 's total Indebtedness between 1831 and 1849 was
525,000 . . . and that an equivalent
sum for that period WIS ow.d to the
County In back taxes and court fees?
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Chlugo, IIlInol. 80602
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VOL. XXI
DECEMBER, 1974
No. 12

Chart" S. Bonk
Georg. W. Dunn.
Floyd T. Full.
MUdr.cf C...,
Carl R. tt.nton
...... 0fM Huppert

Ronald R. LAlrton
Miry M. McDould
Fr,n_ W. elM.row
''''"1 C. H.,nlndlz
Ruby RYln
M,th_ W. Illeuezlt
"'thewW. EUaazCZM-Ctwnn., Road~ Br1dg Comm.

Ed""
Fnnctna 8. Stuart
John H. strov.... Jr
Martin ludlOW
Harold L. Tyr.1I
JoHph I. Wood.
Hugo J. stark-Supefinteodent 01 HIghways
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GntpNc Arts Consultants
EdwIn A. hck C. C. Hlgg'n, Tom Kennedy SIan elba,
Elm ... J. Mal_lid
Wbite (lCbristmas?
8.
HAVI NO FEAR.
COUNTY AOADS WILL
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DECEMBER, 1814
LAST 6 LETTINGS OF '74

the Board of County Commissioners, has announced that 6 highway
improvements and one traffic signalization improvement totaling
$6,082,105.32, were approved by
the Cook County Board of Commissioners at their December 2nd,
Hugo J. Stark , Superintendent of
Highways.
Kedz/e Avenue-153rd Street to

147th Street
The proposed improvement begins on Kedzie Avenue, just north of
153rd Street and extends in a northerly direction along Kedzie
Avenue 636 feet north of 146th
Street which provides for the reconstruction of Kedzie Avenue to iour
lanes, including a four lane widening
of 147th Street separated by a four
foot mountable concrete median on
Kedize Avenue and four foot barrier
median on 1 47th Street with channelization for left tum storage lanes
at Kedzie Avenue and 147th Street,
storm sewer construction, drainage
structures, combination concrete
curb and gutter, traffic control signals, signing, striping, landscaping
and other related road work.
This Improvement is in the Township
of Bremen and the Villages of Markham, Midlothian and Posen.
This contract was awarded to Palumbo Excavating Co. on a low bid
of $1,582,311.78.
Devon Avenue-Roh/wing Road to
Arlington Heights Road
This Improvement located in the
Township of Elk Grove and the
Villages of Itasca and Elk Grove, begins on Devon Avenue, 32 feet east
of the centerline of Rohtwing Road
and extends in an easterly direction
(excluding an omission at Interstate
90) on the centerline of Devon
Avenue west of Arlington Heights
Road. Collaterally with this improvement, Rohlwing Road is to be improved south and north of the centerline of Devon Avenue, also Nerge
Road is to be improved northwesterly from Rohlwing Road.
Included are curb and gutter,
grading driveways, drainage, traffic
signals, pavement marking, landscaping stabilized shoulders and
other collateral work.
Bongl Cartage Co. was awarde1:1

this M.F.T. contract on a low bid of
$2,438,487.55.
Bluff Road Bridge over Black Par-
tridge Creek
The location of the proposed
bridge Is at Bluff Road over Black
Partridge Creek approximately one
and one-quarter miles west of
Stephen Street in Lemont Town
ship.
The proposed structure includes
the construction of a Simple span
(17'0") reinforced concrete slab
bridge on Bluff Road over Black Partridge Creek (2 lanes 12'-0" with 6'0" shoulders on either side of the
roadway), two 12'0" pavements
with variable width pavement
widening, and all other collateral
work.
The Swenson Co. , was awarded
this M.F.T. contract on a low bid of
$89,388.90.
Bode Road-O.S Miles East of
Spr/ngingsguth Road to Roselle
Road
Located in the Township of
Schaumburg, and the Village of
Hoffman Estates the improvement
of Bode Road begins approximately
387 feet west of the centerline of
Woodlawn Street and extends
5,491 feet in an easterly direction.
The proposed improvement of
Bode Road consists of replacing the
existing pavement between existing
curb and gutters. resurfacing of the
existing and proposed pavements,
along with pavement marking and all
other necessary work.
Milburn 8ros . , Inc., on a low bid of
M.F.T. Funds.
Lehigh
Avenue-Washington
Street to Willow Road
The improvement begins on
Lehigh Avenue, 199 feet north of
Washington Street and extends in a
northwesterly direction approximately 182 feet south of Willow
Road, for a distance of 10,843 feet
of which 10,746 are to be improved.
This improvement Is located in the
Township of Northfield and the
Village of Glenview, and consists of
course widening between Washington Street and Chestnut Avenue
and a 4" bituminous aggregate mixture base course addition to the
PAOE 2
existing pavement; a narrow full

depth 10" - bituminous aggregate
mixture base course widening and
rumble shoulder area between
Chestnut Avenue and Willow Road
along Lehigh Avenue, adjoining both
sides of the existing pavement,
complete resurfacing of the existing
and proposed widened pavement
widths of Lehigh Avenue; addition 01
leveling binder to adjust crown and
grades along Lehigh Avenue between Washington Street and
Chestnut Avenue, driveway surfacing, drainage additions, adjustments,
landscaping and other related road
work.
Rock Road Construction Co., on a
low bid of $498,937.50, to be paid
1S1st Street-96th Avenue to 88th
Avenue Erlens/on
The proposed Improvement
located in Orland Township, and the
Village of Orland Park, begins on
151 st Street approximately 470
feet west of its intersection with
96th Avenue (laGrange Road) and
extends 5,653 feet in an easterly
direction.
Improvement of 151 st Street
consists of two 24 foot standard reinforced 10" portland cere'ent concrete pavements on e" subbase
granular material Type A, separated
by a mountable median varying in
width from 4 to 16' providing Intersection and entrance drive channelization. Also Included are curb and
gutter, grading, drainage driveways,
traffic signals, stabilized shoulders,
pavement marking, landscaping and
all other collateral work.
Palumbo Excavating Co., was
awarded this MFT. contract on a
low bid of $1,188,338.89.
88th Avenue at 91st Street-Traffic S/gnalinstallaf/on
The improvement is located at the
intersection of 88th Avenue and
91 st Street in the Village of Hickory
Hills and the Township of Palos.
This improvement consists of the
installation of traffic control signals,
post top, bracket mounted or mast
arm mounted pedestrian signals
bracket mounted semi-actuated
controller and cabinet with appurtenances, vehicle detector loop,
handholes, cable, electric service,
conduit and all appurtenances.
This contract was awarded to H.
&; H. Electric Co. on a low bid of
M.F.T. Funds.
Xmas R.fI.ctlons
PAQE 3
DECEMBER, 1174
A Message From The Superintendent ..

The holiday season Is an appropriate time to examine our past year's
accomplishments and to pmn ahead for a more meaningful new year,
both as a department and as individuals.
/j!j
Chrl.tm I. the on for

rell.ctlon and s.1f 1m
provement. Thl. I time of
world crl ... , naUonal crl.e.
and crl.e. of our con.clence.
Crise. have been only tem
porary roadblocks on the high
ways of civilization and at
Chrl.tma. tim. we are all
somehow synchronized to a
harmon Iou. rhythm rang.ly
apart from the unsynchronlzecl
beat m.asur. of th. wortd'.
m.tronomes. 'n Cook County
there ar. tlm.s wh.n the traffic
...m. hopel... ly stalled on
both .Id of a roadblock . Un
d.rstand the thing. and live
Chrl.tmas knowing that the
posltlv. glorl and beauties of
civilization will oulllv. the
n.gatlve promls.. of our
crl.
- F.B.S.
I am proud 01 1974, because it was a year or progress for US. We

made gens even though we faced several very formidable obstacles ..
. weather, no federal ald, cutbacks, etc.
With a view to a reassessment and reassignment of duties, we ac
complished some organizational changes, which made us a better or
ganaation.
Even though there has been a reduction In the work force. increased
production Has resulted .. thanks to each of you.
An important awareness of common problems among the field

divisions has surfaced and Is. hopefully, resulting In a common pooling
of " know-how."
The year has been a challenge as excessive weather conditions
have tried the mettle of both maintenance and construction personnel.
But you have met the problems commendably.
In the year ahead, I anticipate a greater loyalty and unity within the
department. As we face the increasing national crises . . . energy,
economy, etc ,. we must be cohesive; as a department, we must work
together for the common good I pledge to give my best to match
yours.
May I wish you and your families an the bleSSings of this holy season.
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FOUR MORE YEARS
GEORGE W. DUNNE , at a brief ceremony prefaced by a benediction given

by Fether Timothy Lyn. , Reclor of Hoty Name Cathedral and 8 few words of
congratulations given by "Hizzoner" MIIyor Richard J. oal.y , received the
oath of office by newly elected COunty Clerk. Stanley T. Ku.per.
Atso, sworn ... were the new County Board members InckJding three Re
publicans, Mary McDoneld, Roneld R. larson and Harold L. Tyrell.
For the first time the board now consists of 18 memberi , .he RepubU
cen. , all from the.suburbs, and 1 0 Democrats, all from Chk:ago. The two new
Democrats, Mildred Ce y and Martin Tuchow. were aJso sworn In.
PrHld.nt Georg. W. Dunne thanked all hIs supporters for their efforts
and pledged himself again to provide the best possible govemment for all the
citizens of Cook County.
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DECEMBER, 1974
CCHO SALT SCREEN STORY
PAGE 4
as told by Assistant District Engineer,

Glenn Reilly of Dist. # 2 - Des Plaines
In the interest of augmented efficiency and decreased ON-THE-ROAD BREAKDOWNS of our salt
spreading equipment during the snow fighting seasons .
. . . A cooperative effort was made by the District #2
Maintenance Personnel to find a solution in refining
the orders of salt that had been delivered with large
lumps in them. ONCE AGAIN THE CCHD HAS LED
THE WAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NEW
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. District #2 Engineers, Mechanics, Drivers and Laborers all tossed in
ideas and suggestions ... resulting was a prototype
screening device now In service which provides freerunning salt with minimal crust sections and NO
DEBRIS.
On the opposite page ... the pictures show the storage salt pile collecting crust which segregates into
iron-hard lumps when broken up and loaded into salt-spreading equipment. Stocks delivered from the suppliers may include house bricks ... pieces of timber ... metal scraps or other debris which can clog or
damage the warm auger or salt plate spinner which moves the salt into the roadway. The screen was
designed primarily to load trucks directly under it. Four sections of 15" corrugated metal culvert pipe were
set on each corner of a 12 foot square and imbedded into the asphalt yard pavement adjacent to the salt
stock pile. Two columns project 14 feet above the asphalt and two columns are at 12 feet. A scrap metal
guard rail, welded to the base of similar columns at the base, provides cohesion .
Each pair of 14 foot and 12 foot columns are tied at the top and bottom ties. Eye bolts made of # 10
deformed bars. were set in 2-foot deep concrete pockets in the pavement 10 feet out from the columns
and at a 45 angle. From column tops to eye bolts 5 / 8" scrap cable , from an old crane cable replacement,
from an old crane cable replacement, was puUed hand tight , and cable clamped to prevent sway. A frame
was then constructed of 3" x 5" hollow stock and 12 feet squares which carries a horizontal line of 12 feet
# 10 bars welded at each end of the frame on 23 - 4" centers. From the high to the low columns, a scrap
guard rail was bolted to provide a bed for the frame . . . then tack welded to these rails.
Two sections of scrap 7 foot cyclone fencing ... 15 feet long ... were lapped and bolted along their
length, making a 15" x 12" screen to fit over the rod-bearing frame. One end of the fenCing was then
chained to the bracing at ihe low end of the frame and two (2) WORN snow blades were bolted to the fencing end on the high side with a cable connected to each end for a lifting loop. (Ingenious, eh? ? ? ? ? ? ?)
Deposited atop the screen by #802 Lorain Motocrane, salt now faUs through the screen leaving lumps
and debris on the fencing and VOILA .. . clean salt under the structure! This can periodically be removed
and stockpiled by an end-leader OR ... CCHD Trucks can drive directly under the frame for instant loading.
(Have we got salt? .. You betcha!)
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DECEMBER, 1(174
PAGE 5
"WHEN IT RAI NS IT POURS"
1.
2. s.. the lumps on the top of

theser..n?
OnelumpCM'two?
CD
3.
Tho
luger
and ult
spreader .
oh It h -,".r
4. Th. boys It thl uh mine .. from

I. to r. Disi. Engrs. Frink Hlrrls, Anthony Fosco, Mlchlel Philbin, Wllllim
Mathieu, V ...non Volh Ind Glenn
Reilly.
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5.
A cla.. shot ofth. acrHn
8. An Inatant replay of Rd. Equipment Operator Ol.n Schmidt ne.t to our author
Ind Frink Nadll., laborer, checking screened mlterlal . (Nona 0' tlt/s goop ge"
InlO our un an,mora.)
PAOE
DECEMBER. 1'14
()I:V~I1T MI:/IIIIT
/IIIII:W~~I:I1
(AnotMT sketch tToeing Rood nomoncialure in Coo" County)
THE CCHD HANUKKAH BUSH:

Perhaps the ugliest but the most
ooique Ctvisbnas tree can be seen
in the Mlp DIvI.1on (Rm. 1072
County Bldg) . It Is made. with the
exception of a string of Hghts. entirely of materials found In the Division.
A series 01 T squares from large to
small form the trunk and main branches. Large French ClIVes. and 30
to 60 triangles become other branches. Smaller French Curves (tinseiad). small triangles. Protractors
La Roy scrlbers. etc . become orna
ments. Hanging pencils become
icicles. The star was cut from a
metal printing plate. Upon this Is
mounted 2 pairs of dividers to give a
3-dimenslonal effect. The back drop
is a fjm negative of a coooty map.
Some stabilly Is provided by weighthe base down with 8 coup6e of
copies of the illinois Htghway Statutes. Go see itl
no
HARMS ROAD , In Niles. New Trt.r and Northfield Townships bears the
name of Henry Hlrms , who Is credited with having built the first house in the
vllage then known as Niles Centrl
That was in 1854, Fo ... years later he
set up a store, sellng hardware and
provisions, 8fld when the village post
office was established he became
postmaster and served until 187 4 .
Hanns also held the offICe of township supervisor from 1863 to 1870.
and he seems to have been generally
looked to as a leader of the communi
ty. An outstanding service was his
part In the ticklish matter of the Civil
War bounty tax.
In 1864, draft notices went to 26
men ... a high ratio for the township's small population. Some attributed the
excessive draft to the whim of the enrolling officer, who was EngHsh-born
and was believed to have neglected to become an American citizen. (A slight
oversight!)
At any rate ... some of the draftees faced hardship If required to 00 Into
the army, so the people of the township. as in many other communities, ...,-
dertook to raise a fund by pubic subscription with which to hire substitutes

When the Wf1l ended , it appeared that some w.. Hhler residents had failed
to ante up as fBithfuly as the poOrer people Several mass meetings were
held and it was decided to seek a law to levy a bounty lax
Harms was the man setected to be sent to Springfield and the law was
passed February 12. 1867. permitting 8 3"" levy Igalnst In taxable property. to be collected with generaJ taxes It W8$ approved at a town meeting.
159 to 114, but was held up for e time by a lawsuit brought ag<OOst the township, namll"lQ Hanns and the town collector
Finaly .. most of the bounty fund was collected under the tax law save for
15K That amount was stili outstanding when the records were lost In the
Chicago fire of 1871 .
The cr..tor.1 Our M.p Dlvl.lon

SPORTS TRIVIA: A therapeullc
hobby? Neverl I Unless you're Jeff
Doyle of Fl8Cli1 Mgt., winner of the
Economl.t Nlw.p.pe,. winter
trhl. cont. .t. Jeff said trMa
helped cure an utcer problem wNch
affictad hkn 10 yrs. aoo He was
havfng uk:er therapy when the doctor told hfm to get a hobby .. . hence
the recent Economist contest provided him with his second lifetime
win ___TWO TICKETS to the __
.port.
7th Chlclgo CouglrsToronto

Toroa cllshl I
THUMBNAIL SKETCHING: Fred
J. NIdIIIJI , a member of the CCHO
family for over 45 Y"", who
passed away last month at the age
of 72 was the head of the Township Road. Section ... he was also
previously associated with. and was

Heed of the P'vemlnt Geometries
Division for over 20 yrs. Fred was a
pioneer In the deslgn of Express
ways in Cook County and was Wlslrumental Wl estabNshlng design
procedures and standards. Fred
graduated from Armour Institute as
an ekK;tricat engineer. electing to
choose his life's work in the field of
civil engineering. His wife, Violet ,
and 3 sons. Fred. Ronlld and
Rk:hord S<JrVive hIm_ He is missed
by aI with whom he worked for so
many years. After his demise. emil
Donk. . was appointed the Head of
the Township Roads Section.
THE BRIGHTER SlOE: The Millionaire's Cub was agai1 the scene
for'anothe'r retirement party held on
NoI'. 26th for Hwy . Engr. I W.lyl
Roatun of Plvlment-Qeometrlcs.
As a remembrance of WIIII.. 17
yr. atlnt with the eCHO , he was
presented with a beautiful chess set

which at lis friends and associates
are sure he'. make good use of In
his retirement.
Our sympathy to the family
of Robert M. Htlngs of the
Micro-Film 01'1 . who passed
away Nov. 28th.
DECEMBER, 1114
PAGE 1
Mr. Joe Rotell.
Hwy. Trefflc Oper.tions
Mrs. F. Stuart:
o.r Mr. Rotelle:

I'd Ike 10 thank you for YOlK
prompt acllon regarding the rek>cating of the slop sJgn at New Glenview
Road and the East Frontage Road at
Edens Expressway, In response 10
my recent call to you.
and the Duk were especlaiy en}oy-
The Village of Wilmette appreciates the cooperation of your Department In responding to requests
which we receive from our residents
regarding County Roads .
Ron MlceUc . Parade ChUman
The Cook County Htghway Fbat
Very truly yours,
Thank you so much for your participation In helping us 10 make our

parade the success that It was.
Palos Helgflts Chamber of Com
merca
Pruos Heights. III.
PARADE fLOAT
FINISHES
Richard A. Ha".e"
Assl. Village Engineer
Village of Wllm.
able to OlK little ones as they lined

the sidewaks to see Santa arrive In
our viliages and the colorful noals.
'74 SEASON
Mrs. Francln. B. Stuart, DlrectCM'

Public Information Room 2820
Deer Mr. Stuart:
I want to personaly thank you for

the participatlon of the Cook County
Htghway Department In 0tK recent
9th Annual Xmas P.-ade of the LilconBeImonIAshIand Business As
sociatlon. We received many fine
comments on the success of the
parade. Again, thanks to you and
your department for the Float and
Duk and participation In our parade.
Martin H. Tonn. , Parade Marshall
Executive Olrector
The CCHO'. bee-u-t!-ful

Parada Float wound up another
soidly "booked" season with Its
farewell participation In the Xmas
parade of the P.~s Heights
Chllmber of Commerce , December 1st.

Our popular in-demand Floal
has always been the recipJent of
many awards. and praiseworthies

We can now put our Float and
Duk to beddy-bye for a long winter's nap!! I I In District 3's
maintenance facUity, awaiting the
1975 call.
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CHRISTMAS SAFETY TIPS

Keep your holkiays safe th;s year
by fireproofing your Chrisbnas tree.
It's a very easy process and aM sup'
pies can be purchased at any drug
store.
Arst, start by selecting a fresh

tree. cut off the base at an angle and
sland the tree outside in a container
of water until you are ready to fireproof it and bring it Inside. Then
spray the tree with two applications
of a solution containing 8 oz. of
boric acid and 18 oz. of Borax dissolved In one gallon of water. Use a
regular garden spray or spray gun
and allow the mixture to dry for
about , 5 minutes between applications. After the tree is set inSide. fill
its container with waler and keep it
filled throughout the holidays to prevent the tree from drying out.
To further ensure a fire-free
Christmas, make sure all lights and
eIectrlc candles have a UL (Underwriters Laboratories) sticker on the
cord, guaranteeing that they have
been lested for safety. Never leave
Christmas lights on when you leave
the house and tum off the lights and
unplug all cords when you go 10
bed .
By following these few simple
rules, your Christmas can be merrier
and safer.
"It relieves downtown congestion,"
- Prepared by the
COOK COUNTY HIWAY DEPT.
DECEMSER, 1974
POSITIVELY NEGATIVE:
The Chlc.go Oemocr.t ... Cook County's 1st newsp.per .ppe.,ed HOY. 26th,
1833 . . lour-p.ge sIJt-e~umn .ff.lr, h WIS published each Tuesday In
small building th.t .tood on the southwest corner of South W.ter .nd Cllfk
Slr. .ts. Hs own.,-pubUsher WIS John Calhoun. Calhoun sold the p.per In 1836
10 "long John" Wentworth who I.ter bec.me the M.yOf of Chle.go. Ol.pl.y .dvertlslng .. found In loday's p.per. WI. unknown to the Democr.t whose .ds
were IImlled to mere one-column notleesl Typical Id .ppearlng In Ih. Dec. 3,
U331uue reads: Fresh Be.f .. 2 to 4c Ib; POfk .. 510 to 514 per barrel; Flour . .
$5 to 56.50 per barr"; Keg BuHer .. 17 to 19c per lb.; Coffee .. 17 to 19c per lb.;
SU9", .Iump, 16e lb., loal, 2Oc, brown, 14c lb.; Whiskey . last but not Ie,,' ..
35t04Ocpergallonlili
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writing of uSelle'. eltpedilion . . .
tillIng. ch.pter .. An .ecounl of the
building new tort on Ihe illinois
River," n.med by the Indl.n Tribe
Chee.u-gou .nd by u', Fort
Cr..,ee ur?
-th.t thl. fort WIS built by l.S.lIe
during the winter 01 187980 .t wh.t
Is now Peatl.? And In 1882 w.s .bandoned .nd ' .....t.bll.hed .t St.rved
Rock, c.aJled A. St. louis?
-e.t ..-ound 11M the spelling of
Ct+ I' ~ _ e .g . Chlugu, ChI-
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W e drank for happiness

and became unhappy.
We drank for joy
and became miserable.
We drank for sociability
and became argumentative.
We drank tor sophistication
and became obnoxious.
We drank for friendship
and made enemies.
We drank for sleep
and awakened w ithout rest
We drank for strength
and felt weak.
We drank " medicinally"
and acquired health problems.
We drank tor relaxation
and got the shakes.
We drank for bravery
and became afraid.
We drank for confidence
and became doubtful.
We drank to make conversation
and slurred our speech .
We drank to feel heavenly
and ended up feeling like hell
We drank to forget
and were forever haunted.
We drank for freedom
and became slaves.
We drank to erase problems
and saw them multiply .
We drank to cope with life
and Invited death .
Al

Chicago, lIlInois 60602
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging information between the Highway Department, governmental agencies, citizen represen tatives, and IndIVidual muniCipalities Therefore, we in
vtl e any newsworthy contributions relevant to this pubAcaUon Please contact Francine Stuart al 443-77 14
JANUARY, 1975
VOL. XXII
No.1
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Board of Comm issioners

GeoJQa W . Dunn e
Jerome Huppert
John H. Sirogar. Jr_
Fl oyd T. Full.
Ronald R. Larson
Mllrtln Tuc how
Charlas S. Bonk
Carl R. Hansen
Mary M . McDona ld
H. rold L. Tyrrell
Mildred Casay
Irena C. Hernandez
Ruby Rya n
Joseph I. Woods
Frank W. Chas.row
Mathew W. BlaszcZlt-Chmn ,Road IIfld Bridg Comm
Hugo J . Stlrk-Suoenntendent 01 Hlllhways
Greohlc Arts Coosuitants
Photography
editor
Elmer J . Mljewskl
Edwin A. Beck - C. C . HiggIns - Tom K e nn8d~ - Stln ClblY
Francine B. Stuart
Mathew W. Blallezl t
A '74 CCHD
PRODUCTION
RETROSPECTIVE:
The eCHO had another banner
year
placing approximately 23
million doUsrs In Hwy. Projects
under construction during 1974,
Major projects
. muhllane con
struction with underground drainage
. , . channelization .. traffic slgnali
zation . median
. curb and gul
lers: Grand Tolal = $14.5 mill ion .
These were generally part of the
Department's continuing program 01
overall route improvements which
included Crawford Ave. , Lake
Cook Rd " Kedzle Ave., Devon
Ave . and Sauk Trail .
Then there were spot improve
ments 01 roadway Intersections un
dertaken at eleven locations
varying in size and scope and In
cluded total reconstruction
major
widening . 3 lane widening and in
stallation of trallic SIgnals, totaling
about $2 million .
in some 18 communities, Iocaled
thruout 10 Townships, the eCHO
Improved 27 miles of narrow width ,
Inadequatety surleced roadways in
to modem safe thoroughfares
in
eluding stabUized shoulders and
misc. additional improvements at a
cost 01 $5. 5 million.
JANUARY. , i75
PAOE 2
WE'RE GROWING OLDER

With thiS issue, The Cook County Highway News begIns its 22nd
year of publication ,
So far, there has been evidence that our monthly bulletin has mOfe
than served its purpose of Informing citizens In and out of the County
far and wide
Highway OffiCials around the country . Govemmental
AgenCies and the IOdlvidual municipalitIes about our Department's actlVi
lies. All the community newspapers throughout both the County and
Chicago have been our close associates, frequently reprinting articles of
ilterest to their readers, This has been appreciated, and we hOpe the
press will continue to reprint treely Many pieces on technical innova
lions devek)ped by the CCHO have been pJcked up by engineering jour'
nals in and out of the United States
We take great pride in the Interest evinced by so many of our 10,000
readers , and assure them we will continue our efforts to produce a
tlffiely and entertaining publication,
The past 21 years appear to have been profitable and most gratifying
We hope the future holds as much promise
again . our personal
thanks to each of you for your favorable acceptance of the CCHN
Francine B. Stuart, Editor
NINE contracts providing lor the

repair or reconstruction of roadway
culverts or bridges WBfe undertaken
at an approximate cost 01 $1
million .
To meet SOCieties need and de
mands for careful consIderation of
man's social, economic and environ
mental values In the devek)pment of
Highway Projects , the CCHO
formed the Envlronmenta, Section
as a new adjunct to our organization ,
The Department undertook pre
limlnary studies in an effort to pro
vide bicycle overpasses across
County Highways that will provide a
safe connection for both existing
and proposed Forest Preserves
Bikeways.
Last, but not least . we won an
award . the American Institute of
Steel Construction named this De
partment's RAMP " Q " structure. a
part of the Stony Island Avenue 103rd Slr..t Complex , as a prize
bridge In the elevated highway or
viaducts catagory.
GEORGE W. DUNNE PROCLAIMS FEB. 16 27th

ENGINEERS WEEK IN CHICAGO I
President George W. Dunne , flanked by CCHO's John K. Crane and
John Donnelly, President of the Chicago Chapter of the I.S.P.E., receives
certificate proclaiming February 16 27 as Engineering Week in Chicago.
The CCHO will have an exhibit during that week In City Hall
UI:VAI:lT MI:~T
~ I:WSMAI\I:I:lS
SS$RESULTS : Harry (now take a
deep breath and hold) Shapiro of
our Safety and Training Division
reports the results of the 1974 Crusade of Mercy Campaign
being
upped from 81 9D.O 10 86% of the
staff conlnbuting, wIth the SS$S
amount increasing to $18,041 .28
from 1973's $17 ,353.441 I !
COMPULSORY
RETIREMENT:
Charles Gersten of the Design
Bureau reached that "magic" age
and rehred on Jan . 23rd , feted at a
party that Florence Keez and Rea
Michelsen hosted.
COME ON DEPT: Let's hear from
you
we need news! ! ! There
must be MORE going on In the
CCHD than the above! ! ! (We're
not mindreaders.)
Our sympathy 10 the family
of former Assistant Superintendent of Highways, James
F. Kelly , who passed away
Dec. 28, 1974.
Mr. Kelly retired from the
CCHD in 1968 after serving
with the Department lor fortyone years . He began his
tenure as a Draftsman In 1927
and was Instrumenta! in the
design of the Congress , Dan
Ryan and Kennedy Expressways . Mr. Kelly was a veteran
of both World Wars I and II and
was a recipient of the purple
hean during the Bailie of the
Pacific. He was also a Past
Commander 01 the American
Legion 's Edgar Lawrence
Hwy. Post. Upon his return in
, 946 'rom military service. Mr.
Kelly became Assistant Chief
Engineer of the Dept., and in
1953 was appointed Asst .
Superintendent . He was a
member 01 the American Pub
Uc Works Association ; The In
stitute for Municipal Engineer
ing ; The American Assoc. of
state Highway OHicials ; and
was a 4th Degree Member .
Coronata Council of the
Knights of Columbus. Mr. Kelly
was also a Charter Member 01
Chapter 12's American Right
ofWay Association.
JANUARY, 1915
PAGE 3

(Anal her slidell lrarmg R ood nomanc/a/ure in Cook County)
,___
Present day BACHELOR GROVE
ROAD is a onemlte remnant of a
road that In the early , 830's ran
"
some six mIles from 135th Street
through Tinley Park , In Bremen
Township.
The Pioneer Road was aptly
named . tor the first settlers in a
pleasant grove alongside the high
way were four (4) bachelors . at
tracted to the place by the abun
dance of limber for building and
wood for their fireplaces (It took so 1;,lle to make them happy/)
The first post office In the area was named Bachelor Grove . The name
was changed in 1848 to Bremen and four years later, when the Rock Island
Railroad came ak>ng and set up its station at the present site of Tinley Park ,
post office, name and all. were transferred to that Ioca~ty . (Maybe the bache
IOrs with It.)
An offser from Bachelor Grove today is a short stretch which appears on
County Highway Department maps as Justamere Road , The story goes that
it was named by Mrs. Roger Sullivan , wife of a Cook County Democratic

leader In the first quarter of this century , They had a country place in the
Bachelor Grove region and one time a visitor asked her the name of the road
that ran close by _" Oh, iI's lust a mere road," she replied.
One of the early settlers in Bachelor Grove was Heber S. Rexford . whose
brother, Norman , was the first postmaster of Blue Island . appointed in
1838_ There is a Rexford Road in Bremen Township, probably named for
one or the other of the brothers, or perhaps in hOnor of both .
For a time, Heber carried the mail between Blue Island and Iroquals on a
govemment contract. making two trips a week for $598 a year, Elected In
, 870, he was Cook County Treasurer at the time of the great Chicago fire
and managed to save his official records from destruction Hooray for
Heber! ! !
To Where and How, America

The Federal Bureau of the Census has released statistics on "to
where, and hoW" America's urban
workers are commuting The statisti
cal study was based on compiied
data for the 125 largest metropoli
tan areas (POpulatIOnS of 250,000
or more).
A startling statistic came to
emerge : only 185 of the work force
commute to their jobs from outlying
residential areas, and, about as
many people live and work in the
central city (34 % VIS . 36% )1 " Reverse commuting" (which may soon
lose its name because of the trend)
has liSen to 7% .
Moreover. the top ten standard
metropolitan s tatistical areas minus
New York City. shows an even
greater suburban focus with 50%
who live and work In the suburbs vs.
25% who live and work in the city!
The additional 25% is split amongst

suburbanclty commuters. regular
and reverse, and the small percentage who work in rural areas.
But, hold onto your hats, readersl
During these commutes, a lull 83%
drive or are driven In private vehicles . . 9% use bus, streetcar, sub
way or railroad. and amost as many
people walk to work - 8%.
The statistics coincide with both
U.S. Commerce Department figures
and the Department of Transporta'
tion's Nationwide Personal Trans
portation Study.
Thus, mass transit Is only taking
9% 01 the current commuters ...
the overwhelming majority are still
choosing to burn their own rubber!
-Michael Pavllon, Director

Transit Programs, NSC
JANUARY, 1915
PAGE 4
Costly Neglect Puts Rural Roads in Tatters

Inflation-Bred Lack
Of Repair May Mean
Many Higher Prices
By David W. Hacker
The nation's rural roads are going
10 pol. and this soon may lead to further increases In the cosls of everyday things such as buymg food and
going 10 school
The roads are those tiny , nameless, numberless blue lines on
AmeriCa's road maps They're the
2 .2 52,000 miles of roads whose
upkeep is in the hands 01 counties .
townships, and towns They're seldom seen by Iraveiefs, except
lhose who are lost or are in no hurry .
Overwhelmed In the pubhc mind by
the Interstate Highway system ,
they're nonetheless the capillanes
01 rural commerce And as the roads
lallinio disrepair, the results can be,
for example, higher vehICle-mainten ance costs, luel-guzzllng detours for
farm deliveries, and even Inabi~ty to
transport farm products to market,
thus pushing up prices all the way
from the farm to the food store.
Fears of a Wet Spring
Says Tom Gazda supenntendent
of highways for Macoupln Counly,
illinOiS "If we don't gel an all coat
on these roads, they're gOing to pot
It 'll be just like driVing through a
field" His county has 1 ,ODD miles of
lownship roads, 250 miles of
county roads.
Says Jack J. Stovall , highway
chief In neighbofing Morgan County . "Our road dlSlricts are dOing only
SO"- of lhe maintenance wOf1.t
they've done In the past With a wet
spring next Apnl, our rural roads will
be Impassable, and farmers won't
be able to get In and out with their
livestock or plentthelr fields "
The cost of road oil has more than
doubled In the past year Most of a
county's or township's road funds
come from IocaIlaxes. This means
the Income is rIXed So for the past
year rural-road engineers have seen
their road-upkeep plans hit the
Skids. And this occurs at a time
when agricuHurat production IS
zooming, and rural roads are geing
their heaviest use in history.
Dangerous Bridges
" Our rural transportation system
Is coming apart at the seams." says
Arthur E_ Graham . editor of Con
struction Digest , published in Indunapolis. II is one of 14 regional
magazines that serve the publlcworks and construction industries.
In Kansas. says Graham , fewer
than 5% of the rural roads are considered safe for truck toads 01 more
than 20 tons. Kansas Is the nation's
top wheat producer More Ihan
2,200 Kansas bridges are posted
tor 3-ton load limits. In Indiana, he
adds, about 10.000 bndges on
county and secondary roads are obsolete, onelane structures. In Ar
kansas more than 7,000 bridges are
less than 16 feet wtde and are considered unsafe for loads of more
than 10 tons_
The construction industry has
asked Congress for help on these
roads. and many states have Good
Roads lobbying groups. A bill that
died in the House of RepresentatIVes last year called lor $1 5 billion
over a 3-year period just for rural

roads Congress passed a Senate
bill calling for $760 mlllion to be
spent largely for Improvements to
rural roads and bndges But such
measures are nol envisioned as
cure-ails for the nation's rural roads
"A lick and a Promise "
"I don 't know what the answer is
gOing to be." says J_ R. Davldsmeyer , president of illinois Road
Contractors, Inc., of JacksonVille,
III Much of the company's business
has been maintaining the Morgan
Counly area's rural roads. His company's road business has lallen off
50~ in the past year.
" In 1973 It cost 17 cents to furnish and spread a galIOn 01 Oil," says
Davldsmeyer. "This year it's been
up to 47 cents It many cases they
Just haven" done anything to the
roads or given just a lick and a
promise." To save money, some
townships have cut back to oitlng
only a 121001 width of road instead
of the normal 16-loot width .
(continued on page 7)
THE
TRAFFIC
CORNER
by
Louis R. Quinlan ,
Head of t he Transportation
31 Planning Bureau
(Third of twelve articles)
Several months ago I agreed to

write a series of articles regarding
trafflc operations and traffic Pfac
tices Two articles have been pub
lished Many times , since then, I
have started an article but have
been unable to proceed beyond the
second or third paragraph. In look
Ing back at this, it becomes obvious
to me that my heart was not really in
the preparation of the kind of article
that was expected I would make
numerous excuses to myself such
as "being too busy." "doing some
body else's work," etc. But these
realty are alibis .
alibis for not
wanting to write the articles. Why
didn 't I want to write them? Because
I am convinced that Ihe readers of
this publication are really not inter
ested In a scholarly, dry dissertallon
on the reasons the traffic engineers
do or do not Install traffic control
devices!
Any individual. be he a motorist,
pedestrian or property owner. who
Is realty interested would either
write or telephone about the rea
sons lor installation or lack thereof.
The only time I become interested in
any problem Is when I become per
sonally and emotionally involved in
that problem. For an article such as
this to have any meaning or value.
the feelings of the reader must be
touched. If I relate my own personal
feelings, thoughts and experiences
that have relation and bearing to
highways, their use and / or misuse.
perhaps if one other person who
reads thiS article is also so mati
vated , then the two of us can build a
chain, a chain of personal involvement Ihat may lead 10 better under
standing .
In beginning these ramblings, I
would like the reader to bear in mind
JANUARY, 1975
that although I may have more

knowledge than the average molar
ist regarding the reasons for certain
traffic facilities and traffic control de
vices I am still like the average
motorist
I get irritated when I am
delayed too long at a stop light. I get
angry when somebody cuts me off
while driving, I blame the govern
ment. the engineers and the other
fellow when I am inconvenienced
and during these times of inconvenience and frustratiOn. I have mo
ments 01 genius and have a solution
to the problem at hand and if that
stupid guy downtown would listen
to me, then all our trafflc problems
would be solved.
Statistics do not move me. The
number of fatalities or accidents thai
occur in the State of Illinois or in Ihe
country is just another item to be ad
ded to my storehouse of useless In
formatiOn, but they do make me
wonder what the value 01 traffic
laws is.
Whal good is a traffic law II It Is
not voluntarily adhered to? Enact
ment of legislation does not affect
an Individual's sense of values nor
his judgment. I do not beHeve there
is a single person in the country who
has advocated repealing the leglsla
tion now in force In our 50 states
dealing with driving while under
the influence of alcohol . yet how
many of us give lip service to the
existing legislation al the comer
tavern and then gel in our car and
drive home . What kind of example
do I set for my children when I drive
through a yellow lJght when I could
have stopped and then say to Ihem.
" I did nol see it." If I really did not
see it, then I wasn't paying attentiOn
to my driving ... jf I did see it. then I
am saying to my children "the law is
for the other person, not for me"
Will Rogers once said, "I never
mel aman I didn't like."
I say, " I have never met a man
who admitted he was a poor driver!"
PAGE 5
Tax a LotI
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED , By the illinois
Association of County Superin tendents of Highways at their 60th
Annual Meeling in Peoria, tllinois,
that two cents of the Federal Gas
Tax be dropped now . and the other
two cents be dropped at the com
pletion of the construction of the 1System , and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ,
That States levy their own taxes
and solve their own problems , as
past performance has indIcated that
Congress cannot legislate one set
of laws that solve transportation
needs for fifty states.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ,
That a copy of this Resolution be
transmitted to each Congressman
and Senator from Illinois and to
NACE and ARBA.
Lucky Us III
For those who are unhappy with
our State and Federal user tax on
molar fuels, take a look at some of
the taxes applied in foreign lands.
In Great Brit ain the tax on a
gallon of gaSOline Is 6Bc ... hiking
the lotal price to 51 .06 . In West
Germany you'll fork over 51 .22 for a
gallon, of which 73c is tax.
In Italy the price of gas is 51 .42
per gallon which mite seem a bit
high until you realize that the tax on
a gallon is a fast 51 .14.
Then lake Venezuela , where
much OIL is produced . There you
pay no taxes at all on gasoline ...
and the pump price is a staggering
17 cants per gallon.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY HEWS
JANUARY, 1175
PAGE I!I
Count crow
Francine B. Stuart, Editor

The Back of t he Yards Counc il,

Journal and the Back of the Yards
Businessmen 's Association presented the request 01 local
bUSinessmen and reSidents to have
this work completed belore the holidays.
.'essings
Sincerely.
1. The stores must be swept ;

lamps trimmed and the c himneys
cleaned
Dear Ms. Stuart:

I certainly appreciated receIvIng
the Cook County Highway News
and found the information of scheduled repairs helpful We also found
use fOf" some of your humorous material which we have used In our
township
publication Senior
CItizen, which reflects CCHN
matenal
Sincerely,
Ralph J_ Jackson , Editor
Elk Grove Township
Citizen"
I want to compliment you on the

fine work you are doing with the
Cook County Highway News _ In
the December edition you provided
me with the answer to a question
I've wondered about and could not
answer, " where did the name
Chicago originate?" Now I am glad
to add Ihallo my flies. as I am asked
those questions many times by
youngsters, who expect me 10 know
it all, since I am a Senior Citizen I
have a lot of information to dispense, but that quest;on was not
oneal them_
Keep up the good work you are

doing. and with a Happy New Year
and best wishes I am,
Sincerely yours.
Potpurrl
A young tourist was attempting to
sneak a quart 01 tequila back from
Mexico when a border guard slOp'
ped him and asked what was in the
bottle. " Holy water from the shrrne
of the Virgin Mary," replied the lour
ist.
The guard opened the bottle, took
a Sip and exclaimed, " This is lequlla!"
" Wow! " gasped the tourist. " An
other miracle!"
2. A pall of water and a scuttle

of coal must be brought in by each
clerk before breakfast
3. II lime permits, attend the
customers who call
4 _ Each employee must pay
$5.00 a year to church .
5 Men employees are given an
evening a week for courtIng purposes
two If they go to prayer
meetings regularly
6 Alter 14 hours of work at the

store. leisure time must be spent
reading good Hterature.
They recommend as excellent
perusal .
during or aller " your
hours at the store," their edifYing
and satisfying luncheon and dinner
menus!
WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?

Does your birth date determine what kind of driver you are? That depends
on what you think of astrology . Anyway, the Automobile AsSOCiation, a
British drivers' club, had the London Astrology Centre work up charts
especially geared to road habits. Here's what the stars said :
AQUARIUS is the sign 01 the driver who likes the wind in his hair.
PISCES drivers appear 10 be dreamy .
maniacs hiding behind a meek exterior.
Mr. John Hulscher

Chicago, illinois
(Ed_ note: And a heaJrhy year for

you along with your added knowledgel)
(Ed. note: See - it really pays off

when all people involved can work
together for a common cBuse/ I)
"Senior
Dear Mrs . Stuart:
Mlroslav lukas , President

Back of the Yards
Business Men's Assoc .
If you think the boss is 100 strict,

be grateful that you didn't work in
Wanamaker's in 1894 . Here are a
few rules from the company's Employee RegulatiOn GUide
BUSINESSMEN thank city for new

Ashland Avenue:
I am sure you noticed and appreciate the construclion work on

47th .nd AShl.nd on the sidewalks.
curbs, Ughts, and streets was being
completed in spite of last week's in
clement weather of snow and Ice.
We are indebted to M.yor O.ley ,
Ald..-men BiI.ndic and Burke and
to CommlsSK)ner McDonough and
the COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY DE
PARTMENT for their cooperation.
. but in reality they are power
ARIES suggests overlondness for speed and dangerous showing off on

the road.
GEMINI drivers are just Ihe oPposLte . _. They en,lOy the going and are a bit
disappointed when they anive someplace and the trip is over
CANCER is the Sign of the "family molorist," who needs the back seat fuil
of children to feel at home.
lEOS look to their cars as status symbols and tend
horsepower than they really need.
10
buy
a lot more
VIRGO drivers see themselves as extremely careful ... always watching

the gauges and quick to blame any other driver on the road for any mislake.
LIBRAS are the nonaggresslve sort that are a joy to have In other cars ...
an Insurance company's dream I

SCORPIO suggests quicksilver, changing moods, cool and logical one
moment _. _rash and emationallhe next.
SAGITTARIUS behind the wheel is the anginal " vroomvroom " ... slap
dash and flashy.
CAPRICORNS never break the rules! I !
JANUARY , 1915
PAGE 1
publtc-relahons firm to plead its case

through the Washington, DC
based TRIP (The Road Informahon
Program) TRIP officials cite these
figures for fIVe Mldwestem states
Missouri : 19,984 miles 01 country roads in bad shape; 5,085 bridges 10 need of rebUilding
Costly Neglect
(continued (rom page 4)
"When you oil a road narrow
says DaVlsmeyer, " 'he edges break
off Quicker By spnng the roads are
gOing to be In bad shape "
School Costs Boosted
Even now school buses have to
be rerouted from unsafe roads and
bridges This adds to fuel costs,
raising school costs If rural roads
are unable to stand up to farm machinery and crop hauling, this Will
delay-or prevent-food ge"lOg to
marl<el ThiS, of course, will lack a
lew mO(e cents onlO food costs,
And as roads crumble, farm machinery and school buses take a
battenng
Vehicle-maintenance
costs go up
The Irony. Graham said in a study
prepared a year ago lor the Senate
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is that "the slogan 01 our
anginal Federal highway program (In
t 916) was 'gelthe farmeroul of the
mud ' .
r"'\
,-..
As It tumed out. though. wrote

Graham. 'whal IS really shocking IS
that the Federal-aid system com
prlses a minor percentage of our
fanntomarket system The vast
rT\aJOf'ity 01 our fannto-markel sys
lem Is neither not on the Federal-alo
system. nor In most cases not even
on a state highway system. but is
the sole responsibility of county or
local govemments
PR Firm Hired
And these- govemments already
have taxes to their hmlts.
"Our gas-tax receipts (which pro

vide road-upkeep funds) actually
have gone down," laments Gazda
"We've got less money. But our
road'OII costs have gone up 10 45
cents a gallon from 20 cents We
have' 000 miles 01 township roads.
They have to be treated once a year
10 waterproof the soli underneath If
it isn't done, they break up In Winter,
then have to be redone. Now we're
faced with the problem of keeping
the roads open to get the cattle and
grain 10 market and the city pro
ducts-gasoline, fuel. fertilizer-to
the farms And statewide and na
tlonwlde, we have this very serIOus
bndge problem_"
The lobby-minded construction
Industry has hired the C. rI 8yofr
illinois : 65,129 miles of roads

defiCient and In need of resurfacing .
1,31 6 bridges substandard
Minnesota : 19,512 miles of

roads In deterIOrating condition.
1,959 bndges "defiCient ..
Kansas : 46,257 miles of rural

roads In poor CondlUon. 77 4 bodges "cntically deficient"' by Federal
Highway Administration standards
1 50 bridges closed fa all traffIC
In all, says the Federal Highway

Administration, 8e.900 of the nahon's 563,500 bridges are In bad
shape Most of these are In rural
areas.
now
Says Gazda "Our most immediate problem is roads and asphalt When the bndges collapse, I
guess we can go back to fords "
Wisconsin : 22,528 miles 01

country roads and 6.303 bridges In
need of upgrading
DETOURS
Effective January 2nd , 1975,' DEVON AVENUE between ARLINGTON
HEIGHTS ROAD and ROHLWING ROAD was closed to toru traffiC and open
to LOCAL traffiC only
Westbound traffIC Will tum South on ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROAO to
Thorndale Wesl on Thorndale 10 Aohlwing Road North on Rohlwing Road
back to Devon Avenue _ EASTBOUND traffic In reverse .
ThiS improvement consists of constructing a four (4) lane Hlgh ......ay wrth all
aopurtenances
Bongi Cartage Inc. was awarded thiS M .F T. contract on a low btd 01
52,438,487.55 Completion date is scheduled fO( December 1975
AND on Monday February 3rd . LAKE-COOK ROAD , from the east
limit of the Skokie Snage conslruchon zone to Greenbay Road will be closed
to thru traHlc, but open to Iocallrafflc.
------- This detour will be in effect unhlthe reconstruction of the Lake-Cook Road
Brldg. over the Skatel. RIYer Is completed sometime late this summer
Eric Bahl.nder Construction Co , of Ubertyville. Uinois was awarded this
M.FT contract on a low bid 01$226,736_23, supervised by Herb Fox. Jerry
Kon. tato. remains the stalwart resldenll ! ! I !
JANUARY, 1875
"IF EVERYONE"
Th,t time has come ag.ln lor the hearty Iishennen to venture onto the lakes
lor Icellshlng - one 01 our coldest winter outdoor sport. , " As long 8S cold we.
ther continues and we have four Inches of Ice, the FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICTS will offer thl. outdoor pursuit ," said George W. Dunne , President of the
District ' s Board 01 Commissioners . The District take' weekly bOrings of Ice
thickness lor the public's safelYi therelore, Il l s recommended that you contact
the District for up-Io-date Inlo. Trout and Perch can be caught upon Belleau ,
Beck, Axehead and Bode lake. in the NORTH . The SOUTHERN 8reas open to Ice
fishing are Sag8nashkee and Belly Deep Sloughs , Joe 's Pond , S8g Quarries ,
Tuma , Tampler, Papoose, Wampum , Powderhorn and Flatfool lakes . Each
fisherman Is allowed two holes .. GOOD FISHINGI I
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Population -
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It .
-that there were 20,000 passenger

trains sening the nallon in 1920 , ,
and today there ar. lessth.n 360?
-thai Ihe flr.t coast-to-cOist automobile trip was In 1903 and took 63
days and the c.r was stuck no less
than 181ime. In bullalo wallows?
-thai on today'slnt,r.t.te Highways
It ' s II comfortable 5day trip sans
buffalo wallow.?
-Ihat the origin 01 the word " maca
dam ," describing a type 01 highway
surface commemorates John loudon
MacAdam, a Scollish engineer who
lethered the good roads movement In
England In 1815?
......
~iiK
UUIlY
HlinWAY II i
Chicago Civic Center. Rm . 2820
Addre Corr.ctlon Request.c:l
. . . . . . 1.
If everyone could sland beside

the bed of some close f"end
And hear Ihe doc/or say "no hope "
before the final end,
And see him there unconscious,
never knOWing whar took place,
The law and rules of traffiC
I'm sure we 'd soon embrace,
If everyone who takes the wheel

would say a/itlle prayer,
And keep In mind Ihose in the car
depending on his care,
And make. vow and pledge himself
to never take a Chance,
The Grear Crusade for safely
then would suddenly advance.
/'
'-
Old You Know . .
If everyone who drives a car

c ould /,e a month in bed,
WI/h broken bones, swched,up wounds.
or fractures of the head,
And there endure the agomes
thaI many people do,
They 'd never need preach safely
anymore 10 me or you.
If everyone could meel Ihe wife

end children leh behind,
And step Into the darkened home
where onc e the sunlight shmed,
And look upon Ihe " Vacant Chair"
where Daddy used /0 sl/,
lam sure such reckless drivers
would be forced /0 Ihlnk e bff
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VOL. XXII
FEBRUARY, 1975
No_ 2
GEORGE W. DUNNE. President Coo k County Board of Commissioners

Mathew W. Bies;u::zat
Charles S. Bonk
Mildred elsay
Frink W. Chasrow
George W. Dunna
Floyd T. Fulla
Carl R. Hansan
Irane C. Hernandez
Mathew W. Bieuclit -Chmn . Road and Bndg Comm

Editor
FranCine 9 . Slulrt
Jerome Huppert
John H. 5lrogar. oK .
Rona l d R. larson
Martin TucilOW
Mary M. McDonald
Harold l. Tyrrell
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
Hugo J . Stark-5uJ}erml endent of Highways
GrsphlC Arts Consonants

Edwin A . Beck C. C. Higgins Tom Kennedy Slln Cabay
Photography
Elmer J . Majewski
FEBRUAR Y. 1975
PAGE 2
A REPORT
Architectural Concrete for CCHD Structures

Compiled by Ken Eyer of Material Testing Division
and
Fred laGlglia of The Bureau of Construction
Part 11/ of 8 series
In recent months the Cook County Highway Department has been c onsidering means of economicalfy im proving the appearance of highway structures. On January 2, 1974, CONSTRUCTiON BUREAU PERSONNEL
were assigned the task of investigating the use of cast-in-place , gap graded aggregate con crete, sandblasted
or bush-hammered to expose the aggregates, to Improve aesthetics on structures and to determine the optimum proportion of materials used In the mix design to achieve a speclfled quafJty with least cost. Different
types of sealers were also investigated to determ ine their protective capabilities and the aesthetic aid in en
hanclng the color of the exposed course aggregates and mortar.
This report covers the results of thIs Investlgaflon .
It is recognized that laboratory results cannot be duplicated precis ely In the field, but, with clos e control,
can be approximated, and with further experience In th is area , pleasing results should be consistently ob
talned.
form, and cause inconsistent texture of coarse aggregates In the exposed face of the wall It should also
be stated that a non-staining form
release agent be used on aU form
work to Insure that no discoloration
take place on the face 01 the wall to
be exposed.
FORMS
Form work for architectural concrete varies slightly from the standard procedures in construction of
form work for regular struc tural concrete.
The best type of material suited
for formwork for architectural concrete is plywood, as opposed to
steel or fiberglass forms. Wood
forms absorb more shock and vibration than the other Iwo types stated
previously. Vibration of forms would
tend to displace the coarse aggregates away from the face of the
In the mix design section of thiS

report, it was noted that different
amounts of hne and coarse aggregates were tested to see which mix
gave the best architectural appearance. If any mortar is lost during
placement due to vibration or pressure build-up in Ihe form, this will
give a smaller matrix in the local area
where the mortar was lost . therefore
yielding inconsistent texture of the
wall. For this reason. laping of all
form joints is mandatory. Joints may
be sealed In any manner to prevent
leakage , either with pressure tape.
caulking , or any type of suitable
sealing material. Whatever the method used, no deep Indentations
due to the sealing of joints can be
Jeft on the concrete surface after
the forms are stripped.
The concrete surface will be
sandblasted to the desired depth.
and this should remove all form lines
or tape marks if these Imperfections
are very shallow. An important consideration for cast-in-place architec
tural concrete is wall lie depth .
When wall ties are removed, no
metal should be within ,. %" of the
face of the wall. Sandblasting of the
concrete surface will bring wall ties
closer to the lace . If this depth is not
compensated for. metal from the

wall ties may be flush with the lace
01 the wall after sandblasting and
eventually rust , staining the wall.
The designer may wish to adjust the
reinforcement sleel to allow for the
desired depth of sandblast and tie
wire should be bent toward the mid
die of the wall.
If the plans call for a wan to be
cast above architectural concrete
that has already been sandblasted,
measures must be laken to prevent
leakage onto architectural concrete
by methods stated previously. "
leakage does occur, architectural
concrete will have to be resandblasted to remove the drippings. A
rustication strip at these types of
construction joints is suggested' to
provide better appearance.
When forms are stripped. care
should be taken to prevent damage
to the concrete. as repairs are practically impossible. TC? duplicate the
texture and color in the existing architectural concrete wall would be
most difficult.
PLACEMENT
Due to the low slump required for
placement of gap graded concrele,
concrete should be discharged as
close as possible to its final location.
The use of a tremie Is also required
to prevent segregation. although the
low slump may make it difficult to
use.
The concrete should be placed In
lifts not more than 18" in height and
U~VAl?TM~~T
FEBRUAR Y. 1975
PAGE 3
Howa road was named
~ ~WSMAI\~l?S
OAK PARK AVENUE . extending
from the northwest part of Chicago ...
through Oak Park
and Into the
Southwesl area of Cook County, took
its name. naturally enough, from the Vii
lage
lITILE BOY LOST : On Monday,

Feb. 3rd. al about 9 a m.. District 4
received a call from the Sheriit's
Communication Office requesting
assistance . A body had been discovered in Swallow Cliff Forest
Preserve at 11 9th & Mannhelm
Road. The CCHO had the equip'
ment that was needed to remove
the remains from the frozen ground
. this being a heatIng device
District Engineer Frank N. Har
ris quickly dispatched Dnver Vince
Caporale and Welder Leo Wilson
with a welding torch to Swallow Cliff
ONLY with their assistance could
the Sherltr 's police remove the reo
mruns, dlscovenng enouQh evi
dence to establish identity o f the
body as thaI o f Billy DeSousa , the
10 yr. old south side boy who had
been missmg since June of 1972.
POST NASAL DRIPS"? No. not
Edwin Beck , our Map Div . head
who's been hospitalized with
another type dripl Just call him Beck
the drip
from too much tootln'
he's now shootin'
WANTED : Carlotta Thornton in
the Comptroller' s Office , sent an
SO.S . 10 us In regards to her car.
She neeefs ladles and or " genlle
men" who live in the Rosemoore
area - 95th & 107th between Michigan & Cottage Grove to share a nde
Help fight the ENERGY CRISIS and
call CarloUa at 4435607
happy
pooling! I I
Our sympathy to Albert P.
Munno of the Estimating Div . of
the Design Bureau whose brother, leonard Munno died Jan.
20th ; to the family of Engr. Tech .
Philip C. Alonzo of the Bureau
of Transportation & Planning
who died Feb . 2nd ; to Edward
Jablonski of the Engineering
Computer Div .. whose mother.
Sophie Jablonski passed away
Feb . 13th.
Although it was a simple matter to

name the ROAD for the Suburb, the
I ti'
naming of the suburb Iiself was accom
pllshed after a somewhat confusmg series of local fables that had popped up
in the four decades folloWing the first settler. This pioneer was Joseph Ket
tlestrlngs . who came from England 10 America in 1832 and to Chicago the
fallowing year
Seeking Government land , he set out In the spring of 1833 and found a
limbered ridge near the Des Plaines River in the vicinity of present day LAKE
STREET, the first dry spot since leaVing Chicago
according to A. T Andreas. authoroflhe " '884 History of Cook County . " In 1835, after working
at a nearby sawmill, Kettlestrlngs acquired 172.78 acres from the Govemment at a lotal price of $215.98 and built a house al about Lake Slreet and
Harlem Avenue. A devout Methodist ... his home was the scene of the lirst
Methodist services In Ihe area.
as a few
For a I.Ime the locality was known as Kettlestrlngs' Grove
other families moved In, the name was changed to Oak Ridge and later to
Oak Park . (Well, you couldn't erect a park on a ridge, could you?) However,
when the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad laid its tracks in the middle
1850's, It named the village station Harlem , and about the same time the
post office , serving the area, was called Noyesvilie The post ollice was reo
christened Oak Park in 1871
the railroad moved its station and called it
Oak Park in 1872
thus ending the mixup. (Are yu srffl with us?)
Mr. Kettlestrlngs also made his own mtch in early Highway History. From
1843 10 1855 he graded numerous newly opened streets In Chicago . in
one year dOing 14 miles . (Whewl)
He then returned to hiS farm and sold it off in town lois . . "giving such
generous terms, (according 10 Andreaslthat he was regarded as a benefactor of the community" (Ed. note: Why not! ! !)
FOR GOOD MEASURE
Yes, it can be done ...

54 miles to the galion of
gasoline while dnvlng to
and from work! I I And it
doesn't require a revolutionary engine design or a
miracle additive.
How? Join a car pool
With three other workers,
equal the national average
01 13.5 miles per gallon,
and each of you gets 54
miles to the gallon Instead
01 Ihe onemanper-car
figure .
USE SAFETY BELTSI
FEBRUARY , 1915
PAGE 4
Responding to the shortage of reinforcing steel, Associated General

Contractors of America has asked
Congress to lake action to control
the export of scrap sleel, from
which reinforcing bars are made.
" The currenl export level of scrap
steel does not leave a domestic
supply adequate for our nation 's
need," AGC president Saul Horo
witz, Jr., Charges.
committee to seek out additional

steel supplies and to research possible material substitutes for rebar.
Constructio
materials
growln
crIsIs
(Reprinted courtesy of Constru c tion Digest)'
Shortages and high prices of
raw materials are emerging as the
two most serious problems of the
construction industry in 1975.
Many vital materials for construction have been In short supply for
the past year, and the situation
could grow worse. Even with increased supplies, prices for most
materials show no signs of leveling
soon .
A Dep artm ent of Commerce report on building materials costs
shows that overall cost increases
for all types of construction materials averaged 11 % between 1973
and February. 1974 figures.
The Commerce Department
found, however, that the price of
many items rose at rates well above
the average . Compared to 1973
costs, the wholesale price for Douglas fir was up 14%, southem pine
cost 18% more, the cost of steel reInforcing bars jumped 21 % and
Portland cement costs rose 13% .
Since federal price controls have
been lifted, steel producers have
announced additional price hikes of
6 to 10% for most of their products,
and similar jumps are anticipated in
the cost of other materials.
The increases in materials prices
have been reflected in rising construction costs. The Federal Highway Adm inistration , for example,
reports thai the cost of highway
construction in the first quarter of
this year ran 11 .7% above the
figures for the last quarter of 1973
and 36 .1 % above costs during the
first part of last year.
A major factor in the highway cost
increases reported by FHWA was
the rapidly rising cost of bituminous
materials, which resulted in a 22.6%
increase in bituminous concrete surfacing costs. Structural steel prices
leaped 21 .1 %, and structural reinforcement prices went up by
20.8 %. Structural concrete and
Portland cement resurfacing costs
also increased. by 17.4 and 9.8%
respectively.
If the export of scrap steel is permitted to continue unchecked , ac cording to AGe, some $ 10 billion In
construction could be adversely affected by rebar shortages.
The Prestressed Concrete Institute has also expressed concem
over the shortage of reinforcing
steel. PCl has established a special
Architectural Cancre'e
(Continued from page 2)
vibrated the full depth of the lill and
partially into the previous lift. This is
to insure consistenl texture in
coarse aggregates to be exposed
by sandblasting.
As far as placement is concerned ,
the most critical operation to consider is vibration. as staled prevIously , archilectural concrete reqUIres a
low slump and consequenlly more
vibration to prevent honeycombing.
Another critenon for vibration is to
cease vibratIng as soon as the mortar reaches the top of the lift. Overvibration will cause segregation and
therefore result in inconsistent texture of coarse aggregales 10 be exposed by sandblasting. At no time
should the vibrator be placed between the reinforcemenl bars and
the face
the form . This has a ten-
a'
Other industry groups have also

sought relief from the pinch crealed
by shortages and rapidly increasing
malerials prices, In many cases
through contract escalator clauses
that allow contractors to compensate for price changes.
Meanwhile, legislation has been
introduced in the Senate to set up a
new federal commission to study
the entire problem of raw materials
supplies and shortages. The bill
would require the commission to report on proposed establishment of
an independent govemment agency
to monitor the nation's supplies of
essential materials _
dency to displace the coarse aggregates from the face of the form,
causing a mortar pocket on the exposed face. Also, the vibrator
should be placed into the concrete
in a vertical direction.
Because of the harshness of the
mix, some difficulty may arise in
finishing the top of the wall. Therefore, it is suggested that some type
of finishing 1001 be used to pound
down the coarse aggregates. bringing the mortsr to the lop for easy
finishing. At no lime should a grout
mixture be used on lop of the wall to
aid in finishing .
It should also be stated that any
operation in the local area which
causes vibration 10 the concrete,
such as pile driving or compaction 01
fill, be discontinued until concrete
has reached Its initial set.
(Sandblasting continued next month)
FEBRU ARY. 1115
Car M akers Fumble

By Joe Cappo. Marketing Columnist
(Reprinted courtesy of the Public Service Dept. of the
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS)
-
------:=---===F;~;:=~~=_l of Word
has leaked out
Detroit that Cadillac
has chosen a new
name for the compact
luxury car 11 will start
building next month.
Originally
sources
said the ' car was to be
called the l aSalle.
-- .--=~::::t fRANCE named after a Cadillacmade aulo of the '30s.
--"-",-,U But the new report indi o
cates t;hat the small
Caddie will be called
Ihe Seville (as in "Bar
SPAIN
ber of ... ")' If this Is so.
it will be the third new
model to be named afCo<dobo
ter a city in the south of
Spain .. Ford has its
--.::'::!...___ .....!,;;;;;;;;;;~ Granada and Chrysler
has its Cordoba .
L_________
Since when do we name cars after cities? Animals, yes. Cougars , Pintos ,
Impalas. There also have been tons of astronomical names such as Polaris,
Galaxy, Nova , Mercury and Astre . Of course, many cars are named after
persons : Ford, Chrysler , Olds , Buick. (That ;s about the only way anyone
would p(ck the name Buick for 8 car.)
Naming a car after a city IS not as bad as naming
cuda), rock (Plymouth) or wine (Thunderblrd).
a car after a lish (Barra
What is puzzling is that the three cities picked this year are all within 1 50
miles of each other in a hilly sectIOn Spain. (Not wh ere the rain fans ''mainfy
on the plain! 1") . Why were they pk:ked? Alter ai, if any city in the world
deserves to have a car named after 1I, shouldn't it be Detroit?
0'
AUTO MAKERS SEEM TO have no rhyme or reason for choosing city

names for cars Mercury proved that when it named the Monterey , and
Dodge proved it when it named the Mon.co . The names had no relatiOn to
the cars . they just sounded good!
The experts at picking names say that SpanishsoundJng names have been
very popular in recent years One residential devek>per says he has spent
hours looking over maps of SpaJn and MeXICO trying to come up with names
for his subdivisions ... Uke the subdivider. the car makers must have pored
over maps of Spain last year to pluck out Granada , Cordoba and Seville I
personally think they picked out the lamest, blandest names they could find
Right there on the same map , in the same section of Spain, they could have
found TorremoUn os. What a great name lor a car! I What about Fuenglrol. ?
I stayed there once and the people would love to have a car named after their
town
There are so many others the Detroit men could have chosen. Bollullos .
TorredonJimeno , es t alla de la Sierr . Can you imagine being the first guy
in your ollice to own a 1975 Caza lla de la Sierra?
But even if they didnt like any of those names. they could easily have
chosen one of my favorite cities, Moron de la Frontera ... On the other
hand, I think that is one of those names that loses something in the transla
tion! ! !
PAGE 5
"10 Most
UNwanted"
Everyone Is familiar With the FBI 's
10 most WANTED list, but you may
not be as fam1lJar with the 10 most
UNwanted drivers. These are the
drivers who cause traffic hazards for
other motorists and themselves.
Now is a good time to review your
driving tactics, and don't let yourself
lall into any of the following cate
gories:
The bumper chaser - who fol
k>ws the car ahead 100 closely ...
this driver is Ihe fourth leading
cause of highway accidents.
The driver who slows down In a
curve - instead 01 slowing down
before he reaches II .
The signal jumper - who spurts
from a signal as it starts changing or
crashes through just as the signal
turns red.
The timid freeway merger - who
creeps Into the acceleration lane,
sometimes stops and the spurts into
the traffic flow.
The twll!ght zone driver - who
drives in the early darkness without
lights.
The free wheeling lanechanger
who swings back and forth,
usually without proper Signals.
The driver who rides his brakes
- and creates in the minds of other
drivers uncertainty as to what he intends to do.
The driver you see in your rear vi,
sian mirror who Is driving too fast and is likely to misjudge passing
speed and distance.
The hlghbeam headlight driver who blinds approaching drivers
And the oncoming high speed
driver - who too often Is responsible for head-on collisions.
Don't be one of the 10 most UN
wanted drivers ... always drive with
care, caution, and courtesy.
ASIDES
Overhead al a restaurant, "'Good
gracious," said the sweet young
lady to the aging genlleman ,
" Seventy isn't old for a millionaire."
Have you ever noticed how often
a narrow mind and a wide mouth go
together?
FEBRUARV, 1i75
Mr. Edwin A . Beck
Head ot Map Division
Dea r Mr. Beck :
I want to take this opportunity to

eX'tend my personal thanks tor the
excellent service, Immediate alten
tlon and the kind consideratIOn
given our request for maps of the
various school districts in Cook
County
Your patience and understanding
in dealing with our staff has certainly
made their task a much essler one.
If at any lime I may be of service
to you. please do not hesitate to
calt.
With warmest wishes and kindest
personal regards
Sincerely,
Richard J. Martwlck
Superintendent
(Ed~o( 'S
note: Speaking o( maps . ,

our new Townsh ip books are hot
of' the press . . published by our
Map Olv.. but NOT GRATIS .. . they
afe selling for $10,00 per and well
worth the tab.)
Ms . Francine B. Stuart , Editor

A SAFE CROSSING?
too, that this road and the Midlothian

Tumpike south of Camp Sullivan and
Falcon that Is a Cook County Forest
Preserve were also one and the
same for about a half a block
As a member of the Cook County

Clean Streams Committee, I would
like to thank the Cook County High
way people who have given us such
splendid cooperation over the
years. I cannot speak lor the other
members, but I do think they would
join me in giving three cheers for
work well done
" The miserable bachelors" you
menltoned had to remain on their
purchased land ($1 25 an acre) to
perfect Ihelr tilles Undoubtedly.
they became miserable marned men
soon thereafter, or at least the ones
who were nol very b(Jghl
Lyman Anfield
Tlnley Park, m.
(Ed. note: Do I sense a note of has
tility for those dumdums? C'man . ..
it was before women 's lib and they
were entitled to do Ihelf own thing .
. whatever! 1 Besides, having 8
Road named after them is more than
, can credit us with.)
Sincerely ,
Art Desmond , Editor
SAM (Serving Advertising In the
Midwest)
Dear Editor :
Your article about the naming of
roads was especially interesting in
the Jan edition, 11 appears that
Bachelor Grove, Justamere Road
and Oak Park Ave. thru Tlnley Park
were one and the same. It appears,
Bridge width is an important factor

In driving safety. More accidents
happen where bridges are narrower
than the road than where they are
wider ThaI's Ihe reason why many
states have launched an active pro
gram to replace old bridges.
BRIEFL Y NOTED
Inllallon Is so bad thai one super
market pul up a sign reading : " Ex
press lane - $30 or less."
Educated Guesse.s
Sincerely yours,
Dear Ms. St uart:

The January issue of Cook County Highway News Just arrived and I
am moved to lell you how much you
have improved this handy publica
tlon over the past Ihree years. There
has been a noticeable and steady
upgrading of writing, layout and con
tent since you took II over and I
know thai I have learned a lot about
Cook County 'rom it I'm sure Mr.
Dunne appreciates the job you've
done
PAGE 6
Dear Mrs . Stuart:

Would you please PUI my name
on the mafllng list for Cook County
Highway News . The copy I have Is
addressed to a Mr J Warren Zub
brick, Proviso Republican Party Inc.
1406 Roosevelt Road. BroadvIew
III. 601 53. For your information Mr
Zubbrick hss been deceased for al
leasl three years I decided agamst
forwarding same to him sll1ce none
of us can be too sure of our final
destination and In the interest of the
economy, the postage in Blttler dl'
rectlOn , up or down, would nol fIIln
to our budget! !
Very truly yours,
Harold L Tyrrell
County Commissioner
(Ed. note: More humor such as

yours is a real shot In the arm!)
A London schoolboy descnbed

sex education " The parson came to
school and laId us NOT to do II
the doctor came and laid us HOW
NOT to do it
then the headmas
ter came and laid us WHERE NOT
to do II."
Moscow Musings
Advertisement in Krokodll, the
Moscow saMcal weekty . " Wanted .
Typist to copy secret documents
Must be unable to read."
Cost af Living Ebbs'

In the ancient market town of
Kmg 's Lynn, England. public ceme
teries raised their bunal charges and
blamed Ihe increased cost of living .
I-i'-I! L: ~I
'<
, ..",.
I
" But Officer, I'm not parked.

I'm Just a slow reader."
FEBRUAR Y, 1975
PAGE 7
LIABILITY TRENDS
IN HIGHWAY SKIDS
maintain an action against the enBy William B. Somerville, Esq .
(Reprinted courtesy of
The Illinois Engineer)
When considering the legal implications of highway skidding acci
dents, the potential liability of the
design professional should be a
matter of concern. In some slates
such as Maryland , where the so
vereign is still immune, the liability of
the state is foreclosed. If the engineer who deSigned the highway is
sued for damages as the resuit of a
skidding accident , his attorney will
have to make various judgments in
developing h)s defense.
The first consideration will be to
see if the suit is barred by a statute
of limitations. Prior to 1 961 . the de
Sign professional In all states was
subject to suit for an indefinite peri
od of time after an accident oc
curred even if the facility had been
deSigned and constructed twenty ,
thirty, forty or more years belore.
Approximately 40 states and the
District of Columbia have now adop'
ted special statutes of tim1lations for
the design professions ranging from
four years to twenty years. Most of
these statutes provide that the action is barred unless the injury occurs within a specified number of
years after the date the construction was substantially complete or
the services were rendered.
Initially, there is the Issue of
whether an engineer who designs a
highway owes a duty to the public.
The trend of authority appears to be
toward Imposing the same duty
upon the engineer who designs a
highway as Is imposed upon an engineer or architect who designs any
other type of project.
It might be argued that the engineer shares part of this continuing
duty of maintenance with respect to
keeping the state advised on poSSibilities for redesign. Thus, such a
continuing duty couid bring the engineer within many of the skidding
cases. As to this argument , however, only one relevant case has
been found The case of Nalina v.
Westchester County Park Commission. 158 NYS_ 2nd 414 (1966).
involved in a " cross over." head on
automobile accident. There is dicta
in that opinion to the effect that
recommendations made for highway
redesign are not matters of malOten
ance. The ability of a plaintifl to
gineer on a theory of continuing

duty would depend. in large measure, on what the engineer agreed
to do under the terms of the ownerengineer contract.
As was indicated initially , there is
not a wealth of case law on the lia
bility 01 an engineer for defective
highway deSign with respect to
skidding accidents_ Yet. analysis of
the reported cases in the area of
state liability and duties owed by independent contractors ind icate
several roadblocks in the path of a
plaintiff who sues on the basis of
such a defect. While an initial duty
on the part of an engineer can be
establ1shed. it appears that , unless
the highway is defectively designed
so as to initially constitute a public
nuisance, the plaintiff must establish

that there was a continuing duty
owed In order to eventually establish any breach by the engineer.
This is certBlnly the tenor of the
cases which have imposed liability
upon governmental authorities. Further, proximate causation in skidding accidents might prove more dif ficult to establish than in cases
which proceed on the basis of an
absence of barriers. Certainly, two
recent New York decisions indicate
the difficult burden upon the plaintiff.
In short , it appears that any suit
against an engineer alleging defective highway deSign which has
caused the skidding of an automobile. the plaintiff may find the road to
recovery equally as difficult to
travel.
Death Rides with the Headsetl
~~ ~
Through the ages musical notes

have danced about man's head
creating sensations and diversions
which helped cloak the troublesome
world around him in an aura of false
pleasantry. Today this diversion is
becoming another threat to the already hampered banle for highway
safety. An increasing number of today's drivers are being transported
into a world apart .. _ a world separate from other drivers, with whom
they share the highway _ .. a rhythmic, crashing . clanging world slammed into their ears by headphones .
. the world of STEREOPHONIC
SOUND.
With the ever-increasing flow of
trafllc on our Nation 's highways, the
need for conslant attention to driving doubly increases_A person driving his vehicle down the highway ,
his ears blanketed in foam rubber
discs, the stereo tape deck or radio
blasting country or hard rock music,
is totally deaf to his surroundings :
he can hardty be expected to be
capable of giving full attention to the
operation 01 his vehicle ; a musical

menace motoring his way to mayhem.
Recently , more and more drivers
have been observed wearing headphones to prevent the sounds of
traffic from interferring with their listening pleasure, purposefully and
dangerously dividing their attention
at a time when even full concentration Is sometimes not enough . It
must be impressed on these individuals now, before it's too late, that
their enjoyment could tum to sorrow ; one moment high stereo, the
next highway homicide .
The scenario for this tragedy
coutd be plotted many ways. An approaching train whistle, an emergency vehicle with the rise and fall of its
wailing siren, the blare of an unseen
motorist's hom , the scream of skidding tires, all begging for attention,
warning of impending peril, un
heeded by a driver deaf to danger,
all outside sounds blotted out, headset clamped lightly to his ears. This
unsafe habit must be slopped before it becomes 100 widespread . A
motor vehicle Is a demanding taskmaster, not one to be served halfheartedly.
A driver needs to hear all sounds
of the highway in order to be a
SAFE driver. Emergency warnings
and other sounds are part of the
traffic environment. Every effort
should be made to effect a volunt ary ban on this unsafe practicel
FEBRUARY , 1915

The JOHN B. MURPHY MEMORIAL Is a French Renaissance style structure at
50 E. Erie Sf. and Is owned by the American Collage 0' Surgeons which una the
acoustically perfect auditorium for am.1I meetings .nd conference . It was buill
In 1928 at a cost of 1500,000 with funds donated by friends of Dr. John B. Murphy , a renowned aurgeon and teacher who died in Chicago In 1918. The design
fOf the building by architect. Marshall and Fox wa. paHerned .tter the commemorallve monument to the Bazar da I' Ch.,lI. In Paris , France. II Includes
cuned stairways .. atately columns .. sculpted adornments and 20-loot
bronze doors depicting major contrlbuto,. to medicine . Dr. Murphy developed a
surgical device known III tha Murphy buHon . an Invention that ravolutlonlzed
gastrolntestlna' surgery .
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-thatlhe tlrst " Burma Shave " signs
w ent up on the highway in 1927 but
were lazed out in 1963 because modern cars traveled too fast lor the eye
to read Iha . Igns?
-Ihat a list 01 tha more than 600 slogans and the atory of the "Burma
Shave" road sign. are included In
"The Verse by the Side of the Aoad "
a book by Frank Aowsome, Jr. ?
-that even though cars are mewing
slower ag.ln with tha 55 MPH speed
limits , there are no plans to bring the
. igns back.
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Chicago Civic Cantar , Rm . 2820
Chicago, IIIlnoi. 80802
Addra .. Correction Requa.ted
PAGE a
A Road By Any
Other Name
Chicago
the seat 01 Cook County
is where the Dearborn Acceptance Co.
is 00 West Adam s St. and where the
Wabash Acceptance Co. Is on North
Michigan Ave. II could lollow that the
RandOlph PICkle Corp. is on loomis St.
and where Sts. and/ or Xways have
been named after . . or have the same
name as All United Slaies Presidents
except Buchanan , Johnson, McKinley, Talt, Coolidge, Hoovar. Truman ,
Nixon or Ford It is also where no Fumi
l ure Dealers deal on COUCH Place ..
where no barbers do Ihelr clipping on
BARBER 51. and Ihe Clty's 121
Asheries have avoided HADDOCK
Place. NORMAL Ave. is likewise devoid
01 psychologists, and frull peddlers
here apparently preler not to locate on
ORANGE Ave
Ch~ has a Hol lywood and Vlna that DO NOT Intersect;
an American Indian Center Ihal is nol
on Hiawatha , Potawatomle , Of Winne
bago
and 483 Meal Markets, none
01 which is on Cleaver St , II 's a city in
which the Ravan swood " l " begins and
ends In Albany Park
where the main
entrance to the Old Dearborn Slat Ion
laced on Polk 51 and where the OLD,
bul stiU operallng, laces on Van BUren
It's also a town In which Sheridan Road
runs north, south. east and west (resultIng in an intersection 01 Sheridan and
Sheridan) and where North Ave runs
east and west
and who can lorget
th e in t ersecllon 01 W acker and
Wacker ?
But better Wacker and
Wacker than Whipple and Whipple
yeah, Chicago IS a Iotta things
some
of which are even logiCal, btlt one ttung
II's not IS las Vegas las Vegas Is
where a house of ill repule was found 10
be operating closer to a place 01 worship than allowed by local ordinances
Iso the story goes) , they moved the
church That's not Chicago THAT'S
RIDICULOUS' ! !
AT
ChlCIIgG CI,lc Center.

Chicago, IIl1nol, 60602
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly 101" the benefit of exchanging inf()(1Tlatoo between the Highway Department , governmental agencies, Citizen representatives. and Individual municipalities TherefOl"e, we invite any newsworthy contnbullons relevant to this publication Please contact Francme Stuart at 44377 14
VOL. XXII
No.3
MARCH,1975
Mathlw W. BllnCHI
e tl", S. Bonk
Georg. W. Dunn.
Floyd T. Fulle
Clft R. H.nl.n
Mildred C,
Frln'" W. ChlSfO'lll'
Irene C. Hernandez
Mllhl. w. etlucalt -Ctvnn " Aoadancl BrldgComm
Jtiroml Huppert
Ronald R. IAtaon
Mary M. McDonald
Ruby Ayan
John H. Strov.... Jr _
MlIf1ln Tl,IChow
tt.oId L.. T".,.-"
Joseph I. Wood,
Hugo J . Sllrk-SuoemlenOenl of HigttWily5
GnIpmc Arta Conaultanta

Edwin A. 8Kk - C. C. H~gln Tom Kennedy - Stln Cabliy
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Elm., J . MI}ews1d
FIRST
AWARDS
OF '75
George W. Dunne , President of
the Board of County Commission
ers, has announced that six highway
inprovements, one culvert con
struction project and two township
resurfacing contracts totaling
$3 ,387 ,054 .42 were approved by
the Cook County Board 01 Commissioners at their March H , 1975
meeting . The contracts were awar
ded on the recommendation 01
Hugo J. Stark , Superintendent 01
Highways.
Kedz/e Avenue (From North Lincoln Ave, to West Howard Street)
Located in the City of Ch}cago,
the Improvements will begin at the
centerline 01 North Kedzle Ave. at
North Uncoln Ave. and extend in a
northerly direction ak>ng Kedzie
Ave. to West Howard 51. (1 .906
miles)
The Improvement consists of reo
moving the existing roadway and
constructing a 44-foot composite
pavement along Kedize Ave. including the channelization of the Devon
Ave. intersection. The channeHzation of Touhy Ave. Intersection shall
be effected by widening and resurfacing the existing Touhy Ave. pave
ment.
MARCH, la75
183rd Street Culvert at Hickory

Creek
The work on this mprovement
consists 01 the construction of a
single barrel (6' x 9') reinforced con
crete box culvert which can ac
comodale a 36' roadway : two 6'
shoulders and two 12' traffic lanes,
along with reinforced concrete wing
walls supported on soli bearing reinforced concrete spread footings
and removal of the exisllng single
barrel (6' x S') reinforced concrete
box culvert and wing walls, IncludIng
channel excavation . grading and
other auxiliary wO(k required
John Burns Construction Co.
was awarded this M.F. T. contract on
a low bid of $86,788.72.
ThIs Improvement is located on
183rd Street at Hickory Creek between 76th Ave. and 80th Ave., in
the Village of rtnley Park in Orland
Townshlp_
Rfdge/and Avenue (147th Street to
143rd Street)
Located h Bremen Township, this
Improvement will begin at Ridgeland
Ave. and 147th Street, extending
northerly along Ridgeland Ave. to
1 43rd 51.. consisting of a narrow ful
depth 9 " bituminous base course
widening and rumble shoulder area
pavement along Ridgeland Ave .. in
eludIng the widening 01 147th 51.
and 143rd SI. with Ridgeland Ave
to three lanes, along with complete
resurfacing of the existing and proposed widened pavement widths
with leveling binder, bituminous concrete binder and surface courses.
The contract was awarded to Arcole Midwest Corp. on a low bid of
$253,983 .80 to be paid for with
M.F.T. Funds_
This project also includes the ex

cavation of unsuitable malerial beneath the subgrade along with its
disposal and replaced with a suit
able fill; aU construction of storm
sewers; drainage structures; side
walks ; driveways; grading; landscaping and other collateral work.
Wilke Road (Central Road to Kirchoff Road)

Wilke Road is located in the
Village of Rolling Meadows In the
Townships of Palatine and Wheeling, and will begin at Wilke Road and
Central Road extending northerly
along Wilke to Kirchoff Road for a
distance of 0.561 a miles_
On a low bid o f $2 ,324 ,954.50

this contract was awarded to the
Robert R. Anderson Co., to be paid
for with M.F.T. Funds, subject to the
concurrence in award by the City of
Chicago and the State 01 tttinois.
The project consists of a narrow

full depth 9 " bituminous base
course widening and rumble shoul
der area adpining both sides of the
existing pavement along both Wilke
and Kirchoff Road cut-off for an ap.
PAGE 2
proximate distance of 350' to meet

the existing concrete pavement of
Kirchoff Road and the three-lane
widening of Wilke Rd. at Central Rd.,
Including complete resurfacing of
both the existing and proposed
widened pavement widths with
leveling binder, bituminous concrete
binder and surface courses.
On a low bid of $154,944.45, Milburn Bros ., Inc., was awarded this
M.F. T contract
Central Road (New Wilke Road to
Kirchoff Road)
located in the Village of ArUngton
Heights In Elk Grove and Wheeling
Townships, the proposed improvement extends from New Wilke Road
to Kirchoff Road fO( a distance of
0 .8570 miles.
Included IS the provision for a narrow full depth 9 " bituminous base
course widening and rumble shoul
der area adjoining both sides of the
existing pavement along Central
Rd_, with the complete resurfacing
of the existing and proposed
widened pavement widths. Also in
eluded Is the reconstruction and / or
resurfacing of existing street intersections along With provisions for
mall box tumout areas, driveway resurfacing, and atl other related road
work.
This M F.T_contract was awarded
to Lein inger-Mid -States Paving
Co ., Inc. on a low bid of
$160,677.50.
Busse Road (Evanston-Elg;n Road
to Centra' Road)
The proposed improvement Is
located In the Village of Mt Pros
pect, Ek Grove Township, beginning on Busse Road , 1,'88' north of
EvanstonElgin Road and extends in
a northerly direction along Busse
Rd., 781 ' south of Central Rd. fO( a
distance of 0.8849 miles to be improved
The project consists of providing
a narrow full depth 10" bfluminouse
base course widening and rumble
shoulder area along Busse Rd., ad
pining both sides of the existing
pavement abng with complele reo
surfacing of both the existing and
proposed widened pavement
widths with leveling binder, bituminous concrete binder and surface
course, and other related road work.
MARCH. 1175
1)r: f)Al?TMr:~T
Howa road was named
~ r:WMAI\r:l?
(Another $ketch tracmg Road nomandature in Cook County)
FOR BETIER OR WORSEI Ru

mor has il that we are making our
"move" (ughl) 10 the 11th floor of
the County Bldg . come the April 41h
weekend Good thinking (planning?)
thalli wasn't April Fool's Day . More
on our new home In the April Issue .
QUEEN FOR A DAY? Maybe! I I
Ka thleen Doyle may not be a
sport's buff, but she was pretty enuf
to come in the final running for
Quaen of t he St. Patty 's Day Parade. Jeff Doyle of Fiscal Mgt,
can', claim hold on her beauty even
if he did happen to father this fair
colleen.
TRUE-ISMS: Our eyes have nol
deceived us (yet), but a dumbwaiter
was bUilt for the CCHD on the 9th .
10th and 11 th floors in the County
Bldg
Now just how many walters
are there in our Department? ? ? ?
PASSING THE HAT DEPT: FiSCal
Mgt's Lee Green (the player-man
ger who prefers to be dubbed
"playerrepresentative") is collecting money to finally obtain uniforms
for our ONLY championship
team-the " ROADRUNN ERS." The
baseball -season Is Just around the
corner, fansl I I Perhaps this year
we wont have as many " no shows"
as last!
NEW FACES OF 1975 Velcom
mun to Ihe CCHD Edward Bone ,
Construction; Ric hard F. Frulla,
Dlst 3 ; Aldo A. MagrIni , Mainten
ance ; James K. Dodson , Maintenance ; Stanley Wene , Maintenance;
Chris Danby , Maintenance , Andra
Ade/me n . Construction Bureau ,
Roneld J. Nowocln , Survey Div.,
Allen R I~"n , Survey DIv .. Eu nice M,
Staggers , Ascal Mgt.: Kenneth
Koenem an , Maintenance ; Charles
Berg a ndl. Construction Bureau ;
Edwin H. Boyer, Survey Div.; Ke ith
R_ Green , Dis!. 5, Daniel P. Lyn ch,
Construction ; James Magu l rs .
Transportation & Planning : Marrletts Shegog . Environmental & Project
Control; James Fesutt . Disi . 5:
PAGE 3
" Archer' s Road " as It was first called, was In fact part of the canal project, runmng along the bank as a means of moving workmen, equipment and
supplies during the conslructlon of the watelWay. On the Rees map 01 1852
it is shown as following the bend of the canal to Lockport. The present, nearly
straight line of Archer Avenue from the Sag Bridge 10 Lockport was designated "Chi cago Road " by Rees.
The $40,000 needed to build the road was appropriated from canal funds
and, according to the historian A _ T _Andreas . Ihere was some comment because Cot. Archer owned considerable property in Lockport. (Tsk, tskl)
Nevertheless, the road was named for him and he was also honored by being
given the principal role at ceremonies mBrl<fng the start of work on the canal.
The celebration was hekl on July 4. 1836, a great day in the vlliage At 1t
a m, the steamer " CHICAGO," her deck crowded wllh the " biggies" of that
era . left the riVer dock at Dearborn Street In her wake followed the
schooners "Sea Serpent" and "lJewellyn," towed by horses, and numerous
smaller craft _Along the river bank, a procession of citizens in carnages, horseback and on foot moved to the scene of the festivities. which Andreas
located as the " New House" on Canalport .
The Declaration of Independence was read, followed by two " eloquent ad
dresses " Col Archer, spade In hand, also made a speech and then turned a
bit of earth. Three more addresses wound up the day.
Two other highways In the west part of the County . Ogden Avenue and
Butterfield Road - also bear the names 01 men prominent In the canal
project
William B. Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago, elected when the city
was incorporated in 1837 He was also presldenl of Chicago's first railroad,
Ihe Galena & Chicago Union, a founder of the Chicago Historical Society, as
well as being active and very Inlluentialln numerous other business and civic
affairs.
Justin BuHerfleld was one of a group of business men, including Ogden,
who rallied to save the I. & M Canallrom financial disaster in 1843. They devised a plan that avoided repudl8tlon of canal bonds and effected a loan pay.
able from canal lolls and the sale of canal lands.
Fra ncIs Marczek , Survey DiY, Cynthia McClalre n , Transportation &

Planning ; Mar y SosnowskI , Transportation & Planning ; Faye Butts ,
Fiscal Mgt. : Ros e Walsh , Dralnage
& Utilities: John Farr. " , Construction ; Mary Lowenthel, Fiscal Mgt .,
Be~erly Dillard , R.OW Bureau; RIchard Hudson , Maintenance ;
James Christopher , Maintenance;
Angela Lynn , Fiscal Mgl. : Andres
DIMeo , Personnel
(Con tinued
from page 2)
On a bw bid of $203,043 .70 , this

MFT. contract was awarded to Mil
bum 8ros ., Inc.
Harrison Streef (Skokie Blvd. to

Gross PoInt Rd.)
In the townships of Niles and
Evanston, and the Village of Skokie,
this improvement consists of providing for a narrow fuN depth bitumin
ous base course wktening and rum
ble shoulder area along Harrison
Street, adjoining both sides of the
existing pavement along with comptete resurfacing of the existing and
widths with leveling binder. bituminous concrele binder and surface
course. including the reconstruction
of existing street intersections and
all other related road work.
This improvement begins at a
point on Harrison SI.. 1 ,280' east of
Skokie Blvd . and extends easterly
to Gross Point Rd. (0.561 0 miles)
Arcole Midwest, Inc. , was awarded this M.F.T. contract on a low bid
of $104,260.oo.
1975 Contract Maintenance Patrol

No. 1
This contract consists of resurfacing the following twenly-eighl
(28) streets with a bituminous surface treatment (class A-l) and is
located in Palos Township :
Old Creek Road . Wolf Rd. to WaH
Rd.; Powell Road , 100th Ave. to
96th Ave.; Parklane Drive. lOOth
Ave. to l 00th Ave. ; Wildcherry
Lane. 98th Ave. 10 96th Ave.: l00th
Avenue, 127th 51. to Powell Rd. :
82nd Court , 13 1st 51. to 127th SI.:
82nd Avenue, 129th 51. to 127th
SI.; Farmhlll Lane. Farmhill Ave. to
,27th SI. ; Farmhill Avenue, 80th
Ave. to FarmhiU La.: Deerwood
Drive, Both Ave . to 127th 51. ; 127th
Street, BOth Ave . to 1,3 11 ' East;
B2nd Avenue, 13 1st 51. to 130th
51.: 130th Avenue. 82nd Ave. 10
CorneDla.; Cornell Lane, 131st 51.
to 801h Ave.: 13151 Place, 88th
Ave . to 605'West : 88th Avenue,
135th 51. to 13 1st 51.; 132nd
5treel , 851h Ave. to Windward Tr.;
Windward Trail, 133rd 51. to 131s1
MARCH. 1815
PAGE 4
51.; 85th Avenue, 135th 51. to

133rd 51.: 84th Avenue, 135th SI.
to 133rd 51.; 83rd Avenue, 135th
51. to 133rd 51.; Paloma Drive, 85th
Ave . to 82nd Ave .: McIntosh Drive,
135th 51. to Oak Lit.: Oak Lane ,
135th 51. to Mcintosh Dr.: Hillcrest
Drive, 85th Ave. to B2nd Ave.; 76th
Avenue, 135th 51. to 13151 51. :
129th Street, 82nd Ave. to al s1CI. ;
81 sl Court, 129th 5t. to 1 27th 51.
wood Dr., Hillside Rd. to Lake Cook

Rd.; Oeerpath Road, South End to
Lake Cook Rd.: Westwood Lane,
South End to Rosalie La.: Lenwood
Drive, Brentwood Dr_ to Lake Cook
Rd.; Irene Drive, Brentwood Dr. to
Lake Cook Rd.: Rosalie Lane, Westwood La. to Lenwood Dr.: Brentwood Drive, Westwood La to Dee
La.: Kenilworth Drive, Clyde Ave. to
Quentin Rd.

Central Blacktop Co., Inc., subject
to approval of the State Highway
Department, on a low bid of
The proposed Improvement con

sists essentially of resurfacing the
existing pavement with 1 V." of bituminous concrete surface course.
Class I and sodded or aggregate
shoulders. Type B together with incidental work necessary thereto.
$33,413.75.
Palatine Town s hip (11 Locations)

Palm Drive, Wedgewood Dr. to
Lake Cook Rd.: Anna Court, West
End to Pahl Dr_: Foxwood Lane.
Palm Dr. to Oeerpath Rd.; Wedge-

contract was awarded to LelnlngerMid -Stales Paying Co ., Inc.
And. away we go!

(Front Cover story)
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It was an ideal March day ... perfect weather for St Pat's Parade ... II
" kicked off " at 1 :00 P.M .... 177 units with our beeuti-ful floal and " duk" (a
double entry) being honored with a position of 1 67 .. waving to the TV
cameras for the 1st time. (The old clippings on St. Patrick found in the newspaper library files show that the saint, who was a Briton, once wrote about his
work in Eire: "And I dwell in the midst of barbarous heathens, a stranger and
an exJJa (ortha fova of God. " A bit of trlvfa, friends!)
Buttons proclaiming "Kiss Me, I'm irish!" set the tone for March 17th's
gigantic Parade. The tine down the middle of State Street was painted green,
and thousands of enthusiastic spectators were decked out in green derbies .
.. straw hats ... shamrocks ... green carnations as they cheered our floats
" sashaying" past the throngs of happy well-wishers.
Riding the two vehicles this year were some of the CCHO's more
glamourous femme fatales, accessorized by three junior misses and one jr.
master as follows: Sandy Fox , our perennial front office beauty; linda Siern
and Terry Yasanaga 'rom the R.O.w. Bureau: Mary Lou Sosnowski of Traffic & Signals: Calhy O' Reilly from Personnel; Marie 80110n ' s darling granddaughter. Debbie Kelleher; Cherlowyn and Sherowyn Gwon along with
Gerl (The East Inn Restaurant) Duprey and her daughter, Michelle.
Drivers Tom Braun and John Lunler were assisted by Henry Reynold and
mechanic Paul Hanfsko ... making It a great day lor the IRISH!
MARCH. 1975
PAGE 5
Chronic Disease Detection Program

Under the auspices of the Chicago Board of Health. headed by Or. Murray C. Brown , the CC HO was included to
participate In this marvelous program which was conducted for our Department last month In Room CL-88 on the can
course level of the Chicago Civic Center. Irving Tombach , Public Info. Director of the B.O.H. cooperated with our
Dept. to the nth degree and we are deeply grateful to Mrs. Virginia Fox who coordinated the whole program.
The " posed " pics below pictorally tell the story.
"
R.N. Mary Norris looks on as Aqunetta Jefflen , Health Asst. wires

for an E.K.G. test.
Tom Costello who does everything but

"take blood," offers us the drink prior to the
diabetic test.
Nancy Bebarski, R.N . interviews us for the pap test.
Clinic R.N. Doris Berglund supervises La Jene B. Oyer . hypertension tech. checking Safety & Training's Joseph Joyce for blood
pressure.
Nancy Bebarski
glaucoma.
i3 shown
testing
for
375 CCHOers have already participated in the program . . . and might this scribe commend the Chicago Board o f
Health staff tor their professionalism and courtesy that was shown to each and every member of the CCHO.
Hugo J . Stark
RE : 175th Sign Request
Dear Mr. Stark :
The intent of this letter is to thank
the Cook County Hwy. Dept for
their speedy action in facilitating the
Instailation of the requested Speed
Urni! Signs on 175th Stree!.
This ins lallation will greatly assist
the City's Police Department in ther
efforts to reduce the problem of ex.:essive speeding by some vehicle
operators.
Very truly yours.
wt Friday (Feb. 28th). two very

pleasant genllemen delivered five
safety-cones. I know It was Ihrough
your efforts thai we did receive
them Thank you very much for
coming to the ald of our physical
education program .
We will remember you in our
prayers.
Gratefully.
S.M. Francine . Principal
SaInt Wenceslaus School
AE: Dee Road Project - Talcott to

Oakton (County Section 10260304 MFT; CUy Section # 56'C,S,)
Dea r Mr_ Stark:
On behalf of the City of Paril.
Ridge. I would like to thank the
County for the fine cooperation and
general good Job we received on
this project from the begInning de
sign phase through the final inspection.
his driving and is therefore a men,

ace (to other dnvers). Not truel The
person driving WIth stereo headphones on. to quole the author
again. ", .. his ears blanketed in
foam rubber discs, the stereo tape
deck or radio blasting country or
hard rock musIc," (does il matter,
the type?) - may not be giving luU
attention to his driving because of
the distraction or involvement of the
driver In " the sounds" that the radio
or tape deck Is producing One does
not become an unsafe driver solely
because he cannot hear the highway sounds! I !
Thanks for lending me your ear.
Dear Ms . Stuart :
Mr. Hugo J . Stark

Superintendent
Dear Mr. Stan; :
Ms. Francine Stuart , Editor

Albert M. Schnepf
Sup!. of Public Works
City of Country Club Hills
PAGE 6
MARCH, 1915
The theme of the article " Death

Rides with the Headset" in the February 1975 issue of the "News"
was well taken. However. there IS a
point in the article that I believe Is
not property stated, or at \east Is argumentative.
Sincerely ,
Victor H. Liebe
TraffIC EngIneer
Evanston. III.
(Ed. note: Agreed! Yet one never
knows how one's head Is "wired"
tor any sound!)
The writer states, "A person

driving his vehicle
. Is totally deaf
to his surroundings; he can hardly
be expected to be capable 01 giving
full attention to the operation of the
vehicle ... " The point that I would
argue Is the Inference that a person
who is deaf cannot be expected to
be capable of giVIng ful attention to
While II takes the cooperation of

several agencies and many individuals to bring a large project to
satisfactory completion. I befleve
special mention is deserved by the
resident engineer on this job. John
Shry . I was very much impressed
with his overall sense of responsibility to !=Ietail. as well as the funda
mental construction process_ HIs
positive attitude short-circuited
many would,be problems during the
course of the proJect .
As per Agreement. the ClIy of
Park Ridge assumes responsibility
for Dee Road from Devon Avenue
on the south, all the way to the north
tenninus of this job. Oakton SI.
Thanks again for a job well done.
Very truly yours,
Thomas A. Fredrickson
Dir. of Public Works
~cWe
7ttd . . :3fJdt 7~
These brand new International Harvester Fuel Trucks, Hned up In front

of the laGrange Park warehouse. will service ALL outside CCHo construction equIpment and tractor mowers. Each holds 1,500 gallons . _.
half dleselluel and half petrol (gasoline to you). One apiece has been as
signed to our FIVE Malntenance Facilities.
COOK COUNTY HIGHWA'( NEWS
"A House is
not a Home"
By: Robert L. Snyderman
(Head of Real Estate and Relocation
Section of the R.D. W. Bureau)
PAGE 1
MARCH, 1975
LAKE-COOK ROAD BRIDGES
POLtul"J.II
fA( LlJ S
Legislation concerning the

acquisition 01 land under the law 01
eminent domain has recently been
developed to provide lor Relocation
Assistance as the responsibmty 01
Cook County or any other condemning agency.
This legislation , commonly known
as "Public Law 91-646," introduced

by Sen. Edmund Muskie, declares
that it is in the public's interest that
persons displaced by any public
project not only be com pensated
by payment for the property acquired , but other losses which re
suit from programs deSigned for
the benefit of the public as a
whole. This legislation stipulates
that such relocation assistance In
the acquIsition 01 replacement housIng is to be considered a proper
cost of the construction of the related improvement. It is the policy
that no family or Individual occupy
Ing a dwelling be displaced by a
highway construction project
unless, and until adequale replace
ment housing is made available
to l ar provided for, all those displaced by the prolect.
Benefits within this program vary
with the different situations. In the
more urban Cook County area, our
relocation is more commonly can
cemed with the home owner, renter
and business operation . The home
owner Is entllled to a payment of up
to $15,000 tax free toward the pur
chase of a new home. This payment
Is In addition to the fair market value
paid for their acquired property. Ad ditional payments are available for
the reimbursement of expenses in
curred in locating replacement
housing, closing costs, mortgage
dIfferential costs, and moving ~x
penses.
Renters are entitled to a subsidy
of up to $4,000 over a period of
four years toward the rent of a com
parable dwelilng. Expenses incurred
in locating a replacement dwelling,
as well as moving costs, are here
again reimbursable. Renters have
the additional option of using the
LAKECooK ROAD BRIDGE over the North branch of the Chicago River ..
from the EDENS XWAY to WAUKEGAN RO In the far right background we
see the future Homart Shopping Center. In the foreground Eric Bolander
Construction crews are excavating for the bridge footing within a coffer
dam. prior to placement of piling . which Is now underway ... at this writing .
CCHO Resident Engrs .. Jerry Konstatos and Jose Arguelles are on this job
site, due for completion sometime next winter.
The LAKE COOK Road Bridge over the SKOKIE River . .. or . .. as Highland
Park residents call a "ditch" . . is viewed by a local observer .. . probably
musing " How Green Was My Valley?" Eric Bolander Construction Co. was
also awarded this contract with CCHO Resident Engrs. Gerald Luedtke and
Jack Baker keeping this project "on target" ... due for completion in the
summer of '75.
$4.000 toward the downpayment

on a home. This money must be
matched . .. dollar for dollar by the
renter after the first $2 ,000. In other
words, a renter with $2 ,000 In matching funds can make a $6.000
down-payment toward the purchase
of a home.
Businesses may also choose to
accept. in lieu of relocation . . an
amount equal to the average annual
net earnings of the business. This
cannot exceed $'0,000.
Probably the mosl radical benefit
available to the relocatee. under this
legislation, Is referred to as " LAST
RESORT HOUSING" ... meaning

that if housing cannot be made avail
able thru the standard procedures,
the acquiring agency is authorized
to construct replacement dwe1llngs .
This would make the HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT , not only road
builders , but home builders as
well!
It Is envisioned that, although this
new Relocation Program will add additional responsibility to the Highway
Dept. , it will enable
the relocatee to make the transition
from his present site to another
without creating a personal hardship
Of a greater problem to SOCiety.
MARCH, 1975
I AM EDUCATION
Colorlul decor.led e-gg ... b.ked good nd Iradlllon.1 Elster bashtt from .round the
world arl fe.lured In the "Eaater In Other l.nds" exhibit .1 Chlc.go'a Muslum 01 Science
.nd Industry. Among Iha groupa represented .re luxembourg , Solvenle , tl.t" the
Ukraine , Pultrto RIco, Sweden , Eg,pt, H.w.lI, PoI.nd, Lllhu.nla, .nd the U.S.A. The Polish dlapl., prOYldes eumpl .. 01 h.nd p.lnted egga on which Ilgur.. 01 aheph ...d. end
lermer. 01 the Podh.le region 01 south ... n Poland .rl pelnted in w.ler colora. H.wallan
E"ter eggs decor.ted In glOmelrlc design known a. "I.p." ar.lncluded. Thl nclent
decor.tlve.n WII orlgln.lly done onl, in brown .nd white , but loday many brIght colors
.lso .re und o Anoth... feature 01 the exhibit I. decor.ted eggs.s the, were done. cenlury ago b, luxembourg I.rmera, who cr.. ted thllr dist1nctl.. de.ign. b, boiling egg. In
onIon pHlings. Other p.ttern re made b, p.ule, lied .round eggs boiled In strong cofIH. Ukr.inl.n egg r. prep.red b, dellgns dr.wn In m.lled bus' w.x upon Iresh un cooked eggs with a tool c.lted. " klstila." After being dripped In Pl"OQr... I.... ly dark.r
colors, the egg II held near. candle lIame to melllw.y the WIX . . . decor.ted In thl. mlnnlr and vlrnlshed lor glosa Ind dur.blllt, ahould 1111 lor ,e.ra . . HAPPY DECORATINGI
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Old You Know, . .

-that the first meeting of the tlrsl
COOk County Board of Commission
ers, In March 1831, was held In the
magazine (or emmunltlon room) of
Fort Dearborn?
-that Cook County', first " public
building" was an " estraypen, " or
stray animal pound . constructed In
1832 at. cost of $12.001
-that local taxes at the Fort Dearborn
selement In 1825 were only $1.00 for
each $100.00 of usessMi value, but
the taxpayers received virtually no
benents . . . no public schools,
streets or roads, fir. or police protection. sewers, running water or health
departments?
(Source- "Growth of Cook Counfy,
Volume/," by Char/es B. Johnson)
I bear the torch that enlightens

the world .. . fires the Imagination
of man . . . feeds the flame of
genius . , , I give wings to dreams,
and might to hand and brain .
From out of the shadows of the
past, I come wearing the scars of
struggle. and the stripes of toll ..
. but bearing In triumph, the wisdom of all ages . Man, because of
me holds dominion over earth , air,
and sea; It Is for him I leash the
lightning , plumb the deep, and
shackle the ether.
'- ...
( ".
PAGE a
I am the parent of progress ...

creator of culture . . . molder of
destiny . Philosophy, Art and Science are tools In my hand. I banIsh Ignorance .. . discourage vice
.. . disarm anarchy . . Thus I
have become freedom's citadel. _
_ the arm of democracy . , the
hope of adolescense ... the joy of
age. Fortunate are the nations
and the happy homes that weicome me.
The school is my workshop
Here I stir ambition ... stimulate
ideals and forge the days that
open doors to opportunity. I am
the source of Inspiration .. . the
aid of aspiration. I am irresistible
power ... 1 AM EDUCATION! I I
(Author Unknown)
QiiK Ci.ln
HliftWAY IIWI
Chicago Civic Centar, Rm . 2820

.a
County Building I
Chicago, Illi no is 60602
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefil 01 exchanging information betw een the Highway Department, gOllemmental agencies, citizen representatives, and individual municipalities TherelOfe, we InVIle any newsworthy conlnbulJOns relevanl to this publication Please con tact Francine Stuart at 443-7714 .
VOL. XXII
No. 4
APRIL, 1975
Mathew W. Bieucul
Georgi W . Dunne
Ftoyd T _Fulle
Charlls S. Bonk
Carl R. Han,..,
MJldredCany
Fr. nk W. Ch.,row
IranI C. H&rna ndaz
Mathew W. Bilncnl-Chmn Road and Bndg Comm
Editor
Francine B. St uart
Jerome Huppert
Ronald R. Ll rlon
Miry M. MeDonald
Ruby Ryan
Joh n H. Sirogar, Jr .
Martin Tuc how
Harol d l. Tyrrell
Jo ph I. Wood,
Hugo J . Sta rk-Supennlendenl 01 H'IIhways
GraphIC Ms Consultants
EdwIn A. Beck C. C. Higgins Tom Kennedy Slln C.bay
Photography
Elmer J . Milewski
PAGE 2
APRIL 1975
ACT I
PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
SCENE I March 28, 1975

Conference Room : Landscape Head
Morrie Cherner presides over a Bureau & DIvISional head meeting in
forming all attendents . " You are all aware that you will be newly quar
tered on the 10th and 1 1Ih floors of the County Building commencing
April 4th weekend "
THUS BEGAN the CCHo's adventure slory,
" THE TUNNel OF LOVE" or how we tunneled beneath the Civic Cen'
ter thru Clark Street to the County Btdg
PROBLEM April 3rd . Instead 01a post Easler egg hunt. the CCHo
held a " desk" hunt. WITH NO FAIR TRADE AGREEMENT.
.0 "
SOLUTION
desk
Peler Rabbit got dibbies on Superintendent Stark's
PROBLEM Keys 10 the new wash rooms.

SOLUTION : All women employees
upon receIVing keys mUSI sign
two cards on acceptance of same
EVENTUALLY ' ! ! NO AUOW
ANCE has been made for the men 's keep
April 4th 11 :30 A.M
OFF HAND REMARK : " If you think I'm sticking around for this
" Chinese Fire DrllI" '. you're bananas r I 1
PROBLEM Public Information OHice 's alnum
SOLUTtON ~ A paramedic accompanied the flora Ihru the tunnel to
Quiet the traumatized plants who are (at thiS wrIting) thriVing beautifully in
our new addressograph room .
PROBLEM TH E MOVE Is two hours behind schedule
. Advance PlannIng was supposed to have moved first
SOLUTION: " Allow 1 hr. on the front end and 1 hr. on the back end "
QUOTE OF THE DAY: " What do you mean I halta find a new desk?"
PROBLEM : Personnel With the old double desks are gettIng the old Single desks
single desks will get the old double desks
and the people with the old
SOLUTION: A Iotta double talk!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK ' "What should be done with the CROSSTOWN XWAY PLANS from 1958T
ANSWER: Rle them l
MORE QUESTIONS' "Can I trade labels with you? I like the pink ones better than the greys ,.
ANOTHER ADROIT QUOTE : " I'm gonna ask for a transler because I don't like the atmosphere over THERE . . . and
on top of that. the movable sidewalks havent been installed on the 9th . 10th or 11th floors."
April 5th QUOTE : " This looks like Berlin before the RUSSians took over."
ACT It . SCENE I . TEN INC HES OF SNOW HAMPER CCHO MOVING OPERATIONS
our personnel IS missing.)
. (In April yet and half of
MOVING DAY .. . PANDEMONIUM SETS IN

Movers arrive at 8 :30 A.M. - " Where is everybody?" . the Construction Bureau is lost somewhere in the tunnel .
.. the R.O.W. Bureau took a wrong tum on the Concourse level and was last seen boarding the Dearbom Street sub
way lor Logan Square .
. . . temper ! ! temper ! ! # t # $ ... " and you can tell the Personnel Dept. that we don'l care even ilthis DOES GO
on our performance record J ! I I
(continued on page 7)
ABOUT OUR FRONT COVER . .. .

Deep In the heart of the Forest Preserve, Black Partridge Woods, lies the Bluff Road Bridge over Black Partridge Creek In the northwest part of Lemont Township , . , Construction consists of a single span reinforced
concrete bridge . , providIng for two 12 ft. traffic lanes and two 6 ft. shoulders. This bridge is scheduled for
completion In June of '75. The Swenson Co . was awarded this M,F.T, contract In the amount of $89,368.98 . . .
George O' Brien , our resident Engr. Is overseeing this little goodie.
COOK COUNTY
HIGHWAY
NEWS
APRIL , 1975
PAGE 3
I)I:V~~TMI:NT
NI:W~~I\I:~~
(Anoth er sk ~t ch lracmg Rood nomunciature In Cook County)

BARTLETI ROAD , like the village
of Bartlett. in Hanover Township,
bears the name of Luther BanleH,
who platted the town and gave it a
start by buIlding a factory to make
CASTSAWAY: Fiscal Mgt. 's

Danny O' Sullivan is sporting a
beauty on his " gam" which broke
dunng a basketball shot .
aner
hours of course ... and Leaves &
Records BeHy Perryman is stili on
the job despite a fractured arm
which splintered In 3 places due to a
faD In her kitchen. (See what happens OFF the job _ even when we
try to stress safety! ! 'J
LOST & FOUND DEPT: District
3's Kirby Caruso slopped for lunch
close to the La Grange Park garage
and aller paying hiS bill he noticed a
small packet on the sidewalk In front
of the restaurant which aopeared to
contain costume Jewelry . without
much concern , he placed II In his
pocket and returned to work. After
closer examination of the contents
fa nng and two eamngs valued between $1 200 to $1.400) he reported hiS "hnd" to co workers
which prompted Mr. Caruso to be
gin searching the La Grange phone
book for a name matching the identification in the packet At that mo
ment. driver Jim Stovall , having had
lunch at the same restaurant .. un
beknownst to Kirby
lIew In the
garage and Queried If anyone had
found some valuable Items he had
lost . . VOila .
the descriptions
matched .
the conlents returned
to Mr Stovall who was so grateful
Ihat he offered Mr. Kirby a reward ..
a donation to his favorite charity .
(How 's that for tuck? and
honesty! , 1)
SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL
COME! P.R.'s Hilda Castle's grandson Ira .. bought two tadpoles
and when he returned home with his
prized possessions. his mother became very upset. In order to calm
her, Ira replied, " Mother, you have
nothing to worry about, the tadpoles
Will tum into frogs and then my SIS
ter lIyse will kiss the frogs and they
will turn Into princes and we will
have ROYALTV liVing in our house '"
;'~~~~~~~~~r iP~;a~"e~n~ted40 neck

y okesthe
. Bartlett
acres along
line of
the Milwaukee Railroad and when

the tracks were laid in 1873 he
gave his acreage to the company in
a 'deal" to place a station there . The folloWing year he established the Banlett Manufacturing Company which produced neck yokes
BUSiness was good at fIrst, so he added 10 his 24 by 40-1001 plant from
lime to lime until it was 100 feet in length . The company folded in 1878 .
long before its demise could be blamed on the motor vehicle. Bartlett was the
hamlet's first postmaster . appointed in 1873, and was also a partner in a
lumber yard .
His son EdWin. also was a founder. The railroad was bUilt through his farm
east of Bartlett , and he developed the oart around the station as Ontarlovllle .
He was the first postmaster 01 his town, and also had a coal, lumber and grain
elevator business
Ontarleville, never Incorporated . now lies generally withIn the limits of Hanover Park . There is stili a school With the name Onlarioville. (and we don't
mean a province in Canada!)
QUOTE OF THE MONTH: Don 't

TRI PLE MEOWS: Dls t. 2 ' s
Mascot , Maxi ne gave birth to three forget to flush I
kittens on March 25th Mama and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.,
babies are dOIng very weU
thanx
to Dist 2's supervision ! ! I
Our deepest sympaihy to
the faIntly of William Joyce ,
YOU NAME IT .. WE ' LL DO IT
former employee of the SurOEPT: Imre Szuets of the R.O. W.
vey
Div. , who passed away
Bureau Survey Div.. was called by
March 23rd : to George Fox,
the Marriage Bureau on the 2nd
Survey Dlv. , whose wife, Mary
floor of the County Bldg. to translate
L Fox passed away on March
in Hungarian, a marriage ceremony
23rd ; 10 lucille Maddox ,
on the 25th of March .. the bride
CCHO Cenlral Time Keeper,
was not able 10 understand Engfish .
whose father, Milton C. Hardy
so Imre (the deacon) obliged .
passed away in Birmingham ,
Survey is now known as a FUll
Alabama, also on March 23rd ;
SERVICE DiviSIOn .
to Kathy Farbo , General Ales
EMERGENCY SERVICE: Gene
Div. whose grandfather. Fred
Nusser of Construction gave us all
Farbo died on April 3rd : to
apoplexy when he collapsed on the
Goldie Solganlck , Secretary
job dunng the move. He was ambuto Ass!. Superintendent Glen
lanced to Wesley Hospital, and Is
Frederichs whose brother, Jonow back to "paper pushing."
seph Stein passed away
Thanx to all the help he received
April 8th .
from fellow workers during the
emergency. Hang in the,,,, Gene! L.____________.....
USE SAfETY BELTSI
PAGE 4
APR IL, 1976
Notes from Abrood
Italy has put the brakes on old and

young speed lovers. A new amendment to the national highway code
prohibits drivers over 65 years of
age Irom driving high-performance
cars capable of doing more than
112 miles an hour. Persons under
21 can no longer ride motorcycles
over 350 cc.
WorkSofe
Dorothy Thompson , a former
teacher who became the lirst
woman on the Spartanburg, South
Carolina police force, was asked
why she Quit teaching for police
work. " It's saler," she said
Green Eyes
Unable to think of a sUitable gift
for his wife, a man asked a young
salesgirl, "What do you have lor a
girl who has everything?" " Envy,"
she declared , " nothing but envy! !"
Rumors
Rumor has It that in Boslon they
are planning a zoning change that
would cluster all the pornographic
movie houses, newsstands. bookstores and shops in the same two'
block area
They're calling it the erogenous
zone ! I
IN MEMORY OF
JOSEPH BRILANDO -
SIGN PAINTER
A tribute , written by Lawrence Mariotti , Sign Shop Head

Joseph Brllando was born In Chicago on Sept . 8th, 1916, and as a young
man he was interested in many sports ... his favorite was bicycle riding Mr
Brilando won many trophies in this sport _. winning the Elgin to Chicago
Bike Races , and when not coming in first he finished close to the top in this
field. His brother Frank is now Vice President of The Schwinn Bicycle Company, and at one lime was on the U. S. Olympic Bicycle Racing Team .
Joseph saw service in World War II with the Infantry , and was discharged
with honors He attended Art School in Chicago and was an accomplished
artist , as well as an excellent sign painter . . speCializing In " gold leaf" work.
His hobbies were many , but his Model Air Planes were his forte. These mod
els were highly detailed and are highly treasured by his famil y
Joe 8rilando came to work at the Sign Shop in La Grange Park Warehouse
on May 16, 1972 ... almost three years ago, and it wasn't very long before
the men 01 the Sign Division knew that there was a very special person in
their midst, His fellow workers, as well as myself, wlll miss JOE very much.
A copy of the " Decal" (as shown above) of the " 2nd Centennla]" which the
County is using on our equipment was designed by Joe
Tired Blood?
Joseph Brilando died on April 2nd , 1975 . .. a statistic of the snow storm
that hit Chicago that day
The best thing to take when

you're rundown is a license number! ! !
(Ed, note: The colors of blue, red, white on a gold background could nol be
reproduced, but Ihe deSign, duplicated by our resident Artis/, Tom Kennedy,
will keep Joe 's memory immortal for everyone in Cook County.)
CEMENT TESTING TRAINING CLASS

Instructor Michael Riley gives a "crash course" to future Material Testing
personnel. No .. this isnt Alaska .. the site beIng LAKECOOK ROAD over
the Skokie River.
WHEEL TAX DISCOUNT

The Cook County Board of Com
missioners passed an ordinance
March 3rd, 1975, establishing a re
duced $1 fee for licenses sold to
persons 65 and older in unincorporated areas . Since the fee reduc
tlon is retroactive for this year,
people who already purchased their
stickers prior to thai date can apply
lor a refund . Ergo, if Senior Citizens
have a $10 sticker, they can get $9
back : owners 0 1 larger cars who
paid $15 can get a $14 refund Ap
phcahon forms for the refunds are
available In municipal buildings In the
suburbs , or can be mailed by wolin!;
Edward Rosewell , Trea sure. of
=:00" Cou nty, 11& N. Claric St..
Chicago 6060~
"'PRll, 1875
COO K COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
P"'GE 5
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONFERENCE - March 18th thru 21st
L.ellio nght Witt ... lind Prell Contrlclor'. DIY "'RBA. Dick Jack
son OhIo Hwy Oepl Hlrold Filider V P MI&aIHIPPi Velley Coni
Dick Wlrd , Prel MIUI&alC)pI Valley Coni Hlnk SII I.elh Exec [)or
AASHTO. 8111 RUchle Pru AASHTO, Dick Sll nd ... Toastmaster
MBnlhekl Alphetl Paving Co
Mare CCHIlen Horber1 Wel.h SrQn DI

Plul Ano..onn ....,
of TI'IIII'Ic
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"'1
leo "."b H.cI 01 MotInce

~ DI Dlc.k Klnlli Trattc I SqwIa
HMd John T. Nigel TrWtc Ooerabons
....
18t1lo ngnt Bob lochow ARBA SteH Din Shepherd AGe Co Ch

mn Bob Hunl" , Reg Feu Hwy AOmIM. Homewood Joe Coupel
DtDtlly F~ Hwy Admin WllIhlngton. 0 C Jeke l i nde n 51 VICe
Pre. AABA Jim Nel.on SQeaker Pre. ARBA
Hatofd FlecU. Pres M~ Vally

Carll D. Jackson OlIO tiIIWy 0ecI~ Jos
Coupel 0e0C Fed t-Nty AdrIo., W"..
o C Aldlllrd .... Ward QI.Je Hwy Depc
(outgoing Pres) 0
Alchle Pte.
AASHTO. Hlnk St.I.8,h I"IeI' Pr..
MlsIdSIPPI v*Y Cool
MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY
ONFE'RE NCE
Our otfoIoI CCHO hcMU Ind
hoe'.....
(~tI ,oudonllrnow
tno."wl'l.,.ouWbHn~'
1975 THEME
TRANSPORTAnoN -
*" b'l ttOw
~ don 1
HI! Edwin A. led MaD [)no HMd. greetng Int

~t " Red" McCrKhn P R Glnnette & Flemm("OQ
PtltllnghlJ
THE FACE OF CRISIS'
The 66th Annual Meetmg of the MISSISSIPPI VAllEY CONFERENCE. was held aosm al the La Sane Hotel in
ChICago on March 18, 19, 20, 21. 1975 This conference . held under Ihe auspices 01 the CCHO, once agalf1 proved
to allract a large host 01 State Highway OfficIals. along with Engineers Irom ColoradO . IlItnois. IndlCltl8, Iowa. Kansas,
Kentucky , MiChigan, Minnesota, M~, Nebraska, Nor1h Dakota, Ohb, 0kJah0ma Pennsyl...anla. South Dakota.
Texas. V..gll1la West V..g.,~. WisconSl1 and the DIstrict 01 Cok.mbla.
Officers of the Assoclabon are PreSIdent Richard A. Ward DIrector Oklahoma Dept of Hwys.: VICe President
Harold L. Fied ler Chiel Engmeer W1sconsil Depl. of TransportatlQrl . and SecretaryTreasurer Richard D. Jackson
Director Ohio Dept of TransPQr1atiOn .
The opening address, " ENERGY - THE VITAL UNK" was gIVen by James J . Kelly , Pres and Chief Operating Of.
hcer. KerrMcGe. Corp . and Or. Hayden Boyd , Dir., Div of Economics. Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assoc.
These morning seSSIOns, followed by allemoon meetings were devoted 10 special Interest group sessions These
Invited County Hwy. Ollicl8ls and repre
private meetings ate restricted to State Highway Department personnel
sentallves from the Bureau 01 Public Roads at which quesllons regarding specific operational problems are subfmlled
bv each seoarale group and dlscussed in a frank and buslnessllke manner
APRIL. 1915
PAGE 6
Mr. Hugo J . Stark
Superintendent
Dear Mr. Stark:
STABIUZED AGGREGATES CO
is planning a semmar to discuss the
use of POZ-O-PAC. on the mormng
of May 1 st. 1975 at the Green
House Restaurant located In the
Countryside Complex. Palatine, 111_
Inasmuch as your Department

pioneered the use of pozQ-Pac on
your road system, and completed
more miles 01 Poz-O-Pax roads than
any other agency and With remarkable success, I feel you can make a
substantial contributIOn for better
and more economical constructIon
by relating your experience with
POZ to our inVitees.
The semmar is sponsored by
Stabilized Aggregates, and as their
consunant. I inVite you or your represenlatlve to address our seminar
as the main speaker to teU the Paz
story of the Cook County Hwy
Depl.
Dear Mr. Stark :
Dear Editor:
Northern IllinOIS Gas operates a

propane vaporization stat ion on
Central Avenue, just soulh of Roule
30, near Matteson , Illinois. At Ihls
station we receive about 40 truck
loads of propane dady and good
road condilions are essential
On behalf of the Crusade of Mercy , I want to express my appreciation for your publication's support of
the Crusade campaIgn
t would ~ke to thank your Maintenance Dept_, and those employees responsible for the excellent snow removal service thai was
performed on Central Avenue
during the past winter We sincerely
appreciate the work and cooperation In keeping the road safe and
clear during all kinds 01 weather
conditions. To my knowledge, there
was nol a Single incident thai could
be traced to the conditiOn of the
'oad
Sincerely yours.
Bruce E. Engquist
Transmission Supt.
Northern IllinOIS Gas Co
(Ed. note: Am't we just DYNAMITE?)
Your help was Invaluable to the

success of the 1974 campaign and
I sincerely hope you WIll conllnue to
give us support dUfing the 1975 effort and In future years
I hope thai the material provided
In our Editor's Kit was helpful ana
that you Will find the 1975 kit useful
for your publication It should reach
you in early June
Your effort has helped countless
men, women and children In need in
ChICago and 149 suburbs through
Crusade funded human care services
Thank you for your Involvement
Sincerely,
Ivars R. Lleplns
Media ASSOCIate - Employee Press
Very truly yours,

William John Mortimer
(Ed note: pozzatively, Mr. M.J
Mr _Hugo J _Stark
Superintendent
Cook County Hwy . Dept _
RE Ramp .. a" Structure
Dear Mr. Stark :
We are retumlng your entry and
photos you submitted in this Institute's 1974 Pnze Bndges Competition . We are pleased that your entry
was selected as a winner In thai
compeillion It has received considerable favorable publicity and Is
handsomely portrayed In the brochure " Prize Bridges - 1974"
which is enclo"sed. We Wish to personalty thank you for submitting
your entry and do hope that you will
again participate in this year's AISC
Prize Bridges Competition .
Sincerely,
leslie H_Gillette
Asst. Exec . Vice Pres_
American Institute of Steel Construction , Inc _
New York City
So -they appointed you the new head of <he

employee safety proqram.. eh ?
APRIL, 11175
PAGE 7
~ fco~f,lrompage
Making ' 5 gallons do Ihe work 01 S" is the theme of the Chicago Malar
Club-AAA nationwide "Gas Watchers" campaign .
Gas Watchers' IS designed to promote the concepl of voluntary gas conservation by the American motoring public In the hope 01 eliminating any
need for gas rationing or majOr increases In the gas tax
The story below outlines several ways the average motonst can cui down
on hiS use of gasoline without seflously changing his overall driving habits
Gas Watching on Trips To and From Work
Every day 58 million Americans
gel in Ihelr cars and head for work.
Forty million of them dnve alone.
These 40 million workers drive an
average of 94 miles and use up 290
million galk>ns of gasoline each
week doing it.
PROBLEM. Arriving on the 28th

floor of the CIVIC Center and finding
no offices
SOLUTION: Cross the street and
lell elevator operator " 28. please' "
REMARKS "I was supposed to
have moved at 10:30 last nlte and
Its now 8 :30 Should I add my extra
hours on the fronl end or on the
back end?"
"I can't read thiS floor plan to find
my desk
somebody call an
Engineer "
" Me Delahunt, this Isn't your office . "
Since commuting Is the largest

SIngle category of automobile use, it
IS the obVIOUS place lor a famdy to
start looking for ways to cui weekly
driving mileage , according to the
Chicago Motor Club-AAA
" The movers don 't know where

the PurchaSIng Dept goes'
'" sl1l1 can't find my desk pad "
"Where are the time sheets?"
" The movers used them to sign out
last ntle t t t"
Have you been drivTng to work

each day when public transportation
already offers an altemative?
'" think I hear a phone nnglng

somewhere on the floor" 'Hocray,
here comes Ma Bell to the rescue"
. " 1I~nols Bell Is signing my lime
sheet. "
Well, if public transportation is nol

available In your area. another method to CuI down on commuter cansumplton of gasohne IS by Joining or
starting a carpool
Starting a carpool can be as easy
as askIng two or three neighbors
who go to wor1<. at approximately the
same time In the same vk:intty to
ride along With you If you can't do
that, try posting a notice on your
company bulletin board asking for
riders who lIVe near you.
2)
ACT III
SCENE I
COUNTY
8:30 AM thru
BLDG 11th floor
4.30P.M
" Where do we put what's hiS

name
. the H.E.I .V?" "Who 's
what's hIS name, and what's an
H E.I V.?"
M;+Ke S'"1T/fJ.I.DV$
PD TJlE IVOflJ(dF 6
Your company may already have a carpooling program, and If not. why not
ask about starting one. II your company is too small, try to arrange to join the
carpool program of a nearby firm or have your company entist the cooperation of several other nearby firms in selting up a cooperative carpool
program.
If you can't get together with your company or on your own, you may want
to Investigate the possibility of eslablishing a community,wide program
Many communities have already started thiS kind of carpool.
If pubUc transportation is within a reasonable distance, you may want to set
up a carpool to and from the closest boarding point for public transportation.
Another aHemalive could be setting up a commuter charter bus service
Your local citizens or homeowners association is a good place to get such a
program going.
Businesses also can consider setting up a buspoot program, even using
small vans or other muHrpassenger vehicles.
And a final possibilily, if you're noltoo far from work why nol watk or ride a
bicycle?
PROBLEM Safety & Training Div.

have their desks turned toward the
walls .. (We thInk they're waiting
(or the next showl)
SOLUnON There will be NO
SHOW . . turn the desks forward .
Would you be11ave Illinois Bell had
our phones working (ha - hal) before
the Department got Its acts together? ... I hope the elevators stop at
11 .. so, O.K. all you people can
get off your BLEEPS and walk
downstaIrs. (IN LIEU OF THE
PLANK!)
FINIS
P.S We really know
after
everyone calms down, we're gonna
love our new home. Thanks to
everyone for putting their shoulders
to Ihe grindstone and working so
very hard over a long and laborious
weekend. OUT OF CHAOS COMES
ORDER.
Amen! !
I
~
APRil. 1975

This winter and spring mark the 300th anniversary of the residence of Father
Jacques Marquette, S. J., and his two companions who lived here from Dec .
1674, thru the end of March , 1675. They lived in a crude hut on the bank of the
river at what would be 2800 S. Damen Ave. today . Chicago can be pleased that
the occasion is not being as grossly commerclallzad as Is the country' s 200th
anniversary of the American Revolution . Father Marquette ' s diary from those
days Is one of a heroic man suffering severly (and terminally) from Iyphoid fever.
H!s entries were about God and his fellow men , despite his pain. The lsi noled
resident of Cook County, however, might have been another Frenchman whom
Marquette menllons as living nearby and coming to visit him . History indicates
this possibly lirst resident , Pierre Moreau , was a bootiegger, supplying contraband liquor to the Indians. (No wonder we went thru so many confrontations
with the " ,ed men I ! I"~ - hic!)
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,
,u." ..
Lc:ttk Z'~
AAAAA
AAAAA
Ten little drivers , cruising
down the line; one had a heavy
foot, and then there were nine .
Nine little drivers , the hour
was getting late; one dozed a
moment , and then there were
eight.
Seven little drivers , their

lives were full of kicks; one
bought a bottle , and then there
were six.
Six little drivers , impatient to
arrive ; one jumped a traffic tight ,
and then there were five.
Population - 5.566,000
Are-.t - 956 51:1 . Miles
"
. ....
, 'f I
.........
" t. "
-thai Highways such as Waukegan

Rd. , Milwaukee Ave., Irving Park Rd.
and Halsted St. as originally constructed and Ihen widened , were capable of carrying traffic reasonably
free of slop signs and traffic signals
. now completely changed In character by subdivisions, shopping cenlers and urban business developments turning them into city streets?
-that more than 2 ,000 years ago, one
way streets were established in Rome
by Julius Caesar .. who also prohibited downtown parking? (no doubt
he meant charlotsl)
-thai illinois ' northern boundary
originally ran due west from the southerly bend of the Alke, but was
changed in the bill lor admission of
illinois to statehood to t he present
line of 42030'?
Five little drivers , wheeling

near the shore; one viewed the
scenery , and then there were
four .
Four little drivers, happy as

could be ; one passed upon a
hill , and then there were three .
Three little drivers , busy, it
is true; one neglected car
repairs , and then there were
two.
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Old You Know
7~
Eight little drivers , and the

evening seemed like heaven ; one
showed his driving skill, and
then there were seven .
0. "
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PAGE 8
It.
Two little drivers , and the

day was nearly done ; one didn ' t
dim his lights, and then there
was one .
"00.
QQiK QiUUY
HUIHWAl KIWi
County Building. Rm . 1111
One little driver who' s stili

alive today ; by following the
safety rules , he hopes to stay
that way. (So do we!)
II
IT
AY
Chicago Civic Cenler

The Cook County Highway News hs published monthly for the benefit 01 exchanging informellon between the
Highway Department. governmental agencies, citizen representatives, and individual municlparrUes . Therefore,
we Invite any newsworthy con trlbullons relevant to th is publication. Please contact FrancIne Stuart at 443--7714.
MAY, 1975
VOL. XXII
No. 5
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Board of CommissIoners

Methew W. Bleslaal
George W. Dunne
Jerome Huppert
John H . Stroger, Jr.
Ronald R. luson
Marlin Tuchow
Mary M. McDonald
Harold l . Tyrrell
Ruby Ryan
Joa.ph I. Woods
Malhew W. Ble.lent-Chmn ., Road and Brl(Jge Comm .
Superintendent 01 H ighways- Hugo J . Star1l
Editor
Graphic Art s Consullanla
Photography
Elmar J . Majewski
Fnlnclne B. Stuart
Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins Tom Kennedy - Stan Cabay
Charles S. Bonk
Mildred Cas.y
Fnlnk W. Chesrow
Floyd T. Fun.
C.rl R. Hansen
Irene C. Hernandez
IN MEMORY OF
THE 1,700.000 AMERICANs
WHO DIED FOR NOTHING
PAGE 2
George W. Dunne, President

of the Board of County CommIssioners , has announced that five
Highway Improvements, two
Traffic Signalization Projects
and one Township Resurlaclng
Contract totaling $1.369,578.88
were approved by the Cook
County Board of Commissioners at their May 5, 1975 meeting .
the recommendation of Hugo J.
Stark, Superintendent of Highways .
Ashland Avenue (Ridge Road to
171 st Street]
In the Township of Thornton
and the Villages of Homewood
and Hazel Crest, this improvement begins on Ashland Avenue
at Ridge Road and extends
northerly along Ashland Avenue
to 171st Street (1 .2249 miles).
The Improvement consists of
providing for a narrow full depth
bituminous base course widening and rumble shoulder area
along Ashland Avenue adjoining
both sides of the existing pavement, Including a three-lane
widening of Ashland Avenue at
Ridge Road and three lanes of
Ashland Avenue at 171st Street
MAY. 1975
complete resurfacing of the

pavement widths and other related road work .
On a low bid of $3,746.15 th is
M.F.T. contract was awarded to
Alpha Construction Company .
Centrsl Avenue [1S9th Stteet to
147th Street]
This Improvement begins on
Central Avenue, 747 feet north
of 159th Street, and extends In a
northerly direction along Central
Avenue to 658 feet south of
147th Street (1.2502 miles). and
is located in the Township of
Bremen and the Village of Oak
Forest. It consists of providing a
narrow full depth bituminous
base course widening and rumble shoulder area along Central
Avenue including a three-lane
widening of Central Avenue at
lS1 st Street and 1SSth Street,
complete resurfacing of the
pavement widthS , including the
reconstruction and lor resurlacing of existing street intersections, provision for mail box
turnout areas , necessary minimal shoulder fill construction
and additional sub-base granular material construction when
required, provision for steel
plate beam guard rail and terminal sections and associated
stabilized shoulder areas at
approaches to culverts and high
fill narrow shoulder areas , driveway surfacing, drainage additions and adjustments, landscaping , striping and other related road work .
This M. F.T. contract was
awarded to S.G. Hayes & Company on a low bid of S292,248.38.
Vollmet Road [Cicero Avenue to

Ctswtotd Avenue]
Located in the Township of

Rich , the improvement consists
of providing for a narrow full
depth bituminous base course
widening and rumble shoulder
area adjoining both sides of the
existi ng pavement along Vollmer Road , between the 5-la ne
channelized intersection at
Cicero Avenue and the 3-lane
channelized Intersection at
Crawford Avenue, complete resurfacing of the existing and
widths with leveling binder,
bituminous concrete binder and
surface course , drainage additions and adjustments , landscaping, striping and related
road work . A length of 0.721
miles to be improved.
The American Asphalt Paving
Company was awarded this
M.F.T. contract on a low bid of
5145,603.55.
State Street [S8uk Ttsil to 26th
Stteet]
This Improvement begins on
State Street in the Township of
Bloom and the City of Chicago
Heights, 521 feet south of Sauk
Trail and extends northerly
along State Street 498 feet north
of 26th Street (0 .7927 miles) to
be improved .
Work consists of a narrow full
depth bituminous base course
widening and rumble shoulder
area along State Street adjoining
both sides of the existing pavement , including a three-lane
widening of State Street with
26th Street , along wi th driveway
(COMIfIUtd
all page 7J
MAY. 1975
COOK COU NTY HI GHWAY NEWS
Guest Editorial
What to do about the pedalcycle in
traffic has created a Iroubllng and
difficult problem . The ever-worsening
sltuaHon Is a mailer 01 deep concern 10
those Interested In tramc safety, and
our guest editorials this month. taken
from newspapers around Arizona , reflect the widespread concern many
communities leel about a traffic hazard
bound to worsen as energy shortages
prevail.
Although there have been occasional
regressions. the nation al tatailly ral e
lor I rafl l e- ped aleyele accidents has
risen steadily from 400 in 1933 to 1,150
In 1974 , and Ihe picture lor 1975
promises 10 be even da""er. Arlzona's
pedaleycle pattern Is just as ominous:
11 fatalil ies In 1972 ; 16 1n 1973; and 18
In 1974.
Not only Itle 'atallty I'Ite worries
those concerned Wl lh tralll e satel y,
however . So does Ihe Injury rate, tor
Injuries suffered from collisions whh
motor vehicles can result In a living
death for the pedalcycle vic t im . In
Ari zona, as on the national level,
injuries rise apace, and with the influx
of two.wheeled vehicles Into our traille
slreams , Arizonians lind cause for
alarm.
Pedalcycllsts are better drivers than
t hey used to be , If one compares the
lact thai In 1935 there were 3.5 million
bicycles and In 1974 there were 80
mi llion . Moreover, the dealh rate per
100,000 cycle. In use declined greatly
during Ihls period , even Ihough latal
il18S and mluries climbed because of
the vast i ncrease in the pedalcycle
population Stili. these encouraging
dala afe negative because Ihe Ihought
that even one pedalcyclist .hould d ie in
a Ira ll1e eceidenl 15 abhorrent , and,
unfortunately. as more and more
and more cycllSls pit themselves
PAGE 3
HOW A ROAD WAS NAMED

[Another sketch tracing road nomenclature In Cook County]
WILL-COO K ROAD , the north and south separation between the
two counties, follows the line of an early road laid out by Palos and
Lemont Townships.
When Cook
County was organized by townships In 1850, an
Immed i ate con~
cern was roads to
link the settlers'
farms with trading
centers . AI the 1st
Palos Town Meellng, In addition to
electing Road
Commissioners
and other officers ,
a program to finance road building was set up.
It was decreed that a fence " well built and five feet In height"
should be deemed lawful. Appropriate penalties were enacted to be
inflicted on owners of livestock trespassing on property thus
enclosed . A further enactment provided that all lines collected i n this
manner should go inlo a fund for road building !
The first road surveyed and built was a Joint project of Palos &
Lemont Townships . It ran from the south line of Cook County due
north on the line between the townships .. the route now designated
as Will-Cook Road .
At the time of organization , Palos Townsh ip was called Trenton.
The name was changed early In 1950 to Palos , after the Spanish port
from which Col umbus sailed in 1492 ... at the suggestion 01 a
resident who claimed descent from a member of the crew of one of
Christopher's ships.
Previous to 1959, Lemont was known.as Pal myra. Early settlers, in
add ition to homesteaders, were many who came to work on the
Illinois & Michigan Canal. long abandoned, the canal , in part , beca me the right-aI-way for Southwest Expressway .
against the onslaughl of everyoay

mOIOflzed IraJUc. Ihe sad ligures of
Injury and death will continue to climb.
Ills nOI enough 10 Jump on a bicycle
because It IS good sport , will provide
some nelKled eKerclse, or transportation during these l imes of energy
Shortages. Use of the58 vehicles makes
II Incumbent on the rider to realize he la
not al play with a toy. He must educale
himself 10 the facl that pedaleycles
ha~e arrived as a mode 0 1 transporta
lion, and thaI Ihey demand care.
caullon and good sense In handllng
Any pedalcyclisl who Ihinks he can
Jump aboard and wheel down any IItHf
he chooses. d l,u'gardlng ulIllic laws or
awareness 01 his minute place In the
trallle .eene, Is merely playing the old
shell game with el ernlty.
The 6 most important words ...

I admit I made a mistake.
The 5 most Important words ...
You did a good job .
The 4 most Important words ...
What is your opinion?
ff you please.
Thank you.
The 1 most important wo rd ...
- Dana Russell, Ed itor

ARIZONA Sa'.' " SAD-ISrlCS
The least Important wo rd ... I .
THE WORD & I

The most important word s In the
English langu age:
We.
PAG E .
MAY. 1975
Within the Bureau o f Con

Structlon. we have 2 Utilities
Construction Sections which
verify ... lor payment purposes
... the field work equipment ma
terials used by utilities or rail
roads on these projects. This
section is headed by CC H D's
Harold Redl with Howard Bach
supervising all field work along
with Rudy Rlblick . our Field In
spector on this particular
section.
When a railroad crosses a
highway that the CCHO 1m
proves ... such as this intersec
tion of 138th St. and Indiana
Ave ., any requi red work on
either the railroad tracks , signal
equipment or crossing protec
tion devices Is done by railroad
forces under the terms of an
agreement ente red Into between
the railroad and the County.
This agreement also defines the
cost participation 01 the CCHO
and the A.A. for this work .
The condition that existed on
138th had tremendous trallic
congestion, so now the R.R.
Intersection Is being revised
with the elevation of the new
rails along with widening 138th
Street.
The rebuilding of this inter
sec lion will relieve traffic can
gestlon by widening 138th 51. to
two lanes In either direction and
provide a much smoother cross
ing on the new bituminous
surfaced ,
concrete
base
pavement.
Our Res . Engineer is Gene
Szwickl under the supervision of
Frank Speidel. This MFT con
tract was awarded to J. P. Can
struction Co. for the low tune of
1. Workmen dressing up Intersecti on at the southeast quadrant.
$163 ,774 .
2. The northeast quadrant Is already paved .. . new R.R. rails in place .
3. Northerly portion of Indiana Ave. being formed .

4. Two work men from J.P. Construction Company are placing Bituminous
Fet Joi nt material between R.A. tracks and new pavement.
:,,~
...
MAY , 1975
PAGE 5
~f/I'JIle
"
6. The PENN CENTRAL R.R. is excavating to remove their existing

tracks and ties with the new ralls ready to be dropped in.
7. PENN CENTRAL RR . workmen in foreground ... In background

J. P. CONSTRUCTION CO . Is excavating for the new pavement
placing .
PAGE 6
MAY, 1975
Cook County HWy. News
clo George W. Dunne
Chicago, III. 60602
Whoever said chivalry was
dead hasn't run int o any men
who work for the COOK COUNTY crew based at 9801 Ballard ,
Des Plaines . ... Because they
stopped to come to my aid when
my car was stuck in a snowbank , I was able to get home and
not spend hours stranded in a
terrifying snowstorm ... 4/2/75 .
My sincere thanks to those
men. who said their help was
nothing , but meant a lot to me.
Mary Signore
1431 Susan Drive
Des Plaines , III.
[Ed. note: The two chivalrous

men in CCHD Truck 248 were
Gator Minella and Leo "Crash "
LoCoco, who personally towed
Ms . Signore to her home in
Des Plaines.]
Hugo J . Stark
County Building
Dear Sir:
Recently I have had two occasions to request help from your
department for Proviso Tow nship .
The first time we wanted
someone to meet with a committee on road paving in our
township. The second time was
to solve a drainage problem in
Westdale Gardens in our township. Mr. Ted Wlenskl came out
both times and went to a great
deal of troub le and time to
explain the proper procedure
and answered many questions. I
would like to commend him
highly for his cooperation in this
matter. Thanking you, I remain
Yours truly,
John W. O'Brien
Highway Commissioner of
Proviso Township
(Ed. note: Ted works for Emil

Donkers in the Township Roads
OI'. J
Mr. Robert L. Snyderman , Chief

Real Estate & Relocation
Section , R.O .W. Bureau
CCHD
Dear Bob :
I saw your article In the March
issue of the COOK COUNTY
HWY _ NEWS and it is very well
done. Thi s is a complex subject
at best, and your article pointed
out the basic facts, both briefly
and thoroughl y. I've shown It to
several people and they are of
the same opi ni on .
We are getting more deeply
invo lved in the subject in this
office and continue to find new
provisions of the act ... or
exceptions to it that help to
confuse the Issue.
I trust all else is going well
and I'll look forward to seeing
you at AR I WA one of these
days.
Sincerely,
Richard (Dick) S. Beebe
V.P. & Dir. of Planning
H.W. LOCHNER , INC.
Engineers
Chicago, 111.
(Ed. note: Bob was so pleased

with the vast reception to his
article that he is now writing his
sequel, entitled "The Son of a
House is Not a Home. '1
Mr. Hugo J. Stark

Superintendent
Re: Stevenson Expressway
Rehabilitation
Dear Mr. Stark:
We would like to thank you
and your staff, Mr. John Crane
and Mrs. Mary Kay Kuhn for
their help in securing the necessary original tracings for the
captioned project. We realize
that our request was unusual
and appreciate the prompt and
excellent service provided by
your staff.
Thank you for your attention
to this matter and we will see
that the tracings are returned to
you in the near future.
Yours very truly,
HW. LOCHN ER , INC.
Eng ineers
Harry W. Lochner, Jr.
{Ed . note: We are so organizedit's magic time!!!}
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

No grand idea was ever born
in a conference, but a lot of
foolish ideas have died there.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
()I'.V4VTMI'.~T
OBITUARIES
Robert T . Snyderman of
R.O.W. whose father, Max
Snyderman , passed away
April 19; to George W . Craine
of Hwy . Valuations DiY .,
whose mother-in-law . Dorothy E. Petersen , died April 28;
to Fred Zeedyk of Project
Con trol DiY. , whose mother,
Florence Zeedyk, passed away
on May 5.
COUN TOOWNS
11 YOU're an old-II mer and remember

when you knew almost everyone In the
U.S. Bureau 01 Public Roads . __ it may
surprise you to know that DOT now has
more than 73,000 employees.
~ I'.WSM41\I'.VS
SU RVEYING HONORS: Bu
reau Chief Frank Ka plan ,
R.O.W .'s answer to G. Gordon
Liddy (just pulling your leg,
Frank!) received an honorary
lifetime membership at a dinner
sponsored by the illinois Registered La nd Surveyor's Association on May 3. A plaque and a
ceramic transit on a tripod was
presented to him for his oulstanding contributions to Land
Surveying in Illinois. Now _..
start surveying the 9th , 10th and
'1th floors of the County Bldg .
The appraisal should be monumental!! !
MAY, 1975
COOK CO UNTY HIGHWAY NEWS
(ContmutHI from
21
surfacing, drainage, traffic signalization , landscaping, striping

and related road work.
On a low bid of 5263,783.10
this M.F.T. conract was awarded
to Gallagher Asphalt Corp .
Group A - 1975
Hintz Road ~ Wheeling Dra inage Ditch to Milwaukee Avenue ,
in the Township of Wheeling begins on Hintz Road , 61 feel west
of Ihe centerline of bridge over
the Wheeling Drainage Ditch
and extends in an easterly
direction along Hi ntz Road to a
point 337 feet west of the
centerline of Milwaukee Avenue
a distance of 0.3706 miles to be
improved.
Schoenbeck Road [Rand Road
to Dundee Road]
This improvement begins on
Schoenbeck Road at Rand Road
and extends in a northerly direction along Schoenbeck Road to
a point 505 leet south of Dundee
Road, a distance of 3.2776 miles
to be improved.
This project is located In the
Villages of Mt. Prospect and
Wheeling and the Township of
Wheeling .
Wheeling Road [Palatine Road
to Hintz Road]
The proposed improvement
begins on Wheeling Road , 103
feet north of the centerline of
Palati ne Road and extends in a
northerly direction along Wheel~
1ng Road to Hintz Road for a distance of 5, 191 feet (0.9831
miles) to be improved.
This area Is located in the
Village of Wheeling and the
Townsh ip of Wheeling .
The above consists of the
following type of Improvement:
Surfacing of existing pavements , Intersection returns,
driveway pavements , mailbox
turnout areas with bituminous
materials (prime coat), bituminous concrete surface course as
shown on the plans, provision
FOOTLOOSE & FANCY FREE:

Jerry Marks of Leaves & Records
broke a toe , and Art Coy , head
of Drai nage, broke a foot. Jerry
has challenged Art to a foot race
on LaSalle Street, between Randolph & Washington Streets
within the month and It's any~
body's guess who will win ...
even President George Dunne
was invited to start the run off!!!
GRAND SLAM: Drainage &
Utilities' Irving Berman won the
Wlnois State Lottery to the
green tune of $500.00. No, he's
not lending any bread before
payday I II
CONNUBIAL BLISS? The gay
Lothario , Lonn i e Di xon , our
stock room man In charge of
dispensing all CCHD supplies ,
Is giving his body and soul to
for agg regate shoulders, stripIng along Hintz Road , Schoenbeck Road and Wheeling Road ;
bridge deck renovation and
shoulder stabilization of the
bridge over Wheeling Drainage
Ditch as part of the Hintz Road
Improvement ; drainage additions and adjustments, necessary minimal shoulder fill construction , landscaping as part of
the Schoenbeck Road Improvement.
Rock Road Construction Co .
was awarded this M.F.T. contract on a low bid of $218 ,482. 55.
Palos - 7 Locations [Unincor
porated]
Loc . 1. Glen Road , South End
to Ford Road ; Lac . 2. 129th
Court , West End to Wolf Road ;
Lac . 3, HunUelgh Road, Wolf
Road to Sunnyslope Road;
Lac. 4. Sunny slope Road , Wildwood Trail to Old TImber Lane ;
Loc . 5. Old Ti mber Lane, Sunnyslope Road to Romiga Lane;
Loc . 6. Romiga Lane , Wildwood
Trail to North End; Lac . 7. Wildwood Trail , Sunnyslope Lane to
Romlga Lane.
The proposed improvement
consists of resurfacing the
existing pavement with bituminous surface treatment.
This M. F .T . contract was
awarded to Carlson Asphalt Co .,
Inc. on a low bid of $18,717 .65.
PAGE 7
I)I:Vt\.J2T,"I:~T
~ I:WS,"t\.I\I:J2S
Chandra Austin of Data Processing on June 8, leaving the single

gals in the Department quite unhappy ... but we wish Lonn ie &
Chandra years of happiness
together.
FISH NOT FOUL: Two new
additions to the Eng ineering
An al ysi s Dl v., displayed on
Char1 ene Wil liams' desk ... a
pai r of goldfish. What next?
Leyden
Th is improvement Is located
at the intersection of Wolf Road
and Winters Drive in Leyd en
Township.
The installation consists of
trafflc control signals either
post top. bracket mounted or
mast arm mounted. pedestrian
signals bracket mounted; fully
actuated controller with appurtenance in a cabinet ; vehicle detectors; hand holes; cable; electric service; conduit and other
related work .
Thi s M .F .T . contract was
awarded to H-H-Electric Company on a low bid of $52, 897.50 .
Central Alfenue [at 147th Street]
The Improvement Is located at
the Intersection of 147th Street
and Cen t ral Avenue in the
Village of Oak Forest and the
Townsh ip o f Bremen and consists of the installation of traffic
control signals either post top,
bracket mounted or mast arm
mounted , fully actuated con~
troller with appurtenances In a
cabinet ; vehicle detectors; Installation 01 handholes; cable;
electric service; conduit and all
appurtenances .
This M.F .T . contract was
awarded to Cont ract & Material
Compan y on a low bid of
565 ,1 00 .00 .
MAY , 1975
PAGE 8

ARBORETUM & OTHER ACTION .. Spring IInally Is In lull bloom; witness the
opening 01 the Morton Arboretum Visitor Center In Lisle. B&ginning Frldsy, the 9th
01 May and through May 31st, an open-air bus will take visitors on 5O-mlnute guided
tours through the woods. It you want 10 rough II on your uwn , admission Is $1 .00 a
car ... and ltoe Oak Palit Vlllige Malitet holds plant snd pottery shows on Siturdays
and Sundaya. A plant clinic Is slated , also .. (so you can go to theirs or ours-Rm . 1111 . County Bldg.). Stock car races at the Santa Fe Speedway In Willow
Springs take oil at 8:00 p.m . evary Saturday and Sunday .. and for goners, the
COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT COUts . . : BILLY CALDWELL; EDGEBROOK; INDIAN BOUNDARY; CHICK EVANS ; BURNHAM WOODS; PIPE O'PEACE
and MEADOW LARK ara III sparllnng greens .. . Just wailing to be utilized.
MY OLD JALOPY
By Francine B. Stuert
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Area - 956 Sq. Miles
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that Clybourn Avenue was

named after the first Treasurer
of Cook County . Archibald Clybourn?
-that the first public transportation franchise Issued by the
County Commissioners was to
Mark Beaubien to operate a ferry
across the <fhicago Rlver1
-that prior to Cook County
being created by an act of the
Legislature on Jan. 15, 1831 Its
territory had been under 31
different Jurisdictions since the
discovery of America? [Try and
name ten! I I]
-that when the first Cook
County Commissioners wanted
to borrow $2,000 for one year at
10% they could find no takers?
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DID YOU KNOW ...
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U8K Q8UNH
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County Building , Rm . 1111

Chicago, IlIIno[s 60602
She Is lust myoid lalopy with her

lenders loose and floppy .
Her hood lied down with baling
wire and bits 01 binder twine.
Her motor has a rallie like a
Tommy-gun In bettla;
Her vintage Is manifested by her
out-ol-date design .
Her seats are burlap bagging and her
top Is tom and sagging
And the wind plays through her structure In a nonchalant , carafree way.
Her windshield is badly shattered and
her body scrstched and battered
From the skirmishes she encountered
In the traffic's mad alfray .
Her chetterlng transmission sings
a song of mad perdition
And her Klaxon only whispers when
once II loudly squawked.
She has no radio nor heatar nor any
sort ot meter
Nor a startar to commance her once
her pesky engine balked _
The dirt of countless highways , country
lanes and by-ways
Is encrusted on her rusted and
rlvetlooslned trame.
Her paint Is peeled and faded where
the elements paraded
For years acrosa her carcs .. In Iheir
demolition game.
Long ago she was a model I could
shine and 10YI and coddle
And luat realizing that I owned her
gave me quite a boost .
Now in the caf lot she Is resUng and
some birds al1l In her nesting
And at the fall 01 night she serves as
a haphazard maling roost .
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County Building
Room 1111
ehlClgo, IlIInol. 60602
The Cook County Highway News i s published mon l hly for the benefit 01 exchanging informauon between the
Highway Department . governmental agencies. c ll izen represental lv8S. and Individual municipalit ies. Therefore,
we Invite any newsworthy contrlbullons relevant to th is publication. Please conlact Francine Sluar! at 443-nI4 .
JUNE, 1975
VOL. XXII
NO.6

Mllhew W. BlelZCll1
Geo rge W. Dunne
Chlrles S. Bonk
Floyd T. Full.
Mildred Cn.y
Cart R. Hlnun
Frink W. ChurQw
I,ene C. Hernandez
M.lhlw W. Bieslczal-Chmn . Road and Bridge Comm .
Editor
Francine B. Sluart
Jerome Huppert
John H. Siroger. Jr.
Ron.ld R. Larson
M.rtln Tuchow
Mary M. McDon.ld
Harold L. Tyrrell
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
Superintendent o f Highways- Hugo J. St.r1I
Photography
Graphic Arts Consu llants
Elmer J. Malewskl
Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgi ns Tom Kennedy - SI.n C.b.y
JUNE, 1975
PAGE 2
ANOTHER DETOUR TO MAKE WAY FOR

EUCLID AVENUE IMPROVEMENT
Monday morning, June 2,

1975, Roselle Road was closed
to all thru traffic, but open to
local traffic from Algonquin
Road to Palatine Road.
North and southbound traffic
are using Algonquin Road,
Quentin Road, and Palatine
Road as a by-pass .
Southbound traffic turns east

on Palatine, south at Quentin
Road and west at Algonquin
Road back to Roselle Road.
AvE,
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Northbound traffic is using

the same detour as above In
reverse.
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This detour will be lifted on

completion of const ru ctlon September 1, 1975.
Milburn Bros. , Inc., of Mount
Prospect, Illinois was awarded
this M.F.T. contract on a low bid
of $2,497,819.62 as part of the
Euclid Avenue paving improvement.
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Merci Beaucoup
& Gracias!!!
ABOUT OUR FRONT COVER...
The CCHO would like to express lis

thanks to Mr. Charles LIII of 11035 S.
Crawford A.a . & especially to
Mr. Tom Ryan of the 19th Ward along
with the residents 01 the 109th &
110th St. areas of Pulaski Road for
Ihelr ellorts In securing Construction
Permits Irom their neighbors which

will enable the CCHD 10 proceed in
the improvement of Crawford Avenue
Irom 95th St. to 1191h Sl. early in
1976. W/thoullhelr support , this con
slructlon could not have been
finaliled.
The COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE'S THATCHER WOODS located al Thatcher &
Chicago A,enues In R/fer Foresl, II/Inols makes 8 de/lgflrful scene for 8 day's outing.
JUNE,1975
PAGE 3
In cJr{emoriam
JACK C. STERN
The trouble with Hamlet, said T.S,
Eliot, Is that Shakespeare had In mind
an Idea to which his play could nOI
possibly measure up. Similarly, Conrad's Kurtz, who had reached lneltable
heart of darkness, could only gasp " Ihe
horror" during hIs final moments. SignIficant Ideas often have a way 01
eludIng the poel; but you wlll sense the
inherent frustration of Irylng to capture
In a few lines something of Ihe spirit
which JACK STERN brought 10 the
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT during his 37 years here.
It seems as though he has always
been around; that is the kind of person
Jack St.m was. Indeed, there are few
here now whose memory of the Depart
ment extends beyond Jac)l's presence.
For a certainty, during the 37 years with
the CCHD, fewer Ihan a handful have
left so emphaUc a mar1l on our Departmenl as has Jack C. Stem.

His penchant for pokIng around ...
or .. perhaps beller slated, for probIng, marll.ed his role as an admlnlstrslor, 100. He was a "slickler" lor detait
and accuracy, which eamed him the
utmost respecltrom all consullanls, as
well as his CCHO co-workers. He would
deWy demolish anyone who had done
sloppy prepal1l\lon In Ihelr planning,
bul he never "shOI until att guns were
loaded and the powder dry."
There ate hosts of things thai eacn of
us will remember about Jack ... Majeur
OavJd appreciates Ihe desk space Jack
arranged for hIm In Ihe Bureau so Ihal
Ihe lIIinoll Division 01 Highway's wor1l:
wllh Ihe CCHD can be eXpedited, and
Ihe time lag for matt 10 and from Ihelr
Schaumburg Office was simply 81lml-
naled ... and the morning he came Inlo

hIs office with a Persian lamb coal from
his wife, which she no longer wore, for
his secretary, SUlY Walson , because
and the way
her hobby Is sewing fur
he behaved like a peacock for hours
aller breaking 90 or shoollng a birdie on
the golf course , hi_ doting grandlather altitude, especially when his
grandchildren came down to see
" Grandpa's Chriltmas Tree," which was
Ihe City TrH in the Civic Center Piau
... the pattern of check ing up on a pro!ecl-"How are you, and how's your
family-when will you have the job
done?" ... The romanllc marriage that
he and his wife kept Ihat way by
waltzing In Vienna on their 25th
wedding anniversary ... and agaIn at the
Consort Room In Ihe Continental Plaza
on their 29th wedding anniversaryaboul15 hours belore his death. Somehow he came across as the ordinary,
well-liked guy, being nice to his fellow
man, his co-workers, his famlty, his
neighbors, because thaI Is probably
how he saw himself, and not al10gelher
the way the rest 01 us saw him-as a
super boss, friend, father, husband,
fellow man (the Jewish have a word" Mench " -and he was Just thai) .
Jack slarled with the CCHO on August 2nd, 1938. He received his B.S. in
Civil EngIneering at Ihe Itlinoislnstilule
01 Technology In 1937, and wor1led for
the Chic.go, Rock Island & Paclllc Railroad lor a short time before coming 10
the CCHD. Aller wor1llng Wllh Ihe Cansll1.lclion Bureau ... Ihe Surray Division
.. the Pavement Design Division ... he
Iransletred to Drai nage In 1947, and
later became head 01 Ihal Division . In
1969 he became Chle' Engineer 01
Duign.
He rellred as a lull colonel In the Air
Force Reserve, having seen live years
acUve servIce In World War \I and Ihree
more yesrI during Ihe Kor.an confliCt.
Jack was a member 01 the Chi
Epsilon Fratemlty , . the eQulvalenl of
Phi eala Kappa ... he was also a memo
ber ollhe following professional societies: Illinois Society of Prolesslonal
Enginaera; Amerlcen Public Work s
Anoclatlon; National ASloclalion 01
County EnglnHrI; Institute of Municipal EnglnHrI.
He Is 5UNIved by his lovely wife,
Ruth. A son, Robert , who Is a student
allhe Universily of IIllnots. A daughter,
Mrs. John Hendricksen, her husband
and two grandchildren. His falher,
Charles , and a brother, David .
Jack Stern was born April 281h, 1914
and passed away Thursday, June 51h,
1975. Services were held al Olson
Funeral Home on Monday, June 91h ,
, 975. He was cremated al Memorial
Park Cemetery.
We shall each miss him lor special
reasons .. , h~ "ever buill his ego on
anybodyl
PAGE 4
JUNE , 1975
How a Road Was Named

(A . .". 0' to.d ,.omlndal utl /n
Coot Co unt)')
In 1131 at a County Hlg'''u y Ptogr1l m It wu decided thai the new County nMd..:!
Iwo JQMi., one 01 which wes 10 nm "'rom Ih' lawn of Chlugo to Ihl hou .. of a .
lawlon,lrom lhen 10 tM hOuse 01 J l me. Walker, on the DuPaga " "r, and so on 10
Iha well line ol lha Counly."
The other road, the Commlilionerl
decreect , was 10 run " !rom town 01 Chi
ca"o. the nearest Ind bell WlY to Ihe
house 01 Widow Brown , on Hycof)'
Craft; " Two Ihree-mln comml"lonl,
one lor each road . were named 10 wort!
out Ihe details.
Both roads av.ntuilly came In,o
being The DuPlg. Rai d lollowed
approximately the I1ne 01 Mldllon
Slreat 10 OQden Avenue, Ihan loulh
westerly to Riverllde, then weslerly 10
Ihe DuPege River Ind beyond ,
The Widow Brown Raid ran sou th
ward on what now Is 5'1'e 5' .... 1 (th. t
gra,t S treet) then sou'h-westerly on the
present Archer A.lnUII. The slrum
known as Hickory C....k flowe weslerly,
emptying Imo Ihe DeePlaln.. RI'er
near the prasen' slle 01 Joliet Widow
Brown'. house WIS e mil, or two up the
creek and her deceased hUlbaind was
the IIrst white man burled In whal now is Will County.
In 1130. a yur belore Cook County was formed , In Incidenl occurred that II wonh
relaling, bolh DeClUH II pruants a plclure 01 the amusement III, 01 that dlY and
because It InYOlved young man, Gholl on K,rdt..,al, who wilhln 'ell INin I 'lUI
was 10 De elected .. e m.mbet' of the First Boerd of County Commlllk".e,., For Ihll
1I0f)' we II' Indebled 10 Mrs, Joh n Kinzie WIlD recounted It In Wa u Bu n. her
recollectlonl 01 early Cntc.go days, wrillen some OM hunclr-.d y.. rs ago.
Tha handful 01 rllidentl It Ihe new Hickory CrHk ..tllement (nu, Ihe present
Ilia 01 Joliet) were holding a dance and, wllhlng 10 promote Irlendlhip, In,lIed the
young .Ingle men and women Irom Ihe neighboring settlement 01 Chicago 10 allend
In Ihe frontler leW,mlnls ollhose daya, howe"er, there alwaYI wa. a Ihortlga 01
young unmarrledladlel (10 what else ia new?). When time lor deplnure cama, Ina
Chlugo ca"IJude wal found 10 consist 01 but three young men- Ghollon Ker
che..I, M.ctlrd Beaubien , and Robert Kinde.
What they lacked In number., Ihough , Iney made up for In alegance and Ihow
manshlp. For the occasion they changed from homespun raiment to clolhes thlt had
a " Naw York" look , polilhed their boole and saddles , and groomed their lleek riding
horae. , one 01 which wa. borrowed Irom an officer a l Fort D.. rbom ,
The lourneylook Ihem hall a day, bul II 11 1111 was daylight when they reached Ihelr
daliination . N."er d id tha maidens 01 Hickory Creek ha"e 10 " talte the rig off Ihe
bu ah," or IS one mlghl .ay In present day lingo ... the "rill cool call" had come to
Ihe "lam .... Ion.. to "rock 'n roll" ... and boOgIe, 10011
Their execution 01 the plgeonwlng and doubl"lhullle wnlle Ihe liddle' pllyed
" hoe com and d ig potatoel" was aomethlng "oulla s ight" ... at tea.t al lar as the
beauiliul belles 01 the balli were concerned . The enraptured young ladle. "ied for
dance. wllh the dazzling "'lllor., 101llly Ignoring Ihelr rust ic Iweethutt, who knew
only a lew awkward stompi
A. lhe nlghl 01 rrtelry wore on. Ihe rural swainl grew mora.nd more sullen, Ind
gooua"y, one alter another, dlaappeated from Ine floor
"Wharl the ml tte r with your men down MI"IT' chided the young Chlcegoanl
" Old the y get Urad and go home to bed?" Tha gIrls , if they heard at all , answered
only with Iweet Imllel ,nd begged for more dances.
Dawn wal lUll IIr..klng tne .ky as Ih' ball ended and the thr.. young ,,11110111,
stili lIulhed wllh Iha unqu.. Uoned IUcceSS of their night'. conqueSl , went to the
nuft)y IIlble to gIl their horses for the ride home. But 10. whan Ihey led thllr
mounts oul Into I"e dayllghl. they l\atdly recognlz.ed Ine poor beull The once
proud crealurel hIId bMn Ihom 01 Ihelr flowing manes, and Ihelr beauillulllill had
been sh"ed bare
Reco'ering from Ihe Inllill Ihock, the young men's feelingl lurned 10 rage, bUI
thare was no one within light with whom they could pick I light
What would Ihe folk l It home ha"e 10 say? How would the Army oilicer leel about
his once-belutllul horse? Old Ihe ho rses, Ihemsel,es , realize how terrible they
looked?
" was 100 much lor young K,rche"I, he who soon was to become a County Com
mlllioner, Accord ing 10 MfI , Kinde , Ihe dlatlllughl young man .... t down on I log
and tried oulrlght "
Icontlnuad on plgs.5)
COO K COUNTY HIGHWA Y NEWS
Late
News-in-Brief
Corrllpondenl-Clyde aruce
It was leamed tociay. released from I
h lglllevel go"emmental source. that
the proposed widening 01 Yardhan:l
Road (S EC . 115-0101 M F.T.) had 10 be
poltponed due 10 Ihe Increasing pres
lure 01 dissident groups,
(M ORE]
It wal also learned that an alleged
Chlfge had been brought 10 an olllcial
01 the CCHD, re: CCHO maintenance

c,ews pilfering Mrs. Ohmont Crap
wonhy'. manure pile.
The Chief has sent an Investigative
body 10 the scene of Ihe purported
manure pilierage 10 ascertain Ihe
degree 01 , and II there was any eoncrele
balls lor, this allegation ,
The Blue-Ribbon Investigatl'e panel
II headed by Marvin Houghtan , Altor
ney, representati"e for Ihe CCHO,
In a brlel Slalamenl Issued through
the P R. Organ for Ihe CCHO this noon ,
Mr Houghlen assured all concerned
that he would gel to the bottom 01
thlngl, and thai , If any manure was removed , he had the reassurance lrom Ihe
Chlellhal Ihe CCHO would make good
In repiaclng saId feces and other appur
tenanees the relo , 10 the berel,'d
Mrs Cr1Ipwonhy
PUNDIT
Accord ing 10 Arizona Safety Sadistici ,. The next phase In the apace
program Is sure to make headlines:
SelentlSIS are planning to put 300 head
01 cattle Inlo orbit . (thai s hot should be
HERD around the world1!!)
JUNE , 'i75
PAGE 5
Shootemups
Officials In Sao Paulo , Brazil , report
thal minor lenaerbender accidents
resulted In SEVEN SHOOTOUTS and
SIX KILLINGS In the city during 1974. In
one case, bu. scraped a laxl , IHvlng
trKes 01 yellow palnl on the cab, The
bus driver, unaware 01 the Incident ,
Orove on; but the lui driver gave
chase ... cut the bus 011, .nd ordered
Iha driver oul onlO Ihe slreet. Alter a
loud , emOl lonal argumenl , both men
drew pistols .nO shOI and killed each
other.
Insliluted by European banks shortly

alief Ihe tum 01 the century, IIrsl
appeared In Ihe United Slates aboul
1910, The Bellamore Armored C.r Co.,
01 New York, .avertlled a " steel bank
car ... so deslgn8CI as 10 po.sess substantially all the laclllties 01 a 'Iratclass bank , w l lh every saleguard
against even a prOtracted eflor! on the
part of thOse who prefer not to work for
what they get An armored steel body ,
placed on a truck chassis. contained a
banking room, ule, cashier'. window ,
and electric lights , and was prOtected
by electrical alarms.
M
Obituary
Our deepest sympathy to J.ann.
Hultman . Secretary 10 Frank Kaplan,
chi., 01 the Rlghlol-Way Bu,..au ,
whose mOl her, Francea McGovern ,
passed away Ma, 19th.
VI: Vt\. I:1TMI:/III/T

/111/ I: WSMt\. 1\ I: 1:1 S
CONVENTION HEIRS: Ton, Dlnl of
DtIIl naV" Utilitle. was elected. dlrec
tor In the Knight. 01 Columbul " Na
tlonal Bowl1ng Association " Ton y I.
anliiously awaiting to allend the annual
meellng being held In Miami B.ach over
the 4th 01 July wHkend .. AND .. . Fred
Zeedyk 01 Project Conlrol , as As.lsl.nl
Dlreclor of Medinah'. Sh ri ne Orl.nlal
Band will be parading In Toronlo , Onto
eanadl where I he Nallonal Convenllon
will be held Ihls year, Jun. 29th through
July 411"1. (Too bad Chicago losl oul In
bidding lor this lasl lve flYent , as we all
look forward to Ihls sevenhour twilight
par.de down beautiful Mich igan
Avenue.)
COOPERATI ON BETWEEN DIVI .
SIONS: While Ihe majority of workers In
illinois " played" over a very confusing
Memorial Day weekend , the CCHD especially Ihe Public Info Offlca & the
Room . set an
tlma (Kord in
getting Ihe Hwy. Naw, .tamped &
mailed on the same day .. Ihls ulually
Is a two or three-day chore lor bolh divisions and our thanks and appreciation
go to Mary Kay Kuhn and her " gr.mlin, " who woril.ed like Sanla', hal~ ra In
making Ihe May ISlue malled belore
" OUA" Memorial Oay weekend which
fell on Ihe 30th. (Yes, J. K.C.. with cooperation. Ihere CAN be Just rewardsll)
,..11
.11
GRADUATION PLAUDIT: To David

Brian Stuart, whose mOl her swaated
oult years to see him IInally receive his
high-school diploma from the Chicago
Latin School .. W.
made It , Oavldl
Onward to S.I,U. ,
communications
major . Like mother, like son?
Howa Road Was Named

{Conl/nued from page .4 1
Nor was their embarrassment allevlaled upon their return to the Chicago sattlement. The,.. was no way for lhem to sneak home unnoticed . They were seen coming
across Ihe treeiess lIallands nd Ihe entire populat ion of some 40 or 50 persons
tumed out to welcome the young cavaliers.
At fJr51th.townspeople were disbelieving of whallhey saw. Then followed the In
evllable shouts 01 derlslye laughter and mortilylng Jibes. With only here and 1here.
lew expressions 01 sympathy.
II is lurther recorded that the young men entertai ned no furth.r d .. lre to revl'lI
Hickory CrN k. In all '.Irness to Ghollon Kercheval , however. It should be nOled that
with the regrowth 01 hair on his ho,se's lall, hie resenlment dlsslpaled 10 the extent
that a year laler, IS County CommiSSioner. he voted 10 buJld a road 10 the " hou,e of
Widow Brown , on Hycory Cr k."
The spirited young Kerchevil also was 10 lurther prove his merilaoon Ihareallar by
organizing Chicago', lirat milit ia comp.ny , 01 which he was captain, and lale, becoming pol lma. ter and Ihen Chicago's repr... nlallv. in tha I t.t. legl.latur
ISource-Growlh 01 Cook County, Vol. I, by Char/e. B. Johnson)
PALATINE PATTER: Ken Ka.neman

01 Districl ' and Mary Ginder of Arlington Heights will be taking Ihelr wedding
vows on Jun. 15th. Kenny ' s mOlher,
L.. Koenem.n, took on Lenl Bruno'l
duties In the Depar1menl 01 Building'
Zoning altar Lan. was appointed to
Zoning Administrator. Good luck to
all I II ... and best wishes to 1M bride
and groom . Judge Robert Buckley Is
oillclatlng ,
GREEN THUMB DEPT.:
Plantl
About Now add the word " plant" beTal king fore eaoh word ... Ihen repea l
Jarll;
by adding the word " plant" aller
Thl.
each IISled word ; Ihen without
Got
adding the word " planl " raad
I
each IIsied word from the bOI
How
10m up. (We're all a little 1I0ra
Look nully ll)
SABBATICAL DEPT.: Our only lady
EngIneer, Vetil Gallagher Irom .. Pavem.nl & Gecm.trle. Is taking a , year
I.ava of absence
Friday the 13th to
=) ,
be wllh her husband, Ji m. who
hal a psychlalrlc
(esldency at Duke Unlverslly Hospita l In
Durh.m , N.C. We Wish tham healthy
minds and body .
..... _
HEART PUMPS: Emil Oonkars of TownI hlp Road l agaIn rbde In Ihe Blke-AThon lor the HEART FUND ... This Is
Ihe 3rd yea, tor Emil ... who pedaled
57 mlle. with 173 spon,otll contrlbut
Ing $450.00 from the personnel 01
CCHD and he wishes to express his
Ihanks lor their generous support I
ro
.~
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PEDAL YOUR BIKE FOR DOLLARS
JUNE , 1975
PAGE 6
NEW TECHS
Charles Bergand l, Edwin Boyer, Dln- l

nls Dunaj , Richard Fruita , GltOrtje Hlrr,
Daniel Lynch , Aldo Mlgrlnl, Jam.1
Robert Bokow.kl, Edward Bona, Ed
Maguire, Francis Marcall , Altan Rlvlln,
ward Buol. David Cavrianl , John CafAnlhony Sanlora , Ema" sepUIVlda. l tallo, Frederick D.nlzler, Frank Dudek,
John Farrell, William Floyd , Macon
Jam K. Dod. on , ( Not nK .... rUy In
Ihe order IIsled ... and Harry Shapiro 01
LeUor., Dean Paron, Robert Slanton,
Salely and Traini ng posed In bolh pic.,
Robert Turko, Ronald Nowocln, Eddie
becau ae he' a Ihe " Supah" l1
Sharden , John Ganlly, Howard ZUllI.
A FILM SPECIAL
"How to Avoid a Tlchl ," a 27mlnule
documentary 111m aboul what drillers
should know with reepect to Ihe iess
publicized driller vlofal ions that take
place on our roads will be televised on
Channel 9 at 9:00 p.m . Saturday,
June 28th , 1975.
The fil m Is Introduced by aeroge W.
Dunne, Pr.sldent 0 1 the Cook County
Board of Com mi loners.
Highlights of the film dramatize the
operation of radar, vascar, and the
sobriet y test s used In cases of suspicion 01 drunken driving . The scenes
were !limed entirely In Ihe Chicago area
and feature unlts of various iaw enforcemen t agencies tasked with Hallic
salety enforcement.
The film Is allallable for IIiewl ng to
private groups on requesl by contacting
The Cook County Tralflc Sa'ely Division
at 443-7744.
L1eu tenan l Richard Speno of the

Broadview Pollee Department pOints to
a railroad crossing gate prior to filming
of a scene for the 111m " How to Avoid a
Ticket," directed by Chester T. Slanls
i. wskl of the Cook County Tl'llfflc
Salely Division .
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County Highway
Civil Exam #6
Pictured above are Ihe newly employed Draftsmen and Engineering Technicians
who have recently completed the eCHO'!! three-week Indepth training course.
Since its Inception In April 011970. the courses have been broadened to give new
employees a complete orientallon ollhe Department'. acllvitle'. The Instructors ...
all out 01 Ihe eCHO rank and lIIe, are listed below along with the subjects they
taught .
Joseph Joyc. , Introductlon-Employee Benefits; Harry Shapiro. Math;
Bob Peterson , Salety; Truex Upchurch ,
Environmental Impacts Sialements
Irv Benjamin, Pavement Design; Stan
Klmonl, Soli Evaluation; Clillord Egel ,
Laboratory Tesllng; Bob Gorski , Sleel
Inspection
Ed Jablonski, Cook County OrganIzallonal Chan: Nick Olenick, Chaining,
Leveling & Transll; A. Olnl and P. V.Ientlnl, Drainage; Mlk. Nl lmczyk,
R.O.W.-Valuallons .
Frank Conroyd, A.O.W .-Negollalions; Ted V an Gelderand J. Carl.on ,
Construction : W. BaslltI , Aesusclla-
tor; A. Virgilio, Agreements.

R. Hedrick., Critical Path Scheduling ; A. Lazamland R. Enrl , Parmlts: Ed
Beck, Maps , E. Hough , Concrete
Tesllng
D. Koslng end W. Vosburgh, Bituminous Pavemenls; A. Coy , Trallic Signals; C. Stanlslaw.kl, Porto Clinic Eye
Tesl & Driving Seminar; H. Kamps,
Rectangular Surveying Systems.
R. Kanak , Traillc Operaliona: F. WII
IIngu, Traffic Counts ; J . Per1ongo ,
Speed L1mil Siudles; S. Barglel , Machine Trallfc Counts.
E. Winston , Oulies 01 Oisl Trafllc
Engineer; Emil Donkars , Venlcle & Circular Curves.
(GRIN AND BEAR I T, by LIchty and

WagnBr, courtesy of FfBld Newspaper
Syndicate. ]
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THE KEDZIE AVENUE PIPE LINE
[between Lincoln Ave. to Howard St.]

ExcavaUon and drainage work Is now In progress
wl1h Roban A. And.rson Contrllctors doing IRe
honors. This $l .9 mll1l0n dollar project began Ihls
paSI April with .. completion dale expecl ed In lhe
'ale aummer of 11116. eCHO', Ted Van G.ld., Is our
SupervIsIng Engineer, badted up by John Shry. the
A ld.nl.
This Is only pan 01 Ihe IIrs' ,talge In Ihe o ...erall
Impro...ement 01 Keeble Anu .
Cui t . No truar word. wa,. ....er wrltt.n .

Cut 2. Cran' lowering 14" ..war pipe Inlo placa.
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CUI 3. And h.,.'. the pipe.

CuI . "A 11111. bit mOrillo the l.fII l"
JUNE. 1975
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From Ihe hurrying lens of thouSlndl II the Inlerncl ion 01 Stlte and Madison
Streets-"The World's BusIest Corner"-to the woodland trails 01 the COOK
COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE, the Ylrled tempos 01 man's dlnrse and complex
Inleresls belt oul their falclnlHng rhythms.
The BOlrd of Commissioners is con fronted dally with problems I lIacllng the
health and wellal1l of more thin 5% million people ... Not the leest of these Is the
Itow of traUlc on the great system 01 ElC preu wlys .. . Hlghwsys snd S.c:ondsry
Road s under the jurlsdlcHon 01 the CCHO.
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Be a bush II you can't b. a tr.a.
If JO u can't b. a highway, ,h.n lust be
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Did You Know ...

-that the ancienl Romans built an
Iqueduct n.ar Nlmes , France ... It s tili
stands and Is 835 feet long and 180 leet
high .boye Ihe river? (In Cook Count,
WI CIU Ihl structures cutvens Ind
bridges .)
-that Cook County s ta ned with I
boerd oj commllSloners, rsther thin I
board of lownshlp s upervlsora, due to
the orlglnll sl.te con stitution of 1818
which proYlded thai .11 counties be run
by a bOlrd oj three comm lsslonera?
-th.1 elections were held on April 12,
1850 In which elch existing township
chose lor 11 .. 11 I group of town
OtliCilll , Including I supervllor who
automatically became I member of thl
County Board of Supervlsora?
There are quatltles crucla' 10 Ihe

YUality 01 our society: enlhuslasm and
judgment ... eagerne .. 10 learn and
willingness to accept responsibility.
The problem 01 society Is to culllvate
such characterlsllcs In people .. . to
nurture talent and creatiVity adequata to
s Ultain I II yllallty. In our national lIfa
we cannol afford to "18 111e lor
seconds,"
Long years ago a poam by Douglas
Malloc h was wrill en to l ummarize the
spirit required by I vigorous and pro
ductlye society:
Populalion. .............. S,566,000

Arn ......... ..... 956 square mflu
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BE THE BEST
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HIQHWAY .IWi
Counly Build ing . Rm . lt11
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Chicago CI'Iic Cente,

Chicago . illinois 60602
The Cook county Highway News IS published monlhly 10f the benelll 01 ttltChanglng In'ormatlon between the
Highway Oepallmenl, governmental agencies, Citizen represen tatives. and .ndlvlduat municipalllies Therelore.
we Invite any newsworthy con tributions relellanl to thll pubhcallon Please contaCI FranCine Sluan al 443-7714
JULYAUGUST. '975
VOL. XXII
Nos. 7&8
GEORGE W. DUNNE, Pres ident Cook Count y Board 01 Comm issioners

Mllhew W. Blenczel
George W Dunne
Floyd T. Fulle
Cherles 5 Bonk
Cart R. Hansen
Mildred Casey
Irane C. Hernandez
Frank W. Chelrow
Mlthew W. Bleszczlt-Chmn, Road and Bridge Comm
Edl lor
Frantlne 8 Slulrl
Jerome Hupp ..,

Ronald R. llrlon
MIry M. McDonald
John H. Strover. Jr.
Mlrtin Tuchow
Harold l. Tyrrell
Ruby Ryen
Joseph I. Woods
Superintendent 01 Highways- Hugo J Stark
Graphic A rts Consultants
Photography
Edwin A. Beck C . C. Higgins - Tom Kennedy - St.n Cabay
Elmer J . MaJewlkl
PAGE 2
JULY.AUGUST. 1975
hndmel.r ROlld [Tonn. ROld 10 HI,,
gIns Raid)
The Improvemenl w.11 eltlenQ easlerly
along Lllndm.' er Raid lor a distance 01
1 3875 miles and IS localed In the
Vlltlge 01 Elk Grove.
Included In Ihe Improvement IS a two
lane Widening along wIth rumble shoul
ders adjOining bo t h SIdes of the
elCtsting pavement Also Included IS Ihe
10lal reconstruction and wIdening 1\ a
curve located between Nicholas Blvd .
Ind Higgins Roed wl l h complete resurfaCing along wltfl othe, relaled road
won<
0., II low bId 01 $347 ,844.93 th.s
M F.T ContraCI was awarded 10 Mil
bum Bros., Inc., 01 Mt. Prospect. 111
COUNTY BOARD AWARDS

ELEVEN CONTRACTS TOTALING
52 ,960,227 .43 ON JULY 1ST
Jo. Orr Ro.d [W.$I.rn ,henu. to Ash
land Avenu. ]
Localed In Bloom TO"ll"\shlp and the
.... Hages 01 Olympia Fields & Chicago
Helghls , thiS Impro ... ement prOYldes lor
the reconstruct.on 01 Joe Orr Raid 10 a
lourlane Porlland cemenl concrele
pa ... ement separated by a fourloot
mountable concrete median, Including
the combination concrete curb and
guner. storm sewer II concrete boll
culvert along "'11th a dnltnage Structure.
construcllon slgnmg. stnplng, land
scap,"o and Olner related road work.
ThiS Improvemenl "'1111 begin 135.7
feet east 01 Western Avenue and elltend
easlerly along Joe Orr Road 756 24 leet
wesl 01 Ashllnd Av.nue for a distance
0108367 miles
On a low bid of 5799,052 .53, Frenzel
Construction Com piny of Glenview
illinOIS was awarded IhlS M F T con
trael
Capri Dr/ve Culvert
Located on Clprl Dri .... between lilly
Lan. Ind Aster Avenue In Pilltine
Townsh ip, Ih,5 Improvement mch,ldes
the conSlruel!on 01 a two--barrel rem
lorced concrele boll cul ... ert which can
accommodate I'NO pedeslrlan Side
walks and two oarkways
G.orge H. Hardin , Inc .. 01 Chu;ago.
IIlIno,s was awarded Ihls M FT can
tract on a low bid 01 s.37.n6.60
Sehwlb Slre.1 [Foresl Lene 10 Merglte'
Srt.ell
This .mprovemenl runs northerly
along Sehwlb Stre." 40 leel Soulh 01
Margaret Streflt , fOI a distance 0102608
miles and IS located In the Villeg' 01
Thornton. Includea In Ihe .mprovement
IS Ihe reconstruction of Ihe elllsting
curb and guttered base pa~emen t along
'Nlth Slorm se ..... er con5trucllon, dram
age struclure adjuSlments, stnplng;
landscaping and olher rela ted road
work.
On a low b.d 01 $123,985 .67 , J. P.
Cons truction Com piny 01 ChIcago
i-IeHlhls was awarded thIs M F ,T
conuacl
Wi/ke Raid [Norlhw'st HIghwe, 10

Soulh Frontege Road, 11/, 53]
ThIS Improvement Is located In Ihe
Townsh i p s 01 Pilitine , Arlington
Heighls lind Wheeling and elltends
nonherly along Wilke Raid, 82 leet
soulh 01 Soulh Frontlg' Raid (III 53)
lor a dtstance 01 0 7830 mIles to be
Improved
Work consists 01 Widening and reconstructing the elllStlng pavement to
an adequa te two lanes Including a
rumble shoulder area adJolntng bolh
s.des 01 Wilke Road belw ..n North
west Highway Ind Thomas Streel. Also
Included 15 a provision lor a steel plale
beam guard rail WI ,h s'abll,zed shoulder
al approaches to the culvert. drainage
adoltlon; landscaping slllotng and
other relaled lOad work.
Milburn Bros., Inc., 01 Mt Prospect
illinOIS was awarded this M F T con
tract on 8 tow b.d 01 $153 ,353.65.
Beckwith Road [Lehigh Annu. 10
Mason A".nuel
In Ihe Vlllige 01 Marion Grove Ind
the Township 01 Niles, this Improve
ment beginS 580 feet west 01 L.hlgh
Avenue and elltends In an easterly
dlfeclton along Beckwith Raid, west 01
Mason Avenue lor a distance 01 1 0686
miles
Work conslSls 01 widening to an ade
Quale two lanes With rumble shoulder
areas adjoining bolh SIdes 01 Ihe elCtSl'
Ing pavement along Beckwith Roed ,
Inctudlng lhe widening 01 Lehigh to
three tanes at 115 IntersectIon wtlh
Beckwith ROld , Also Included are
stabilized shoulder areas: drainage:
landscaping. Sirlping and other related
road work.
On a low bid 01 $208 ,904.35, the
Monarch Asphalt Complny of Skokie.
illinois was awarded Ih ls M .FT con
tract
Thornton Roed (SIbley 80ul."erd ro
Loom Ts Sl re. r]
Loca ted 10 the City 01 Hervey and
Thornlon Townshi p, Ihls tmprovement
win beg.n 100 fee l nonh of Sibley Blvd.,
ell,'endlOg northerly along Thornton
Raid lor an Improvemenl 01 0.7278
mItes and consists 01 Widening thiS
road 10 IWO lanes With rumbte
shoutder area adlo.nlng bolh Sides 01

Ihe existing pavement, and all olher
relaled work
Glnlgher Asphalt Corp. of Thornlon.
Illinois was awarded this M .F,T con
tract on a low bId 01 5213,723 ,90.
GROUP 8;197$
107,h Sr, .. " Herlem Avenue to

Ridg.lend Avenue. Work will begin on
107th Sireet along the easl edge 01
Harl.m Avenue gOing eaSterly along
107lh Street , along the west edge of
Rldgellnd Avenue lor a distance 01
0,9515 miles, and consIsts of wldemng
107th St,.et " Harl.m Avenue to two
lanes. Including a rumble Shoulder area
adjOining bOl h sides 011071h Sll eet
115tll Slreet, Ridgellnd Avenue to
Lemon Annue. t.511 miles are \0 be
,mprQlled along 1 t 51h SIreet whIch will
consist 01 prOVIding surfacing 01 the
exlsung pa~emen l
Rfdg./end A".nue II 1f5th Slr.el.
The Improvement at the Intersect.on of
Ridgeland Avenue It 1151h Street
conSISIS 01 a three lal'le wIdening in all
lour Quadrants tncludmg stabilized
shoulder areas: tralilC contrOl Signals.
landscaping. Sl('oll'lg and other rela ted
road work
Tne above Improvements are located
In the Vllliges of Worth, Chlclgo Ridge
Ind Alsip and In the Township 01
Wotth . ThiS contract was awarded to
CrowleySheppard Asphalt Complny of
ChIcago RIdge. IIhnol8 on a low bId of
1429.751 45 to be paId for "'11th M F.T
funds
GROUP C1g7S
Pllinfi.ld Raid, CookOuPage Road
10 tne T",Slale TOlway Tne Improvemenl w.1I e1(lend In a northeasterly
dlrecllon along Pllinliflld Road east 01
the approach concrete pavemenl to the
Tri- Sllle lor a distance 01 0.2197 miles
Cook DuPe". Raid, North 01 th
Slevenson Expressway 10 55th Street
nils Improvement will run norlherty
along Cook.DuP.g. Raid and Ihe south
edge 01 55th Street lor a dlslance of
I 5136 miles,
CookDuPlge Road, German ChurCh
Road 10 soulh of the Slevensof't
EJlpressway The Improvemenl of thl.s
secllon IS lor a dlslance 01 0,8275
mIles and consists o f a tw o lane
WIdenIng WHh rumble shoulder areas
atong CookDuPI". Road , nOllh of lhe
Stevenson EllpresswlY Ind 55th Streel
along Pllinfleid Raid between Cook
DUPI"e ROld and west 01 the TrI,SIII.
ToHwly adJotning both Sides 01 the
ell.sllng pavement. Including a three
lane WIdening al the Intersecllon ot
Cook.OuPage Road an d Plainlteld
Road.
The Group C-1975 Improvements are
localed In the VJliage of Burr Ridge In
,he Township 01 Lyons. On a 10"'1 bid of
5546 ,143.85, this M .F T Improvemen
was awarded 10 Municipil Plving Co . &
Western Alphllt Pl'tl ng Co " 0
LaGrange, Illinois (a joint venl ute)
Wall Road Bridge ov.r FI.g Cr
The bndge Slle across Flat CI'Hk _
Wall Road IS localed apprOlllmaie
COOK COUNTV HIGHWAV NEWS
JULYAUGUST. 1975
PAGE 3
" PLAY
BALL! "
The County Road Runners Ilorme,I'!'

knOoNn as Ihe Cook County HlghwIY
OePllrlment Road Runnersl have really
Deen 'fureaklng along AII.r Iwo early
,elbaCkS earlier in Ihe season. Ihey
MI~e llrung logelher 14 'Halghl VIC
lorlos . and are In III plecI In the Engi
n..r's League wl l h a 7-0 record and In
2nd plac. In Ihe Conllnental League
wllh a 1().2 rKord .
HOle are a Ie ..... 01 Ihe scores Irom Ine
lasl Ie..... weeks" I
ARS 26 eTA
IWedldn', 91ve 'hem a lranlffff 'l
RAS' 31 VA Research
3
3
RRS' 22 VA Research
8
IBut we dId
them a trens/uslonlj
RAS' 16 ~~!81( _
14
IOellll'II19 ' hem Irom a 40 /0 II 14 'I
RAS' 24 Bluashlold
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IT"e M . 0 's won-'ge l /HId all thll mo I
RRS
19 Salvation Army
2
(They sa~ our souls 1
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(Cotlt'/llIIlrom ~ 2/
1.890 leet nOrlh 01 alrmln Church

Ro ad and 1$ In Lyons Town shIp, The
Improvcmenl Includas utmoval 01 b,tu
mlnous suriaclOg ttom prestressed
,nCfele boll beam deck. waterproofing
along ..... '11'1 Olher miscellaneous and In:Idental ..... ork
The Swen son Compaony 01 Thornton.
IIlInolt. was awarded 11'1" M F T con
traCI on a low bid 01 134,797 .00
I03td St1l1.' a' Robe". Road ITra"'c
Signal Ins'allal1onl
located al Ihe IrIl ersecllon 01 I03rd
Sl rHI al Robarts RoMt In Ihe City 01
Palos Hills In Pllos Townlhlp, thiS im
provement conSISIS 01 the Inslilial lon
01 IralllC contlol Slgnlls pec:feslfll"
",qnall bla-cl<el mounted tullyaclualed
controller W.lh appurtenances In a
cabinet vehicle detectors ,nd lOOpS,
,nsl8l1allon 01 handhotes. cable, elec
IIIC service, conduit and all appurlenances, On a low bid 01 $64 .893.50 ,
Commerci al Llghl Company 01 Chlca,
go, illinois was awalded Ihls M F T
r,onllaC\ nhese ,mprovemenlS Wilt
boO'" someurne Ih.S summer)
CnucA Ram""z. our plletl",. tiltS a hom"r -slam., ttl. C T A

For those whO ,Jre lat.hlon minded.
the Ro~ Runners lonally have unl
lorms, The leam has lound II sponsol
on Ihe Counly Board The new "chic"
look conslsls 01 a led and while knll
10l sey o"et black panll Wllh a red and
while Itrlpe Also . the INm decided \0
buy tackels which ale blull with while
lellet.ng To say Ihe teast Ihey are
Ihe dandlu 01 G,.nl Pirkl!
Challenges are Delng .sent to a lew
learns In Cily HIli and the County
Building
One wu &IInl 10 Eddie
VrdclYlk' s Alderma"lc Te,m
to Ihe
Clly Pllnnlng Commlillon, and Ihe
Civil Se,..lce Com mi llion lin lieu of
HIghway 6 ekams. 1108 Will chaHenge
11'1011 PlowesS 8gamst ouri somel.me
laler In Ihe season)
ThiS year the ARS halle .dded some
new mnovallonllo 11'111 baseball pIcture
Fltst and mosi Impollanl Ihere ale
now IWO lem,le Raid Runne". Flye
B~':"~~::';::~'i,~::~':~:,m::~~. and
Miry
Division,
Mary Lou Sosnowski. our catcher,

proudly ShOW' 0" her new ',ank-IOp'
blcuse
""",,,,n926 103
have .ctded Ihell lormldable "gures to

the RAS ro slel_
Neill Ihe RRS have a new cheering
section. besides out welcome perennials Ms, Gr..n, Ms. Hayden, MI .
Marlin I"d Ihe entire Qreen clan , the
cheering secllon Is augmented by Terri
Valanugl, Andrea MIDIIO, Chartene
Wllllaml, Phyllis Marlo" , Pearl BOII.y,
Kathy Farbo , Fluclnl Lark i n ,
Ms , Campbell, Judilh D... III. and Chris
PI.nllnk
Therll afe a couple 01 cheerleade,s
whom we ha~e 10 mentIon sep,lralelyhrst MIS lonnie Dixon (lhal'a IIgh!!)
Chand" Austin has now beCome Mrs.
L.D alono wllh Mrs. J. Swlonl" (Jim
gOI hllched Juna 28th In Ihe Uncoln
Pal k Conu,..aloryl
AI a lalel dale we Will De able 10 an
nounce Ihe name 01 anal her Road
Aunner whO Is being carried as a
'rlngcr' b.- one 01 01.11 Molher Road
Runners !
Tho roator 01 Road Runners lor our
CUffenl t.eason Is
Lonnie . Speed' 0'1101'1. Mack 'PlayetCoach Slubs. Chuc:1I; -The AClor
Ramirez_ Tom ' BasetM.II" GI~, Tom
fIIot as In SOS'- Hayden . Bunch Mr
WoodCOII. Faye 'SllmGoodle BullS.
JaM 'Slugger' Plelerzak. Gary "The
Talkor"' N1Chlpoluk . Ton.-Stogle Pie
le'l.a~, Mary Lou 'Curve Em" Sosnowski, JOhn " Buckles" Buckholtz; Bill
'SII(\e" Spearman; Tom " As !f1 Chovy"
Vega, Ralph "Smiley" Ebbing , Ken
'OP' Woll. DenniS -Tall One" Popish ,
Jerry Holcomb" Ve)'<H. St ....e "The
OUlel One ' Russel. JIm " OP ' 2' Sw,onI~, Herb
No Shoes" Marlin Nyl
'ShOll Cenle" Fellen . Ben
Kato"
Celdwell. AI Ray' DIXon
So, PLAY B ALL I,
ABOUT OUR FRONT COVER

The bus/e,J! XWlly IfI CooA- County
Ihe Dati Ryan . , dusll 1001lltlll SOU/(l
PAGE ..
JULYAUGUST, 1975
CAMP McDONALD ROAD al WOLF ROAD INTERSECTION

looking soulh before traffle a'gnall and Intersecllon ImpfO'lementl wellt made.
Arcol. Mldwa" was our conlrllClor lor Ihll adequate IwO lane
widening lob along wi th rumble shoulders on HARRISON ST.
trom SKOKIE BLVD . to GROSS POINT RD. Pic ture Is shot
looking west trom Gro$$ Point ROld belore construction.
And Ihil II now II IOOkl now AFTER Ina 1~lfIc Ilgnals were
installed and the channelized Inllusecllon Mlibum Brol., Inc.
did Ihl. OUlclue. which was completed In Jun .
and AF1'ER I
-.
Here we see BODE ROAD looking east belore 1\ was resurfaced
by Mllbum Brol., tnc .. with double Itrlplng. from Springings
gulh Road to Rosella Road
a real beauty 10 behold looking west
A MESSAGE . .
To the Employees of the Cook County High way Department
by Hugo J . Star1l . Superlnlendent CCHO
I _ould HII.t! Ihe employ ... 01 1M
Cook Count, Hlghwa., D.~rtmel1t 10

accept my pflll and appreciation lOt"
Ihe .",o~ and accomph'l'lm~t. they
hay. performed 0"'.'
the 'asl Ih8f1l1
years
One of the most recent ones 11 the
Design and ConSlfuctlon 01 County
HIghway using Ii 3D' faadluy . The IWO
.f.
12' 'a"ts wilh a 3' I'ablllztd Ihould".

Ihe shoulder then baing corrugated 10
alert Ihe drlyer. that they
gelHng
clos. 10 the shoulder". edge. This has
Improved wehlcle opetlilion and provided 'et, as well as rllduction In

Ihe maintenance 01 Ihe 3' shoulders.
lesl Yehlcles are dllylng olf Ihe

p.... tlm."t and 'uI11"g the l1h
shouldef.
I should lor Ihe enlightenment 01 our
employeel Indicate some of the
"Irsts Ihe County was Inyoilled in. In
the design 01 Edens Expressway. we
elCpressed Ihe opinion ,hat we dldn',
wanl turf shoulder. The Slat. and City
oul.olild 1.11 and we slarled 10 build Ihe
shoulders, but we refused 10 add Ihe
lOP soli for lurl shoulders Laler they
found
w.re right and now Ihe Stll.
II building lull depth end lull wldlh
Ihould.rs. We were 11"1. Ilrlll o Inslsl on
lighting and we Illuminated Edenl ExP'USWlY bUI not wlthoul a struggle
We hid to pro.e II saler 10 drive on a
lighted highway Ihan one wlthou l
ligh ts In Ihe old days the Skokl.
Lagoon. would ca tch on lira and smog
w.
the whole area We also had diSCUSabout where IIgnt poles should be
placed The City wanled Ihem 2 ' trom
the edge 01 Ihe pavement We then had
to compromise and Ihey were placed r
and laler 10' from Iha edgeot pavement
Now safely reQuirements dictate 14'
from edge 01 pavemen t plus a recovery
area lor disabled vehicles We were
unable 10 convince Ihe Bur.au 01 Public
Raids Ihal 1I0h1lng was alao required
on Ihe Calumal-Klngery Expressway.
On Median Stripl -we reQuelled
wider medians but had to compromise
lor 18' Laler 11 want to 40'. On
Congress Slr 1 w. uled .. rlabl.
medians. There was th. EIatlld Lin. ,
and we aHempled 10 provide room lor
Ihls facility, The Stat. said we could
not use MFT lunds and Ihe Fllderal
Go.ernment was not Int.reltlld , and
would not particl pata In Ihe cost We
sol.ed Ihls problem by building Ihe
ElIpreSlway plus local alreels as close
10 lhe right.ol.way lin. as poss1ble with
proper skle slopes. We lelt 90' In Ihe
center lor a wkte mlldlan to accommodate fulure public transportation. When
we reached Oak Par1l and FareS! Paril
we had the Chlcego , Aurora. Elgin
Railroad 10 deal with as well as Ihe Sao
Line. About thaI lime Ihe CAIE went
InlO recel.elshlp and we had to n~oll
ate lor Ihelr rlghtol-way whIch we
linally purchased , eniering lnl O an
agreement with Ihe C,T.S. 10 take over
the rlghl-ol way and opera te a f1I lIroad.
SIOns
This Is now Ihe Cong,.ss St,...t ~l"

Un. From Ihls you can see Ihal Cook
County was transportation orientlld
many yaars belollt anyone alse thoughl
of 1111
In Ihe conSlfuctlon 01 the Northw.sl
Highway
now known as the Kennedy
Expr.ssway , we proVIded a median
strIp to accommodate Ihe exlenslon 01
Ihe Ela.atlld Line to O'Hlr. Field Our
struclure 8t Jellerson Part was desIgned 10 accommodale Ihe " L" tralfie.
On Ihe Dan Ryan ElIplltsswlY we
used the same righl-olway procedure
allOwing space tor Ihe C.T.A. The
Mjdll10nal right-of-way requ1red lor Ihe
CT A . was a non participating Item by
Ihe Fed.ral Go.ammenl. We extended
ttt.1 nghl-o'-way 10 I03rd SIr.. t and
Ooty A.enu .
There allt many mOAi "firsls" ... Ihe
beck slopes unde, bridges and paved
shoulders over Ihe slructures, We losl a
lew but gained most 01 our polnl .
Those we were advocallng, but wele
knocked down. Ir. now an adopted
policy.
W. have Ihe finest coo~rallon beIwllftn Ihe va.tl0US DI.isions ... oasign ,
Rightol.Way . Solis, Sun.ys, Tramc .
En.ironmenta' Control , Construction
and Malnlananee I Finanea. The employees of Ihese Bureaus are making
Ih ls possible.
We had a good learn Ihen
and we
h..e a good team now-Congr.lulalion. on your coopera ti on I

[Another sketch tracing road nomenclature in Cook County.)
MILWAU KEE AVENUE , lormerly known as Milwau kee Road , has borne the name
s ince it was legally established along the general line of an Indian trail . It was
s urveyed in the 1830's , with the starting point on the west bank of the river at Its forks .
An account of the survey party 's merry adventures was given by George C. Klehm , a
Cook County Comm issioner some 80 years ago , to A .T. And reas, who put it in his
County history, published in 1884. Mr. Klehm related:
" There was a crooked wagon track
leading from Kinzie St reet through
c
Jefferson , the western part of Niles and
through Northfield toward Deerfield .
Every settler in making his way across
the prairie was accustomed to take a
course to suit himself in order to avoid
s loughs . .. holes, and wagon ruts. As a
consequence it sometimes happened
that a dozen or more t racks ran para ll el
t o ea ch othe r.
" Wh en road s were good ... the time
to get to Ch icago and back from
Nort hfie ld was tou r d ay s ; when the
road s w ere muddy , nearly double that
time was required, and in the spring of
the year there were several months
when they were , for the most part ,
impassab le.
" Sil as W. Sherman , a prominent
settier of No rt hfield , made a petition to
the legislatu re to have the road established and surveyed. The petition was
granted and Asa F . Bradley was
entrusted with the surveying .
" The starting point was at Ki nzi e Street. George N. Powell , who had a hotel [in the
present Logan Square neighborhoodl , fearing that the road might not be located near
his place of business , raised a flag and informed the surveying party that if they could
strike the flag with the line of their road , a good dinner, with the best wine and booze ,
would be ready for them as soon as they arrived.
" Th ere was never better or quicker work done in the history of engineering than that
between Kinzie Street and t he flag . Mr. Powell mad e good on his promise.
" H is whisky was st raight , and a supp ly sufficient to last to Chester Dick inson's
ho use was taken in , and this , we presume, accounts for the straight line of Milwaukee
Avenue to that point. Here some scoundrel must have got some crooked wh isky into
the surveying party . .. for the road runs zig zag from there to the northern line of
Northfield and Into Lake County."
In 1849-1851 , at the height of the plank road boom, Milwaukee was planked out to
three miles beyond Dutchman 's Point [m odern Niles) . The plank roads lasted only a
decade. Planks wore out or floated away in times of high water and the public
objected to payi ng tolls for a facility that was none too good at its best.
Due 10 the mln y req uests lor " How I
ROlJ d WlJS Named " we ha~e med e an
Insert to be used lJS lJ mini postsr for
b ullel in bOlfd s.
JULYAUG UST, 1975
PAGE S
RETIREMENT NEWS
Alter 37 yel ~ 01 servlc. with Ih. CCHO ... Sem Pot..h , Chlel of Ihe Survey
Olvlalon, retired June 27th al a grand gala given In his honor at Ihe Courtyard Inn on
North Wells Streel 190 CCHO employ .. s strong lumed out In respect lor thIs lovely
man
the honor he so rlghlfy deserved
Sam began wi th the Highway Depart
menl on July hi, 1938 as an Inspector
Tnlnsllmln
the IItle he held lor one
year and a hall _.. He was Ihen promoted to a Jr. CIvil Engineer with a Civil
Service litle, spending the next sevenl ea n yaars wl1h the Con struction
Buraau . He was Ihen transferred to the
Survay Divi sion In 1956 as a Party Chla'
and retIred as Chle' 01 the Divi sion.
Sam received his B.S. degree Irom
Armour Institute 01 Technology In 1936.
He was also a Reglsterecl Prolesslonel
Englnee, and I licensed Land Su rve yor. Among the societies 01 which
Sam is a member are THE ILLINOIS
LAND SURVEYORS; THE AMERICAN
CONGR ESS OF SURVEYING & MAPPING, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
PHOTOGRAMETTERY AND THE
R.O.W ASSOCIATION.
Ssm , "the quiet man," and 1'115 wIle
Lil lian have two sons, Norman. the
sports producer and wnler lor WG N-TV.
and Stanley Ihe communIcations direclor lor Cook County Hospital, along
with four grandsons ... but only one
Amy l! For her he'lI prospect lor
lurquols and pendol In Ph~ Ix, Arizonl where he and Lillian will make thelf new home ailer labor Day
Oh. yes. he'lI
be back to VISit us
and especially Amy, whom he adores with a passton.
As one 01 hIs sons nOled
"Dad was never Irae on Sunday to take us on picnics
when we were kids
He was a wor1l. addict and totally dedicated to hiS Job." Now I
can understand What "Never On Sunday" Should stand lor In Sam's casell We love ya.
and we'll all miss you, Sam. God blessll (Relax and enjoy your new color TV set, Sam,
and thlOk of all of uS when you view the lube!)
KEDZIE
AVENUE
GETS
LOWERED
Palumbo Excavating Co . is co m pletely rebuilding Keetzle Avenue from a two lane blackt op to
a four lane conc rete p a vement.
T his project will continue t he
Improvement of Kedzie from
147th St . to 153rd 51. to meet
the four lane pavement thaI
continues down 10 167th StH. E. III Ted Hanschke 01 Oralnage & Utilit ies was reted at Ihe MUilonalfes Club by w h ich t he CCHO rebuilt several
many members 01 the Department
we would be remiss In not mentioning thai Ted
has been wllh our family lor 27 years, re tiring on May 23n::1 . He was very well accomp- years ago. Mike Griffin is the
Usl'lad In his Ileid and all that knew and wor1l.ed with Ted enjoyed and respected him. Resident Engineer o n I hls
He was given a MarShall Field gill certificate and a toupe ... after all, they couldn't $1 , 582 , 311 . 78 M F T I0 b WI"'h
send Ted out In the world wlthoul any halrl! (Happy days, Ted!)
--------------r-------------~ Frank Speidel Supervising.
Bare Facts!
A m id wes t e rn farmer go t fed
u p with cars co n s tantly s p eed
jn g p a s t his prop erty, enda nger
I n g the lives of h is c h ildren a nd
l iv estoc k . Finall y, he solved th e
pro b lem by erec ting a s ign t hat
had traff ic c reepi ng past hi s
p la ce. It read ' "Slow down tor
nudis t camp crossing."
PAGE 6
JULYAUGUST, 1975
Dear Mr. Stark:
I have lound that the book 01
Township Maps 01 Cook County Includ
ing the Clly of Chicago which was
complied and published by your depart
ment to be of great ulue to me .
I would like to request thai, II al all
possible. you lorward an additional
twenly copies 10 me so th at o th ers In
our office can benetil Irom It as well as
myse!l
Thank you so much lor your coopera
tlon.
ThiS Award IS the Council's highest

order 01 recognition lor outstanding
occupational safety records . Any company that qual1flBs lor thiS honor has
reached a level 01 success In safety that
Is exemplary,
Fewer than 5 ou t of 100 Award appll
catIons qualify lor the Award 01 Honor.
It is estimated tha t less Ihan 5 out of
1 ,000 of the nation's lolal number 01
work units WOUld meet the Award 01
Honor requirements .
Please convey my personal congratu
lations to the men and women of your
organiz-aUon for making such an ell-cel
lent record possible!
Very truly yours.
Sincerely,
Mr. Hugo J. Stark , Superintendent

County Department 01 Highways
Sheldon Gardner
Depuly State's Altorney
Chief. Civil Actions Bureau
lEd
VIncent L. Tofany
Nahonal SafelY CounCil
425 N MichIgan Ave.
Chicago, III. 6061t
Dear Mr. Stark:
Mr. Frank Speidel

Regional Supervisor. CCHD
nOle'
As you, offiCial cllentYOU're welcomelJ
Re
Highway Improvements on
Busse Road & EuclidLake
It has been my ell-perience lor more

than 25 years that people vole and wrUe
their dissatislactlon and only seldom
leel motivated to all-press their apprecl
atlon. They take public works Improvements pretty much for g ra nted for
ell-ample.
I want 10 make sure that you receive a
sincere and heartfelt "thank you" for
your good work In the Improvement of
EuclldLake through our municipality ;
the cooperation on a needed traHic
signal at Westbrook School on Busse
Road; and Ihe recent widening of Busse
Road from Central to Golf. There may
have been a few construC!lon complaints along the way, but the net result
is what counts and these Improvements
contribute greatly to our cItizens' peace
01 mind t am sure I speak lor the Mayor
and Trustees In expressing our appreCiatIon.
We also are gratelul lor the experl
ence that your Electrical Engineer, Art
Coy has brought to our Salety Com
mission over the past years Our town
is a belter place because of the effor1s
of men like him .
Again. Mr. Stark, we appreciate the
Improvements you translated Into being
in Mount Prospect.
Sincerely.
Robert J. Eppley
Village Manager
Village of Mt ProspeCt
Mr. Hugo J. Stark

Superintendent, CCHD
Dear Mr. Stark:
The Cook Counly Highway Depart
ment , Cook County BuildIng , Chicago,
illinois, has earned the National Salety
Councils Award 01 Honor for lis safety
performance In 1974.
Dear Mr. Speidel :

On behalf of the RI.erside Village
Board and our residents, we wish to
thank you for the great , great Improvement o f the railroad crossings at 138th
Street and Indiana Avenue. II Is a
pleasure to ClOSS these tracks nowsomething most of us have been aVOid
Ing lor many years
We sIncerely hope this improvement
Will alleViate many aCCidents and traillc
wllillow more freely
Very truly yours,
Mary Harlen!an Petriko
Village Clerk
Village of Riverdale
to be reall~ Interested in what was

going to be the Impact 01 the hlghwa~
rebuilding programs (Devon Ave. and
Arlin9ton Heights Rd.) on the Village 01
Elk Grove . I am sure that he could be
some help regarding the Impact o f
Devon Avenue upon my property,
I am at a loss as to whom to
contact-PLEASE HELPI
Sincerely,
Richard F. Losch
Answer: June 1l1h, 1975
Dear Mr . Losch:
Receipt Is acknowledged 01 your
leller of June 2. 1975 , regarding the
drainage problem on subjec t Improve
ment. I greatly appreCiate your bringIng
thiS matter to my attention, and
Sincerely regret the inconvenIence
caused you.
Although caused by condlUons beyond OUf control. Ihe Department
Inlends to alleviate the reported condi
tlon by installing a culvert under your
driveway , as well as widening and
raising the elevation 01 said driveway.
Full restoration w!1l be made 01 all
damaged areas.
The above described work will be per
formed 10 the Immediate future. I thank
you lor your cooperation in this maner,
Very truty yours,
Hugo J. Sterk
Supenntendenl of Highways
Cook County, illinoIs
Final Reply: June 18th, 1975
Crossroads QuasI/on: June 2, 1975
Dear Mr. Stark:

Thank you very much for the action
taken by your deparlment and all can
cerned In reconstruction of our driveway.
Milburn Brothers and the Cook
County HIghway Department did a
splendid job. Thank you again.
Re
Sincerely
lEd. nOle /I you're glad-we',e glad,

J P. Construction dfd a bang'up job l ]
Devon Avenue
Sail Creek-Busse Road
SectIon lJ5091Q.M F .T
Dear Mr. Stark:

Help!
I am currently being overwhelmed
wllh water, due primarily to the lactthat
the little countl)l road known as Devon
Avenue nas become a modern lour ( 4)
lane highway, Don't get me wrong. the
highway Is great-but e~ery lime we
have a downpour of ram. I am being
drowned.
The Engineers on the job are great
guys, the contractor 15 doing his lob
and the landscapers are working hard but what has been created Is one
gigantic spillway that terminates at my
driveway, and runs Into my front yard.
I am SICk and tired of scraping mud
off my driveway. I am Ured of trying to
put my dnveway back in place. and I'm
especIally tired 01 trying to keep water
out of my fronl yard
About 2 years ago, I met Mr , Jack
Slern at the Civic Center, and found him
Richard F. Losch
228 East DeVOn Avenue
Elk Grove Village, III 60007
Daar Mr. Stark:
I am writing you IhlS leller In praise
01 the line men you have working lor
you, namely, Mr. Bill Krlwko, Foreman,
Mr. Jim Cullen , Supervisor, and Mr. An
Ihony Fosco , District Engineer. The y
came out the day after I phoned Ihe
Cook County Highway Depart ment
about la1l weeds growing near the road
adjacent to my house.
Mr. Krlwko came that very afternoon
to see about the problem and agreed
that something should be done, I asked
if seed could be planted so th e area
could be maintained by my husband
and myself and thereby solving the
weed problem for good . Mr. Kriwko
said he dldn'l think he could promise
thaI, bUI that someone surely would be
oul to cut the weeds.
COOK COUNTY HIOHW.:.."Y.:..:.""EWc.:.::S_ _ _ __
OBITS
Out
I rmpal"r I~ Gabriel
and Ang.lo Ollar. 011t1. P.rmlt 01,1
sian *hou Sl.al., Cath.rin. T,......so . Iao be,nG Ihe " .. )\1\(0, 0' John
T,a,''''o 01 In" Cons' ruction Bur
u. p.auec;I iI ..,y Jun. HUh; 10
Erwin D.tlloll 01 Iht' Rlghl.ol.W'~
ButUu .... ho wll . lon.ln., died
Juna 22rtd: 1(> Arlhul CO" head at
It'lll Eleelrical Daparlm.nl, Whoio'l
motne, Mia . AnUa eo,. passed
aw .,. Jun. 2.lh. II William Hughes
01 5011 TUling wnote mOlhar,
Bobbla Bobblt , died Jun. 29th 10
Ihe lamlly 01 M,II Epstein, lormer
employee 01 Ihe eCHO who died
July Bth; 10 John K. Cr.n., head 01
the Tteh S."lc.I' Public Alfelr.
8u,.. u. whose IteomOlhet, Ann. M
Crlln.. Ihe Wldo"" 01 lormer Chi.,
Clm John 8 Cr.n died July Blh;
IL aamard G.mm 01 Irtf, Laborilioty
Tullng Sactlon. *ho .. brolher,
51.ndlord, paned aw.y Jul, 91h
JULVAUGUST. 1915
PAGE 7
[)I::V4I:?TMI::NT
NI::WSM41\1::I:?S
Irs OFFICIAl:. JINI M.rslk DeCame
Chief Engl".., ollh. D lgn Bur..u
Robert langa mo"ecI On" to head Ihe
Pavemant & G.omatrlc. Dhillon
Em.nual Kahn " now nead 01 Ih.
Structurlll Dlvl.lon. SI.nl.y 51pfeha
)l1li heads th~ Engln..rlng Computer
OI"I.Ion. and R.,mond Stanga w . .
apOG'nted Ac1lng H.M! "In Su",a,
DI'lslon IGOOd luck guysll'
ANTIOUAKING DEPT Pa".mlnl I
Geometrlcslro. aanlamln 'eeently :om
plaled II twely&-week Course In the
deSign 01 structurll ag.ln81 e,rlh
quakes sponsored by the Federal
Go"ernment al Circle Campus (Thun
der ,Ina lightning. yel. but Nr,hQulJle
In Coole County"""1
FRONT OFFICE POOP: S.ndl FOil
".Ihls .s nOI laking NGOndl> " Angl.
Dlcitlftson
she a~Il<III, I:'"
In
poltee,yomen's e ..am laS! montl
.her all. now Ihat Sandi moll1Kl 10 Ih
'Gold Coasl lhe hi. I.
tom.
method 01 prolection, living alone"
Now all she needl 'I Bun Bachalach
10 come home 10
TRADmON5: Flacal M.nav-menra
leon Green
,~, Pfoud G,anala,her 01
hll I'rsl grilnlk' d. carrie Ann GrMn.
bOm Jun. 251h. lII'elgtuno In II 7 Ibl
5' oz. al Swedish CO.,.nlnl Ho.pllal
HII numbet' on.... on 10m Sired Ihls
darling bab,
AND Sed.". Ooldna"s
nllw grand SO" . Allen Mlchl.1 Goldnal.
wilt carty on Ihll Ooldn.r name.
enlenng Ihe world .1 9 Ibl .. 2 all. on
Jun. 261h !n SlIolll. VI".y HOlpUal
Congrats to OOln g,andpa,re"11I and
Ihe,r relSpecll'18 ollsprtng Tom & 0 ..
M.rlln & Dawldl
DtALS OF GOLD Such gorgeous
olld gold walch,
Tuck.,'. Vlrglnl.
D.nnehy IS sporting on a chaIn around
her deHcale, Iwanllle. nk\!
W
we ndet how 'ihe gal I\'
THANKYOUZ: To Ih.t31 amptoy ...
01 Iha CCHD, F,..ncln. La,.ln, ROW'I
Time.... eeper. "'.' ,: ,,\o.e 10 '.Iene! her
trtlln .. Ior ChlpOl1g whan Fran'l ChIPI
are dOlll'n alter a I." 1""1 PAM "y
des,royed n.,. hom. on June 171h ISH
..",hilt niCe peepu' we ha.,. In Ihe
Dep11"1
hi".
A Century like
a Dream!
An eplI.ph 1'1 11'1 lomb lone ~I
man .... no Ilv~ I~ ~ more tnan a
hundr'd In Connectlcul readl "A
Hundred Vurl Th, .. WI"". 17 chUd
ren, 50 grandcMdr.n, 105 great .nd
gre'lgreal grandchlldr.n
11 all
seemed hk drllm!'
Department
Praiseworthies
ICo"ttnued!
Wei'. Ih "at m lffllng lhere Ihey
were. cUII'"g Ih. weedl . nd 1",.lIng
Ih. dlrl. .S u was in ,ery DOOr condi.
lion
In Ihe meanl.me. becaUI. at Ih.
wonderiut lob ,our mlft did. lII'e can
rT\Junta." the at. . ouraety. . and nOI
h'YB problem With unllghHy weed.
growing 10 1111 near our property
SlnC'!'l't!:ly
Mrs. C.rol Hunter
1532 Amt'ler!;t Or
Schlu",burtl. III
lEd nOI. Our D"tuel I

the "good
guy. w"h 11'1. *hll. ha"
In Pe/all"e
eam. nOI only 10 Mrs ~unl"" ,..cu.
Out "'0 /0 the mOlD"." who ,,,fWlt
Ihrough ma/nt.rltet/on 01 Sptlngsgulh
, Amh.rst whOse W"OM were being

/mp.iffd Oy 11'1. blochg. 01 ,h.u r/tg"
m.naclng uncu/tlye'fd "pl.nt,"' In Ihla
10Wlly suOurOan " .. , ma/Malneo by Ih.
County1
H,
A CCHO FIRST; John KII' Crllna.

Tach Sertkas & Publk Aftalrs Bu ....u
Ch,el
nu
been ,"sl.II.o
as p,..ldent
()I lhe 1.300 member Chleago Chapiitt
()I \ha IIlIncHs Social, 01 Prol..llon.1

Engln ..,.
a blight k,d Irom !nlaney
Jonnny ""'1.5 on 1M Tau Epsilon Honor
Role for IIghl semesters al high school
.nd a' M.I.T was on Ihe Oean's Honor
l'lt lnl:lu(\lng 'nvlles' Itom Chi
Epsilon, Ihl' CI".I Englneer",g Honor
Soclely , and Tau B.I. PI. Ihe Engineer
"0 Honor Society
oradullmg as
number Iwo out 01 BO m.., o:omplellng
CIYII Engineering. and lanlh 01011 01 900
In ALL engineering phaslll Johnn,
"Kayo" Crlln. descen(\slrom alamlly 01
dlldlclled public servanls-nlS lather.
John B Cllna was tormllr Chlel CI.,.
" Iht CCHD and was a nephfl"N 01
Mlch 1"Kalt"' O'Connor ..",no preceded
Mayor Dlla, 11$ D.puty Comptroller 01
Cook Counly. Hia b'!lher.,,-la"N . John
D V,rble. w.s"ery acme In lhe VJII~a
at BenMfl"ma . oclu<llng '11411191 Prest.
acney IGood luck. Johnny
lull nook
on 10 Ihat 'hOOlmg Slar
,ou ' J re.lly
m.ke Ine BIG TIMEIII
'0fII'1' nlUIJt YOU Q4.'ITC ' " '
"",II"T W. "'..",. BV SA ... ,.".S
PAGE I
JULY-AUGUST, 1915

How m.ny egg. does the .....r.g. chichn '.y ch , r? Whit percent.ge 01
IIlInol.' com crop I. led 10 IIv tock In one y..r? , . The .n.w.,. 10 Ih.se Ind oth.r
Igrlcultur.rel.ted quution. m.k. up new .xhlbit In lincoln P.rII Zoo's F.rm-Inth.Zoo , Cotor photoglllph ... chert nd dllgram. Ire dl.pllyed throughout Ihl
exhibll with mulUpl ..cholc. questions In e.ch p.nel. SubJectl covered In Ih xhlblt
Includ oybe.n wh'lt . com , IIv tock , dairy products, hog. , climate , c.llle .nd
poultry , E.ch .ubject dl.cu IIl1noi. r91e in each ..peel 01 .grlculture ... Thl.
exhibit h.1 been don.led to lincoln P.,k Zoo by th.lll1noll D.partmlnt 01 Agriculture
Ind Ih. Universily olllllnol. Co-operati.... extension S.,.ICI . Bring th. kids to Ih. City
lor. d.y
you could I m lot II
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He stood balore Ih. Peeny G.le

Contemplating on his File.
HI. , ..ling WI. Ikln to tear
For he'd been county engineer.
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THE COUNTY
ENGINEER
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DID YOU KNOW ..

-th.t the CCHD h .. won no I... thin
lou I Bridg. Award , In th. ye.,ly
compelltlons conducted b, Ihe Am.rl
c.n tnllilute 01 51 ..1 Conslrucllon .
baing LAWRENCE AVE. BRIDGE 0....'
Edens Xwe, ; CALDWELL AVE. BRIDGE
0 ..." Edens Xwe,; 159TH ST. BRIDGE II
Ih. Cllumet XWI, ; RAMP "0 ". pari 01
Ih. Slony tslincH03rd St rKonstruc
lion project Ind .nolher Irom Ihe
HlghwlY B.lutlflcltlon Award Compelltlon, .ponsored by Ihe U.S Dept . 01
Transportltlon Ind thl Federal Hwy.
Admlnillratlon , lor I Bridge thlt cr.
aled multiple use in pro ... ld lng a neighborhood park on I.nd ban.lth Ih. D.n
RYln XWlY?
-th.t Ihe G.rdner Road Brldg. o.... r
Addi.on CrHk in Hlllsld., III. WI' eonllructed In tSI59 ... 222 , ..l in lenglh ...
I!lordlng two 14 1001 hlllle I.n.s .nd
IwO 6-loot sidewalk.?
- Ihlt Ihe IIrsl IWO Bridge. built In
Cook Counly were erKled In 1831 ...
narlow wooden slfuelur , one 01
which connected Ihe north Ind south
banks 01 Ih. Chicago River, whll. Ihe
olher spin ned the river's south branch?
..,
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SI P.ter, Ihen In rough Ion bold

Dem.nded Ihet his lIIe be told ,
"On E.rth," he cried , "Each slruggling
year
twa. I county engineer."
r-.
~.
...
Th.n .uddenly the glle flew wide

As he WI. quickly Jerked In.lde .
And ..... rywh.r. thll he could
WI' peKe tOl all et.mlty .
s"
-J
UiK UUllY
HliHWAY NIWi
County Building , Rm 1111
Chicago, IIl1nol. 80802
God led him to Ihe highesl .hrine

And '11d, " My son . this throne I.
thine ..
Rest . oh fist , 10 pelcefully
In III Ihe beluty thll you ....
"With .11 the moaning Ihlt I hear
From ..... ry county engineer
(And here God laughed In 10,lul mirth)
You've h.d your ahlre 01 Hell on e.rthl "
CIIK II
eQUnly Building
Room 1111
Chlc..go. IllinoIs 60802
The COOk County Highway News Is Qublillhed monlhly lor the beneht oj exchanging Informatron between Ihe
Hlgtlway Oep8l1menl . gOllernmenta! OlIgencles. cilian reptesenlat''1I!-5. anO IndiVidual municipalities There!ore,
we .nv,le an~ newawcrlhy conlflbutions relevanllo Ihl5 pubHCflUon Please contact Francine Stuart at
."3n,.
No.9
SEPTEMBER. 1976
VOL XXII

Mlt"aw W Bluzcu!
Chart.. S Bonk
Mlldrtod C. . .,
Frank W Chl.row
Mllha. W IUHitcul-Chmn
Editor
Francine B Stuart
John H Stroge, Jr.

Jerome Huppert
Ronald A Laraon
Manln Tuchow
"illry M McDonald
Harold L. Tyrrell
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
,,,,n. c. tlemanda:z
Superintendent oj Hlghwa'(s-Hugo J. Stalk
Road and Blloge: Comm.
Photography
Graphic ...,1.11 Consull.nll
GMlrveW. Dunne
FloydT Full.
Cart R. Hansen
Edwin A. Beck C. C. Hlg;lnl Tom K.nned_ Stln Clbay
Elmer J. Mejawlkl
PAGE 2
COO K COUNTY HIG HWAY NEWS
SE PTEMBER, 1975
SUMMER OF '75 LETTINGS TOTAL $9.6 MILLION

George W Dunne, PreSIdent of the
Board oJ County Commissioners, haS
announced that twelve f12) highway
Improvements lotallng $9,514,06718
were approved by the Cook County
Board 01 County Commissioners at
the If August 4th, 1975 meet mg. The
conuacts were awarded on the recom
mendatlon of Hugo J. Stark, Superin
tendent 01 Highways.
PR ATT AVEHUE
Thl8 Improvement IS located on West
PraU Avenue from Westem A... enue to
Ridge Avenue In the City of Chicago,
The proposed Impro... ement conalsts 01
the construction of a 44-foot composite
pavement conslsllng 013 Inches 01 sur
lacing over en 8-inch P.C.C. Base
Course, along with curb and gutter:
storm sewers; sidewalk: landscaping
and other related lIems
On a low bid of 5534,830 .60 , Frenzel
Construction Comp&ny 01 Glenlliew,
illinois was awarded this hot.F.T con
tract
. .
WESTERN AVENUE
ThiS ImprOllement IS located on
Weslern Avenue Irom West 31st SttHl
to Howerd Street in Ihe Ci ty of Chicago .
The proposed Improvement consists
01 the removal of ~Inch to I Inch 0 1
existing surlace by heater planing
followed by an equal depth resurfaCing
along with Ihe replacement or repair 0 1
existing curb and gulter, sidewalks,
remOllal of median and signa! pedes
tals, adjustment of drainage and ullll
!ies structures
Brighton Building .. Maintenance Co.
and Krug Excava ting Co., both of
Chicago, illinOIS (a jOint vemural were
awarded thiS M.F.T. contract on a low
bid 01 $2, 162,661 .50.
LAWREHCE AVENUE [Cent,a' Park

Avenue to Ashland Arenue)
located on West Lawrence Avenue
from North Central Park Allanue to
North Ashland Allenue In the City 01
Chicago, Ihis proposed Improvement
consists of the remollal 01 Jr." 10 '"" 01
existing surface by heater plantng
lollowed by an equal depth 01 resur
lacing along With Ihe replacement or
repair of curb and gutter. sidewalks.
<adjuslment 01 drainage utilities struc
tures
Brighton Building .. Maintenlnc;:, Co.
and Krug excavating Co., bolh of
Chicago, 11110015 (a lolnl venture), ... ere
awarded this M,F.T. COnlraCI on a low
bid 01 $446,252.30 .

ASHLAND AVENUE [94lh Stteol 10
Clark SI,H I, 18 mi. long] j CALIFORNIA
AVENUE (55th SI,H' 10 5lat St,...t] i
147TH STREET [Kedzlo A"anue to Call
10lnla A renu.1
These Improvements, all In the City
01 Chicago, consist of Ihe removal of
lr". '" 10 '" of resurfaclOg along wuh the
replacement or repair Of exisllng curb
and gutter, sidewalks, remollat 01
median. Signal pedestals. adjustment
01 drainage and utilities structures.
Brighton Building & Ml lntenance Co,

and Krug ExcallaUng Co" both of
ChIcago, illinoIs (e 10lnl venture), were
awarded t hiS M F.r. contract on a low
bid of $2 ,738 ,082. 34.

88TH AVENUE [10 7th St,..1 to 1ffth
SlrHI)
located In the Townl hlp ol Pi iol and
In the City 01 Palos Hi lls, Ihls proposed
Improvement conSlstl 01 Ine construc
lion 01 two 24' pavements wh~ch
consists of 3' of surfaclOg ewer a 10"
lIexlble base separated In pan by a
median: along with palli!ment mark
Ings, traffic slonals landscaping
ditches, culvel1s and related Items. Net
length to be Improved = 1.315 miles.
On a low bid of 5887 ,291 ,79, Ih ls
M F T conlraCI was awarded 10 Dono
hoe Asphalt & Paving Co. 01 Lemont.
illinois
..
SHOE FACTORY ROAD [Killne Coun t y

LIne 10 Rohrson Road]
Tnls ImprOlll!ment along Shoe F.c
lory Road conSISlS 01 WIdening and resurfacing 01 the uiSllng p8"IIemenl to
IwO 12' lanes wtth an additional 3'
rumble type bituminous shoulder area
and o ther rela ted road work Shoe Fac
lory Road 1$ located in the Township of
Hanover and Ihe City 01 Elgin .
Leininger MidStales Pilling Co .,
Inc .. located In Hillside, illinois was
awarded thiS M F T contract on a low
bId 01 5325,245.25.
BARTLETT ROAD (Schaumburg Road

10 E"anslott-Elgln Road]
Located in HanoverTownshl p and the
Viliagel of Streamwood and Hollman
ESIlles, thiS Improvement along Bart
tell Road consists 01 widening and resurfaclOg of Ihe existlOg pallsmenl to
two 12' lanes With an add1\lonal 3'
rumble type bituminous shoulder area
and ather related road worll
ThiS M F T contrac t was awarded to
Mllbum Bros. , Inc., located In Mount
PrOSoect. at a low bid of $190,816.30.
..
HARMS ROAD [SImpson SlrH! 10 hke

Aronue)
Localed in the Townships of Niles.
Northlleld and New Trier and In the
Villages of Skokie and GlenView Ihe
Improvement along Harms Road can
slsts of widenIng and reSurfacing 01 the
exisllOg pavement to IwO 12'Ianss with
an additlona!3' rumble type bituminous
shoulder area including tha addition 01
a lell turn lane at Glenview Road and
Lake Allenue , and all other relaled road
work.
Monarch Asphalt Co, o f Skokie,
illinois was awarded thll M F T con
tract on a low bid 01 S435 ,679. 10.
. .
WENTWORTH AVENUE [Glenwood

lansi ng Ro.d 10 Rldga Road]
In the Township 01 Bloom and the
Vlliilge ot unslng the Improvement 01
Wentworth Avenue consists of widen
ing and resurfacing of Ihe ellisling
pavemenlto two 12' lanes wilh an addl'
lIonsl3" rumble type bituminous shoul
der area Including the addition 01 a left

lurn lane al Glenwood Lanalng ROld
and Ridge ROild , including all relaled
road work.
The Amerlcen Asphalt PallIng Co. a'
Chicago, IIIlnoil was awarded this
hot F T conlract on a low bid of
$399,862.10.
..
GROUP 0 _ 1975
WISE ROAD (Rodenburg Road 10 Ro
selle Roadl; BODE ROAD [Spr/n"ins'
guth Ro.d 10 Jon., Road] j PLUM
GROVE ROAD (Ha,,,a Road 10 Schillum
burg Road]
The above Improvemants are located
In the Villeges 01 Schaumburg and
Hoffman Es,a ta., and the Townlhlp of
Schaumburg. The Improvement along
Wise ROilld conSists 01 widening and reo
surfacing 01 Ihe ellleting pallement to
Iwo 12' lanes wilh an additional 3'
rumble type bituminous shoulder area:
the Imal surfacing 01 lhe reconstructed
pavemenlS along Bode ROld and Plum
Grove Road , and all ather related roao
wor1l..
On a low bid 01 $372,022.85, this
M.F T contract was awarded to lein
inger MldStillle, P.... lng Co ., tnc., 01
HiIIllde, IlIInoll.
GROUP E - 1975
STEGER ROAD [Calum at Exprassway
10 Burnhem A.enue) j TORRENCE AVE
NUE [Stege, ROilld to Sauli' Tra/l]
The ImprOllement along Torrence
A ... enue conSists of Widening and resu r
facing of the elClslfng pallement to two
12 lanes .... Ilh an addllfonal 3' rumble
type bituminOus shoulder area lnclud
109 tne aClOIUon 01 a lelt lurn lane al
Stager Road and Katz Comar Rold . Ihe
final :suriaClOg 01 Ine reconstructed
pavement along Sieger Road , This 1m
prOllement is located In Bloom Town
ahlp and Sauk Vm age.
ThiS M F T. contract was awarded to
S.G, Hayes " Company In Markham ,
JiUnols on a low bid 01 $439,935,20.

GROUP F - 1975
SA UK TRAIL [Wa.slem Aranua to Chi
CiII"O Vi ncennes Rd.1; MAIN STREET
[Sauk Trail 10 Th ird Slre~d) ; SAUK
TRAIL fat Rld"awillY A.enue)
The 'mprovement along Sauk Trail
consis ts of wlderllng and resurfacing of
tne elClsllOO pavement to two t2' lanes
with an additional 3' rumble area In
cludlng Iheaddllion 01 a tell lurn lane at
Western AII.nue and Ashland Avenue;
the Iinal surfacing 01 the reconstructed
pavement along Mein Str, the provl
Slon of a lefl turn lane pavemenl along
Sauk Trail at Rldge""iIIY Annue and all
ather relaled road work.
The abolle Improvements are tooated
in Ihe Townships 01 Rich iIInd Bloom
and in the Vllilges 01 South Chicago
Heights, Rlchlon Pillrk, Park Forelt and
Millt!eson,
Gallaghar Asphalt Corp. 01 Thornton ,
m lnoll was awarded Ihls M.F T con
tract on a low bid 01 5581 ,581 .85.
COOKCOUNTYHI~G~H~W~'~Y~N
~EW~~S____________________~S~E~PT~E~M~.~E~R~,~'~"~5~__________________~P~'=G='~3
NEW STRIPING MACHINE

MAKES ITS DEBUT
Road Safety...
Today an attitude
Tomorrow areality
This new Striping Machine IS designed to lay etlher Cold Pain! or the same paint
heated to 125%. however, this will nOlspeed up lhe drying time very much and the
roadway baing striped has 10 beconed. A special Iype of paint wtll be COntracted 'or
early In 1176 which can be heated to 180% The paint. $0 heated, will dry In approxImately 10 or 15 HCond . Ihusellminating roadway coning. ABlhBllS nece9sary Is to
have another Huck fotlow the siripef. Which maintains 8 distance of 100' to 200'
behind the slnper. This striper can do centerline striping and edge line 8' Ihe same
lime The machine can do Iha yellow bamer line adjacent to medians and tha lane
line 81 the tame lime.
The nannal dalty SUi ping consumes 350 gaUon. of yellOW paint (for canter line
and no p... lng zonn' and oye, ona Ion 01 baadsl42 or 43 5O-1b. tHlgl 01 buds for
beU" vlslbllflyl The mac/,une Is driven by a conventional gasoline engine wllh
automal lransmls.slon and an air-conditioned cab. The 5linlng 15 po ..... er asslsled.
This aUlPl r"
al Ihe necsssary Olhercomponenls 10 make II as modem as .ny In
IhaUSA
A LITIlE BIRD TOLD US DEPT. Resdent EngIneer Leon William BennaU 0

Ihe ConalNctlon Buruu received hiS
Masler's in Bualn ... AdmlnlalraUon
Ihls past May Irom Ihe til. I"stltula 01
T"hnology
Leon also hOldS a B,S
In Civil EnglnH,'ng hom the Unlnralt,
01111. graduaU"o In 1964 (Oowart! and
upward. Leel)
PAR FOR THE COURSE: Jack Gallo.

01 me.: y w 'f'lt'"' Map 01. Pavements
and G.eomatncs 11956-t968) made a
hOI.. n-one on the 2nd 1'1018
t34
al lhe PAR 3 GOLF
yillrds \wow
COURSE 10 Muslt.egon Mien II'IIS pas,
Juty
so wrto saId the CCHO doesn,
tum out gOOd goUers
lei alone
GREAT Engineers???
AND THE BEAT

GOES ON: PrOject
COn1rOI's FNd Z. .
dyk, Ihe drummer
wllh Ihe Ommla!
Band of Ihe MedIna Tempte. telis
us 01 winning ls'
place In Ihe large
band Fanlasy
Compelltlon. and took 2nd place In Ihe
long 7-hr. aay Parade held al the
Imperial Council Suslon 01 Nonh
AmerIca In TOlonlo. Cenada Ihls past
July,
P S -Tha band Is an "orig.
lnal"
organIzed back In 1899 and
only Iha personnel have changed in'
strumenlS since Ihen II
UPS & DOWNS: Personnel"s prelly

Kill thy O'Rellly says her '., do's- to
Randy Walz at Queen 01 Angels Church
on Sapt 27th
aod alYert)' Chandler
oj the BoaRi 01 Commissioner's OlUce
sala hor "Good-byes to A.O,W.'s Jack
Castronovo 1&51 monlhl
FIXUMUPPIN Danny SChronakl of Mary
Kay Kuhn'. mall & lila Diy four
Mr. Fill-I!
I.e. Ihe Addressograph
Dr. wl'lo actually made Ihe machlOe \Yell
altar Its breakdown on 10 dlllereni
occasions lasl monlh, lor which we are
evergrataful) IS ~ooplng Irom surgary
In Forkosh Memorial Hoapltal, Gel well
soon, Danny.
Question:
WhO was Ihe Only man ewer to play
lor bOlh teams In a wortd series1
See Answer on page 7,
RETIREMENT:
William J. O'Dono..an 01 our esti-
mating DI .. I.lon
bo ..... ed oul 01 our
ranks August 15. ,
1975 .'Iet a Iwenty'
ye.r .Unl wllh Ihe
eCHO. Always an
eslimalor as well
as a sweet kmd,
conSiderate tlist).. ~~_~...-:-....
man who was highly thought 01
amongsl hIS associates
Bill and hiS
spouse. Mary are plannIng on purchasing ill camper to make a tour de
lorce ollhe U,S 01 A" We Wish him and
Mary nappmus and Ihe good lIIe. BII1
..... m be missed by aI/ his friends In Ihe
Departmenl who grew \0 respect him
dunng hiS twenty years with Ine eCHO.
GOLDEN DAY: Sepl 16th sew 50 yeers

01 wadded bliss 10 Earl end Ida Kistner.
MI. Kistnar ..... as Ihe Supel'llsor 01 Employment lor Ihe CCHD from May, 1953
unUI hIS relilemant In June of 1985.
Congralulallons and good health I!
PAGE"
SEPTEMBER, 1975
CCHD SA YS " YA -SO-SA Y-O" TO

KOREAN HIGHWAY ENGINEERS

The Mlnlslry 01 ConstfucUon III
Seoul. Korn lelt Ihat Ame;ncan knowho..... would De ~ery usetul to their
Highway Planning and DesIgn Sechons
so mUCh IKI Ihat Ihey sent tour ot
theIr EngIneer. on a lour 01 Ihe major
Highway Dept,,_ In the U.S 10 siudy
and observe road repaIr and main lenanca; road eOnstrucllon equipment.
lIansparlaUon plannIng programs. pluS
many Olhsr phases 01 uanaponallon
,eNlces Bnd Iy.lems. Ihe eCHO. by
r'Quest from the CHICAGO AREA
TRANSPORTATION STUDY welcomed
the-se man ISH Dept Prilluwowllesl
lasl month The ph; belo. daptc"\ a
small segment 01 Ille day Ihey spenl
With
u~
We see Ihe IlfOCedurll 10' silk screening

CO-ID 8lgns. Th1s 1$ a Iyplcal 'SORRY"
,Ign UBOO on ... arlous C(lnSlructlon sites
throughout Cook County From lelt to
'Ighl John Hunn, Sign PaJnler; tWO 01
Iha Korean EngmfMIfS: John Unk. ASSI
-Chlel f [jur Secondary Roads Bureau:
Seugn-BII Park ChIef 01 Trafhc with
Mlfllstr'l 01 Construction Horb Walsh,
CCHO S,on Shop Supe"",sor and Sign
Pa.nter Rudy SI.'anc!ch.
2Tne
Koman Engineers observe John

Hunn as hI!' puUs out It-e 'SIgn aUer
applying nUt 11r91 color John link.
conlers wnn Ken Knowt ... sIgn palnta,
loreman enG Norb Walsh \0 Check 01.11
Ilm,hed prOduct_
'Happlness Is 1aJ<lng a lOll' 01 tne

CCHD Sign S"OI' led by John link.
Larry Martlolll and Tom McHugh_
EnsuIng opening remarks Irom Super

Inlendent Hugo J. Starl!.. Admlnl'lrallwl!!
and Flsca! Mgl Bureau Chlel Philip J_
O.llhunt enlightened au' vlsilors on
the o...erall operation 01 a County
HIGhway Department preceding Ihelr
deD8f1ure to the laGraf1ge Pari!. M.lnlenann Facility LeI! 10 rlghl P_J. 0.1 ....
hunl. Mr_ Slarlc; z..e Chaon Hwang.
Hwy Engr S.ung-Plt Pa". ASSI Chief
of Hwy Plaonlng; Dong Su Chung.
Enor. Joo Su Chol, Chlcl 01 Hwy
Secl Honam Aegion: and John Pobud. eCHO's Project Control end En
vllonment.' Section head
SEPTEMBER. a75
PAGE 5
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BEITER ENVIRONMENT
THROUGH LANDSCAPING OF URBAN EXPRESSWAYS
BY
MORRIE CHERNER
IHud of A,ch"eclureand und.caplng

OI,I,'on, Cook Count, HI"h __ ~ Dep,,)
Th. landte.!lpln1;l of urban prn.
" an presalon of "tVtl ,
&cs'I'tellct .hlCh aclually 'tu\eo In
a32 lrom a tolflt commllllM 01 mom
bers from 1M AssociaUon 01 St.'a
Hlghwrt OUlc.ala ...,no formulatQd Ih.
technital lerm (lj "Ro..ukt. Oft.lopmtnt
In Illl. a MQaratf Roed.ki. 0 ... 1
opm.nl Commill .. was lormed, as
land,caplng became more Impananl In
Ihe ov,rall deSign of highway. and was
recognized III an Inlegr.1 p.rt 01
dealgn Eventually. Ih' term "Compl.l.
Hlghll""~" waa COined In 11M3 by Ihl.
ommlu .. IOdeKtlbe ptel1<;ely Ih.lm
portance 01 blending 11'110. tugh , Ih.
mponatll .I.menla 01 deSign con"'UCIIOn a~ ma fltena~ 1M Complet. H gh.,. tn.relGn had 10 1ft.
COflJQral. ullllly , .. 1.ly. KOnomy aM
buuty. .heltMIr "'rill. .uburban 0'
urban In chaIKI.r.
8Mut.,. " basIC elemenl In Ihe nlll
monlOUI '"I-orallon 01 ,flg'"",lnO
~'ChllechHI' Ind 'Ind.caplng '.ch
nlque. It Involve, Ih' con"R'.tlon 01
'~I.\lng Ire.. wOOds wele, l"lur
geolOOlul term'hon., hillOrical Illell
Ind Olh.r natur.1 fealures that pfo.ld.
I'" eomPQl"I8nlS Cli niturlil beoauly
man mMi. be.ul,
and atlO provldq
Ihrough ..ndlloClPlno lhe tcrMnl"g 01
unae, ratite man mild. uolln... In lI1e
hlghwa.,. In, fQnmenl
On IU '-YMa Ilndlvldua! 101 Ofo.nltao
Ilonal IfI'....1 'prt..... cI.lc and go,
.rnm.ntall tlMtnt h.. bMn Increaa fig
.or .. m.nl Ih., Ih. planning, 100001IGn,
d.algn, construction .nd maln llnlnc.
Of h!ghwa.,.s tUlye an slteel on IOClely
more profound Ihan Ihat Involved In Ih.
baSie ,.apon_lbU!t.,. 01 moving people
and preduall .. I'ty from plaee 10 plil~
In convenience and comlort
11 II III lhe mor, Impona"' In our
urban a,.... hln
'MIIH 11\81 our
PODUlilllon mly doubte br lhe y r 2000
and 1M t.ndency 01 Ihtl PDJnlr.11IO!'I
" 10 mowe hom 'ural 10 urbaf' are.. 1\
II .. tunal" thai OUf uf't)ln DOOUllhon
".. Inc easod 10 10'" In ! 815 'tom a
lOla' 01
.htc" e.ISledln 1ISO.
The gtowlt\g recognillon Ihal uf'ban
.~y.
w.
51'
.xp,..w.y. are mpllI lnan ",,'c.

.rterl.a and !h'l lhey ma) pt'Old.
plUIUIlI and u'lalacllOn 10 Ihose oII<hO
lee Ihem and "avel on Ihem Implies
1".1 ,I Ih", are Ihus Id.nUlled IS .,
Impananl PIlII 01 the land.cape, I"'Y
w.1I lulomiliall.,. De ~Iooed as '1'1
InllOral part 01 'he.n,lronmtnl
A"lneUe Gngn , concerned \110111'1
I".
II"olb'e qual uea 01 hlgh_,y
!Jon Ind ~gn VI.u.1 qUllin..
Ihl' appell 10 'he sen... 01 alght.
.ound Ind .m.lI-af1d 10 Ine IHI ng.
Ind Injoym.nl 01 I"Ople-I" not .a
rGadlly ""MSu,.Ole as qUlnlllfe. 01
construCllon miltefl.ls N....'rth.le ..
_s
. .IMltes I' the tKI apenuble ngred
ant In Ihe concepl 01 "-tOn Inal provides lor oollmum d..-e opm.nt 01 he
highway In 115 envIronment
Loeally, " was mosl 'ortunat. It)al
hom th.very beginning 01 our pllnnlng
lor 1!'Ie Ihen named SUptrhlghway S~
I.m wllhll'l 11'1. ChICAgO ""etrope!"a"
Aret beaulY Ihrough .rchItKlu,.. ano
land.caping waa recoonlZad as an
Lmpona,.,1 fealyr. 01 hlghw .,. d..11;ln. In
IPUe 01 the
Ih.1 'he l.tanl lunds
..a Ilti1e for land.caplng wete modflt
we were abt. to pc'o,tde -"oquall f.nd
'act
seaped "green betl'~ lor the moIor1nG

publiC as ... ell as 10' Int people
1I1Idln;. .on.,ing 01 pll,lng In IhI
allNS .:jlacen! 10 Ihe ngnl..()lwa ..
II ta with prldelhal we un sl.to thll
Ihe Engineers 01 the City, Counly, Siall
.nd Bu,.au 01 Public ROld. who
WOf~ad IOfjjelher lSI o .. lgn Comml""
T.lm had Ihe tores'Orrl and Inlegrlty 10
Itan and perpeluate la tly &cstnetl8ty ha~som. e.pms"'IY .vltam
undscsptl dealgn ""U In on th.
ground 1100' nol only Ln lenns ot
platlllng de.lilt;!fl bUI allO . . pan Oilnt'
h ghway locatIon ptan. and 01 ~'-1I1
U'l'lPOmIQ! volc1t 11'1 IhI grading 01
Ihe highways In reglrd 10 Iiall"
(ross-secl'Ons
roiling pro ttl
'OU"Ged SlOpe IntersectIOn' .nd genII.
grad._ wllhm Interchange areas
wnerevOf possIble. aconomlCillly 11'18
dnlon eng,,,ee,. p~ through
JUdiCIOUS grathng grouo. 01 If. ., rock
oulcropp,ng! and trNted sev.,.1 'I
goon areas and .,len....y. 8! 01 wh4Ch

are 10 mponan' 1'1 I toeal.on .. n.1 as
lhe Cook Counly .....
It's 01 In!!!'", 10 note !ha' I perllon
1 Ihe W I Leg ,)1 IhI 0.1'1 Flyan E.p,.......... , was panll"y relocated 10
min Ih. "Old Pin. Tm ~ Ttlil hundred
y..r-old pin. was 01 hlSlortcat Inlele"
to Ihe VIII.g. 01 M"khlm Slnet! o,.,e 01
III ....U.. t . . til .... nlG bfoognl Ih.
Med from Europe .nd had planled II I
(eflll,fry ego Tr.e lree .as not only
......a Dl.rl
atound II was
deYtlloped as , ny ~f1I with ~"'I"g
tn. ....
'aet
II. .
Llnd.e..pe deSign should cr .. l.

, .... 01 Ii'll.,.., 10 Ihe moIOll" Out
1101.0 otlc. Of .1Icltlng thai Ihe dmer
locu ... 100 mue.h .U.nllon 10
,I.w
Inalead ollhe 'raUIe. Ihead. The blend
Ing 01 grass IIhrubs trees and ground
CO.... I pllnt. Inlo the '''ghwa.,. design
moat emphallcally conlrlbutes 10 Ihe
'h.
,..llon 01 d"lnlbl. iIId allrac.llv,

.,v ronm.nl TheM green belli 01
open apace In Ihe u.a1Ja1 ,n'Msl..,.
developmetlts 01 "rban .reas are Olt ....
11"1. only Mtur. 1.. IUfea In tl'1 . . Ireel
This makes IneaGfJlhel,e. appUc:allOn 01
andSCIOil design pflnc ~.. m~ m
POttanl lha,., ..,., befor. In tugh.lt
construclion pl'OQfaml 1'101 only IOf
...fely and ."toym.nl 10 Ihe mOlortll
bul 10 cons"", and ".Ollon property
and communIty .lhJ811
[N.d mont"
HIg" ...... y
Pro~t, V.'III
L.nctua~
D"Wllopm,fftr.
ffd
Thought for the Month . .

IIlnel, s r 111
" n..n Ih
tILIl b tMaaut, In lhe (;tulJ'acler If
hera be beauly In'" ~
lar thare
I
nllmo y ,n th home. II Ihere I'
h"fTW)ny In Ihe hO/l1e Iher. w II be Order n IIWt nallon When thelll .s order In
11'1. nallon Ihe,. WIll be peltC1l In th' world
SEPTEMBER , 1975
PAGE 6
COOK COUNTY HIGHWA Y NEWS
DEPARTMENT PRAISEWORTHIES .
The Board 01 Cook County
Commissioners
George W. Dunnll, Pr.sldenl
dale. This II a line example on Inter.

governmenlal coopenllJon and I appreclale Ihe anenllon you gave Ihe subjecl
Gentlemen'
Jusl a lew words to commend the
go~ernl ng body 01 Cook County on the
8Klent and Quallly 01 road Improl/ement
work done In Iheeree 01 my home In Ihe
soulheaai comer 01 Cook County In Ihe
past few years. Some may gripe about
Ihlltf la_es and the use to whiCh t8.1:
dollars are put. but I IuIve nothing bul
p,.lse lor Ihe conSClenllous ellort by
the Coun ty 10 Improl/. road s and signs
to ellmlna", aceldenl han rd s, and. In
general. lodo work lor the publiC good
You have mV commendations
Respecllully your
E. W. Webb, Jr.
Ass t . Village Manager &
DIrector 01 PubUc ServIces
Village 01 HInsdale
Sincerely,
Philip C. ROlh
2521 East 221s1 S,
Sauk Village, lit
Dear Mr Stark:
We WOUld lIke to thank you ana your
department fOI the ImmedIate aUantlon
given vanous traffiC problems In our
comi"lunuy within the last lew montna
I am felerrlng I peclll ~ lI y 10 Ihe guardnlll Improvements on both Keebla A~..
nua and t 751h SIr..1 Certainly, you r
ellorts have Improved drilling condl
tlon s by red ucing t,. tll c hazardl el/I
dent In our ar88.
Your cooperation IS very much appreclaled.
Smcerely yours
Roben D. F,.nz
VUlaoe Manage!
VlllaQe 01 Hazel Crest
Gentlemen
On Tuesday. Augul t 12th . 1975
around 4:00 p.m I called concerning
Ihe high weeds In Ihe ditches al 123rd
and 1251h Streets al Ridgeland AI/enue,
There was no I/lslbllUy whalsOSl/er, and
as Ridgeland 15 Ihe detour lor Hari em
Ave" Ihe Hefllc Is very heavy Early Ihe
next mornin g all 01 tha weeds were cui
down and a ratum call was made to our
home to double check the sUualion
I would like to say Ihat my family and
I Wish to thank you lor such prompt and
ell i clen i atten ti on concerning Iha
prOblem
Sincerely yours,
Pal ricla M Hopi (Mr . William)
Palos Heights, III
[Ed/to'-, nOle Under the dlrecl/on 01
He,be" Lucas 01 0 1.\. C. Road Repa,,
men Harold Bormel, Chari.. C.rroll,
Ml urlca Wlfder, lind 'llboret Oanlal
Ryan Wefl! Ihe .If,clent weed oulters
Ne",,' Ifn It lHJ saId that Ihe CCHO
dOffsn', wflfHl out cllinm '5 ptotJ/.m$ on
Ihe roads whIch we maintain.]
Hugo J Slerll, Superinlendenl
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY
Dear Mr. Sta rk:
This Is to thank you lor the prompt
acllon of the COOK COUNTY Highway
Departmenlln Iha removal 01 DulCh Elm
Irees on the County Una Road In Hlns
Mr. Hugo J Slark

Superlntendenl 01 Highways
Delr Superintendent StaB:
Several ""&eks ago I contacted your
olllcl! concerning repairs al Ihe slloul
der 01 234th Simt al 1l78 We.1 an area
In front of my home on Steger Road ,
Last .... eek your department ellected
Ihe completion of Ih ls WOB beautllully,
and I wish to thank you and Ihe Cook
Counly Highway Deparimant lor a most
axpedltlous 'rulmanl 01 thiS prOblem.
It 15 a pleasure 10 know Ihal you ana
your department wl1l ,.spond to the
smallesl problems aa well as underla)ung very large proJects In the County,
I have nothing but the highest regard tor
the County Highway Department.
Very Iruly yours,
Robert 8 . DaMent
676 Wesl Steger Road
Sieger. I1Ilnols
lEd/tor 's note Blue laland. Disf. 115
crew, consIsting of Jimmy FaueU,
For8mBn, Rudy Sanka, Georga DoWa,
Ke ith Gteen and John Curran
were
the shou/den behInd Ihe wheel'l And
we think they're SPECIAL. /00 11 1
Ms FranCine B Stuart, Editor
COoII County Hlgh'Nay News
Dear Ms, Stuart:
I have been 8 reader of your News
leiters lor several vears In Ihe pasl I
have haphazardly glanced through It
and Ihen dispensed with 1\ For th e past
number 01 months I have been [ncreas
ingl,. Interested In the numerous Items
that you hal/ft In each issul!.
You have excellent pholos ana cartoons. nialorical even Is and even
poetry upto-date highway news ana
personalities, and a potpourri of lIems
that should be Interestmg reading tor
OUI youth as well as adulls
In the 1'851. lor sel/ef1t1 years. I ealllKl
the magazine Ollhs IIlInola unit 0 1 the
American Siring Teach.,.. As.oclallon
and am well acqualnled with I he lime
and ellort II takes 10 Issue such iI
newsletter each month
May I congratulate you and your slat!
on your excellent paper which I now
read from cover 10 cover and then pass
II on to Ihe Klwlnl. Club and Amerf~n
levlon members In my town,
Sincerely.
Alexand er M, Harley
1416 Garden Street
Park Ridge. III 60068
P 5.-1 hBve been InlereSled in IfBt!ic
safety for many years. How
aboul a shari column on "ttaHlc
safety hlnls1'
lEd/tor'S nOle Your congrllu/atrona

only m.lle OUf eltolls fulfilled SH
(J.ga 3 on ',aUle salety.f)
Ms Francine Stuart, Director
Public Inlormallon Oltlce
OUt MI . Stuart:
The four Korean engineers who recpnlly l)'Iet wl lh you have now lelt lor
Minneapolis and points west on their
study tour of U.S . ,,.nsportlllon ope,.
lions. Your Drlellng helped make Chicago an aspeclaliV Interesting and
enloyable SlOp for them. Belote Ihey
left. Massrs , Parll, Cho f, Hwang and
Chung saId 1\ would be some time
before they could dlgesl aU Ihe Infor
malion they received here
I appreciate your el/orts In helping
CATS provide Ihese ~Jsltors a broad
I/Iew 01 Ihe area's transponallon aY5tern Thank you very much
Sincerely.
Anslld. E. Blcluna., Study Di rector
Chicago Area Transportation Study
300 W Adams SI.
ChIcago. III 60606
Ms . F,.nc' ne B Stuart, Editor
Dear Ms. Stuart :

By happenstance one 01 us Is on your
dlslrlbutlon list-and by lurther coincidence, Jack Stem was a Irlend and
former AIr Foroe Ress"e associate 01
the wrller I want to thank you lor the
beaullful and eKcep!ionaUy well-aone
oolluary you recently ran It lusl fit
Jack- neither terse. nor overblown; II
was most appropriate.
All 100 often lelters-to-the-edltor
tend to carp bulan the occasion 01
such apt coverage. you should also be
apprised 01 readers' appreciation
Youra very truly,
William 0 , Krohn
Posanskl. Krohn & Jacobs. Lawyers
Chicago, til
(Edl/o,'s nOle It was wfltten with
love-so I'm sha,,,,g you' leller Wllh all
Ihose who knew and loved Jack. lao
rnank you)
(Con tinued on page
Our sympathy to Ed Whi ston ollhe

T,.IfIc. Ope,.IIon. Dlvlalon whose
mOl her. Rose M. Sullivan, died
July 191h; 10 Norman Cowen of
Land Procurement whose lather,
Max Cohen passed away July 28:
to Thomas Del Zenero 01 the Map
DI'Il lion 'Whose brother-tn-law. Jesapth Deletto passed away July
29lh, to Jerry luedtke, FIeld Engl.
neer with Ihe Burelu 01 Conltruc
tlon , whose falher, Raymond
Luedtke passed away August 12th.
DEPARTMENT
PRAISEWORTHIES
SEPTEMBER ,1975
PAGE 7

[A sa9a of toad nomenclatuta In Cook County)
[Continued from page 61
Mr Paul Valentlne
Diy. of Drainage Ii Utilities
CCHD
Dear Mr. Valentine
On behal! 01 Ihe Department 01
Transportallon and the Training and
Development Unit 01 this Bureau, we
wish to thank you lor teaching in the
Training and Deyelopment Program
conducted lor Ihe III , Dept , 01 Transpor
lation and Local Ag ency employees this
past year. We also wish to thank your
employing allies for their contnbutlon
01 time and expense Incurred in support
ollhls endeavor.
The training program conducted tlliS
year has enabled the participants to
perform their assignments more efli
ciently and With greater understanding.
The enclosed certificate publicly states
the Department's appreciation lor your
efforts and also expresses the gratitude
01 the students who benellled hom
your instruction.
Very Iruty yours.
Jack L. Brewer
Personnel and Business Manager
III Dept 01 TransportatIOn
Springlield, III.
QUENTIN ROAD , luSt as plain as the

sign on the crossroads emporium Is
not QUINTIN
spelled QU-E-NT-I-N
... aUINTEN or aUENTEN.
Mr, Quenlln's Cheap Variety Store ,
wlth Its complete line 01 needles and
stick candy . horse collars and grindstones, has been gone these many'~
years and there had been confUSion
oyer the correct spelling, however, Ihe
name survives on a road which stans al
Algonqui n Road In COOK COUNTY, el(lending to Lak.Cook Road
con tinuing Into LAKE COUNTY
In 1958 the Palatine Historical SocIety undertook the task 10 achleye
accuracy and uniformity in Ihe correct
spel1Jng 01 the road. as on tile old CCHD maps. it appeared as "OUENTINS,
possibly lilted ... without the apostrophe ... from the sign that spanned the wldlh 01
Ihe emporium above the raised lront porch of W Quentin's store. doing a landoHlce business around the turn of the cenlUry at the intersection 01 Quenlin and
Rand Road s. Mr. Q . must have known how to spell his name when he lettered his big
sign, but on Ihesubdiylslon plat s It appeared yarlously as 'Oulntln," "Oulnlen," and
'Ouen len.
Alter researching for uniformity, the Cook County Board of Commissioners
passed a resolution making Quentin olllcial and since then all COUNTY maps and
road Signs con formed.
[Edltor's nOle.' The subject Paul taught

was s tofm se we1 hydfIJ UUCS. He has
been leaching fOf the past three years
on an mle{Change baSIS With the /.0. r.
and the County on ~afJOUS p rograms
see what classy people we have

working With usl?[
Answer:
The organislll!
"Please God ...

I'm Only 17"
[Continued (fom page 81
The funeral was a weird experience.

sawall my relatives and friends walk toward the casket They passed by one by
one. and looked al me wUh the saddest
eyes rYe ever seen. A lew 01 the girls
touched my hand and sobbed as they
walked away.
Please-somebody wake me up! Get
me out of here I can't bear to see my
Mom and Dad so broken up. My grand.
parents are so racked With grlel they
can barely walk. My brolher and Sister
are like zombies. They move like
robols. In a daze Eyerybody. No one
can belleye this. And I can't believe ii,
either
Please don't bury me! I'm not deadl I
haye a lot of Ilying to doll want to laugh
and run again. I want to sing and dance.
Please don't pul me In the ground. I
promise If you glye me just one more
chance, God I'll be the most careful
driver In Ihe whole world. All I want IS
one more chance Please, God, I'm only
17
SEPTEMBER,1975
PAGE 8

According 10 Ihe AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE.
trauma ___ that brief few minutes when you teel "out of It" following an auto accl
denl ... has IInllly taken on added Importanctl. AI leasl III: hospitals In COOK
COUNTY now have special trauma units 10 handla accident victims and help gel
Iham through tha all Important Initial shock. The Association, which helps 10 sponsor laws on the upgl1ldlng 01 slandardslot licensing driven;. wlls formed eight yean;
ago to delve into Ihe wery Important and broad field of medicelaspecls of automotive
salaly In which physician partlcipalion had bean minimal. It ia now recognized that
the IIrst few mlnulas aUer an accidenl could make the dillerence belween Iile and
death, and paramedics and other emergency hospUal personnel are now being
trelned 10 handle these cases.
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he' nO_l
Populalian......
.5,S66 000
Area ... ........ 9S6square miles
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DID YOU KNOW ...

-that Robert Kingery, who died In
1951 , after whom the Kingery Xway was
named. WBS the director 01 the IlIInola
Depl. of Public Works in the '30s and
tater became general manager of the
Chicago Regional Planning Assn. along
with making major contributions to
highway construction and Improvement
both In the Chicago area and throughout illinois?
-I hat Dan Ryan, who died In 1961, was
president 01 the Cook County Board, as
had been his lather belore him; the
South Side Forest Preserve was named
lor his father?
-that William Edens. who died In 1957.
was the " Ialher 01 paved roads In
illinois," having begun campaigning for
them about 1900. when he was ISSt.
superintendent of rural mall delivery for
the Chicago Post Ollice end teter
founded the Itt . Hwy. Improvemenl
ASSOCiation?
"PLEASE GOD.
"M ONL Y 17"
Agony claws my mmd I am a

statistic. When I first gOI here I fell very
much alone. t was overwhelmed with
griel and I expected to find sympathy.
I found no sympathy. I saw only
thousands of others whose bodies were
as badly mangled as mine I was given a
number and placed in a category. The
category was called "Traffic Fatalities.
The day I died was an ordinary school
day. How I wish I had laken the bus .
BUI' was too cool for the bus. I remem
ber how I wheedled the car out of Mom .
"Special favor:' I pleaded. "All the kids
driye " When the 2:50 bell rang I threw
my books In the locker I was free until
8:40 tomorrow morning. I ran to Ihe
parkIng lot-excIted at the thought of
dTlvlng a car and being my own boss.
Freel
Ii doesn't mailer how Ihe accident
happened. I was goofing off-going tOO
lasl. Taking crazy chances. But I was
enjoying my Ireedom and having lun .
The lasl Ihlng I remember was passing
an old lady who seemed to be going
awfully slow. 'heard a deafening crash
and lelt a temfle loll. Glass and steel
flew everywhere. My whole body
seemed 10 be turning Inside oul. I heard
mysell scream
Suddenly I awakened: I was very
Quiet A police officer was standihg
oyer me Then I saw a doctor. My body
was mangled I was saturated with
blood. Pieces of j agged glass were
sllckmg out all oyer. Strange that I
couldn'l feel anything. Hey, don't pull
Ihal sheel Oyef my head. I can', be
dead. I'm only 17. I'ye got a date
tonight. I"m supposed to grow up and
have 8 wonderful life. I haven'lllved yet
I can'l be dead
Later I was placed In a drawer. My
folks had to Idenhly me. Why did they
have to see me like thIs? Why did I haye
to look at Mom's eyes when she laced
the most terrible ordeal of her lIIe? Dad
suddenly looked like an old man. He
told the man in charge, "Yes-he Is our
son."
(ContinUed on page
~iiK
QQU.Il
HliHWAl .IWi
County Building , Rm . 1111

Chicago. illinois 60602
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YIIII AT. WI
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County Building
Room 1111
Chicago, IlIInoll 60602
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benell t 01 e~changlng informat ion between Ihe
Highway Department , governmental agencies . cit IZen representatives, and Individual municipalit ies Therefore,
we Invite any newsworthy contrIbut Ions relevant 10 Ihls publicat ion . Please contact Francine Stuart at 4437714,
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER , 1975
VOL. XXII
NOI. 10 & 11
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Board of Co mm issioners

Mathew W. BieszclIl
Charles S. Bonk
Mildred Casey
Frank W . Chesrow
George W. Dunne
Floyd T. Full.
Jerome Huppert
Ronald R. Larson
Mary M . McDona ld
John H. Siroger, Jr.

Mlrlln luc!'IOw
Carl R. Hansen
Harold L. Tyrrell
Irene C. Hernandez
Ruby Ryan
Joseph I. Woods
Mathew W. BleSlczat-Chmn ., Road and Bridge Comm .
Superintendent of Highways- Hugo J. Stark
Editor
Graphic Ans Consultants
Photography
Elmer J. Majewski
Fr.nclne B. Stu. "
Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins Tom Kennedy. St.n e.bay
PAGE 2
ABOUT OUR FRONT COVfR .. . OF LOVE . . OF FAM IL Y ... a blend of beauty In th is

typ(ul M id wesl fall scene near one of the CCHD's secondary rosds ... adjacent /0 a
COUN TY FOR EST PRESERVE area.
GROUP G-1975 [Wood SlrH' to 136th

SI,eeIJ
Thomton Road, localed In the Village
01 DIKmoor and the City 01 Blue Island .
George W. Dunne, President of the

BOARD OF COU NTY COM MISIONERS,
has announced Ihal I lva {5} Hig hway
Improvements and one (11 BicycleEquestnan Overpass, lotallng !7 ,335,
682 .19 were approved at their November Jrd . 1975 meellng . The contracts
were awarded on Ihe recommend ation
01 Hugo J . Stark, Superintendent 01
Highways.
LAKE COOK ROAD [I,om McHenry
Road 10 Mllwauka. A~enue]
The Improvement atong lake Cook
Road consists 01 cons truct ing four
12-loot lanes of concrete pavement
separated by a concrete moun table
median with addltlonallelt turn lanes al
McHenry Road ; Wieland Road; Mil
waukee Avenue and Woll Road , relocated. A steel bridge over Ihe Soo
line Railroad, wes t 0 1 Milwaukee
Avenue , underground Storm sewer syslem. trallic signals at channelized Inter
sections, striping, landscaping and
other related road work . This 2.5-mlle
Improvement Is located In Wheeling
Township and Ihe Village of Wheeling.
On a tow bid 01 $5 ,573 ,819.35 , this
M.F.T. Contract was awarded to Bong I
Car1aga, Inc., located at 1920 S. l ara
mle Avenue, Cicero, Illinois.
LAKE AVENUf [blcycleequesttiu
oW'erpass]
This Improvement Is located In Nor1h
tield Townshi p and Ihe Village of Glan
view. and Includes the construction of a
three span (100'0" each span) welded
plate girder bicycle-equestrian bridge
over Lake Avenue , apprOKl mately 200
leet east 01 Ihe eKlst1ng bridge over Ihe
North Branch of Ihe Chicago River In
the Villages 01 Glenview and Wilmette
in Northfield Township. Also Included
lineal feet of 10'.()" wide road
Is 1 .
way joining the overpass the both
equestrian trailS and bicycle paths. The
overpass provides two separated lanes,
10'0" wide each , lor equestrians and
bicycles. Steel panels In Ihe median
wit h lencing oil the bridge will screen
eQuestrian riders Irom bicycllsls .
Eric Bolander Construction Comp.ny, of Liber1yvllle, III . was awarded
thi s M.F .T. Contract on a low bid 01
$505,131 .04.
ao
GROUP G19T5 [Crawford AW'enue to

Thornton Blue Is'and Road]
139th Street , located In t he Town
ships 01 Bremen-Thornlon, and the VIIlag.s of Crestwood , Robbins, Posen ,
Dlxmoor and the City of Blue Island.
The Improvement along Thornlon
Road conslSls of widening and resurfacing 01 t he eK1sling pavement to
two 12-1001 lanes, Including Ihe addition 01 a left turn lane at Wood Street
and 139th Street, with an addiHonal
3-loot rumble type bi tuminous shoulder
area and the resurfacing of the bridge
deck of the bridge over the Calumet
Slough and th e linat surfacing 01 the reconstructed pavement along 1391h
Street. Work wfll start In '76.
Gallegher Asphalt Corp, of Thorn l on ,
illinois was awarded Ihls M.F. T, Con
tract on a tow bid 01 5384 ,796 .20.
GROUP H1975 [80th A~.nu. 10 Oake
Pa,k A~enu.]
171st Street , located In Orl.nd8111men Township and Ihe Village 01
Tinley Park .
GROUP H1975 [175Ih SI,.. , 10 167th
S',eetl
94th Avenue, located In Orland Town

Ship and partially In the Village 01 Westhaven (Ihe rest 01 this area Is unlncorporaled) . The Improvement along 171s1
Slreet conSIs ts of widening and resurfacing of the existing pavemenl to
two 12-1001 lanes, Including the addition 01 a lel l lum lane and tralllc .Ignal
relocation at Harlem Avenue, with an
addilional 3100\ rumble Iype bituminous shoulder area and the final sur
facing 01 the reconSlructed pavement
along 941h Avenue, beg inning next
sprmg .
On a low bid 01 5409,371.45 , this
M . F. T . Contract was awarded to
Crowley-Shepp.rd Asph.1t Co. 01 ChI'
cago Ridge. IIhnols
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NOTICE
Due to circumSlances beyond

l our control. we have been fo rced to
I combine our October and NovemI ber, 1975 issues into one. Thank
I you for your indulgence.
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OBITS
Our deepest sympatny 10 Mary
SpeCiale 01 Project Control whose
sister, Frances 8arone, passed
away Sept. 13th ; to Nicholas Olenee
of the Survey 01'1., whose lather,
Michael Diener Olenec, died Sept.
18th; to the family 01 Walter John
Koeppen, Sr., a fanner Engineer
with Drllnlge & Utilities, who retired In 1963 alter a 37-yel' tenure
wllh Ihe CCHO, who passed away
In Sun Clt~ , Arizona on Sept . 13th;
to Jull. Rhodes of Central Time
keeping whose sister, Mary Reese ,
died Oct. 15th; to Sidney 81ymln
of the Tech. Services 01'1., whose
mother, Sophie Blyman, passed
away Oct. 20th; to Frederick leedyk of the Estimating DIvision ,
whose seventeenyear-Ol d so n ,
Frederick Jr., was killed In a car
accident on the Stevenson Xway
Nov. 6th; 10 the famlty 01 Harry
Ohlinger, former head 01 the Struclural DI.". until he ret ired , who
passed away Nov. 81h after suffer
Ing a stroke.
PLAINFIELD ROAD [471h SirHI 10 First

A~enuel
This Improvement Is located In lyons

Township and the Villages 01 Brookfield
and lyons , and the Improvement along
Plainfield Road conslsl s 01 widening
and resurfacing of Ihe eKIstlng pavemenllO two 12loot lanes with an additional 3-1001 rumble type bituminous
shoulder area Including Ihe addition 0 1
a lell turn lane at 47th StrHt and olher
rela ted road work. sl an lng In the sprIng
01 '76,
Endulllnce P.vlng Company 01 Elk
Grove Village and Fecfellli Asphalt
Corp. 01 Lyons, illinOiS (& Jolnl venture)
were awarded Ihls M .F.T. Conl ract on a
low bid 01 $212,789,00,
123RD STREfT [Kedzle A~enue to

B. &O, C, T,R. R. )
Located In Ihe Township 01 Worth
and the VIII.ge of Alsip and CII), of Blue
Island, the improvemenl along 123rd
Street consiS ts 01 widening and resurtaclng of Ihe exisl ing pavemen t to
two 12-loot lanes wi t h an additional
3loot ramble Iype bituminous shoulder
area including Ihe add ition 01 a left tu rn
at Kedzle Avenue and o ther rela ted road
work to begin next spring.
On e lOW bid 01 $249,775.15, Ihls
M.F T. Contract was awarded to Chicago Paving & Conslructlon Comp.ny,
01 Chicago , illinois.
PAGE 3

(Another sketch tracing road nomanclalureln Cook County)
When the U.S. goes Metric ... AmerIcans will have to adlost to new weights ,
sl:res and distances . A kilometer on the
highway equals 5/ 81hs of a mile. Inciden tally , lust for fun , proverbs, ca tch
phrases and nursery rhymes might
undergo wholesale revision when we
adopt the metriC system . Examples: " A
miss Is as good as 1.6 kilometers."'
" 28 4 grams of prevention is worth
453.6 grams of cure." "He' s all wool and
.9 meters wide." " Give him 2.5 centimeters and he'll lake 1.6 kilometers." " I
wouldn't touch him wi th a 3meter
pole." " Oon' t hide your ilghl under a
35-lIler basket ." "The Texan was wear
Ing a 38iI1er hat ." " There was a crooked
man , and he went a crooked 1.6 kilometers."
TALcon ROAD ... the first road In

Maine Township. was named for Capt.ln Mancel T.lcott. who acquired a
quaner section 01 land east 01 the
Des PI.ines Ri ver and south 01 presentClay Touhy Avenu e in 1834. The road
was laid out In 1835, running from Sand
Ridge , Jellerson Township . north westerly to Elk Grove. H Cui across a
comer 01 Talcott's property and crossed
the river near his place.
T.'coll's house, one 01 the earliest In
wha t Is now P.rk Rldga, was lramed by
Socrates Rand , whose name Is preserved on Rand Ro.d. The captain also
enjoyed some local fa me as the IIrst to
drive a wagon over the trail thai tater
became Milwaukee Avenue.
Mancel Talcott, Jr., whO came to Cook
County with his falher and also look up
a piece 01 land , carried the family name to further eminence. He left the farm In 1850
to loin the California gold rush and returned two yeats later with what was termed at
Ihe time a 'competence."
After staning a successlul stone business i n Lemont Township , Taicol!, Jr.
moved Into Chlc.go . He served one term as an Alderman and In 1871 , when the form
01 County government was changed Irom a Board 01 Supervisors to a Board 01
Commissioners , he was elected a Commissioner. He also serve<! for a time as
Chicago Police Commluloner.
He was a founder 01 the Firat National Bank 01 Chicago and president 01 the Union
National Bank.
() I: VA I::>T M I: /lll/ T
A.S.O.C.E.
LIFERS: Both SuperI ntendent Hugo
Stut and Manny
Kahn were honored
by the AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS as
Llle Members of
Ihe Society lor
noteworthy accomplishments In
the field of Engineering Mr. Stark was
elected to MembershIp In 1147 which .
in 1959, was changed to lhat 01 Fellow .
He Is atso a member 01 the IIhnois
Society of Professional Engmeers; Ihe
American Public Works Assoc., the
American Right-ofWay Assoc., the
American Road Builders Assoc ., Ihe
Nan . Assoc. of County Engineers and
Ihe Highway Research Board . .. Manny .
our Structural Dlv.
Head, has mai ntained his membership lor the last 42
years and has
taken advantage 01
many 01 the SocIety' s aidS, publl
cations, meetings
and seminars to
help hi m stay abreast of the rapidly
changing field 01 Civil Engineering. In
addition to ASCE, he Is a member 01 the
American Concrete Institute, the SHUC-
I
Soc iet y of Profess ional
presently serving in the pos it ion o f
Chicago Chapter Representative to the
State Board 01 Direction _ Congratulations to both 01 these deserv i ng
gentlemen l ! !
COMINGS AND GOINGS: Construc
tlon's Art Kalndl , Pavement & Geo
metrics' " Bud"' Kosi , and Design Head
Joe Marslk returned from their annual
fish ing sojourn In the canaCllan wilds
looking robustly hale and hearty ...
June Gleason of Fisc.I Mgt . back from
a divine tour of England and Scot land
(minus a brogue), looking III as a
fiddle Suzy W.lson 01 the Bureau 01
Design regaling us abou t her Greyhound Bus Tour 01 our magnificent
western states , with her usual ellervescence ... Mary Kay Kuhn , our General
Records honcho, looks like a dead
finger for "Za-Zs" after her hospitalizat ion and Miami Beach R & A, hobnobbing with the beaulitul peeps ..
Helen Kmiec 01 Tech . Services, back
from Poland without a shopping bagnothing to buy over th ere, and WE
complain about II being touch and go
here In the States (shame!) ... Fiscal
Mgt's . Chuck Ramirez back at his desk
alter a galt bladder and appendix removal , looking svelte upon his reo
turn ... AND Elaine Hanock 01 the De--
slin Bureau looking chlc-er and healthIer than ever, after her operation.
R.O.W.lngs: Sept.
11th and t2th saw
the AMERICAN
RtGHTOFWAY
ASSOC. hold lIS
Seminar al Ihe
Camelot Inn I n
Ro s emont , III.
Among
those
stallers attend!ng
were ' (1s, lOW , I . to f . ] George Craine ,
Mike Niemczyk , Alex Maselskls. [2nd
row) Tony Din! , Frank Contoyd , Sianley
e amslein , Bill Gedzun and Don Weibust . [3rd fowl Dick Kocluba , Bob
Snyderman and Ken Schomlg.
ANNUAL HIWAY POST PARTY : Another year ... another EDGAR A. LAWRENCEAMERICAN LEGION bash held
at the Marllnique Restaurant on November 9th. Reinstalled were WIlliam J .
Gedzun , Posl Commander lor a 3rd
term (A-O.W.); Robert Lange, Sr., Vice
Commander (Pavement & Geometflcs) ;
Capt . Robert N. Gedzun (Bill's son , the
pIlOt) as Ad/utant ; Helen Kmiec, Finance Ollicer & Treasurer (Technical Services) ; and Bernard Rlman , S;\. at
Arm s (Structural Olv .). PEACE It
eOnOM LINE: The reason a dog
has so many friends Is that Its tail wags
i nstead of lis longuel !
PAGE 11
IT'S THE REAL THING

LOOKING NORTHERLY
LOOKING SOU THERL Y
EARTH
RIPRAP
JOINTS
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The construction of Euclid Ava., from

Roselle Road 10 just eas t 01 Plum Grove
Road , began in March 01 '14 , essenlfally
" vlrg ln territory ," was iel to Milburn
Bros. , inc. on a iow bid of $2 .5 million .
Included in th e overall improvement
was the rebuilding o f Roselle Road to a
beauti fu l 4-lane pavement ... opening
up the whole area , to serve the ever
growing population In the northwest
section o f the County.
A port ion 01 the ROSELLE ROAD im
provement near Harper Jr. College, Just
south 01 EUC LID, was a slope too steep
10 mow. Originally the slope was steep
ened In order to preserve the existing
'-- m-...... ,: ::.....",
trees which afe on the perime ter aline

college grounds. Because 01 the sleepness of the slope, the maintenance 01
sodded slopes ..... as lound to be Impractical ... so II was decldea that the can
tractor blend It ..... Ith the existing landscape combini ng stone surlace and
shrub planllng . .. bo th of which require
a minimum 01 maIntenance.
Aller much Investigation, the CCHO
found a good grade of stone ... with in
the reach of overall project budget ,
called "RIPRAP FOND OU LAC"
1' " 10 ,3" wide , ,2" to 36" long . and
4" to 5" thick. It was laid on the earth
_~ _ _
slope In a random design with ear th

joints which will never suller from
erOSion. Froebel Spi rea shrubbery was
planted above the stone ... a law
growing plant w ith clusters 01 rose pink
flowers that bloom from late May
through October ". The combln ai!on o f
both stone and flora were c oordina ted
by using a curvlllnear design . creating a
landscape pic ture harmonizing with the
surrounding coun t ryside.
Once again CCHO has achieved p reserva!1on 01 existing environment with
landscape design , along with goOd
Highway Constru ction .. . a perf ect mix
01 environmen tal es thet ics.
SLOW DOWN
AND LIVE!!
BY Jim V. Fehling
Chlel 01 Pollee, Post Fells. Idlho
HOW FAST CAN YOU DIE IN
A VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER
LEGAL SPEED LIMIT?
The following Information In anlwer
to thai quesllon was gtepared and com
piled et the Madigan Army Hospital ,
Ft Lewis. Waah lngton . In an eUon 10
ge' mOlorlsts 10 slow down on Il'Ie high.
ways . This Is the slow-mal lon , sgllt
second reconstruction of what happens
when, car , traveling 55 miles per hour,
crashes InlO a solid. Immovable tree.
One-tenth 01 a second -the Ironl
bumper and chrome frost ing o f the grill
work colla pee. Slivers 01 steel peneHate
the tree to I depth 01 11,', Inches or
OCTOBER NOVEMBER. 1815
PAGE 5
PALATINE AND
QUENTIN ROADS
SAIL SMOOTHL Y
mo ..
Two-ttntl'ls 01 a second -the hood
crumgles as It rises smashing InlO the
wlndshteld Spinning rear wheel. leave
the ground The lenders come Into con
tact With the tree. forcing the rear pan.
out Oef the fronl doors The heavy
strUCIUr1ll memberS of the car acl as a
br1lke on Ihe terrific lorward momenlum
01 the 2'101'1 car But Ihe dnver's body
continues 10 move forward al Ihe
vehlcle'll original speed (20 Urnes Ihe
normal force 01 gravity , his bCKly
weigh, 3,200 pounds) . His legs. ramrCKl
llralght . anap al the knee joints
Th~I"'lh a 01 a aecond -the drlver's bOdy'. now ott the seat . torso uprlghl . broken knees gressing against
Ihe dash board , The plastic and ateel
ftame 01 the steering wheel begi ns 10
bend under I'll. lerrlble death gnp HI.
l'lead nOw'. nur the sun visor. I'll.
chest above the steering column .
Four tentha 01 a second -the car',
fronl 24 Inchell have been demollahed
bul Ihe rear end still Is traveling at an
estlmaled 3~ mll815 an hour The dnver'a
body Is Itavellng 55 miles an hour The
hall-Ion mOlor block crunches InlO the
Iree The res, 01 Ihe car . like. buckrng
horn. fiSH high enough to SCr1lpe Dent
oillhe lowel br1lncnes
FI,e-lenlh.ol second -the dn"'-.
feal-hozen handa bend the It. .rlng
column Inlo an .Imost venal posItion
The 10lce of grAvlly Impales him on Ihe
sleeling shalt
Six-Ienlha 01 a second-Ihe driver's
leet .r. ripped 110m his t ight ly lac~
shoes The brake pedal sheers 011 at the
floor boards The chassis bends In the
middle . sh .. rlng bod)' bolt. The
driver's heaO ,mashes 11'110 the wind
shield The rear 01 the car begins Its
downward lall . splnnlng wheels digging
Into tne ground
Seven lenth.ol I second -the entire
writhing body ollhe car Is lorced out of
Shape Hinge. lear, doors spring open
In one last convulsion. the seat r1Ims
forward , funher Impaling the dllvef on
Ihe sl&erlng shalt He l a now OUd
TIME ElAPSED-SEVENTENTHS
OF A SECON D
Palatine Ro.ct looking nOlll'1. we see how Ihe lnlersecUon at Ouentin Rolld was up.
graded . thus eliminati ng lhe bollleneck caused by lei Hum movements
Looking west ... going diagonally through tl'lls Intersecllon I. a culvert. making
this Improvement unique . Our Contraclor, MILBURN BROS .. tNC .. was responsible
lor this splendid fob (See Dep.rl menl Plalseworthies .)
PAGE 6
OCTOBERNOVEMBER . 1975
The Honorable George W. Dunne
President , Board 01 Cook County
Commissioners and Members
Dear Sir:
As a resident 01 Palaline since 1939 , I
feel Ihat I shou ld lake the time 10
express my gratitude to you and yo ur
stall on two extensive highway 1m
provements made in o ur Village .
The intersection of Palatine Road and
Quen tin Road has not only been
,Ildened, bul the culvert extended and
tne c reek ch annel ferouted. Your Engi
neering Department and the Contractor
have done an eKcellent job. Perhaps
one can only attest to the tfemendous
ecstatic uplift after travelling the route
thousands o f times. I Ih lnk some
pictures should be taken to show those
not being In the posltlon to see the finished product how nice a well construc ted highway project looks .
Although Euclid Avenue Is not Qu i te
completed yet, we have used this to go
to Harper several times. When you see
the thousands of cars heading wesl
from 1-90 you realize Ihatthls project Is
not only very necessary, but also your
planning. which must have commenced
5 or 6 years ago, was well done. The
Engineering work required to span two
creeks and three or four swamps Is
appreciable and again the Con tractor
has done an exceptional job .
Very truly yours.
Mr. & Mrs . Quigley N. Fletcher
641 S. Bennett Avenue
Palatine, Illinois 60067
(Edl tor's note: See page 5 lor visuals of
the Pa/arine & Cuentin Road in ter
section improvement. The Euclid A~.
nue extension from Roselle Roed /0
Ptum Gro~e Road, atso Improved by
MILBURN BROS" INC., was opened /0
all /famc 10115/75.1
Mr. Hugo J . Slark, Superintendent
Dear Mr. Stark:
I am just writing you this short tetter
to make you aware of the outstandIng
job Me. John Carlson has been doing as
onslle engineer of Ihe Joe Orr Road
widen ing projecl.
Me. Carlson has donated his time un
se1flshly to those of us Irom the city
administration with questions aboul
that projec t. He has always dealt with
us courteously and sympathetically. He
has been an ellcellent public relations
representative for your depart men I , and
an asset to your stall.
Thank you for alt your help In resolvIng t he problems we have had with Ihls
construction .
Sincerely,
E. J. Doggett
City AdminIstrator
City of Chicago Heights
Mr. Hugo J . Stark

Superintendent of HIghways
Dear Mr. Stark:
Alter my own personal observance
and af ter talk ing 10 se~eral of the other
businessmen and resIdents In o ur area,
I would like to commen t on the splendid
and expedient job that was done on the
resurfacing o f Lawrence Ave . under Ihe
direction of your residen t engineer.
Mr. George O' Brien and his staff . The
traffic was kep t !lowing at all times In
both directions without detours and to
my knowledge there were no accidents
caused by th is program.
Many times we have seen no parking
signs put up because of projects of this
nalu re and being left up for many days
without seeing anyone doing any thing
to lead you to believe there should be
no parking signs put up. But. this was
nol the case with this project ... th e
parking signs were put up only when
needed and Immediately follo w ing Ihat
phase o f the prOject the signs were
taken down again .
I would also like to comment on the
courtesy extended by the local Chicago
Police Dept. In reference to the lowing
o f automobiles that were obstruc ting
the project , business places trying 10
identify the owner o t the car and get
him to move iI be fore they had to tow II
away .
I turlher would Uke 10 comment on
th e consideratIon that this projecl has
shown for wheelchair victims al the
crosswalks where prov isio n s were
made for these persons to unobSl ructedly cross the street at the cross-
AFTER. MU C H
walk. On my observation there seemed

to be an efficient and a minimum
amount of men assigned to this project
and at no time did I or any of the other
people that I talked to In this area see
anythIng that would even be considered
close to " loa ling."
Sincerely yours,
SOLAR WINDOW COMPANY
Clayton B . Langwell
Chicago, illinois
[Ed. nOle: The LA WRENCE AVENUE
improvement between CENTRAL PARK
AVE. & ASHLAND AVE. began 8/12175
and was completed 10124/75 by Brlgh
ton Bldg . and Maintenllnce Co . & Krug
Exc.~a l lng Co ., both of Chicago , /II. [8
101m venlure) on 8 low bid of $44 6 "
252.30. )
Mr. George W. Dunne, Presldenl

Gentlemen:
Compllmen1s to the men who are im
proving our road ... Sunset RIdge ,
Northbrook, IInnols.
Collectively they are the mOS1 courteOus , efflc len1 . and hard working
people I have seen in a long time. I hope
that I am nOlthe only one to so advise.
The person in charge on down the
Itne I s to be commended.
Sincerely.
Mrs. Robert A . Long
1980 Sunset Ridge
Northbrook , Ill . 60062
"THO ti(;;(r AMI> CoIIIS'II)(/i! Art(7N
OF YlJfI~ 40 Y AR~ WrT", 1), We-- COtJL- b IvT

i) C, bE Q W 4 P2 0 PEil @/~r. OJ FAcT moST
OF us
y'IIJ/~
ptaE:t- 7'1'1 .... ,.. YDcJ ohic.j,'t .,g F"~

~HARE.
0'- rHE
PA;ery
,
\
. A LLU/
Department
Praiseworthies
PAGE 7
BETTER ENVIRONMENT THROUGH

LANDSCAPING
[Continued!
Mr. Hugo J . Star\(
Superintendent of Hi ghways
Dear Mr. Stark :
Several montns ago I spoke with
Mr. Anthony Fosco, the Cook County
Highway Dllpartment districl engineer,
concerning a serious drai nage problem
on Smith Road adjoi ning the Palatlna
Hills School alte.
Shortly alter my In i llal c ontact ,
Mr. Fosco Immediately Investigated tne
problem and made recommendations
as to its resolu tion. As of this date , (he
work Is almost completed .
Tha Board 01 Educanon wishes 10 ex
press Ils appreciation to your departmen t and personally to Mr. Fosco and
his stair lor their excellent cooperation
and expertness In expediting a serious
problem.
Sincerely.
J .M. Kinka
Deputy Superintendent
School District 15
Implied Consent
Now Applies to
All States . ..
All 50 state. and Puerto Rico now
have Implied consen t laws. This means
Ihal anywhere In the country , you have
automatically given your consent to a
chem ical test to determine the alcohol
concentration In your blood . II you
reluse 10 take the test upon requesl. the
state will revoke or suspend your
driver's license lor a specified lime.
THOUGHT
For the Month
Kindness Is neverwa.ted. lilt h no
effact on Ihe recipienl ... at least il
benefits th e bestower.
Part Two - PROPERTY VALUES & HIGHWAY LANDSCAPE DEVelOPMENTS

By Morrie Chemer
[Head 01 Architecfure and Landscaping ON.,
In terms 01 property values . our De

partment was asked to prepare a paper
on " Property Values as Allecled by
Highway Landscape Developments:' 10
be presented at a Highway Research
Board Meeting In Washington. ThaI
property values Immediately adjacenl to
our expressways would devaluate. and
might even create new slum areas-as
Ihought by most economlsls and
sociologists-was lound to be com
pletely erroneous Ihlnking.
Wilh research done through Olcolts'
Land Value books. and the recent resales of properl y and res idences. along
w ith a number 01 house-IOohouse lnler
views. we were able to firm ly eSlablish
Ihat residential properties adjacent to
the ekpresswayl were bought and sold
at the same prices as supposedly more
des i rable properties several blocks
away. Many ollhese owners stated Ihat
they were pleased \0 res ide alongside
Ihe highway, as created a strip park to
them , allorded an openness by the wide
right.ol-way . and thaI the plantings
helped absorb tha sound 01 cars to
make Iralllc noises I minimum
nuisance.
It was amazlllg to nOle Ihat some 01
these properties Increased In value from
200% to 500 % from Ihe 1940's; an in
crease in line with properties several
miles away. In so-called berter neigh'
borhoods II is logical to assume that
these Increases would nOI have kept
pace with surrounding areas If these
ellpressways had not been fully tand
scaped and maintained .
The elllsi ing ellpreS8wlY system gave
Impetus to renovating slums and run-down areas on the near west and sou th
portions 01 Chicago by firSI removing slum buildings along these routes and
landscaping the complete rlght-olway. It encouraged the construcllon of numerous
new homes , apartment buildings, light Industrial plants, schools, Iheaters , and , In
the outlying areas , new subdivision s; all of which wefe inlluenced not only by the
convenience 01 Iravel ... but most certainly by the clean atmosphere 01 the
landscaping .
Because much 01 our syslem was designed and constru cted belore Ihe Federal
Beaullflcation Act 011965, It was most graWylng to all the agencies that locally we
had grasped the opportuni ty well in advance. 10 protect and enhance the '"Quality'"
values 01 highway environments , as it was emphasized by lormer President Johnson
In his " Message 10 Congress" on February 8. 1965, In which he said :
I'
"I hope fhal, af III/levels 01 governmenl, our planners and builders will remember
thaf highway beaulification is more Ihan a maflar 01 planting Irees Of setring aside
scenic areas. The foads Ihemselves musl ref/eel , In locallon and design , increased
respflCt lor Ihe nalural and social Inl~rity and unlt'l of Ihe landscape and communities Ihrough wh ich the'l pass."
Signs of the Times

Sign along roadside: "Seat belts
loose? Stop and eat ."
Through the years , we have atl been aware of the wastefulness 0 1 our natural re
sources In the so-called Interest of progress; so It has been refreshing, In the past
few years, that locally and naUonally the general public and Ihe planners now In list
on the beauty 01 landscaping to sollen Ihe concrete ribbonl amid Ihe concrate and
steel lowers of our urban areas.
OCTOBERNOVEMBER , 1975
PAGE 8

Allhough il I, nol a "atua, Ihe Tote m Pole In Lincoln Park., Addll on Siraet and
Lake Shore Drive Is a colorful and significant artifacl 01 Indian lIIe. It was carved by
the Haldan Indians trom the Queen Carlotte Islands In western Canada .. . donated
by J . L.. Kra Hln 1929, when It was unveiled .
The TOlem Pole Is 40 leet high and 5 leel In diameter, made 01 cedar and
el.bor.tely carved . At the lop 01 the pole Is Ihe "Thunder Bird ," and Ihe sh.ft of the
pole is Ihe body 01 Ihe "Killer Whale." It be.rs the legend , "Kwa M. Rolas ." Totem
poles Identilled Ihe Indian tribe occupying a village and were used as markers and
150 as warnings 10 those unfrIendly to a speclllc trIbe. RE: L.S .D. tr.llic , It could
very well symbolize an "obey your 55 M.P.H."
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.... " .,
,,, "
,I'
' ~ "OVI
PapulaTlon. ............ 5,566,0a0

rto .............. 9S6!quGII miles
.... ,.,.
, ,,
" I I
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l= ~ ::~(- 5i~.~::!1
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DID YOU KNOW ...
-Ih.t a perao n with a master's la 28

times more likely 10 lall asleep behind
Ihe wheel 01 a car than a person wllh
only a grade school education?
-Ihal a poll 01 t ,500 drive rs s howed
Ihal only 3.2% 01 those with a grade
school education Slid Ihey become
Ileepy while driving , while 84 .9% posl'
grads admllled that driving was more 01
a rouline task , IncrlSslng Ihe likelihood
that they will become bored?
-that according '0 a s ludy by the Fed
enll Highway Admlnlslrallon , II costs
S15 ,892 10 drive a "andardsize car lor
10 years or 100 ,000 miles, and for a
compact Ihe cosiis S12,891 , based on
tiles. tolls and parking laas?
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~iiK ~iUNn
"'' "WAY "'Wi
County Building . Rm . 111 1

Address Correction Requesled

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WHAT IS
THANKSGIVING?
Thanksgiving is a lamlly with hands
clasped logelher around Ihe 'able In
grstelul , humble prayer.
ThanksgIving Is Ihe a meli 01 food
baking , Iha sound 01 children laughing,
grown-ups challerlng. dogs barking .
Thanksgiving is tabla sel wilh
aanh's bounty Iresh lrom Ihe h...... esl,
golden com slacked In ne.' bundles,
pumpkins dressing the table.
Thanksgiving Is gntclous acknowledgment 01 Ihe contribution of our
lorelathers and olheralor the blessings
01 'his coun try.
Thanksgivi ng Is giving Ihanks and the
challenge 01 promises yel to keep.
Thanksgiving is a cheertul countenance and a ready greellng lor Ihe
slranger and sharing when we are able.
Thanksgiving is giving , the second
part 01 Ihe word and an Important pan
of Ihe feast .
Thanksg Iving Is open churches ,
banded knees , bowed heads, Joyful
haarts .
Thankagivlng is parent and child,
par.nl and parenl , neighbor and neigh
bar, bound by the gralemal s plr'lt Ihat
renders us one Nallon under God.
Thenksglvlng Is peace amidst the
bustle; coziness In Ihe crowd .
Thanks gIving is 'amily and home snd
love.
Thanksgiving is YOU and I and GOD.
jReprmted from Cero/Tn8 Power &
Light Company's Spotllghtll/7<fj
IIIK 1111
AY 1III
County Building
Aoom 1111
The Cook County Highway News is published monthly lor the benefit 01 exchanging InformaUon between the
Mighway Depar1menl , govemmental agencies. citizen representatives. and Individual munlclpaHlles. Therefore, we
Invite any newsworthy con\flbullons relevanllO this publlcauon_ Please contact Francine Stuart 81 3<7714.
DECEMBER, 1975
VOL. XXII
No.12

Mathew W. Blaszeu!
Cl\artes S. Bonk
Mildred ClSe),
Mary M. McDonald
Ruby Ryen
John H. Slroger, Jr.
Irene C. Hernandez
Jerome Huppert
Ronald R. Larson
Frank W. Chesrow
George W. Dunne
Carl R. Hansen
GraphiC Aria Consultants

Edwin A. Beck C. C. Higgins Tom Kennedy. St.n C.b.y
Sle'
Igh bells ring. Are
yo'lisfni n'?
Harold L Tyrrell
Joseph I. Woods
Supeflntendent of Highways-Hugo J. SI.rll
Mathew W. Bles%cul-Chmn _Road aod Bridge Gomm.
eduor
Francine B. Stuart
Marlin Tucho...,
--
Photography
Elmer J. Malewslll
PAGE 2
DECEMBER, 1975
Schaumburg RCHld (Re/ocated at 8ar

rinllton Road)
LAST
AWARDS
OF ' 75
GeorgI! W. Dunne, President of the

Board of County Commissioners. has an
nounced that four (4) highway im
provements, two (2) Irafllc Signalization
cOntracls, one (1) township Improvemenl
and one (I) Iraflie signal mainlenance
contracl, lolallng S8,624,394.33 were ap
proved al their December " 1975
meeting . The con lracts were awarded on
Ihe recommendation of Hugo J. Stark,
Superintendent of Highways.
u*.Coo* Road (Sandafs Road to
Wauhgan Road)
The Improvement along lake-Cook
Road consists of constructing two 24
foot concrete pavements. separated by
a mountable median varying In width
from 4 to 16 feet, providing channellza
tlon at various locations and the widen
ing, resurfacing, channelization of
Waukegan Road along With the widening
01 Ihe existing !ungte span bridge, and
abutments over the We.t Fori!. North
Branch 01 l he Chicago Rivlf, conSISllng
of reInforced concre te deck slab supported on reinforced concre te beams,
new wingwalls and approach slabs, curb
and gulter, grading. driveways, p.e. can
crete strip at railroad crossing, Irafflc
Signals, pavemenl marking, drainage .
landscaping and aU olher relaled work.
(Approximately 2'" miles to be im
proved.)
This improvement Is tocated In the
Township of Northfield and the Village
01 Deerfield. On a low bid of
S2,882,868.33, tnls M.F T contract was
awarded to Milburn Bros., Inc. of Mount
Prospect, Illinois.
The improvemant of Schaumburg

Road In Hanover and Schaumburg
Township!' and the Village 01 Stream
wood consists 01 the relocated can
structlon of two 24fool standard rein
forced concrete pavements separated
by a mountable median varyIng in width
from 4 to 16 feet providing channeliza
lion at West Green Meadows Boulevard
and Blnlngl on Road, along with Widen
Ing and reconstructing Barrington Road
nort h and sou l h of relocated
Schaumburg Road. Grading, curb and
guller, drainage sewers and ditches.
driveways. tralhc slgnallzahon. pavement markings, landscaping and other
pertmenl and collate,.! work are also m
cluded.
This M.F.T. cootract was awarded to
Mi1burn Bros., Inc. of Mount Prospect,
Ill. on a low bid of S2,321,32O.3O.
KifCholl ROlJd (Plum Gfove Road to

Hlc*s RCHld}
Located In the Township 01 Patatine
and the Village 01 Roiling Meadows, the
Improvement along Kirchoff Road shall

conalst of coostructlng lour 12loot
Janes 01 concrete pavement separated
by a concrete mountable median wlth ad
dltlonal left turn lane at Plum Grove
Road, underground storm sewer system.
tralllc Signals at the channelized In
tersechon, StriPing, landscaping and
other related road work
This M.FT. contract was awarded to
Milburn Bros., Inc. 01 Mount Prospect, II
IInols ana low bid 01 1946,487.15.
167th Street & Crawford A~.nua (/57 to
'80 East 01 Crawford /57)
Located In Bremen Township and the

Vmages of Oak Forest, Coun try Club
Hills and the City 01 Markham, this proposed Improvement of 1671n StrHI and
Crewford Avenue conSist' 01 construc
tlng two 27loot reinforced concrete
pavements. separated by a mountable
median varying In Width Irom 4 to t6 feet
provIding channelization at vaflous loca
lions along with the In tersection 01
Are YOU
I
putting me on?
167th Sireet and CrawfOtd Annue. Also

Included are curb and gutter work,
gradIng, driveways, Sidewalk. traflic
signals. pavement marking. drainage,
landscaping, and aU other related work.
On e low bid Of SI,992,d97.75 this
M.F T. contract was awarded to Frenzel
Construction Co. 01 Glenview, illinois
and D. DIOrio Sons, Inc. 01 BensenVille,
IIUnois (a ,oint venture).
Traffic Signal Inslallalion (1671h Slrael
al Collage Gro~a A ~enue)
Located mThornton Township and Ihe
South Holland. tne traffic
Village
signal Inslallation is located at the In
tersectlon of 1671h Sireel and Collage
Grove Avenue and consists Of a lull lral
Ilc actuated signal syslem with
pedestflan crOSSing Signals.
This M.F.T. contract was awarded to
Pinner electric Company of Brookfield.
IllinOIS on a low bid 01 $33,051 .90.
0'
Harms Road (at Glen~lew Roadj

The trallic signal Installation is
located at tne intersection 01 Glttnview
Road and Harms Road 10 Northfield and
New Trier Townships and the VlIIage of
Glenview, and consiSIS of a 'ull tralflc
actuated Signal system with Individual
northbound and westbound !e.t turn
movements along With a saparate phas
ing for a bicycle crOssIng /rom Forest
Pren",. bike path.
On a low bid 01 S59,217.SO lhls M.F T
contract was awarded to Pinner Electric
Company 01 Brookfield . illinoIs.
Northfield Township (M.F. T. 74211591
R51
Location 1, Countryside Lane ,
Milwaukee Ava. 10 Revere Rd.; Location
2, Cornllowlr Trail, While O.k Or. west
lor 279 feet; Location 3, Sunset Trail,
White Oak Or. to Landwehr Rd.; Location
d, White Oak Drive, soulh of Ridge Dr. 10
nOtth 01 Sunset Trail; Locallon 5, Ridge
Drive, White Oak Dr. 10 Sun .. ' llllit.
This Improvement Wilt be to resurface
the eXisting roadways wIth 2%" of
blacktop
Arrow Road Construction Co. 01
Mount Prospect, lIi1rrois was awarded
thIs M F T contract on a low bid 01
SS9,1711.85.
namc Signal Maintenance (Various
locations throughout Coot Counly} ".
1976
The trafllc Signal maintenance can
Iract Is for a lull 24l1our5, .seven days a
week; lull maintenance operation lor
!falllc Signal systems, lighting systems
and navigation lighting systems
throughout Cook County. thai are under
Ihls Departmenl's JUrisdiction.
This M.F.T. contract was awarded to
Meade Eleclfic Company, Inc. of
Oucago, IllinOis on it low bid of
1329,776.25.
PAGE 3
DECEMBER, li75

(Anol"e, I kelc" Irac/ng rtMd nomenel.'utl /n Cook Counly,
GEORGE BRENNAN HIGHWAY was
UI:.V4.I2TMI:.NT
N I:.WSM4.I\I:.I2S
PERSONNEL TRAINING DEPT.: Erwin
WelMr, Direc tor of Pe~onnel lOf Cook
County Inlcmne<l Superfntende;nl HUGo
Sterk Ihal Counly BOIIrd Pre.ldent
GeOfV' W. Dunne has Inlliated a personnel de~elopment program wllhln the
County which began with a survey '11'111'111'1
Ihe CC HO conducled by William
Schroeder, coordinator 01 Salaty & Train'
lng, AU DIVision Heads and Bureau
Chiefs ate being Interviewed to Obtain
their Ideas on the tralnmg needs of lhelr
employees II Is anllclpaled l!\at a total
training program will evolve as a resull 01
Ihe compleUon of slmltar surveys taken
In ALL County offices .. includIng !raining courses IOf all levels 01 COOK
COUNTY EMPLOYEES
SAllABLES; Supervising Engineer
Vln Gelder 01 the Construction
Bureau has gllten up construcHng and
sailing ocala ena IS now a lapidary In IllS
011 hours_He grinds, shapes, sands. and
poUshes gem slones
some 01 which
he sports on I'll' person Beauties. aU II
T~
NO SPARES: Ted Wlenl kl, HE II ollhe

Townshlp ROild s.clion
a nlneleenyear lrouper wlln lhe CCHO bOWled
games 01 17 300, and 137 al Glenview
Recreation lanes during his Friday nlghl
league on Nov. 2111. Ted's average Is In
lhe upper 170's..
named aller a man 01 whOm you probably neve, heard, bul II you live on Ihe
SOulhwe5t side of Chlc.go, you mos!
likely drive ovar 1'1 11 Ifall every dayrwnelY, l he Dan Ar an X.way.

AClually, the Gaorge Brennan
HlghwlY Is mo,e like I bywar now,
feeding Irom Cenlral and lnlh InlO lne
Dan Ryan al 17411'1 Slr.. l. Originally, all
01 lnell roadway was r.amed aller 01'
GeotI18, a p,omlnent oollt lclan and chalf'
man 01 the lllinoi. o.le;atJon 10 Ihe
Democf1lllc:: Nallonal Convention In 1924.
" Aller Ihal , the records get a IIItle
hazy," quotes Ma. Ellie Walla of Ihe Rich
Town,hlp Olllel. " Mr. Brlnnan ran 10'
ellher U.S. SenalOf or Governor 01
IIIlnofs -how8\ler. It seems nobody II
certain." He died In 1t28 bul his m8fnOly Is sllli running on, and on, and on over the
D.n Ayan ExpresswlY.
Rich Township, whICh carries lhe road IIUi bearing Brennan' s name, Is really rlch In hIstory, anyway II was lounded asa governmental InstitutIon In 1850 Wllh Ell TaylOf
as Ilrst Supervl&or, and surveyed by N.D, Ellwood 01 Jollal & Jacob Rich. A
predomlnanlly Germltn selllemeni al the l Ime, II had Iwo 01 everyl hlng - saloonil,
hole/S, grocery stores. harness shoos and boarding Ileuses Now mosl of lhe .,.. 11.,
ellnet In Mattoon. Tlnl.y Park or Richton, along the IOfmel' Indian Bounct.ry Trail.
Mall ..on alone la WOflh a eouple of Quick SIOI'les. One 01 lheoldesl 01 the many Ger
man ileHlements In the area. II was named tor Gov, Joei Mllieion (1853) .. however,
11'18 IIrsl hOUS8 Wllln", erlCted until 1855, when Chari.. Ohlandorf
moved In.
The town slraddled Ihe llIInol. Clnlral and Mlchl~n Cantral rallwlr erolslng, and
grew rapIdly 8uI certainly one 01 1Ii1 masl color-fut early clUzanl was Hlnry Merker.
who Immigrated herl by way 01 Ohio and InQlrwlbef, Olrmany. He had been a labofer
on the IIrsl stum raJlroad In lhe U.S.,lhe BlltlmOfI' Washfngton, and afl er sanUng In
Mlneson, was 1M 11"1 fatmer In lhe County 10 try oul the new McCormick reaoer on
his latm. Inc::ldeotally, helpjng him In the fields lhat day was John WenlwOflh (Wenl
worth Altl., WlntwOfth Bldg .. etc.l.
01' Oeorgl Brennan Is gone, bul al leasl a lew blocks 01 highway are IIlII l her. 10
remember him by
(Continued Of! ~ge 61

I H....
Our Vanishing Dollars ...
1 H.u ..
H .....
Where does II aU go?

How many 01 us have sal down atlhe end 011 payday, alter
runnIng hither, thltller and yon paying our Dills, and asked
ourselwes or our mates Ihal very same QueSilon?
To answer thai classic Quelllon, Ine Tax Foundallon,
Inc., a Nliional orgamzatlon devoled to lhe sludy of laxes and
laxrelaled malle~. made a suf\'ey of Ihe Av~ge American
and wnere hIS hardearned cash goes
The findings of the loundation ate surprising Would you
beHeYe thai IWO hours and 35 mlnutal 01 lhe lverage wage
earnet's e'ght-ttour wor1l1ng day goes 10 pay thes? Just laxes'
Pul another way, lhe average AmerIcan WOf1iter labOrs from
January 1 unUi April 28 each Y8" jUlt 10 pay his lederal, Slate
and Iccallsxes
This and ol her results 01 Ihe loundalion's survey were
translated Into the cartoon at rIght , whIch represenls wha t happenllo our money by showing how long we halte 10 work each
day 10 pay IOf curex/slence
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PAGE <1
DECEMBER, 1975
THE KEDZIE A VENUE FACE LIF]

.....
Our con trac tor, the ROBERT B. AN

10 months prior to Its sche<lvle<l 01
With the majority of the work berng
seen by residen t engrneer John Shry .
1. Belore construction began.

2. Kedzle . north 01 Pratt Aye. was kept open during the con
structlon period.
3. Fini!
<1. Looking north ... Just south 01 Albion AYe .. between Deyon and
Prall. In the background is the Gas Company' s yard which nad

no pByement at all.
5. Same tocation ... now a through street.
6. Prior to construction ... a narrow. trallic congested gravel
route.
_ _ _ __ -'O"E""
CEMBER, 1915 _
PAGE 5
(Between Lincoln A venue & Howard Street)
: RSON co. finished lniS roadwoOc

"lng on a lOIN Did 01 $2.350.00000.
mpleled In Hoy.mbar 01 '15 OYer
7. No ..... ... I smoolh riding loutllne roadway.

S. On Ihe wesl side 01 Kedzle (B.C.I we s.. old sllely Island
bumpers ... relici 01 Intlqulty .. Ind lor the nosillgia bulls .. .
Ihe symbols 01 bygone ere . Ihose squelky red Slr.elcars .. .
remember?
9. CooperlUon bel ween 1M City 01 Chicago's Bureau 01 Elec.

triclty crewl .een moving ullllty poles prior to Ihe excavilion
and eubaequenl pavIng ollhe .re.l.
10. Looking north 10 HOWlrd Sireet ... we see finished Kedzle
nOrln 01 Touhy servIng In Industril'arel.
PAGE 6
DECEMBER. 1975
()I:V4.l?TMI:~T
~I:WM4.I\I:l?
(Contfnued trom page 3}
The Hon, George W. Dunne

Presldenl
Cook County Board 0 1 Comm.
Dear Presldenl Dunne:
During the '975 con strucllon season
Ihe Cook County Highway Department
widened and resuriaced both Lehigh
Road and Harms Road within the Village
01 Glenview and reconstr ucted SUnset
Ridge Road within the Village 01 Glen
view
All 01 th's wOrk was accomplished
wi th a minimum 01 . uffering by our
residentl and wll h II maitlmum 01 elli
clency and prolesllonal competence.
We ate Indeed pleased to be a part of a
County In which the administration 01
such programs IS handled in such II
consldef1lte end expedillous manner
We also wish to express our pleasute
with tile assistance given us by Lou
Quinlan of Ihe Cook County Highway
Department. He has been most helpful In
planning, lehedullng, and 8xpedillng all
of the Intricate steps precedent to the
construcllon 01 a badly needed grade
separallon on Lake Avenue,
We congratulate you on the excellen\
Qualily 01 work belllg performed by Mr.
Hugo Stark and his professlona'
assoclalel.
Season's GreeUngs.
Edward K. PaUen, Mayor
Village of Glenview
Mr. Hugo J. Star\(
Dear Mr. Stark,
ThiS IS 10 personally express our ap.
preclation lor your help in providing the
lruck lor our DASH FOR TRASH ,
November IS, 1975 al Wheeling High
School. Every student who partiCipated
picked up 100 pounds 01 trash or morel
The total was around 1,375.
Please express our thanks 10 Mr.
Michael Philbin and to the drivers for
Ihelr help and friendly cooperal lon
which made the day a real success
On the basis 01 Increase<! Interest by
student s In all ending Christmas Can
lerence 1975, we are scneduifng
another DASH FOR TRASH lor
December 13, 1975.
Agalll we will take the salely precaul ions as before to Insure the safely 01
motorists as welt as students.
Thanks again lor your kind asslslance
In this project.
Sincerely.
Donn Davll, Director
Campus Crusade lor Chrlstlnlernatlonal
Perml! Dlvil ion
Room 1128
CoUnlY BUilding
Dear Sirs:
1\ was a pleasure meellng wllh you
tOday In your oUice, and I wish to
reciprocete the courtesy you extended
to Mr. Evans, Mr. Nelson and mYlelf With

a smcere word of appreciation. I, atleasl.
am just a little less apprehenslYe about
the ultimate outcome of our parish
building program.
Although I laceilously mentioned
somelhing about a "Wrillen Guarantee,"
I now In all seriousness assure you of a
sincere prayer tor God' s blessing upon
you lor your kindness and courtesy.
Very gratefully yours,
Rev. F. T. Menarik
51. John Church
Glenwood, III.
Mr Hugo J. Stark. Superintendent
Department of Highways
Deal SIr:
Thank you lor your Immediate r.
sponse 10 my letter 01 November 21 It
regarding ca tch baSin In Ihe vICInity of
Third Street and County Line Road.
White on Ihe way to work December
24th, 1 nOhcad thai your maintenance
lorce had neally restored Ihe gutter, Inslalled l ome Itone as riprap, and had
completeet Ihe r.gradlng to permi l the
surface drainage to carry on down to
Third Sireet.
II was a pleasant surprise and an unexpected Christmas presenU May t
thank you for your prompt act ion and the
nelt work done by the maintenance
crews.
Yours truly,
ThomBl R. Klar
Village Engineer
Village of Hlnsdale,llI,
Mr, Hugo J. Stark
Superilltendeni of Highways
Dear Mr. Stark:
in bahal! 01 Ihe Prospecl Helghls im
provement Association. I wanl 10 Ihank
you 101 the prompt acUon your depart
ment took In Instalilng the 4wap stop
sIgns at Ihe corner 01 Clmp McDonald
Road and Wheeling Road In Prospect
Height., Imnois. ThiS corner has been a
recognIzed problem In our area lor the
past sevetal years but our complaints
have been directed to the wrong
parties
We leel tha t Itle principal reason for
the hazard Is the specific location of the
ulility poles al the south corners 01 Ihe
streel. Several attempts In the past have
failed to get the uUllty company to
relocate Ihe posts A t leasl . now the traffic wilt slop befol e proceedIng
through the Intersection.
Agaill. I want 10 commend your depart
ment lor responding to lOcal residents'
petitions.
Sincerely yours,
Richard E, Wolf
President. Board of Managers
Prospect His. Improvemenl Assn.
PEN PAL: Leaves & Recordl' Belly

Perryman has never forgotten any eCHO
employee's birthday or sickness ... she
has always remembered to send cards
lor each and every occasion. How oonsiderele. Bettyl! Who says we don't
ha~e a good will AMBASSADRESS?
trs A GIRL lor Barry Cowen of
Dil trlct 2 and spouse ... Erin Michelle
enlered this world on Dec. 41h, welgning
m at 7 tbs. 3 oz_ in Luthersn General
Hospital. Congrats to all the Cowensll
RED RIBBON DEPT.: Asst. Payroll Dlv.
Supenlsor Ann Andrews' prize German
Shepherd. Saber. won 2nd place and
15.00 at the InternatIonal Kennel Club
Dog Show. This should keep him In dog
tcod lor a week alleast.
TWO TtME WINNER: Pal Marslk's
(Oaalgn Bureau head Joe Marsik's better
half) sealood salad was such a hlt al the
Xmas party we thought Ihat all of you
would like her deliCIOUS recIpe for New
Yea,'s or any other propItious occasion:
t can tomato soup
I 8-02.. pkg. cream cheese
2tbls. unllavored gelatin
l'. cup cold water
'iI cup diced cetery
'" cup diced green pepper
1 small onion diced
1 cup cooked (or canned) shrimp
1 cup king crab or snow crab
1 cup mayonnaise
Heal tomato soup ... add cream
cheese, usmg whisk to beat unl ll
smoolh. Add gelatin which has been
sollened in cold water to soup mixture.
Heat unlll dissolved Remove from heal
and cool. Add diced Y~elabtes. shrimp.
crab and mayonnaise Place In a 2-q1.
mold and chili at teas! 6 hours_
SENSATION AUI used as appetizers
wl l h crackers-and a Merry Xm as and
healthy New Year 10 all.
When Three Is
Nota Crowd
To cut down on
urban
traffic ,
Balian area hjghway olliclals have
resened a spacial
expre.. tane lor
car pools _ Ve
hlcles with Ihree
or more persons
qualify! Recenlly,
however. a state trooper refused 10
allow one rush hour threesome 10 enler
the lane. Tha car contained a husband
and wile, along with a welldressed
department store mannequin.
DECEMBER, 1975
PAGE 7
All You Will Need to Know About Metric

(For Your Everyday Life)
10
(compnative sixes are shown)

Melrlcls
based on
Decimal system
The melnc system IS simple 10 learn.

For use In your everyday lIIe you will
need to learn only ten new units. You will
also nee<l to gel used 10 a lew new
temperatures There are even some
mettJc units with which you are already
lamillar Ihose lor lime and electrICity
aTe the same.s you use now
BASIC UNITS
METER: a IIIt!e longer than a yard
(about 1.1 yards).
LITER: a mile larger than a quart
(about 1.06qU8r1S).
GRAM a little more Ihan Ihe weight 0 1
a paper clip
COMMON PREFIXES
To be used with baSIC units;
MilL!' onethousandthjO OOt).
CENT!: one-hundredth (O.Ot).
KILO: one-thousand limes (1000).
1 METER
1 YARD
For example.
1000 mllllmeteiS
lOOcentimeters .
1000 melers
.... I meter
t meter
1 kilometer
1 LITER
1 QUART
OTHER CO MMONLY USED UNITS

MILLIMETER: 0.()()1 meter-diameter
01 a paper clip wire
CENTIMETER. 0.01 meler-a lillie
more than the wlCth 01 a paper chp
{about 0.4 Inch}
KtLOMETER. 1000 meters-somewhat
further than '~ mile (about 0.6 mire).
KILOGRAM: 1000 grams-a Il llie more
than 2 pounds (about 2 2 poundS).
MILLILITER: 0.001 liter-live 01 thorn
make a teaspoon
OTHER USEFUL UNITS
HEelARE; about 2'/1 acres
TONNE:aboul one ton
TEMPERATURE
Degrees Celsius are used
KILOGRAM
C
f
-40
-40
-20
32
wilter freezeJ
20
31
10
.0
I'
911.6
body lemperillure
.0
160
1 POUNO
100
wilter bolls
25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
Traffic Engineering Seminar Conducted for CCHD
2S DEGREES CELSIUS
Our deepest sympathy 10 Louis

Marchase of the Soil SecUonPavement Geometries Div whose
motherlnlaw, Helen Rubel, passed
away Dec. 13th, and to Irv Marggfal
of lhe Drainage Div., whose lather
passed away DK. 26th.
A lour-day semInar enlUled " Improving Street UUliullon" was developed by the
nelllc Institu te of Northwestern University lor the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION Mr. Charles Smith of the Bureau 01 Tramc tn Springfield. Ill. was
In charge 01 the program conducted In the 10th lloor conlerence room on Nov. 4th. 5th,
18th and 19th, 1975 presenled 10 acquaint personnel with the latest techniques to
imprOlle the flow of vehicular and pedestnan traffIC ... thus promoting safety In the 1m
provement of street and highway uUllzalion.
Appro)(imately 50 Township Highway Commissioners and CCHO employeea com
priSed the amount 01 attendance during these lour days. They were Instructed lor
varloua courses by I.D.O.T. personnel, 10 whom we express our appreclallon for their
presentatIon 01 thiS well received course.
PAGE 8
DECEMBER . 1975

On aboul30Q acres allhe norlh end ollhe Skokie lagoons, between lakeCook and
Dundee Roads easl 01 Edens Expressway. work Is now under wayan the Chicago
Botanical Gardens ... a modern "Arbor 01 Pleasure" lor lIower layers. Built on land own
ed by Cook Counly' s Foresl Preserve Districl. Ihe Gardens will be operaled by Ihe
Chicago Horticultural Society under an arrangement slmiler 10 one now in eHect with
the Brookfield Zoo. II will be a park olloyely gardens and lagoons, with lIowers, trees
and shrubs collected from the U.S. and abroad, and culllvated lor educa tional and
research purposes as well as recreation. A fragrant Ihoughtlor Winter! I
U ..
Aries:
lord, please glye me pillience. ilnd
wan I II RIGHT NOW.
Taurus:
lord, please help me 10
change, bul not right away.
accept
Gemini:
Dear God, where ' s God, who' s God,
what's God! How am I to know?
,u.o. ... " . ,
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Cancer:
Dear God, You knowwhall wanl .
,,,.
Leo:
Yeaasl
"
Virgo:
Dear God, please make everything
perfect ilnd don' l mess It up like You
did Ihe last lime.
~. ,
'
~oputatian ... .. .......... S,S66,O 00

ArlD .............. 956!quare mile!
Libra:
Dear lord. please help me 10 be more
declslve. but, on the other hand, whal
do You think Is besl?
,ff
Scorpio:
Dear God, forgive us our debts and
help us lorgive our deblors, eyen If the
Jerks don'l deserve II.
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to the Signs
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Did You Know ...

... thilt In January 1831 , at the time
Chicago was designated county saal of
newlycreated Cook Coun ty, 11 had a
population estimated al between 50 and
50'
.. that one ollhe earliest moyles shot on
location In Cook County was " Fori Dear
born Massacre." made In ChIcago by
the Selig Pholoplay Company in 1912?
n. Ihal the cornerstone laying ceremony
tor the present County building was held
Sep tember 21, 1906. with Charles W.
Fairbanks, Vice President of the United
States, the featured speaker? (Source
"Gro wth of Cook COUnlY. Vol. I, .. Charles
B. Johnson.)
~iiK
'iUNH
HliHWAl NIWi
County Building , Am . 1111
Address COfrecilon Requested
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Sag/llarlus:
Dear God, II rYe asked You onca rYe
asked You a million times. please help
me to stop euggeratlng.
Capflcorn:
lord, I was going to pray, bul I've
learned not to depend on anyone; and
I'm going 10 get it together myself .
Aquarius:
Some people say God is dead, olhers
say God is a woman; but t say, we ilre
all God, so why pray?
Pisces;
Dear lord, 85 long as I am going to
consume this filth at Scotch, please
use my stimulation lor Thy glory.
-Anonymous
CI8M '.IIIY
I~I.
At In9.
County Building
Room 1111
Chicago,llIinois 60602
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly lor I he benefit 01 exchanging Informalton bet ween Ihe
Highway Department, governmental agencies, cUlzen representallves , and individual munlcJpalllles. Therefore,
we Invlle any newsworthy contributions relevant 10 It-US pubUcatlon, Please contact Francine Stuart at 4437714
Nos. 1 & 2
JANUARYFEBRUARY, 1976
VOL. XXIII
GEORGE W. DUNNE, Presiden t Cook County Board of Commissioners

Mathew W. Bleszczal
Frank W. Chesrow
Charles S. Bonk
Mildred Casey
George W. Dunne
Carl R. Hansen
Mathew W. BllIszczat-Chmn, Road and Bridge Comm.

Editor
Francinll B. Stuart
Irene C. Hernandez
Jerome Huppert
Ronald R. larson
Mary M. McDonald
Ruby Ryan
John H. 5lroger, Jr.

Joseph A. leesan
Martin Tuchow
Harold l . Tyrrell
Joseph I. Woods
Superintendent of Highways-Hugo J . Stark

Edwin A. Beck. C. C. Higgins. Tom Kennedy. Stan Cabay
Photography
Elmer J . Majewski
JANUARYFEBRUARY 197~',---__
PAGE 2
ABOUT OUR FRONT COVER . We wish 10 acllnowledge Jo seph Hoorer , Sons of Ph iladelph ia. Pa. for permJlllng us to
reproduce their art work which was originally used as calendar art, dep/Cllng 'he Bicentennial Spirit of '76.
.~lVfat~~
FIRST
AWARDS
OF ' 76
George Dunne, President of the
Board 01 County Commislioners, has
announced that two (2) frallic I lgnal
IzaUon contract s and one (1) cul ... er1
construction
contract .
tola11ng
5222,988.35, ware approved at their
January 5, 1976 meeting. The contract s
were awarded on Ihe recommendation
01 Hugo J. Stark, Superintenden t 01
Highways.
Our deepest sympathy to E... elyn Smith, formerly With the Gen . File 01'1.,
whose husband , Edward P. Smith, passed away Dec. 30th; 10 the laml1y of
George Gayln , formerly With Ihe Payroll 01 .... , who passed away Jan. 6th; to the
laml1y of Jerome J. Jecha, former draftsman with the R.O.W. Bureau, who died
Jan. 7th: 10 Ihe laml1y 01 Charles McConnel, of the l aboratory Tes ting Secllon,
wno passed away Jan. 19th: to lowell Beyer, photographer with Tech. Services
Di ..... whose gra!"ldmother, Fa y Colllz, also the stepmother of Elaine Hanock of
the Design Bureau and Ctarice Boehan of the President's Ollice, passed away
Jan. 27th; 10 Mrs. Mary Mulcahy, whose husband. Robert J. Mulcahy, formerly
the audi tor with the CCHD for 34 yea rs, retired In 1965, passed away Jan. 30th;
to AI Burnes 01 landscaping & Architecture orr. whose father.lnlaw, lester
levey, dIed Feb. 151; to the family of Agn es (Sis) Fleming, working lor the
CCHD In 1928 as a switchboa rd operator, then transferred to the Personnel DiY.,
rellred I n 1968, passed away Feb. 8th: to the family 01 James Br im stin, 01 the
Tech. Photo Raproductlon Dir ., who passed away Feb . 16th; to the family 01 An
thony J. Morem of Tralllc Operalion s Dlv. (Field). who died Feb. 171h; to Ale.
Masel ski s. of the R.O.W. Bureau, whose mother, Sophie Bandziu 5, died
Feb. 1911'1.
Walker Road (Cu/reft-Hlllcrest Road

to Chicago Joliet Road at Creek South
01 ChiciJgoJoliel Road)
ThiS Improyement Is located on
Walker Road In lemont Township and
conSists 0 1 constructing a 24loot road
way (2 lanes, 12 leel each) with two
100100t shoulders along with Ihe con
structlon 01 a reinforced concrete box
culyert (12 feet by 7 leet) with wing
walls at Convent Creek.
The roadway consists of a lO-inch
PozzolZntC Base Course and a BllUmlnous surface course. The shoulder
construction Incl udes a 3-loot Wide
rumble shoulder together with drainage
and ulillly requl remenls. Also Included
is tree removal. steel plate beam guard
ralls, landscaping and other colla teral
work.
On a low bid of $147,792.35, thiS
M.F.T. contract wa5 awarded to The
Swenson Co. of Thornton, IIUnois.
Tramc Signal Inslallat/on (Sanders

Road and Wood Oaks Junior HIgh
School)
located In the Village 01 Northbrook
and In t he Township 01 Northlleld and
consists of a fuU traffic ac tuated sIgnal
system with pedes trian crossing slg
nals, to be comple ted In September 01
t976.
This M F.T. contrac t wa5 awarded to
HH EIKlric Co. of Aiver Gro~e, IUlnoi s
on a low bid of $20,159.50.
Tramc Signal Ins lallation
located at the intersection of Sauk
TraU and Shabbona Dri... e, Westwood
Drive, in I he Township 01 Rich and Ihe
VUlag e 01 Park Forest, this Improve
ment consis ts of a full traffiC actuated
Signal system wit h pedestrian crossing
signals, to be comple ted In Sep tember
0 1 1976.
On a law bid 0 1 $53,036.50 11'115 M.F.T
contract was awarded to Commercial
light Co. 0 1Chicago.
TALK ABOUT SNOW! If anyone could talk at length about the amount 01 S!"lOW
lalllng In the area It's the highway commissioners who have to maintain un
Incorpora ted township roads. That. lind other road problems. were discussed duro
lng a meeting of the Cook County Highway Commissioners hosted by lyons
TownShip Highway Commissioner Joe Nekola at Alphl's Restaurant last week.
Shown (teft to fight) are Ted Wlewski. Highway Eng. 2. Cook County Highway Dept.;
Emil Donkers, Highway Eng. 4, COOk County Highway Dep t , Majeur DayIS, IIUno!s
Department of Transpor1atlon; Art Olsen. Wheehng Township Highway Commls,
sioner and secretary ot Cook County Hlghwliy CommIssion; Host Nekota. treas urer.
and Bob Bergman, president of the Cook County Highway Commissioners.
-Photo by TH E TIMES
PAGE 3
JANUARY FEBRUARY 1976
LOOKING BACK ..
r--
A CCH D RETROSPECTIVE
1975 saw the CCHO undertake approximately 33 million dollars In
highway Improvement projects_ THIS
REPRESENTS THE LARGEST UTILJZA
TION OF MOTOA FUEL TAX FUNDS
IN THE HISTORY OF THE COOK
COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
This accomplishment was achieve(!
through a melange 01 project types and
locatlOllS, all necessary to accom
modale lhe mullifaceted transporta
lion needs 01 todays motorIng publiC
III the County 01 Cook. The Department
placed 50 Individual projecls under con
Iract entaltrng some 65 separate loca
lions. The work mvolved 95 miles 01
roadway and 12 spot locallons ... run
nlng the gamut from a 5.5 million
dollar, 4lane, median separated 1m
provement Including a railroad grade
separatIon structure, enclosed main
drain, elc .. to B 20 Ihou sand dollar tral
IIc signal install allon under1aken joIn 1
fy with a local school district.
Major 4lane Improvements undertaken represented a tOlal cost of 18
million dollars. Many of these projects
represent the Department's cOlllinued
objective of upgradmg slgniflcanl
County routes including, thIS year,
LAKE COOK ROAD. 167th STREET,
CRAWFORD AVENUE, JOE ORR ROAD,
and SCHAUMBURG ROAD. PrOjects 01
note In thiS category-the dangerous
and Inconvenient offset alignment 01
Schaumburg Road at Barrington Road
will be ellmmated, to be replaced by a
continuous,
curved
pavementcontracts lei on Lake Cook Road in
1975 place the limIts Irom Skokie Road

on the east 10 Mc Henry Road on the
west. either under construction or com
pleled.
The site of the Morraine Valley Com
munlty College lying on either side of
88th Avenue ... a County Road
be
tween 107th Stree t and 111th Street
posed problems to the expansIon 01
either laciltty, the road or the conege
campus, with Improvements 10 bo th be
Iflg virtually Incompatible. OffiCials of
the two agencies working together
reached agreement relocating 88th
Avenue between 107th Street and 111th
Sireet to a new a1!gnmenl along 86th
Avenue.
The CCHD's efforts to upgrade Its
twolane roadways also produced a
record performance In 1975. Thlrtytwo
miles o f Count y Highway were widened
alld resurfaced to modern Twolane
standards. Also Included in Ihls cate
gory 01 Improvemenl was 17 mites 01
bitummous resurfacing lor roadways
where the base had been constructed
In previous years_
In cooperation with the City of
Chicago, Ihe Cook Count y Highway
Departmen t flnanced and constructed
malor 4lane Improvements on KEDZIE
AVENUE lrom LIN CO LN AVENUE 10
HOWARD STREET and on PRATT
AVEN UE from WESTERN AVENUE to
RI DGE BOULEVARD: the 10lal cost of
these two projects was 3 millIon
dollars. The Department also financed
and constructed the resurfaCing on por
\Ions of Ashland Avenue. California
-----THOUGHT FOR 1976
WE, THE WILLING ... LED BY THE UNKNOWING ARE DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE
FOR THE UNGRATEFU L
WE HA VE DONE SO MU CH, FOR SO L ONG, WITH SO LITTLE TH AT WE ARE NOW
OUALIFIED TO DO ANYTHING WITH NOTHING.
Avenue. 47th Street, Lawrence Avenue

and Weslern Avenue, all wlthill the City
of Chicago. A total of 34 miles at a cost
015 million dollars.
IndiVidual contracts lor the IIlstalla
lion 01 traffic signals at six locallons
throughout the County were also under
taken.
Of the lour structure conlrac ts begun
last year. the most unique In cOllcept
was a combination equestnan, bicycle
overpass desiglled with the coopera
lion 01 the Forest Preserve Dlslricl 01
Cook Counly. The IWO modes of travel
approach the slruc ture by separate
pa thways and Ihls separation IS main
tatOed over the structure, which spans
Lake Avenue west of Harms Road, proViding safety to bo th groups as they
cross over thiS heavily traveled
hlghway_
Thought for the Month

The onl y way to multiply happiness
Is todivide It.
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WE'RE ANOTHER YEAR OLDER ff

With this Issue, The Cook Counly Highway News begins lis 23rd year 01
publication
coinCIding with the celebration of our Country'S BIcentennial
year.
So lar there has been evidence that our bulletIn has more thall served its
purpose 01 mformlng citizens III and out 01 the Counly ... far and wide
HIghway Olficlals and Engineering Firms throughout the Country .. , Govern
mental Agencies and the indIvIdual muntcipa!1Ues about our Department's ac
tlviltas. All community newspapers arOUlld both the County and Chicago have
been our close associates, !raquently reprinting articles 01 Inleresl to their
readers . This has been appreciated, and we hope the press will continue to
reprint Ireely. Many pieces on technical IIlnovalions developed by the CCHN
have been picked up by engineering Journals in and out of the U.S.A.
We lake great pride in the Interest evinced by so many of our readers. and
assure them we will continue our efforts to produce a IImely and entertaining
publication. The past 22 years appear to have been profitable and most gratify
Ing and we hope the luture holds as much promise
agam. our personal
thanks 10 each 01 you lor your favorable acceptance of the CCHN.
Francrne B SWart, Editor
Public Information Ofllce

COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT.
t 18 N Clark Street, Room 1111
Chicago,lIl1nols 60602
If we 00 NOT HEAR FROM YOU,
your LAST copy Will be received in
JUNE, 1976.
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JANUARY-FEBRUARY_',,9"-"'-_ _ _ __

(Another shlch Ifacing road nomenclalure In Cook County)
HAPP ROAD, located in the

Village of Northfield, was
allegedly named by a County
highwayman
actually the
whole thing was quite a Happ-y
event since there seems to be
enough of those Happs in
north and northwest Cook
County.
The road runs from Sunset
Ridge to Willow, then jogs
down to Winnetka Road ... run
ning most of the way between
the North Branch of the
Chicago River and the C&NW
tracks ... then bending south to
meet New Trier Court at Illinois
Road. All 3.10 miles are maintained by the CCHD.
In 1834, Northfield was a big agricultural area .. _ especially heavy
in milk, and was first settled by John Clark. His father, John Clark.
Sr, was an Indian trader and an Engllshman_ His mother was
Elizabeth McKenzie, who, when eight years old. was taken prisoner
together with her ten-year-old Sister, Margaret, and carried from
Virginia by the Shawnee Indians to Fort Wayne County in Indiana
Territory, White with the Indians, with whom she remained for
twelve years, she ... according to John Clark's Indtan customs .,.
became his wife and bore him three children, the eldest being
John Kinzie Clark, who was born In 1784. John was also known as
"Indian Clark" because of his deallngs with and friendship for the
local Indians in Northfield. He was given the name of "No-nj-mo-a"
or "Prairie Wolf" by the Indians themselves.
Another settler who came to Northfield in 1835 was John
Stryker, It seems his success in securing the wife of his choice
depended on the " Happy" selection of a homesite. He brought his
intended up to see the place and she, giVing her consent for making it their home, walked the 22 miles back to Chicago to get
hitched. (Now, really!! That's what I call togetherness.) Th ere was
also a Miss Julia Grote, who in 1842 became the first school
teacher at the munificent salary of Sl.SO a week (and there were no
teachers' strikes then!) ... THEN in 1905 along came John p , Happ
and his eleven little HAPPS. (A real happening!) John's grandfather, Johannes Happ, and a group of other Germans settled here
from the town of Trier In Germany-and that's how the orIgin of
New Trier Township came to be, AT ANY RATE ... John (Jack)
Happ worked in a supervIsory capacity for the Cook County
Highway Dept., and apparently when they were constructing this
new road under hIs supervision in 1942 ... he figgered the road
should be named HAPP _.. seing that there were "quite a slew of
them around by this lime," says his son, Barney, an erstwhile In spector Rodman with the CCHD.
That's the truth-and if you don 't believe It, there are 29 families
named Happ in the Chicago telephone directories who will
substantiate our story __ . "So, let your fingers do the walking"
while you ride on HAPP ROAD !!
I)~V~I:)T M~I'IIT
I'll ~WSM~I\~I:)S
SWINGING SHIFTS:
The Secondary
Roads Bureau 15 purchaSing Hucks
wUh automallc transmissions built by
General Motors
G.M has a trammg
SChool located In Hinsdale and the
following machinists aUendlng thlt!
five-day course were. Paul Hanisko,
Ron Sachs, Victor Frost, Howard
Helgeson and Frank Bryanl. (And away
wego!!)
JOY:
's what you created for those
who wouldnt have known the meaning
01 the Holiday Season II II weren ' t lor
your generosity 10 the NEEDIEST KIDS
CHRISTMAS FUND. My personal ap
preclatlon and thanks .. was written to
Dorothy (R.O.W.) Adams Itom WGN's
Wally Phillips. Oorothy . on her own
lime, however. a lillie late .. collecH~d
5118.00 Irom a skeleton crew of
CCHDsrs whose contflbuUons were
given to LaReblda Chlldren's Hospital
by WGN Radio. (We1I make a beUer
showing next year.)
PROUD GRANDMA Ruth Catandrielio of
Construction took her hard hat all tong
enough to boast about the birth of her
hrst grandchild. Christine Marie Baker,
entering In at 6Ibs., 90L on Jan
uary 27_
ORGANIZATIONAL
MOVE
UP;
Nicholas Olenec was appomted Actmg
AsSistant Head of the Survey Division .
TRAFFtC WARNING SIGN:
win-cocktails you lose
Heads you
Calendar Art
A LEAP YEAR is diviSible by lour. but
determining which years shall have an
eKlra day isnt quite that simple. A
centennial year which can be diVided
by lour. IS not a leap year UNLESS It
can also be diVided by 400. For In
stan ce. the year 1900 was not a leap
year because. ahhougn II was diVISible
by lour. II was NOT di~lslble by 400. SO
1\ dldn't Qualify.
ThiS relined method or allocating
leap years was de~ised by an Halian
astronomer because back in 1582 Pope
Gregory XI1I, on adVice 01 as tronomers.
discovered that leap years were coming
too ollen and the calendar was gelling
ahead olltsell
The lIallan sstronome(s method Is
still used today. and our calendar Is
correct to Within one day In 3,000
years! l
_ __ _ __
JAH UARYFEBRUARY 1976
PAGE 5
national engineers week

feb 2228 1976
Counly SOlird PrHkhtnl G.oro- W Dunne, llanked by John 1(. Cnne , CCHO Publie AII.I,. & Tech Se~Jcu he..d as well
being P,asldenl 01 Ih. Chicago CMpl., 01 the IIIlnoi. Soclely 01 Proleulona' Engln..,. and Ayoub V, Taillaml, Chicago
Chapler's President Elect 01 Ihe I.S.P E.., and Supervising Engin..r with the MelrQ90lllan Senll.ry m.lrlct. showing his leller
proclaiming Febru.ry Und through Febru.ry 28th, 1916. Nationa' Engineer' Week
The CCHO parllclpated In an uhl bll held In Ihe Chicago Civic C.nl .t deplcllng the Iheme " TWO HUNDRED VEARS IN
ENGINEERING" with bridge photo. dallng Irom t 919 through 1976.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS. the birthday week 01 one 0 1 Amenca's linest Engineers. George Washington. Is observed by Professional
engineering SocIeties as Natlon,l Engineers Week; and
WHEREAS George Wastnngton e blfTI1c1ay 8 an ~peclally significant W.,. durmg the Blcemennl.1 Vur. 1976. as the 'Father
oIOurCounl.y and
WH~At.:A5.ltMl1976Ihemeol
HIlIIOll,,'
englllfHlf~
Week IS JVnencan Ingenully-2OO "ear,ol engineers' ,and
WHEREAS. Ina en,,'neanng profession holds a malor responsibility in PubliC salely. health and wella,e III IIle Importanl urban
and rural alea problems 01 Iran.portIiIOIl. Willer. powet, light. communication . structures and environmental engIneering 85
welt as in the .... eryday mechanlcsl and electrical devices: and
WHEREAS. the citizen. 01 Cook County ala aware of their debt to the prolesSlonal en"meers In government, private practice,
InctuStry and ecJucatlon IOf Il1alr skills Bnd thell devotIOn to hlgn prlnclples.'nd
WHEREAS, Cook County's leadership In lr;msportaIIOll. private COIl.troctlon. PUDUC workS. Indu.trlal development urban
aevelopmenl and Ihe pr8Sef'lallonol theenv,ronment IS greallyenhallCed by!!'Ie engllleers;
NOW. THEREFORE. I, George W Dunne. PreSident 01 the Board 01 Cook County CommiSSioners. do hereby proclaim the
period 01 February 22,28, 1976 10 be ENGtNEERS WEEK IN COOK COUNTY and urge all ItllellS 01 Cook County 10 taka
cognizance oltha special evenl ' sfTllnged IOf this lime
Dal8(l l hl15th Day 01 January, A_O 1976
eor"e W Dunne. PreSident
PAGE 6
JANUARYFEBRUARY 1976
Dear Sir
I wrote to you last year about a curb
condilion at the Intersection 01 Rand
Road and Schoenbeck Road, last year
1974, when you had a widenmg project
scheduled lor Schoenbeck Road from
Rand Road to Dundee Road.
The curb condition was corrected to
my sallslacHon and every other motOI'
1st who used this Intersection every
day of the week, as I do. AI this time I
Wish to say honestly, Thank You
Mr. Dunne, for a job well done on a
curb condition as well as on the enUre
length 01 Schoenbeck Road Irom
Dundee Road to Rand Road.
Howard A. Bruder
1129 Palm Olive
Wheeling. It!.
It has always been our obiectlve to

cooperate with other Governmental
Agencies, but It Is espacially gralllying
when the same a ttitude prevails from
the olher SIde. Mr. Marslk has shown
that he is Indeed Inleresled In our com
munlty and will do whatever he can
wlJhln hIS JurIsdiction to help us with
our programs. He Is always willing to
meet with our people and to discuss In
detail our problems While It IS easy to
critlclze people and programs, too lillie
ellorl is expended In showing ap
preciation for a Job well done. 11 is our
purpose wllh Ihis leller 10 say to others
what we have dIscussed amongst
ourselves
Again, thank you for your coopera
tion and we look forward to a con
linulnglavorable relationship.
KEDZIE AVE-IMPROVEMENT
ACCLAIMED BY MOST 3100
BLOCK DWELLERS
John T. Dunn, President

viUageofTlnley Park
Sincerely.
Everybody seems to be happy with

the newly opened Kedzle A'#e.
ReSidents m the 3100 blocks hnd II
most convenient and the added parking
space on Kedzle relieves the crowded
parklllg Situation on those streets.
Although there have been some obJec
tions due to the added tfalilc. the ad
vantages far outweigh the complaints.
Cerlainly Ihe new landscaping is a
dellnlte Improvement and will serve as
a buller against Ihe Indusmal segment
We'll all enjoy the beauty 01 the shrubs
and trees ne.t spring when they burst
mto bloom Twelve varieties have been
planted along both Sides, at a cost 01
$125.00 to $200.00 per tree. JOHN
SHRY, Resident Engineer, Cook County
Highway Dept., supervised the entire
project and he is to be commended for
hiS cooperation With the neighbors III
working through a dlllicultlime
NORTH BOUNDARY HOME
OWNERS LEAGUE
HugoJ.Stark
SUperintendent of HIghways
Dear Mr. Stark:
On behalf of the Board 01 Trustees
and the people 01 TInley Park, I want to
take this opportunity to thank you for
the cooperation of your stall. In par
licular, our Road and Bridge Commit
tee have been dealing with Mr. Joseph
G. Marsik, Chief Engineer 01 Design.
They have been reporting to the other
Board members and myself of the pro
gress bomg made III developing
mutual goals relating to new construc
tion programs.
Very truly yours,
Alternatives:
low or high
For highway travel, 1974 was an
unusual year In two respects: (Illhere
was a decrease In 10lal travel lor the
hrst lime since World War II and
(2lthere was a slgnlllcant Increase In
luel efliclency reverSing the downward
trend 01 recent years.
Although actual shortages of gaso
IlIle and long hnes at service stations
had disappeared by the end 01 March
1974. Iravel In 1974 remained below
1973 levels every monlh until Decem
ber. whiCh rellected an Increase over
December 1973.
Between 1966 and 1973 luel ef/lclen
cy dropped Irom 1247 miles per gallon
to 11.85 miles pel galiOn (lhese figures
Include trucks and buses). In 1974 it
rose to 12. t3 miles per gallon. There
are a number 01 factors which Influ
enced thiS, Including reduced speed
limits: changes In driVing habits. I.e..
slower acceleration. tewer speed
changes. reduced use 01 automobile air
conditioning. etc.
and Increasing
numbels of small cars in the automobile populatIon.
(Con llnued on page T)
Mr. Hugo J. Stark

Superintendent 01 HIghways
Dear Mr. Stark:
Dear Sir:
I WOUld like to take this opportunity

to thank your department and espeCially Ron Goll and the other field per
sonnel lor the line job they dId and
the e.cellent cooperallon we received
In connectIon with the construcUon 01
1515t Street Improvements in Orland
Park.
Completing thIS roadway before the
opening of Ihe shOPPing cenier in
March was a very critical item, and we
sincerely appreciate the eHorl extended
by everyone With Ihe Cook Coun ty
Highway Daparlment who was mvolved
Yours truly,
I hOpe I am wriling this leller to the

right people. because the purpose of
this letter IS 10 congratulate a group of
people who are dOing a really line job
For more than eight years I have
commuted dally Irom Joliet to Cicero
by automobile. Any time there Is a
snowfall the roads are in beller condl
Hon In Cook County than they are any
place else.
Part of my ttlp consists of a drive on
155 between Welco Corners and Cen
tral Avenue. Very often there may be
two Inches of snow and Ice on 155
west 01 County Line Road, but Ihe
WOfst I run Into east 01 County Line
Road IS Just a wet pavement The last
hme I noticed thiS conditIon was on or
aboul January 601 this year.
Your salt spreading crews are really
on the ball. So are your plows I have
seen the days when I averaged 15
m.p.h. west of County Line Road and
have averaged over 50 m.p.h. eillst oj
Ihe Coun ty Line Road.
II Is good to know that in thiS day
and age there are 51111 some people
wno kllOW what Iney are doing on the
tob! I hope Ihat you wlll keep up the
good work. and I hope that you will be
rewarded accordingly
Dorothea M. Size, President

Glenbrook Countryside Property
Owners' Association
Northbrook, IllinOis
John J. Balek
t2t4 HosmerStreet
Joliet. Illinois
Cordially,
URBANINVE$TMENTANO
DEVELOPMENT CO
John W FeldbaUe
AssIstant Vice PreSIdent
Ms. Francine B. Stuart, Director
Public Inlormatlon Office
Dear Ms. Stuart:
We are writing Ihis letter to say
Thank You for keeping us IIltormed
on the LakeCook Road construction.
We really appreciate your helpfulness
III Ihls matter
Yours truly,
Alternatives:
low or high
(Continued (rom page 6)
In 1974 Ihere was lillie change In the
distribution of Ira...el by highway system and vehl(lle Iyoo except that urban
travel 8S a percentage 01 lotal Itavel In.
creased. reflecting Ihe greater reduc
lion In ruratu8vel and In long tTiPS
Wllh less Ihan 16 percenl 01 Ihe na
tlon's lolal 01 3.8 mllUon mUes. main
rural roads served 34.6 percent 01 the
1974 travel. Urban streets acCOunted
lor 54 8 percent 01 the total travel.
a11hough lhey represenl only 17 percenl
01 the tOlal mileage. Local rural roads
accounted for 10.6 percenl of Ihe travel
on approximately 67 percenl 01 the
mileage
The Inlerstale System, Including
belh completed Interstate Ireeways and
traveledway sections. accounted for
about one percenl 01 Ihe total mileage
01 toads and sltaelS and earned 19 per
cent 01 the lrailic. The Iravel8{:j.\vay
con81sls 01 lhose roads and sHeets
pre58n1ly carrying traffic which Will be
served by Inlerstales when completed.
The Federal'ald Primary System
(IncludIng Interslates) and lhe FederaJaid Urban Syslem repreSenled less
than 8 percenl 01 the mileage and cat
rled 57 percenl 01 the Iravel All
lederalald systems combined, which
Include 24 percent 01 Ihe 10lal U.S.
road and streel mileage. earned 14 percent ollhe Iravel
Passenger cars represented nearly 78
percent 01 Ihe vehIcles and accounted
lor n percent 01 the Havel; motOf'
cycles. 3.7 percent of all ...ehlcles and
1.7 percent 01 aU lra"el; trucks and
truck combinations. 18 percent 01 all
vehicles and 21 percent 01 all !ravel:
slmllar ligures lor buses were less than
one half of one percent
In the ..tea 01 vehIcle performance,
annual miles per vehicle dropped gain
Irom 10,083 In 1913 to 9.563 In 19H.
Gallons of l uel consumed per ...ehicle
dropped from 851 In 1913 to 188 In
1974 Mlles lraveled per gallon 01 luel
consumed Increased lrom 11.65 In 1973
to 12 131n 1974
If you don'l like thinking aboul

.alaty, Ihlnk where you might be with
CUI II.
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Travel up 1.9 percent for 1975

but only slightly over 197374
Hlghwav Iravel In the United States In 1915 showed a recovery Irom the depressed levels 01 t974 and returned to about Ihe 1973 level. according to the
stallsUcs releaSed by Ihe U.S Department 01 Transportatlon's Federal HlghlNay Admlnlsl ra'ion (FHWA)
The figures revealed thai Ihe preliminary estfmale 01 travel fOI 1915 {based on In
formation lor the first nine months 01 the year and prOjections Jar Ihe last Ihree
months} (s \.315 trillion vehIcle miles. ThiS Is an Increase 01 19 percent from the
1.290 IrllUon vehicles miles reported 101 1974 and slightly above Ihe 1.309 IIIl1Ion lor
1913. It IS Slgnlhcaru. however. that the
Jr' _ _
two percent Increase In Iravel trom
1974 to 1915 Is less lhan hall 01 the
, .....
prB-energy cnsls .verage annu.l rate of
Increase
stagnation
is still the worst form
of pollution.
This manlge ""tlppe.red on May4, 1972.
W. Ihlnk Ills jusluUmely loday.
Pollution takes many form 8. In Ihe Amencan experience. by lar the most damaging torm has been stagnatIon Economle.,-onallon.
This liS Ihe st-onallon that brings a ,-.glon or a community (or a race, or an
economic group) or Ihe whole counlry to a .tandslll!. II deprIves people 01 upward
mobility. II arOCles IndiVidual ability sellrespectand even hope
at all lonns 01 pollullon. economic stagnation nas been laast acceptabl. 10 other
generations 01 Americans.
tn th. 1930's, as part 01 our response 10 Ihe Depression
Amenca mounted a
the Oust Bowl and ol her rural
great ellon to overcome Ihe blight 01 the SOut h
sectors In Ihe ' 405. emphasl8 shlllacl to the naUon'S declining small lowns
and
101 e decade (on Into the 1950'a) our efl()(IS were directed largely at rellel for the
depressed areas 01 New England _ the MIddle Allanlle Stales ~. the Mldwe.t, and
the Grell Llkea Rtglon.
During the 1960's, social policy and programs raached oul toward new concerns.
the hopelessness ol l he rural poor . Ihe bllterne1iS 01 the ghetto.
Sui lor all our gOOd Intenllons, Ihe basIC problem will persist unt il we tocus on
root causes; lallure 10 conserve and develop reaourees; taUure 10 keep pace In
fostllfing the new Inveslmant lhat crealea new lob.; failure to encourage aound
growlh and expan!llon ollhe prlvste leclor 8$ the sole support of works needea In
Ihe public seclor. These omissions hud to stagnalfon.
Stagnallon has polluted the lives 01 millions 01 Americans It Will con tInue 10
pollute lives unl it we as a nation allam the under&tandlng and determination Ihat
can stop It And we can stop It withoullmpalrlng Iheanvironment,
To slOP polluUon 01 human existence. we must res tore a decent prlonty to
economic growth
sound, responsible, adequate growlh Public policy muSI en
courage growth and expansIon II must encour.ge In ...eslmenl. Innovation, and new
technology,
(Reptrnred by permlss/on of MOBILE OIL CORPORA TlON, New York, N Y.)
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Aller a threeyear bailie by north auburban conservationists to sa~e a 210acro
growe from donlopers ... the U.S, Department 01 the Interior deslgnaled KENNI
COTT GROVE In GLENVIEW as a nallonal historic landmark ._ thus gaining na
tlonal statura tor the gro~e as the "WALDEN OF THE MIDWEST." The syl~an traci
was the 19th century home of Robert KennlcoU. a renowned naturellst who
CIItalogued tn. 'legelation 01 the Midwest IOf the Smithsonian tnstltullon and found
ed the Chicago Acadomy 01 Selencaa. He laler ..plored northwest Canada and
Alaska. His da'all&l1 reports on the abundance 01 IIlh, lur bearing game and
minerals were Uled to persuade Congress to buy Alaske trom Russia. His falher,
Dr, John A. Kennlcott, seilled the area In 1832. Some 90 acres 01 the tand ._ In
cludlng the Kennlcolt es tate ... are being turned Into a park by the Glen~lew Park
Dis trict which lies In a Iriangle bounded by Milwaukee and Lake A~enues and the
North Weslarn R.R. _ encompassing about 1S homes as well a. a wide upanse 01
unspoiled woods, Ihickels and ~Irgln prllirle.
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This land of ourl, where does It head?

Born 'neath red, white Ind blue s ky,
200 years have passed ... come & gone,
And yet our men ,UII light and dll.
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Freedom was our cry that night

Amid the resounding cannon's lire .
200 years 01 conslant change and
growth,
Vet man only seeks lolly a lillie higher.
Afea ............ ,.956sIlUQ"rt m1les
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Revolutlonl WIS our land's rebirth

"To make a beller world." our creed.
200 yeats and not much smartef.
For alas! only the s la'18 WIS freed.
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"Champion 01 good ... ConquerOf 01

evil."
"America _ land olthe hee." they laid.
200 yeats hIve passed _ 'Us true,
But not lor bliCk, brown. yellow or redl
(by ChlrllS
Did You Know ...

_. that across the Ilt.. 1 from the Cook
County Hospital on west Harrison
Sireet Is a s mall, grassy plaza, In the
center 01 which stands statue 01
Louis Pasteur. the French chemist who
contrlbutad so much to medical
science w. 1 Inscribed on the bale 01
the statue Is the lollowlng Pa.teur
quotellon: "One doesn't Isk oj ona
who suffers, what Is your country or
ral~lon? One merely says, you auller,
thl. ia enough lor me _. you belong to
me and I shall help you."
_. I~t In 1908 trattlc regulations, 11
any, ' pparenlly were not enforced, and
horse drawn wehlcle. IS well as earl"
clay automobiles tre~eled on any .lde
01 Ihe .treet, In any dlrecllon end were
parked whele their drl~ers pleased?
(Detectl~e J'ck Muller, ChlcaRO'. cham
pion trllllie ticket wri ter 01 the lIte
195O's, could ~we had llield dey.)
_. that In 1908 Chicagoans said, " Hall
loa! I. better thIn none," which r.
lerred to the nlw Cook County Court'
house being comple,ed, and a year
belora the old City Hall hall of Ihe
building had been 10m down to mIke
way lor a new Hall of matching archl
tecture?
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HliHWAY UWi
County Building . Rm . l111
Addre.s Cotncllon Requested
Remiru, Jr.,
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AT
County Building
Room 1111
Chicago. IIIlno il 60602
The Cook County Highway News IS published monthly 10f Ine bene!!1 of ellchanglng Information between Ihe
Highway Depaflmenl. governmental agencies. cillzen representatives, and individual mUnicipalities Therelore,
we Invlle any newsworthy cOntribullons relevant \0 this publication Please contact FranCine Stuart al 443-7714
Nos. 3 & 4
MARCH -APRIL, 1976
VOL. XXIII
GEORGE W. DUNNE ~ President Cook County Board 01 Commissioners

Mathew W. BleSlaal
Charles S. Bonk
Mildred Casey
Frank W. Chesfow
George W. Dunne
Carl R. Hansen
Mathew W. Bleszczat -Chmn Road and BrldgeComm

EdUor
Francine B. Stuart
Irene C. Hernandez
Jerome Huppert
Ronald R. larson
MIry M. McDonald
Rub y Ryan
John H. Slroger. Jr.
Joseph A. T otCson
Ma rlin Tuchow
Harold L. Tyrrell
Joseph I. Wood s
Supenntendent of Highways- Hugo J . Slark

Edwin A . Beck C. C. Higgins Tom Kennedy Stlln Cab.y
Pho tography
Elmer J . Ma jeWSki
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ICourlesy Arizona Safary Sad/sllcsl
Our Cover Story ...

Wh&n Ihe lasl segmenl 01 lhe We sl Leg 01 the Dan Ryan Expre way was
In 1970, a II().yearoId " Lone Pine Tree." localed oil lhe new express
way near Kedde Avenue, was a liVing example 01 Ihe Cook County Highway
Deparlmltnl'. conllnufng dedlcallon 10 Ihe conservallon 01 our natural
resources while meellng modern-day uansparlation needs
The " lone Pine Tree," which serves as the olliclal municipal . ymbol 01 lhe
Village 01 MaOti'lam, Is Ine lasl 01 about 50 trees brought over hom '1\8 Black
Foresl of Germany and planted in 1860 by one 01 Ihe area's I,rs\ senlers For
yaars II marked .he course 01 Ihe hl,'oric Indian Boundary Line through
southeast Cook County which was estabhshed In 1816.
As plans were being devetoped by the Highway Depaflmenl lor construction
01 tile West Leg 01 Ihe Dan Ryan Expressway, a requesl was made by Ihe com
munlty 10 . ave the Ire.. In response to the plea from the MaOtham people,
o.par'ment engIneer. were able to relocate the expressway 10 clear Ina tree by
approximately 30 leel .
The Cook County Board 01 Commls. loners approved an easement agreement
with Ine Markham Park District lor the care and malnlenance 01 the Old Pine
Tree a8 well as Us preservaUon as a historical sile. Board President George W,
Dunne commented, " We are very pleased that an Important piece 01 Cook
County hl slory could be pre. eNed at the same lime Illal an imparlant
.lpr way has been eltended 10 meet presentday demands."
opened
FI ..I In. 11000 news Tile .,1 Dag .,. ,''-
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. L.JIIle did Pavemenl & Geometric's R.y Sirasser, K.l lh
William s and Jell Andre know thai their plelure was being
taken by Charlie Vanden Avont Irom tile Drainage Division as
they were looking over BURNHAM AVEN UE, which was
recently added 10 our Improvement program for 1976
and
lillie did they reaUze that Huey. Louie. Dewey, Donald and
o.l.y were also casrng the street (courtesy of Cub Higgins'

whimsy and lmagillalloni prior to Its 2lane surtaclng, In,
cludlng shoulders and slrlplng between Sieger and Katz Cor
ner Road. (Yes. there actually IS a real duck pond on Ihe
property adJacenlto the road)
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MARCHAPRll '976
CCHD Hosts 67th Annual

Mississippi Valley Conference
American Association of State Hiahw.,vs
and Transportation Officials
"MEI?/CAN
D BUILDERS
SSOCIA
lell 10 right
Donald Trull. FHWA. Robart Hunter. Chief Engr Mo. Hwy_
Dept.; Henrik Stalsath. Exec. Dlr AASHTO; Harold l.
Fiedlar, Pres M VC., Richard Standar, Reg. Vice Pres.
A.R.B.A.; Danlal Hansan. Jr., Exec. Vice Pres. AR.BA,
Wallar Hjalla, Sec _ Treas. MYC., William Reece, Kansas
Conl ractor; Joseph Coupal, Dept Fed. Hwy Admin.
2 lell to right ...
Harold l . Fiedler, Pres M V.C., Daniel J. Hansen, Jr., Exec.
Vice Pres A.RBA, Walter R. Hjelle. Sec. Treas M V C
State Hwy . Engr. Wis. Dept. of Trans.
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3 lall to right...
" The CCHOs Olflclal Perennials Angelo Giuselli. R. OW.

Engineering, Hilda S. Castle, Public Informa tion Office:
Edwin A. Back, Hwy Map Dlv,; June Gleason, Hwy Pur
chasing Dept.; James Scali, Hw')l Map Dlv
4 lell 10 right...
Henrlk E. Stalse!h, Exec. Dlr of AASHTO; Joseph R.
Coupsl, Oepuly Fed. Hwy. Admin. FHWA. Harold L
Fiedler, Pres. Miss. Valley ConI Sta te il linois Dept of
Trans Pres 01 AASHTO; Waller R. Hjelle, Sec. Treas
M.V.C. Comm . 01 Hwys. State Hwy. Trans. Dept .. No.
Dakota Dept. 01 Trans, David Weir, FHWA.
"BICENTENNIAL OF
TRANSPORTA TION"
The 671h Annual Meeting 01 Iha
Missls. l ppl Valley Conferaoce of Stale
Highway Oeparlrnenls was held in Chi
cago at tha PlckCongress Holel on
March 16, 17, 18, 19, 1976. ThiS can
ference Is held under Ihe auspices of
the COOK COUNTY HIQHWAY DE
PARTMENT and Includes general
meelings at which addresses 01 In.

terest 10 highway engIneers and 0111
clals are given during morning ses
sions. The afiernoon sessions are
devoted to speclI, 1 lnlerest group
meellngs at which 15 dllieren! special
IntereSIS are dIscussed These are
private meel lngs restrIcted to $l8 le
Highway Department personnel, tnvl l8<l

COUnl')l Highway olllcials, and represen
tatlves /rom the Bureau 01 Public
Roads at which questions regarding
specific operallonal prOblems are sub
mltted by the various Stale Highway
Departments and afe discussed In a
Irank and bUSinesslike manner.
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MARCH-APRIL
Our deepest sympathy to John

Kuhar 01 Ine Conslruclion Bureau
whose sister, Jewel Ely, passed
awa~ March 4th, to Jack Bakel 01
!tie Bureau of Construction whose
lather. John F. Baker. Sr. died
March 8th; to Abby Balla of the
Permi t Division whose molher'lnlaw Anna M. Balla. died March
21sl; to Kennelh Walls of the
Structural Design 0 111'., whose
mOl her, Elizabeth Wall s, die<! (sud
denly) as life swep t her home on
April 5th; to Ka thy Farbo 01 tne
General Flies 01,... whose mol her,
Maria Farbo, died April 13th,
In
~rUUlrinm
CHARLES S BON K ." 55 ... a

member 0 1 our COUNTY BO AR D 01
COMMISSION ERS since 1962 He
was also chaIrman of Ihe Tall
Delinquency
Commillee
and
BuildIng & Zoning Committee as
well as ylce chalrmg the Finance
Committee, died April 20th alter
suffertng a neart attack In the
same home In which he was born.
Belore becommg a county com
miSSioner \4 years ago, ne repreSented hiS neighborhood (the 251h
ward) es Slate Legislator, Alderman
and Democratic Commilleeman
" Charlie" was always JOYIal
con
trlbutmg hiS dry Wit and sense 01
numor at the bl-monthly Monday
mornIng Board meet,"gs Our sympathy goes to hiS widow Harriet:
nls daughter, Mrs, Susan Brace;
his mOlher, Mary, and a grandson.
Charles. WE WILL MISS HIM I
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[) (: V A I:?TM (:/'IIIT
/'III (:WSMAI\ (: I:?S
HAWAII HANG-UPS:
II trv Ben
Hawaii story Is Indigenous to
all the pulaUs that tOUrists encounler
on their SOjourns lorgel those Islaoos
and stay StateSide He had us laugnlng
With tears In our ayes and aching
stomachs with his desCriptions 01 Ihe
misnaps he enlertalned while In tne
SOl h Stale We 're Just sorry we dldn' t
have a lape recorder whlle he recounted his trials and trlbulallons
ThiS could be tne begll'lning 01 a com
edy career lor Drainages's Mr. Ben
Jemin,
~m i n's
THE UNtDES OF MARCH : March 6th

saw Transportation and Planning head
Lou Quinlan, who pulled a last one on
all o f us, taking unto himself a new
bride, the former Kathryn Anderson
We Wish them both long years 01 hap'
plness
APRIL SHOWERS: Kath ~ Fartlo 01
the Records DIYlsion and Steye Ru ssall
01 PanmenlGeometrlcs tied the knot
in City Hall on April 22nd, witnessed by
a multi laid 01 CCHD slaffers 50 who
said loye can't bloom Within Ihe ranks
of Ihe CCHO? (Keep your noses clean.

kids, and God blessl)
PIN K IS FOR GIRLS: Proud Grandpa
Ed Beck. head of our Map DivisiOn. and
hiS bellel hall. Rulh, are to be con
gralulated on the bllth of theIr first
grandchild. Carringlon Anna Beck,
begol Oy Jeffrey and Gretchen
weighing Inal8 Ibs on Aprjj 22nd.
BLACK BEAUTY: Rhonda Carpen ler,
t8, granddaughter 01 Personnel's Ruth
Bates. represented Harvey . III. In Ihe
MISS tlUnOIS pageant held In St Charles, III. March 12-14 Rhonda Is a stu
dent at Taylor
slltule In Chicago,
enrolled in """~ L
lanai studies Not
only IS she a
beauty, but she
deSigns
and
maKes all her own
clothes
Her
luture holds great
promIse
we ali
Wish tier luckl
Do You Remember?
Historic views of highways, highway users, and vehicles
Potpourri
An ollice wOlker was mUllenng at
his desk one day It 's nard to leel imporlant when alt you ever get Is a Xeroll
copyol the seyenth carbonI!"
We Hear ...
A father had jusl finished ellamlnlng
hiS son s all-A's report card " I think
John muSI have gotlen hiS inl eiligence
Irom me,' he said to hiS Wi l e, " Don t
you think so, darling?" " Thats probably flgn!. dear " agreed his wile. " 1
stll! nave mine ...
The French say II basL'Plus ca change. plus c'est la meme chose," This
photo was taken on the corner at Dearborn and Randolph Streets In Chicago
The year was 1910, It could remind one 01 conditions In the many American
cil les toda~-e)[cept that there Is a dllference, Note thai while there are many
streetcars and horses and buggies-there are no automobiles EYen Inough
today'S " traffic Jam" In ci ties is blamed on the automobile. we naYe nere pictorlal eYldence Ihat cities were pretty congested even before the au tomobile
COOK COUNTY HI GHWAYc.:.:

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(Anothe, shIeh t,aclng road nomencl/Jture In Cook Coun lyJ
Crawford Avenue between 159th

Street and 175th Street was closed 10
atl trailleeommencing AprilS. 1976.
Southbound Irallie will use t591h
Slreet to Ke dzll Avenua ... Kadzla 10
1751h Street and 175th Street back 10
Crawford.
Northbound tralllc will use same as
above, only In raverse.
Crawford Avanue wIll be reconstructed to lour tanes separated by a
mountable median prOVIding channel
lzallon at various locations along WIth
the intersection 01 167th Streel and
CrawlOfd, whiCh WIll be constructed to
lour lanes 2,000 leet to the west 01
167th Street and 800 leel to the aasl.
On a low bId of SI .9 million thiS
M F.T. contract was awarded to Frenzel
Construcllon Co. 01 Glenview , illinois
and D. Dlorlon Sons. Inc., 01 Bensen
vllle. llllnois (8 jOlnl venlure).
The detoor wlll be IIlte<! sometime
thIS coming June John Shry Ind Ron
Goll are the resident engineers
Ellectlve Monday morning at 10:00
a.m., April 5, 1976, Schaumburg Road al
Barrington Road was closed to through
trallie and open 10 local .ralllc only
Through westbound trall/c wlll go
north on Sprlnglngsguth Road to Bode
Road, wisl on Bode Road to Barrington
Road. Eastbound trallic will use the
same detour as above In reverse.
nils two-mite Improvement located
In the Village 01 Streamwood, consists
01 constructing two 24-loot standard
reinforced concrete pavements separated by a mountable median along
with channelization and other related
road work
Milburn 8ros~ Inc_ 01 MI. Prospect,
illinOis was awarded this M F T contract on a low bid 01 52.3 mllnon.
This delour will be lilted on completion 01 cons truct ion sometime In Ihe
tall 01 1916. Bob Wallace IS our resldenl
engineer
DOLLARS AND SENSE

Money may talk, but lodays dollars
dont have cents enough to say very
much
LANDWEHR ROAD In Northbrook ... time is finally putting

it a1) together, although some
things never change.
There are actually two Land wehr Roads, both named for
Herman Landwehr, who Imm)grated here from Germany in
1862, accordIng to his son, Arthur, quite an old timer in the
area himself. The elder Landwehr built his original house
between Dundee and Walters
Roads on a wagon trace that
was to become Landwehr Road-and both house and road are stili
there, says Arthur. who was born there and now lives at the family's second house at 2770 Walters, along with the initial barn. also
still standing after 113 years.
The main section of Landwehr Road runs north from West Lake
Street up to Dundee Road , serving Glenview Naval Air Station on
the south and acting as the Chief north-south link to Willow Road
and the Tri-State Tollway. However, few people realize thai just a
scant block north of Dundee Road there l ies another Landwehr
Road thai connects into Huehl Road -and until now, never the
twain have met. but a)1 that )s now being changed , as a connector
road Is be ing constructed by the Vi llage of Northbrook_
Most of the orlglna) Landwehr farm has long since been converted Into a shopping cen ter and modern homes, but Landwehr
Road and the old house are stHl there to remind us of those
pioneer days.
Wheeling Township, of which Northbrook is a part , was first
settled by a Mr_ Sweet (whOSe first name was never ascertained) in
1833_ Since the area was populated by some hostile Potawatomie
Indians at the time ... he soon moved on ... seiling oul hiS lush
prairie loam land to George Strong lor S60.
Mr. Strong lived up to his name, settling there after being
warned off by the Chicago Indian Agent, and soon alter had to face
down a dozen Potawatomies who didn't seem to want him around .
He knocked one of them flat while the others were closing in with
knives and tomahawks, and apparently his bravery was a)1 that
saved him, because they eventually lei him go_ At the time , a
Capt. Wright was his nearest neighbor-in Waukegan.
As the area expanded. claim jumpers became a real nuisance, and
only a rather belligerent united front by the new landho)ders kept
them from moving in,
The township was finally organized In 1850, with the vote taken
at the Wilcox Tavern , where the Milwaukee Railroad now crosses
the Des Plaines River. S.M. Salisbury won on the first bal)ot as
Supervisor.
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COOK COUNTY HtGHWAY NEWS
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PRAISEWORTHIES
S.O.S. Answered
County Board President GeOl'ge W.
Dunne has directed Ihe Cook County
Highway Department 10 help the YI1t.ga
01 Sireamwood by Installong a cross
culvert under Bode Road to alleviate
tne ItOOdmg problems In the area
Thts Installation calls lor the cooperauon at both the Cook County
Foralt Preserve Dil trtc t and the
Streamwood Parir. District in the con
structlon of a ditch system on their
respective proper11es 10 meet Iha Ilow
Unes 01 the crOSS culvert.
The Village WilS nOllfled by the Cook
County Highway Department In a leiter
dated Match 18, 1976 that they musl
enlaroe the elilStlng dllch south 01 the
s,dewalle and raise lI'Ie elevation ot the
s'de ......11e to gl'lt! additional protection
10 the school children
The Cook County ForHt PrHarn
~.trlcl Will permit the e.cavallon 01 a
230-1001 awale on Itwm propelly
ThiS mstallatlon will oreatly Improve
conditions of Streamwood Village'.
storm sewer system by speeding up
the eX11 01 storm walers, lowerlno Ihe
water elevation and reducing the hazard
aullered by the school children who
have not been aole to utilize IN! play
oround next to IIle school
Wor. began the week 01 March 22
1976 .s pari 01 the Schaumburo Road
retocallon al Barr ,ngton Road
Appreciation IOf Aid In Torn.do

Laydon Township Highway Com
mllsloner Carl A, Fiorito has In,
tormed us that leHers 01 apprecla
lion had been sent 10 County
Board Presldenl George W. Dunne
and Superintendent Hugo J. Stark
tor tne aSSistance given the Leydan
Highway Dept. during IN! recent
tornado emergency which stluck
Mlrch'2
as a resull, FlOfl10
pointed out that the response by all
GO\Ilrnmenlal units was " most
graUlymg In the manner In WhiCh
they handled the huge task 01
removing debris and aSSistIng the
Injured
an ultimate in proles
slonlllSm
M' HugoJ. Stark
SUpermtendent 01 Highways
Dear Mr Stark
It gIVes me great pteasure to actwlse
yOu that Ihe COUNTY HIGHWAY DE
PARTMENT wilt receive Irom IN!
Greater Chicago Sal ely Council a hand
some plaque m recognlilon lor the 1m,
provement 01 your sale ty experience In
1975 o~er 1974.
You and your oroanlzatlon are 10 be

commende<! lor thIS achievement In
safely operation
The award will be presented at our
Annual AWlrd Banquel, to be held Monday e~ening, MIY 17, li76, In Ihe Greal
Hall on the Mezzanine Floor 01 the
PickCongrHI Hotat, Mlchloan Avenue
al Congress Street Details are en,
closed. togelhe' wllh a reservation
fOfm,
I am sure Ihat your organizatIon will
want to be well represented on Ihls
occasion.
We w.sh you continued success In
your salety ellorlS
Sincerely.
Joseph F. SIKh, Secretary
Greater Chicago Salely COUncil. Inc
10 N Ctark S1Ieei
Chicago, III 60602
Han. Bernard Carey
State's Allorney, Cook County
In re' City 01 Highland Parle, a Home
Rule Municipal COrporation. appellant,
'IS County ot COOle elC, et ai, ap
pellees No .a117
Dear Mr. Caley'

The Supreme Court tOday made Itle
tollowlng announcement concerning
theabOveenlllted causa
" The mollon by appellees to dismISS
Ih.s appeal Is allowed 11 IS unneces
sary to conSider Ihe altemall'1e mot ton
for an extension 01 Ume lor IllIng brlel
.,
EASTON FLAG, 1814

For mo,a tlun 100 years, the unusual
red, while and btue banner reproduced
at Ihe top 01 this page has greeted
visitors 10 Easton. Pa. The flag has an
the mgredlents ot Ihe stars and slrlpes
but In a twisted order. the stripes oc
cuP)' the canton and the stars sit m a
held ot Dlue
Throuohout the 19th Century. Ihls
unusual banner was recognized lor
Vlhat \I was
Ine company IIlg came<!
by lhe Nortl\amplon Counly men In the
Ia" year 01 lhe War 01 1812. But at the
beglnnmg ot IntS century, obscure
relerences to a lIag tlown In Ealton on
July 8, 1718, were reWlillen to malee II
seem as Ihough the Northampton lIag
was the original version 01 the U.S. 13
Itlr lIag , Despite ampoe evidence 10 the
contrary, Ihe tongue-In-cheek revlston
ISIS persuaded enough people so that
the ctalm oamed a cladibUlly that
lasled lor yeata
Very truly yours,

ClellWoOda
Clerk otthe Supreme Court
Mr . Hugo J Stark
SUpefin tendent 01 Highways
Dea, Mr. Fredarlchs:

t am lorwardtng herewith a copy 01
leUer received thla day from Ihe Clerk
01 Ihe Supreme Court advising me 01
the allowance 01 our moUon to dismiSS
the above caplloned appeal
Thank you tOl your cooperallon In
thiS mailer The Supreme Court sac
lion snoutd put 10 rest at least aoother
lacel 01 thiS long conflict mvol'tlng the
munlclpahlles 01 Highland Park, Norlh
brook and the Cook Counly Highway
Departmenl.
Deer Mr Starle
On February 12, 1976. HNTB was
selected by the RlwerSlde Townahlp
Board 01 SUperviSOrs to Inspect and
analyze the Stanley A'tf!nue Footbridge
and 10 tormulate recommendallons tor
115 repair In order to perl orm our worle,
It was necessary 10 acquire certain
hlslorlcal and design data on Ihe StlUC'
ture from ~our department on very
shorl notice Thanks to t he e.cellent
cooperation and data recelve<l Irom
your tlal!, we were abte to complete
tN! report by March " as deSired by
the Township Board
We would like to thank you lor the
cooperallon 01 the Department and ex
tend our specoat appr8CI8\10n to Earl
Johnaon and Donald W,lkl lor lhelf
assIstance
Very nuly yours
Very Huly yours,
Bernard Carey
Slate's Allorney 01Cook Coun ty
Howard Needtes Tammen & Bergendol!

Joseph H Looper
Mr Gtenn W Fredenchs
AsSistant Supennlencenl
Re: City 01 HIghland Parle 'IS County of

COok et ai, IIlInol. Supreme Court
148117
COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS _ _ __
_ _ _ PAGE 7
MARCHAPRIL 1976
Hf.AOLIGtflDlMMJi FOOl sv..rtC>;ES AR~

SUCH CO MIoION a I/WIN G ASSISTS too ... y TH ... T
FEW STOP TO REALIZE THE IoIAJOR ADV"'NCE
IN MOTORI NG S"'Fffi lHEY SIGNIFIED WHEN
IHEY FiRST "'Pf>E ...RED I'" 1923 BESIDES
DECRE.t.SI"'O mE INTe .. Sln OF THE HE,o.o.
LAPS Tt"\E FOOT SWITCH RE:I"l"'CEO "'''''
EARLIER H"''''O l8/R SYSIE M Wl-l1CM DRIVERS
SELDCoI USEO
FAMOUS
AUTOMOTIVE
FIRSTS
THE WINDSHIELD. 011 GL,t.SS FRONT

AS 11
W"'S THEN CALLEO BEGAN A.PI'[;ARII-IG AS "'N
ACCESSORY HE\! 0t0 ""'fRlCAN BUILT MOToq
CARS IN 190J Wrlo-l THE }lO/HHElfN RUNABOUT
ONE OF TME FIRS' TO BE SO EQUIPPED ITS
MAIN ... O...... N' ... GE WAS IN KEEPI .. G MUO A.. O
RAIN OFF lliE OR.\lER SINCE IHE LOW SPEOS
OF THE EMilY C ... RS PRf.SENTED FEW WINO
PROBLEMS AND GOGGLES SUFFICED FOR
MOST MOTORISlS WINDSHIELDS BEC ... ME
STANOA'tO EOUIPMENT ON US CARS ABOUT
HUa fIo,ESE WERE USUAl1.V FlAT EXP""'SES
OF PlJ,tf. GlAYS MOUNTED 50 lHEY COULD BE
OPENED fOIlIlE" tIVoMN
100.. '1' THE SWHCM

lOOKS MUCH THE
SUIIE BUT INSIE ... O
Of
OIMING
11
fUR""S DUA.\.. o-IEAO
UOo-lT$ O N ", .. 0 OFF
AND "'OJUSTS 30M
UPOfiDOYm
NO $UB$IDY FOR HIGH WA Y$
That's rlghll Highways get NO SUB

SIDY hom the Federal GovernmenT As
PreSident Johnson put It. the present
highway program ",s not cosUng the
general lund of the United STales
Treasury a single cen!.
No maHer what you read. no mai ler
what you hear , no maHer what you may
have thOught In the past, Ihls is the
Iruth 01 the matter
FEOERALAIO" highway program is a
misnomer Paying general lund money
lor Ihls program went out the wIndow
years ago
Instead, Congress worked out a sys
tem In 1956 whereby we. who use the
highways, pay for them In proportion 10
our use We dO not 01 course. neces
sarlly pay for lust the hIghway on
whiCh we ate dTlvlng a the moment. But
the amount 01 our mOtor fuel and tITe
taxes naturally Is In proportion to Ihe
amount 01 drtvtng we do. Owners 01
trucks and buses pay a sizable share 01
these levies. end consIderably more
All these laKes have been levied by
the Federal Government for the pur
pose-and solely for the purpose-ol
assurtng us needed highway develop
men.
They are use la)l:es.

They have no relation to any property
we may own. any IU)l:ury we may buy.
any Income or diVidends we may
receive
They reflect only our use of the
hIghways
Because of theIr special nature and
because they were levied lor a speCial
purpose. these taKes go In to a speclat
fund-the " Federal Highway Trust
Fund. '
CaU the Federal Highway Trus t Fund
a "fare boK" It Is where you put your
motor fuel and lire tax money to pay

for the roads on which you ride
Here are the Federal taxes whIch
have gone Into Ihe Iare box' smce
1956:
Highway Trust Fund r.x Revenue s
1956-1975 (Mar. 31 )
(Net after relunds) IBllllons)
INCOME
Gasoline (4C per gallonl
Olesel. speclalluel
14c per gallon)
Total from luels
LubrIcating all
Tiles. lUbeS & tread rubber
Trucks. buses & traHers
Parts and accessories
Heavy vehicle use
Total tax revenue .
Interest
Total Income
3.5-48.246
$54,670,529
716.631
9.216.215
6.992,897
851 ,224
2,001,091
574,448,587
1,668,529
576. t t7, 116
DISBURSEMENTS
Federalaid hIghway
programs
Tra ff ic sa fely programs
Other highway programs
Total disbursements
567,057,960
276,651
44,002
$67.378,613
BALANCE IN FUND .
S 8,738,503
OBLIGATIONS
OUTSTANDING
5 7.926,000
II you read or hear or are tempted to

talk about the 'blillons Ihe Federal
Governmenl IS pouting Into roads,
slop ana remember
Our great highway program "Is nOI
costing our Federal Government a
Slnglecen, ,
BUilding these highways has no el

leel whatsoever on the Federal budgel
The 'billlons some people like to
write and talk about come Irom Ihe
'Iare boll." Into which we passenger
car, truck and buS owners pay OUI
highway fare In special taxes.
The slales, With the highway use
taxes they levy. malch thiS fare box'
money
They put up 10 percent 01 the cost of
the new Interstate System and 50 per
cent 01 the cost of olner primary and
secondary highways
So
you
and
Governmen/~are
I~no'
,h" Federal
bUYing and bUilding
The safesl roads engineering genius

can devise
Convenient. nonstop highways tha t
link all our Cities.
Highways on whIch It IS less expen
sive to operale our vehICles, and which
help to keep down the prtces 01 gOOdS
and prOduce transported over them
Gleal movIng Windows to our na
Ilons beauty, open not to Ihe lew bUI
to Ihe mllhons
Freeways whose Improving designs
are nelping reVitalize and rehabilita te
many 01our cities
The most lIexlble means 01 transpor
tation a securlly-consclous nation
COuld possibly build
In othB/ words , our hIghway ' fare Is
buying and building Ihe kind 01 trans
poTlation that so many millions 01 us
prefer~lndlvlduat,
personal, conven
ienl, countrywide, uniling and unsubsldlzed
Isnt thiS lust the kind YOU'd expect
In the 'and 01 the free "?
PAGE 8
MARCHAPRIL 1976 _ __
_ _ _ _ COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS

Wllh a popul.Uon 01 well over 5 million persons residing in slightly less than
1.000 square miles "". Cook Counly lakes on the aspecl 01 one 01 the stales 01 Ihe
Union. Responsible '01" sePllng this most Importanl sector 01 the Unlled States 15
Ihe Cook Counly Board, headed by President GeOl"ge W. Dunne.
The County Highway Departmenl"s system 01 Primary and Secondary Roads
1011is eppro.d melely 602 miles and lis budget and responsibilities are grealer than
anyone 01 38 slales.
The facl that the CCHD Is host 10 the Mississippi Valley Conference 01 Stale
Hlgh ..... ay Departments lelleels Ihe prestige and standing 01 the Depar1menl In Ihe
eyes 01 professionals in the highway field.
u.".....
.. " " .. '."""."
.. ,01 '.,
,.
".. . . ....
, 01 0 . .
Pupuhnion - 5.566 .000

\rca - 956 51.! . \lile....
..,
0'1
",
.~" " .
Highway Builders
From plane 10 earlh Ihey photograph,

And many minds unravel.
The most eilicleni roula , 'or modem
man to travel.
,"
The lakes, the rivers, all these too.

The heighl 01 hltls, Ihe deplh 01
valleys,
The widlh 01 stree ts, the length 01
alleys
"
, i
j.
..
...."
~ .
,
#
11-'
,."
., ..
...
............
- - ! . . . .... ., . .. .
With dedicated men in planes,

And below them on the ground,
Builders encircle, "cloverleal," and
go around.
They ptan, study. map lor you.
The traveter 01 your highways wide,
Buill with skill and engineering pride.
, ,,
II t
DID YOU KNOW ...

... thai Ihe origlna' Pledge 01 Allegiance
to Ihe Flag was written in 1892 by Fran
cis Bellamy. an associate editor 01 The
Youth ' s Companion, a magazine, In reo
sponse to President Benjamin Harrl
son's request 101 patrlolic elllcises
marking thl! 400lh annivlrsary 01 Ihe
discovery of America ?
... Ihal In 1923 and 1924 the Nalional
Flag Conlerences 01 Ihe American
Legion elpanded the wOldlng. and In
1954 Congress added the WOlds " under
God""?
." that " The Pledge to the Flag" has
been sel to music by Allred Reed and
Its presenl wording is: " I pledge
allegiance 10 lhe lIag 01 Ihe United
Stales 01 America and to the Republic
lor which it stands. one Nation under
God. Indivisible. with liberty and jus lice
lor all.""
Photographs on paper-dispositive
plales and 111m .
Plotters look and lines are drawn,
Topography and more are known.
Among the hIghway builders ot toda y,

Each man IIl1s a certain necessary
need.
Essential 10 our modern world 01
speed.
Lewis Tlelden Bybee
uaK ,aUN1Y
HigHWAY N5Wi
County Building . Rm . 1111
Chicago. illinois 60602
Addre .. Correction Requested
188K 18UllY HllnWAY
ChlCIIgo Civic Cent."

The Cod< County Highway News $ DLlbllsi'led mOfllhty 101 the benefl' at excncmglog InlOImahon belWeen the H.ghway Depart
meol. g.ovefMmenial agencNls, cmzen repfllSentattves arlO 'ndrvlOUal munlclpahl185 ThelelOl'e, we Invite any newsworThy
cOO1,ibuuon$ relevant to this publicallOO Please contact Francme Stuar, al 443-7714
VOL. XXII
No. 56
MAYJUNE,1976
GEORGE W. DUNNE, President Cook County Board of CommiSSIoners
M.ltMwW. 8iesleUl
Floyd T. FuU,
Mildrid C..,,.
Frank W. Churow
Clrt R. H.nAn
Irene C. Hernandez
George W. Dunne
Jerome Huppert
Mamew W B.enczal-CtuM Road aM 8f1Oge Comrn
Ron.ld A. larson
John H. Slroger, Jr.
M.ry M. McDonald
Mertln Tuchow
Melt RoPil
Herold L. T,,",II
Rub)' RYln
Joseph I. WOOCU
Hugo J . SlIrk_5upelln1e!''ldenl 01 Highways
ECll\OI
FI. neln. 8 . Sluan
Photograot!v
edwin A. Seck
Elmer J . M'I_skl
.-
N<V'
MAYJUNE,1976
PAGE2
6 Contracts Awarded at May 5th Meeting

167th (17Oth) STREET at GREENWOOD
AVENUE
The locaHon of IhlS Improvement IS In
the Townlhlp 01 Thornton and In the
Vlllagll 01 South Holland and conslsl 01
the Inslalla\lon 01 traUlc control srgnals,
pedestrian signals bracket mounted semiactua ted contrO'jerwlth appurtenances in a
cab'net. vehicle detectors. handhcles;
cable. electrIC servICe conduit and all ap.
DlIrtenances
BRENNANMcNICHOLS CONSTRU
CTION COMPANY was awarded thl5
M FT conllactonalowbldof $41,117.50.
George W Dunne, President 01 the

Board 01 County Commlsslonars a~
no...nced today the awarding 01 two (2)
Culvert contmclS, two (2) traffic control
SIgnal contracts a~ two (2) road Improvements totaling 15,135,382.60. The
contracts were awarded on the recOl'llmendalion 01 Hugo J Slark. SUoel'~
tandem 01 Highways,
CRAWFORD AVENUE, 1191h Street to
95th StnHtt
ThIS 29 mile Improvement localed In
Worth Township and the VItI_ge. of
Alsip, Oaklawn, Ever;nHtn Park and lhe
City 01 Chicago, COnsists of reconslructlng
CRAWFORD AVENUE to four (4) lanes
with Portland cemen! concrete separated
by a mountable median varying ,n width
from 4 to 15 leet orOVrOlng cnannelJzaUon
at various locations along with the w!denlng
of 115th &. 107th Streets. and the eXisting
Fronl-sle Road.
Also rncluded are curb and guller
gradIng
driveways
Irafllc SignalS.
pavement marking, drainage, IandScapll'lg
and clner related road work
On a low bid 01 13,976,014.98, JAMES
CAPE' " SONS COMPANY 01 Racine,
Wisconsin was awarded this MFT COIltraCI
NORTH GROUP
HOWARD STREET, KIMBALL AVENUE &.
LINCOLN AVENUE
These Improvements ale aU located in
the Cily of Chicago al HOWARD STREET
110m KEDZIE to SHERIDAN ROAD: KIM BALL AVENUE !rom the KENNEDY EX
PRESSWAY 10 LINCOLN AVENUE: LIN
Irom
DIVERSEY
COLN
AVENUE
AVENUE to LAWRENCE AVENUE.
Included are vaflous repalfs 10
pavements With a bituminous concrete surlace on the eXisting roadway. curb and gutter Will be replacE!(] to provide proper
drainage, resurfacing and repair will be adJusted where ever needed With all collateral
WOf)( required
On a low bid 01 S998,448_27 this M F T
contract was awarded to BRIGHTON
BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPANY I
KRUG EXCAVATING COMPANY, a JOint
Venture 01 ChICago illinoIS
VOLLMER
ROAD
.t
CRAWFORD
AVENUE ~nler1iectlon)
At lhe InlersectlOn 01 VOLLMER RO AD
at CRAWFORD AVENUE, In the Township of Rich and the Village of Olympia
Fields the I""rovement ConsIStS 01 Illstalling tra ff IC cool/ol signals, either post
top bracket mcx.rnled wi th a fully actualed
controller vehicle deteClors. manholes.
cable, elecilic sefVlce conduit and all ap.
Pllnenances
ThIS M F T, contract was awarded to
BRENNANMcNICHOLS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 01 Chicago, IIhnois on a lOW
bid 01 $68,247_00.
PALATINE TOWNSHIP
Laurel Drive (between Alter Avenue and
LIlly Lane)
The proposed Improvemenl ConsIStS of
lhe ConstruCIICJ"i of twO (2) concrele box
culverts S..o' x 2'-1' and any other
cOilaleralwOlk
LOVERDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 01 Chicago. Illinois was awarded thIS
M F T contract on a ION bod 01 531 ,778.45.
(With concUffence 01 the Township High-wayCommiSSlOOBfS)
BREMEN TOWNSHIP (3 locations)
ThIS proposed Improvement ConsiSTS
essentrally
cI
the
redltching
and
repLacement 01 culverts as needed to drain
the roadways
loc t~IS7thS treet
SayfeAve toOakParkAve
Loc 2-IS7thPlace
Say re Ave. toOak Park Avenue
Lee 3-NewEnglandAve
lS71hPI t022S N 011S7thS \
On a low bid 01 $19,n8.40 !hrS M F T
contract was awarded 10 ENG ELWOOD
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 01 Chicago,
illinois,
3 Contracts
Awarded on June 7
Two (2) road Improvements and one (11
Intersection
ImOlOvement
totaling
$I ,81D,049.83_
SOUTH GROUP
ANTHONY, MARQUETTE, WESTERN
AVENUE, 63rd STREET" 87th STREET
These CIty 01 Chicago I""rovements
are localed on ANTHON Y AVENUE Irom

87th STREET to COLFAX. MARQUETTE
RO AD FROM PULASKI to CENTRAL
PARK. WESTERN AVENUE from 74th
STREET to 87t h STREET and 99th
STREET to 111 th STREET. 63rd STREET
Irom CICERO to AUSTIN . 87th STREET
Irom DAN RYAN to ANTHONY AVENUE.
They Include repairs 10 pavements In
vanous Improved streetS followed by a
bituminous concre te surlace throughout
tne
eXISting
roaoway.
where el/er
necessary, along wltn curb, gulter
replacements to provide PIODBI drainage.
adjacent sldBYolillk replacemen ts lagethal
With all colla teral wOlk,
ThIS M F T contrac t wa s awarded to
A MERICAN ASPHALT PAVING CO. ot
Chicago, Illinois on a low bid of
$1, 417,4&8.83.
BUFFALO GROVE ROAD, PALATINE
ROAD to PARK PLACE
Localed In lhe Village s 01 ARLINGTON
HEIGHTS, WHEELING and BUFFALO
GROVE, lh1S Improvement begins on But
falo Grove Road , 102 !1Oflh 01 Palallne
Road and eltlends In a northerly directIon
along Buffalo Grove Road aporoxlmately
92 SOUlh 01 Park Place lor a distance 01
t.7470miles
Afso Included Is the surlaclng 01eltis1ing
pavement. InterSec Tions. returns. ariveway
pavements and mail box turn OUt aleas with
bituminous materials and bituminous COflo
Clete surface course, Including aggregate
shoulders and drainage addi tions, along
With a s teel pia Ie beam guard rail, terminal
Secllons and associa ted stabilized shoolder
areas at approaches to cul~erts, landscaping, StrIPIng and other rela ted road
wo11o;
On a lowblCl 01 $112,385.50 this M F .T
contract was awarded to MILBURN BROS_
INC., of MI, Prospect. tlhnois
HOWARD STREET INTERSECTIONS
Nor1h call1ornia Avenue to Nor1h Clark
Street
locatE!(] In the Townships 01 NILES and
EVANSTON thllimprovement begins on
the centerUne o f We. ' Howard Street
ana aboJl 188' west 01 the cenlerllne of
Nor1h Call1om ia Avenue, extending
easterly alonq Howard Street about 195
east of the cenlerHne 01 North Clar1r:
Street.
The lfTl)rovement consists of widening
and resurfacing the Ifltersectlon 01 Ho ward
StrHt with Call1omia AveJDodge Ave.,
Western
Ave./A. bury
Ave.,
Ridge
BlvdJRldga Ave., Daman Ave., and Clar1t
St.lChlcago
Ave,,
consisting
01
bituminOUS concrete binder and surface
courses on a portland cement concrete
base course and aoot ted on eaCh side by
corrbinalfon concrete curb and gUllSI . The
resurfacing consists 01 one and on&-hall Inches 01 bllumlnous concr ete surface ccurse over lel/eling binder Also Inc luded IS
pavemen t removal along with Slorm sewer
and
drainage
construction,
alleys,
SIdewalks. lell turn bays and channelizallon
al \he abOVe Intersections.
iCont page 3)
AWARDS
Ico nrlfllHld from ~ 21
'tha
0 ' Howafa
Slreell5 the oounclary between
Cl\les 01 Ctllcagoand Evanston The Ilr
sl-name gIVen IS lhe C/"!lCago Ci ty Street
name the secono Is the Evanston CHy
Street name )
All lralfic .Ignallutlon. will be
modlfl~ by the Clly of Chicago.
a low bid 01 S22O,195.50 IhIs M F T
contract was awarded 10 BRIGHTON
BUILDINQ MAINTENANCE CO. 01
ChlCaoo. 1\ ros
an
MAV-JUNE,1976
PAGE3
CCHO Presides Over Ridgeland Ave.

Public Hearing
A PtJbllc Healing was held 10 consider the ImpH)Yemenl ot RIDGELAND AVENUE Irom
lhe CAL-5AO CHANNEL 10 1000h Sl,eel on May 19, 1976, at 7:30 P.M. In tne WOR THRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lOcated at 112th Str. .t and Ridgeland Avenue In
Worth, illinois.
The proPOSed lf1l)rovem&'1! to be considered lS ~ widening 01 Ridgeland Avenue Irom
the eXISting 2 lants to " bin. ., dIVided by a mountable' medl8n With curt and gultel I!I~
closea storm sewel syslem and a concrete sidewalk along the wesl ughl 01 way Furtl"ler
the IntersecllOn 01 Ridgeland Avenue and tl1th SU'" w,lt be cnannellZ.eCl. slgnats mooer
nlled and !he approaches to Ridgeland A... enu . .... .ae"9CJ EJhoOllS s~I"g the proposed
InorOYemt'nl wele on dISPlay Immectllltely pllor to durong ano lollowmg lhe healing
5evenlY Imerested persons w.r. alfOfoed an OPPQllunlly 10 presenr lhell IJPlnlOf\S c0ncerning this Irr(HOVeman! along With a COUll leOOller woo was prese"t to make a verbatim
wnllen lIansc1lpl oItne oral p'oceedm9S Sialeme:nls. bom wlillen and Of1lJ wele submmed
at the IleallOg by InlelestOO persons u'\clud,t"lg wener A. Kerilstre, PrasJdent 01 the Viliag.
01 Worth. TentatIVe schedules lor Rtgl1l-ol-Way AcquISitIOn and conslruction was dIScussed.
as well as the relQcaUorr eOVI$O'Y assistance wnlch was available to anyone dlSplacea by
this prOject
lelt to Roenl Dennl. Lyngu., Envoronmen181 Control Bureau Bob Snyderman, O,rectl)f
01 Real Estate & RelOcal>Of"1 SecllO"'!. Frank ConFOyd, Head 01 Negol<a11Ol"lS 0""51011. John
Crene, Technical ServICes & PUbliC AII8IIS Bureau Joe Ms,..lk, Destgn Bureau Head Leo
M.rtke, Ad'l8oce Planning DIVI8IQf1 Heaa
mlSSlflg Irom pIC Is Bob Hedrldl of ProJec'
Control.
The ITIOrass 01 muddy consllUctlQll on Lel. A...e. between Harm. and WeGn.r Rd IS
scheO..rled to blossom by len Jll0 a uncue orldge lor IlXiIt equ&SlfIans and blC)'C1e llOefS
DeslQned by Jeck C. 51."" tormer Chl.' DeSiGn EnGln. . r, !letore"l$ ceal" IaSI year IS
a Ihl&f!-yeal dream come IllJe The Bridge WIll oIter-lhe only nl. crossing owr lek. Av .
101 users ot lhe bICyCle roule and tlfldle pain Ihru the Forul Pren",. msttict. Being the
only Bridge 01 115 kind In this nonhern suburb 01 Olenvlew, me Bndge win allow bICycle and
horseback riders to ClOSS Lake A..... sately. WIthOut having to light the IrattlC on the busy
l ourlane road
The 25 fool wide Bridge wrll 1111 In a gap In the Dridle pam and alSo open UP !he bICycle
PDlh lor the conl irwalion UP 10 Lake County and Or. .n Bay Trllli .. Pilar to construction.
I1oIS88 had 10 ClOSS lake Avenue agall'19t the lIalllc with danger 10 nOise roder and
automobiles When the Bridge and palh 81e completed. bikers Will be ab~ 10 peoal 110fTl
Devon Ava. and Caldw.1I Road In Chicago \0 Lake County w lnoul contend'ng with any
auto traffiC nus Will become a leat . .f.ly plus lor molorls,s 8S wei as cycllsls and
equ.slrlans.
The eoue$lIIan Secllon 01 me BrldOe Will have some 250 'HI 0I8POroacn PIlIIY; on eaCh
side 01 the SlllJcrure and the bICyCle lanes wiliisve nearly 330 ' . .I 01 asphalt aop,OiIches on
each side BeIWeefl the two anes. a fourfoot coflcrel. weH lopped by a lour.foot
screen thai Will d~lde horses from bicycles. prevenllng hOfses "om being IlIghtened by the
btke-floers. along wrth a IhrNloot conelele wall topped oy five feel ollencl"G.
Consl!ucUon oIlhe Budge was stalled (n December of ' 75 and IS scheduled 101 complellon late thiS summar 01 early lall LltOn Bennett ~ OUI Ruldanl Engln.er, under Herb
Fox's SUpervision
Eric Bolend.r Construction Co. was awarded thiS M F T tontracl
on a low bid 011505,000.00.
W. s.a our COnll1lclor, Erie Bolende,

Const Co filling Ih. steel shell piling
with concrete et the abulment . ln Ih.'all
r.ar Brelha concrele p iers, 11 & 2, which
wilt supporl the weldad plate at. . , gl'
dar. lor Ihe .truclur. over Lak. Ave. In
GI.nv/.w lor complellon this cominG
Fall.
MAYJUNE, t916
PAGE 4
dial "m" lor ...
INDEPTH TRAINING COURSES

Ttt!' nsHuCtOO
all OUI cline CCHO rallk aoel 'Lie, are hSled belOW along wltn rne suDlec15
lhE'y raJgflt
M. Alasia, ChOI'n'"9 leo.-e"OQ & Tran!l\ Ed Beck, Maos Irv Benjamin, PavemenT
Of tOn S . Bargle', SoeeO ~h)(li(tS & Trallc Counrers Fra nk Conroyd,land Procurement
At1 Coy, TI8111<: 5 gM
Tony Dlni, Oralf'\age Emil Donkers, Ho!!zo(lTal & Vel1lCle CUrves
Cllllord Egel, Male"al laboraTory M. Fitzgerald, Manual Tlathc CounTS Bob Gorski,
SIf:!e11f1S!)CC100f\, M. Horvath, Bllumlnou!. Plant Inspector E, Hough, Concrete Testing Ed
Jablonski, Q'qanlT,l!L< '1 ena'! M. Johnson, Consllucloon JOII Joyce, InIrOduCIt()f\
Howle Kamps, Reclangular SUrveying Syslems Sian Klmonl, Salls Richard Kociuba,
Re(13'19lJia' Survey ng Sysem.
Richard Kanak. Trattoe Operallons. D. KOlln4il ,
BITu",,'roou~ Plan! ,.,soecl,on W. Knight, Construclron R. McMahon, Speed Siudles
Michael Niemczyk, ROW ValUallOM Bob Paterson, Salety Harry ShaJHro, Main
Chester Stanislawski, Sa!e Dr''I1ng Paul Valenllne, Orall'\a~ Tad VanGeldar, Cor\HuCToOI1 W, Walowskl, Tralfoc Counung tvlacnones N. Walsh, S'gnSnoo
.Ullom
Hav'ng corno1eled an altert1o.JlS 100 In

a 'Ii nclowless oIl,ce bu,ldlOg with an InI"Catf! 1100< pia" ISDIJOCIlallllhar fOlks?! a
telePhone teOiNman eKPf!l!ence(J mount,ng
DanlC wn&n ne CGllchll f1CI an elill Finally
he sPOtted a lyOlSt wol'illOQ al a desk al the
~01 a loogeomdOf anct rushe<f up to nel
How do I gf!1 DlJUirde?' he .sIIeo
Without look'ng she replied
'018191 II'
explanation point
A DaChelOt e~pJalned wt1y he never wanled a w,re 10share"1s hre "SomP 01 Ihose
snarehoiders wind up asdlfeclofs
(Quoted by Elrl Wilson, FIeld NttwsPlPftr
SyndIcate)
P>(".lure(l De'OW are

If"\(>
Englnee'
Technicians and Drallsmen wnoafTP!1(led
!~OS 13day ...aept"t'a,nngCOIJT!.e
Cia .161IomlI916102-176
CL~
1'?1610J-416
Ctass .'8 from .122'6 104176
E - Class ,17
R. Conduclo, B.
Bryant, A Fllerman, K. Keldarhouse, F.
Lewis, L Manon, J . Robertson, l . Wor
then Ind T. VanGelder.
---
Richard Allen, Gill DelasAlas, Cyril Fariel, Leonard Formato, Joseph

Gollinger, Edward Haraex. John Mlhoney, Robert Matousek , Norbert Paprzyckl, An
thony Slntorl, Frank Salerno, Keith Wlmams INol oecE' ;i(I' V I~ (ler stell
and
HanyShapiro
'y~"'(I~'an ~OO!~ nOOT"D'~
F
oil
f:
E T Class , ,8
F. Bubla, K. WaUl, R.
Coli, K. Yoshldli, E. Shlpanlk, W.
Jenkins. A. Smith, P. White, L. Rothman,
F. SueJnoha .. J. Koczy. (Sony no pIC
our acecameramal'l ran ().Itolll!mll
PLENTY OF NOTHINC ...

I was cOl'nDIa,n,ng 10 my fatner abaJl
the way lIe .s today
NAVY FLAG, 17781795

'ncI ...,aual D'elf!'enc(!S heg,;en!ly o'ctatea
If1+'> 0"519" 01 111f' ~'8rs In IMe ealliest 13
star lIaliis becau~ masl 0 1 Ille goarn.
menl 's banners we.e mane by privale
CQI"IlracIO'S'Ii,1h 1""",1 own !(leas
rna OT!<Clil' spa l tl'lf! War Department
aoooleCl ., In8 oclo..l1ea a 13-sllr flag
Navy Flag. 17181795
WLIn !f>'f!e nor'lOnial rOW'i 01 SIIrs Even
Il'Io.Jgn Ih '; .....il5 tile aOOdle", "official" m'litary verSion many units $1111 used Oll"ollr des-Qn&
AI'I e"~epT~n .... eI, 1M NIY wfl'Cfl 'n 1118 adopted a 32323 lineup of stars as IlIuSll8ted
al Itle 100 or th,,; PilOt;' rna des'gn !epresente!l a comblnat,on 01 Britain's crosses of 51.
George and 51 . Andrew anowas usee unt,1 1795 W"M tne aOr;llHon 01 two sl;;lIs sevl tled lhe
ooo;,gn
'Son
no sold
you
Should be IhBflldul
When t was a boy
grCMt'ng ...o I nadnosooeslowear andmy
Cklll'\e'$ were 1'Iand-~ w,tn holes In
them We nao no 100d 10 eat, no car to out
gas 11'1
ana rhen came!he Oepresslon
(Conlributttd by Perry Smith)

SirollSJOllONll'lO
II!U'PJIY.) I! awe::J.aq ,all?! 04 ..... uIIWn&Os
St:>UeJ.:I
1891X1OfI'S-v,d
IOU
o(]
JaqWOILLI I! ISH
INJI!::IIO lJeH S 1leQ&S1IQ 10

al\6l!a, l,tBN
~I!UIP
Hl:> SIno, IS -t1ueo asnoH-sI!~ allt.J01

9S1!Q OUO:JaS II! PQH1!\S ,all!! 0\11.1
1./S1!t:i
weopJO,:l 341.
U:)511,:1 SIOIJel;j '>tUBI,:l
SH3MSN'V
MAYJU NE, t976
pool 'baby's' leg broken

Occaiionaily. a bt: f humor IIndllll
way Inlo the pa981 I,It lhat otherwlle
lerioul and weighty document, th.
Congressional
Record.
Former
Reprelentall". carl Hinshaw 01 CsIlfOt
nla onCI nHdled hll fillow legislator.
aboul Ihe "rad ,ape" that slowl thl tur
n!ng 01 the whH11 In a Iypleal federal
ageney by Inllrllng th. Iollowlng
glossary of 'erml:
Program: Any IIslgnmenl Ihat can'l be
completed with on. phonll call.
Channlls: The '1'811 lell by Interoffice
memOI.
Coordlnaotr: Thl guy who has a delk
belwten two Ixpedlt.rs.
Consullanl or ~pert: Any ordinary guy
mora Ihan 50 mllel aw.y.
Under Construction; Ne"er h.ard 0111.
Under acU,. consideration: We arl
looking for It In thllll .
Conllrenn: Wherl cons..-wilion I. aubslitutltd for thl dre.rln... 01 tabor and
the 10nelln'll 01 though!.
Commit'..: A way
a."okS respon
.Iblllly.
BOlrd: Rrlt. made 01 wood, seond, long
and narrow; third, lometlmel wlrped.
Rellabl. SOllrc.: The guy YOlijUI' mill .
In'orm~ Source: The guy who JUlt lold
the guy you JUlt mit.
Unlmp.achabla SOUTce: The guy who
Itarted Ih. rumor originally.
Make a Surrey: NHd morl lIma 10 think
of an answer.
'0
UI'VAVTMI'/IIiIT
/IIiII'W\MA 1\1' V\
FLYING HIGH DEPT: R.O.W:s

SlanllY eernsilin was CommISSIOned a
fly'ng CoIorteI oflhe OELTA AIRUNE FLEET
a'ld was presenrea will'! a plaque In
f8CognllOr'lOl ha maJOr COf1lrl!)UhOI'iS to
ana hIS supporl ISSW, 01 II1e a r tla~
sport8HQt1 Indus lry
(Now lealJy Sian
jusl hom many trlOS can yOlJ have made 10
Aor<la?)
LEGAlEAGLE
DEPT:
Mal.rl.1
Tesllng's eamey Glmm has some small
daugnlel l Audrey SUaannl 15 graduallng
DePaul law School wllh honors In June
S/le elDeCIS to go InlO Juvenile law aher
oaSSlng lhe bar
tha i Is II her hustlana
g'Yes ller lhe 0 K \0 leave mell Gaughter
..... 'Ih a baby slSlIer wh,le she plaCtlCeS
GoocIll.lck Audreyl
FOXIE LOXIE: Permit Dlvlskln's
(Fleld) Manon Krawczyk .. wl'llle on sur
ve,llance on Shol Fac'ory Road In Hall
man ESlal.s esPI8Cl a baby 10. lonly one
100110"91 lying across the road
be,ng an
aMT\81 loYer 8$ well as a humanllafl<l n. he
Stopped hIS car
gol OUI and IOUnd the
In a auandary
11:5 to whal wouk:l become d 11'16 iJmmal he

gently IJUI 11 In n... ca' ana OIOY., 10 IOe
Forest Preserve'l Cf8b Tr Nalure CIn

ler 'n Barrington . Charies Weltcoll,
the dlreclor 0111'16Cemel locfIltlrom lrere
10 tne Wild Llle Sal"agl TruI' ,n Wllmlnl
headed by Miss Ff8neIS POI .... nos per
crl,lfIty 15 caring lor s'ck or wounded WI~
animalS
and as 01 ItItS Wf1I.ng ..... e
InQuired hat.' our IQ.o wasd()lng Well, I"e~
ds. he S been operalell on three t,mes. and
w II unoe.go mole SUloelY. as ,I was
dISCovered lhat hIS Olnel le{l was also
broken, bul With MiSS Poe s al1enhon, he II
be able 10 De sent baCll' 10 lhe lores, a well
animal
and lhal ends the story 01 our
IOMle-Iox18111
BICYCLE SAFETY COORDINATOR
Ernest Wendell was hospl1ahzed When he
was d.hgenti'( work'ng In Morlon Grove In
hooM tnal IfI{olf SChOOl syslem ..... ' I 80001
OUI tllCycle salery program jGet we~ 500'"
Eln.e1
GRADUATION PLAUDITS; Pamels
Benjamin, daughler 01 Df8lnatile &
Ullllllas lTV Benjamin oNa, 8W3!ded a four
yr. scholarship by II"H!! Slnglr Sewing
Machine Co. S.S.M. awaldS IhIs national
scholarship anf'll81'Y 10 only two girls
IhruOtJl the U SA on a compe1'1lve basIS
as each contestant must Sutlmll wr.llen
stateme11!s on lhe" fldlYldual goals communny p'owe ana eKtla-curr1cuier ae.
IIv'les as wett as berryg mle(\loeYretie. S/1(Ml
samples 01 lhe,r seWIng alliliry
IWat.'I J
Northlm til. Unl.". IS awalt"lg Pamela's attendance tnSePI Tlxtll.. & Des~n w,llbe
her major (LOQI(: OUI Hallton .. Pam'l
on hlr way I) . . AND Oonna Marl. Bana,
PAGE5
OiIU9hll"l
,. Plrmlt Oi."lskln 's Abby.

he, 81.. degree In Artl w'lh a par
eMcellef1C8 award In Gf8phlcs Irom Colum.
bla Colleg IWe could use YOUI e_pe'lliie
here Donna, i"IOoIo8Ve' s"'" now leac'-'~ a
weaving ClaSS Itgl'.! at Columbl3 I MIlch
~ck 10 bOl" 01 It'Ie!.e galAndre Pryp
chan son 04 Rom.n Prypehan 01 the Elec
tricalMechanleal 01." . 'oo'rc .... oj
"cum
laude" IlOoofs Junl 10th 110m Loyota
Unl."erslly . .. CongralulallOfl'i Roman
and to you' w Ie looalongwI" gOCld Iuc;"tO
Andre lrOf'n Itle Highway Dept.
HEART PUMPS: Em1l Donke,. 01
Township Road l again lode In thl
HEART FUND BIKEATHON . this II
Ih. lourth Ylar lor Emil wno DCdaleo a
lasl 57 mil .. ,n '!'If!' V'lIa~ of Wheeling,
Bullalo Grove & Arlington Hgil. 190
."onsors .....!lh." !he CCHD conlr>t)l.,led
$550.00, ana Em I ws~ \0 e.p.ess nr_
tnan) 101 lhelr gel'\efous support 10 such a
worlhy cause
DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST
FRIEND DEPT: TIII.ny Joy, a 1.t lor
Enrleo Saviano of Pavement
&
Geoml'rles and"' br<le linda. bOn1
May 5th, we.ghmg 'n 818 cara!5 '12 oz
rec~ved
may your yealS spali<le'
COMPUTER CUT -OUTS: Edwlrd

Jabionakl llllel'(leo I"" ACEC-CEPA Con
lerenc. In Washlng'on D.C. 0" May 18
InN It\@ 20Ih 10 keeo abreasl Wllh t11<> "ew
Comouler ApDI'tallOnS & OtNeropmenl~
and Robert Bugl... fehJIneo trom it IOUI
day SprlnQ Conferance 01 the " Common"
Comput.r Userl orQ.lp 'n Mont'wl
Caoada to gf'1 upcialeo .... '!h tne slate-O'ln&arlin Comouter SC<Qoce
Seve"'YI.-.e CCHOers honored Ff8nk

Spelde' In me Roslwood Inn WIlt I" AlSIP on
Mln;h 9th, 1976. ala d,nf"<f!' party engmeeled
by Jim ereen. Fra~ was p,esenlea ""'111'1 a sel
of WIISOl'l S18ff wooa gOl! cloJos afld an SX70
PolarOlO can'IPra
Flank .. Interesl In constructIOn began
when he graduated Irom tllOh sc~ and
worked lor a prlVale constrUCI'on t"m lor 5
mon ths. Alter becom'<'I(Ilil CI8ClllC l caOlain 1<1
Mike Flynn's 13th Ward Democratic
Organlzallon In 1830, Fran!!"s aPOQlnlf'l'll!'nt 10
lhe CCHO came 110m the 131h Ward where he
stafled to 1!'Ie OIllgn Buruu In 1932 as a
d f'a tlsman The lema n,no lourtytwo yea,. w,1t! rtle Oepallmenl w(l~ '>penl w'!1'1 Ina
Bur.au 01 Construction a ller Freril took 1013 Cty.1 Servoee E~am lor Jr. CI."II Eng,neel
eQUIV3lenli0 an H.E.III today & w,na.no up Ills AA yr l8f\\lre as a Supervisor 01 Conl,ruc
lion, Frank spentlhe greatesl porl'on 01 worit ,n me Deparlmem as a Resident Engineer on
lhe Mlchlg.n City Road South 10 SOUlh Cool< Counly lum arG was a les<ienl on <10010_
,rnatel')! 40 other County ProJecls .. some years four or fI.". orcreets wele unof!r tus
au Ihor Ila IIOIl 91mu!taneously
61 yl yQJn.g Frank ana I'I~ Cllarm, '9 w II:! Dorothy I
"F~ "'fl'lQr" HI ....
1'815
WOrklog haroe! ltan ever .rQJl'lCIlMeil sevel'l-roorn home They clan to sray pul unl!1 lhe
wlOtar
tnen II $ Sun Clly, A,l.Zona Of Saralola. Flolilla wne'" Frank Will tie abfE> 10 play
,..,.&
0011
HIS IwO SOIlS, Rlchl/d, Mgt. of Temmerllng FenCl Company' l swlh side W;JrenOtlse
and Jelfrey, Prelldent 01 Aalna Tank & Pump Company. have gIVen Frenk & Dorothy 1M
lOvely grandchildren
He never ,egretted one day wn ~ WO/i.. ng 101" lhe CCHO ,StdY
cool. Frank
we n all mISs you J
PAGE6
MAYJUNE, 1916

(Another Sketch tracing Road
nomanclature In Cook County )
BARRY POINT ROAD, Irom
which
the
RiversldeLyons
Bridge over the Des Plaines
River got Its name was prominent
In the 1830's and 40's being the
main route into Chicago from
the southwest. Parts of the
anginal road remain In both
Riverside and Lyons are short
streets With "Barry Pomt Road"
name signs, and In Chicago the
diagonal course of Fifth Ave.
from California Ave. 10 Cicero Ave. follows the line of the
pionee rs' road
Barry Point "Trail" started at Doty's Tavern In Riverside ,
where connections were made With the Chicago & Plainfield Trail
. . . the Chicago, Plainfield & Joliet Trail and the Chicago,
Oswego, Ottawa and LaSalle Trail. From Doty's. Barry Point
Trail took to the only high ground In the area, a low ridge of sand
left long ago by the receding Lake Calumet. Five miles from Daty's, the tra . . eler came to Widow Barry's Point, a convenient spot
lor a tavern and the last Stage stop tor coaches bound for
TRIVIA aUESTIONS
Sllott~
altel me lurn 01 tne CenbJty
TWO young men played second base for

the Fordham Unov (Rams) basebatlleam. a
Jesull College In New YOrl!;
Eaen 01
them also 8chlltVed taler lame as Car
Clna. WHO WERE THEY?
(hInt each
was alSO narneCl FrancIS I

see af1SWi!r OIl another page In tNs ISSUe
But You Can't

Take It With You!
Tokyo police report that the
average Japanese Is most IIkety
to be killed In a car crash when
he has money In his pocket. 01
liclats note that workers run a
higher risk 01 becoming a trattic
ISllllty on their pay day. and the
Increased Incidence of such
deaths may be related to an In
crease In driving while under the
Influence of alcohol.
I
Chicago.
ReSidents of Riverside and Lyons had a colorful holiday Satur
day, May 9, 1959 to mark the openmg of the LongCommon
Bridge across the Des Plaines River connecting the two suburbs
lives ot Great men remll'''' us we shru~

tlehlndus lunds trial f,est worfiClack tOtJeU
bUl~
our roaCS real well anddepalllflV ,eave
POLICE JOBS
GO TO DOGS
RENNER, lEX -ThIS lo.vn ot soo
short 01 lunds
has tiled lIS en:n8
pohce 10lce
Wrth the COPS gone thele's no need
fOI a cou" ctet~ and judge, and thetlle
been sacked, 100
WI th me peWce cepartment totally
('" _....
Mr
~~n_ ...
I. in C'onF"'''cnc.
...1\1-> thL au.,..,nl .. ndctnt wno snc.It J

;$C_Uin9?
l!.r
! ... ~lcnd ... t Is
.,...~,~; ..
calHl'Iq
l'Ui.dt";mtht
dISbanded, lhe Town Commtsslonel was

asked who would malnta,n Ia..v and
Ofcler He leDI,ed I've gOl lwe German
Shephe,dS, and we,e ltltn)clng 04 buy,ng
II ,hlld!'
Our deepesT syfrl)BHly 10 the lamlly 01

Jlme. M. Owen. 01 Ihe Survey
Oivl. km who d'ed Mey 4th; 10 Jemes
O. Breen 01 lhe Bureau 01 Con
lirucllon wtlOSe falhel Jem. . F.
arMn doed May 5th; 10 Danny Schran
I ki 01 me Glnerel flies 01'1. whose
I!llher WIlier Schronski Cleo May
14th; 10 Glbrlel Detore, Plnnl!
Ohtil ion Held, whose daughler Gill
Ann Ollor. coea alter a Ioog d1nes9. on
MlY 21st , Ga,I was also the noeoe 01
An"elo Ollore of It-e LI Gran"e
Wlrehouse 111'1(1 me COUSIn 01 John
Treverso of Ihe Construction Bureau
(FJeld); 10 Jonph L. Perri 01 me Slruc
lurlt 01'1. wllOSe motner VI~lnle G.
Perri CteCI Mey 311t: 10 John Biron. 01
111& Construcllon Bureeu. whose
brolher. Anthony Barone passed amy
June1th.
MAY.JUNE,t976
PAGEl
DEPARTMENT PRAISWORTHIES
Honorabl. GIIOf'Q' W. Dunn., P....ld.nt
Cook County Board of COmml.slon ....
Dear Sir
Recenlly the IIl1nol. Chlpl., 01 the
Am.rlcan
Rlght-of,WlY
Anaclltlon
prasented a M.tro..Mlnl SemlNlf ror lis
memoers and rnckJded on lhe agenda lor
lhe ahernoon portlOl'1 01 the Semmar was it
panel dIScussIon by stall merTtlers at tile
Cook County HlghwlY Departm.nt. The
topiC was Steps and PrOCldur. . InvOlYeo
In a Hlghw.y ImproYlm.nl hom the
De.lgn Stave to Utility L.lIlson and
Rlght-of.Way Acqul.fUon. I wl.h 10 com
mend M r . Kllberg.r, KJlmpl, Dlnl,
BenJamlll, NI.mczyk and Conroyd 01 me
CCHD lor an In-depth presenlalion wh~h
was very underst.ndabt. and educa
tlonll. Trre Moderator 01 the panel II}dlcated lhere were 116 y ..... ",perf.nc.
at the panel merrbels wrth the Coo Coun
ty Hlghw.y DIpIrtmenl and me presenta
tlon cellalnIV Inchcated such
OUr Ihar$S to Mr. Hugo J. St .... and
merraers 01 tus 5lall 101' an Inform.tl
.Utmoon.
YoulsTruly
K.nn.th J. Nemec
Chairman Ualson Committee
Amelican RlghlolWayAssn Chap ter t2
(Ed nore You OtHcna our guys know fherr
Slum,
........
M . Fr.nclne B. Stuart, Editor

Cook County Highway N.ws
De., Fr.nclne:
CongralualtJOl'\S toyOJ and your 51all on
beg,nn'ng your 23rd yur 01 publication 01
the Cook County HighwlY N.ws.
You and your It.U are ce/lamly to be
cCJngr8lutaied on the line publlc.llon 01
Cool< County Highway News
Yes. I dO want locontmue recelvlI1g the
" CCHN" end enclosed Is my Compleled reQuesl
We WISh you conllrued publicaTIon
an(! we 100 rea~ze the rncreased COSI at
publIShing today
May the IUlUle brrog the beSt Of
everylhlng to you, Hugo, Georg. and
many Olner 01 my tnends In the Coo Coun
ty HlghwlY Departm.nt.
Best wIshes and best regards
alii Howard
CONSTRUCTION DIGEST
fEdjfOf"S nore Gee mafl)( Bill We apprecrale your accolades!'
Mr. Robert L.. Snyderm.n Hlghw.y Dep.rtm.nt R.O.W. Bur u

Mr. Syndlrman:
We here In the InvestJgat10fl secloo
Iha'" you very much tor your prol."IONtI
.11111.n~ In the Homicide InveSt~tlOl'1
at GregOl)' " Egg Nog " Clrroll. The .1(Ophoto. orovlded the key e.ldance WfI
needed Thanh again
RespectfuUy.
Sgl. Jack Rdd
.86
Cook County Shellll"s Police DeOI

MaywOOd III 60153
(Ed nOle Seenowversallle",eal&')
Mr. Albert Plul Munno

Dear Mr. Munno:
It has come to my anenllon mat yeu are
letlrrng and I wsnllO lake thIS opporlunlty 10
express my aporeclatlon lor your many
years 01 servICe 10 the peoole althe Coun
ty of Coot.
Mr. Munno, YQJ have be." known lor
your kind and coUrteoul . .nl~ 10 III
who lought your Idyl~ or counl.I and
the help you exlended to aD yrur lallow
employeel allke You Imparled to your
POSItion grNt Iklll and knowledge and thIS
IS an .xp,..sJon 01 comm.nd.llon and
.ppreciatlon In behalf 01 the Members 01
the Board 01 Commlulon.rs 01 lhe CQ4Jn
ty of Cook .
II IS the heal11elt wrsrr Bnd prayer 01
every Member 01 the Board lhal yQ.r Will
enJOY good healtn and w.1I dlsr...d
1.I.u ....
OearAI
I speak lor the .nl1ra Highway Deplrt.
ment, we II m'ss youlill
I know how you IetlL Itchlno '0 gel 001
on thai gol1 coorse any nlCa mornIng we
m'ght have anti then me other pleasules
that come wllh rellrement
YOlive been .... ,th us a long Irme lei s
see you .tartad In 1939, than look a eave
10 enter the Army With the rank 01 Capt.ln
and dlSt'fl9UlShed yoursell on duty 11'1 the
Phllllpln
The Estlm.tlng [)tvlslon was lortunate
enrugl"1 to have the valUe 01 VOUI ex"
Defiance upon return Irom SeNrce and you
Slarted wltrr them In HI48 and lose to me
tllle 01 Highway Englna.r IV. Through J\ard
WOrk and consclOntious apphcatlon you
became As,lltlnt OI.I.lon Heed.
All in all yQ.r ve served tM Hlghw.y
Department adlntlably 101 the PBSI 36
yurs and we all WISh you and M.... Munno
ITlJCh haoomess and health rn your relrlemenlyears
George W. Dunne, Pre.ldenl

Board of CommISSioners 01 COC* Co.,mry 11-
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IN REPLY:
Hugo J . Stark, SUperfnt.nd.nt

COOKCOUNTV HtGHWAYOEPARTMENT
Deaf Mr. Dunn.:

My tamllyand I want lotha,.. you for the
nice letter congrBlulating me on my retHemane
The Highway Departmenl was my
whole Ille and I am very prQ.rd 10 ~ve been
a pari olnlor alllhOse years
Albart Munno
(SIIlIY on AI's retrr&menr Will appear In trle
July 1976 ISsue)
AUn: Mr. Hugo J . St.ne:

I WISh to lha,.. you lor glanlrng my reQuest 10 replace the cutve" In tront 01 my
home It rsgreatiyaporeclllted
Mr. Reilly .nd hll m.n dlCl a oeaulrlul
lob. and t Iusl had 10 mentIOn the lact t'-,
Mr Re,rly IS something t have not en
countered here In the suburb I have never
had such courteous Irealmenl and so much
eltor! put rorth toplease and satIS fy
Irrustlake thIS CJOpoitumty to tna" Mr.
Gibe Dllore for 1'115 patl8nce wrth me and
his perseverance In seeIng that this wo~
was accomplIShed You are fortunate 10
have such a hoe PR man In ya..rr Ofganrza
\Jon. II certainly made me aDorooale loVing
ln CookCounty.
Sincerely.
Mrs. H. 811111.11
1325 Plalntleld Rd
LaGrange 111
(Ed note Say Gaoo
rakeawayou'lnunda,')
a,e you trymg 10
Mr. H.nry Riedl, Supervisor

Second.ry Roads Bure.u
Dear Mr. Riedl:
It II WIth pleasure thiltlhlS leltel IS sent
expr...lng our gratltud. tor the Superb
IntfO.County agency cooperattOf15hOoVn Dy
yQJI Slall dUllng the recen~ occulrences 01
fllSh flooding oveJ the rGadw.y Into lhe
headquarters building COlTfl)lax 01 the Cook
County Sheriff'. Police Dep,artment.
Clearly ywr Bureau IS comprised ot
plrsonn.1 whO ale dedICated 10 gelling a
Job don. w.lI, as ellampl hed by lhe way
IN!y Cleared Ihe alea 'n Cloer that OUI lunctlons would 1"101 b&come Imp.lred.
fit. partCIJIi!I, "job w.1I done" shQ.r1d be
I!l!tended to Mr. John Unk, your aSSIStant
seerT\lno~ aClect wlth a con-olele
understand'no 01 wnat had to be done and
sod,rected the worl( Cfews
We realllE! lnat wltnout tna assrStance
01 your .tlff and work creWI, cur task
would have been near !mpossltlie and lor
lnal WE! are most grateful
wno
W.ller J . BelMrd
AsstStanl Chre! or PolICe
Maywood W,nos
MAY.JUNE.19711
PAOEII

On June 30th, NAVY PIER. a' the foot 01 Ohio St. will ~ with a gala Ra.toratlon
Ball.ponsored by the Chleago School of ArctIIt.cture Foundation . .. Chlcago'a Navy
PI... w bunt In 1911111 coat of S4~ million, pal1 of ma.t.r pl.n propoiMd In
191210 build ltv. pie,. to mak. Chlc.go Into an Inland port to dlwl1 wal ... t,.fflc
hom tIM atlcago RI"". Whln It wa. con.tNetId, the pier w the large.t .'ruc1ure of
It. Illnd In the worid .t 5I8th mile and Is now In thl pl'OCtl of baing renovatlClln time
lor lhe B.II to ba hlid In tha Auditorium at the a 'ammoat tip of tha !If.... Th. Foun
dation I. sharing Praylaw Night with the atlcago Int.n.tlon.' Tredti exposition ~on
aored by the Chicago AI.oc. ol Commet'Ca "ndu'lr'I whlchwlilba h.,d July 1.t 18th.
Ou t. wlllanJoy a floating extrayaganza being stagld aa pal1 of the official opanlng 0'
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wa. e.tabllahed by Jeln Baptllt. Point
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layer the country
with happiness.
Mix in 4cups
of proudness.
No less!!
2 cups of loyalty,
3 cups of honesty.
Plus generous quantities of
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Then, put national
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and pledge it ...
Add 3/4 teaspoon
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VOL. XXIII
JULY AUGUST. 1976
No. 78
GEORGE W. DUNNE. President Cook County Board of Commissioners
M,U". W. BllncUI
C,r1 R. Hln,en
Irln. C. H.,nandu
Miry M. McOonIId
Joseph A. T-.::~
Mill Rop'
Mlrtl" Tuchow
Jetom.Hup~
Ruby AYI"
Harold l. Tyn-ell
Fr.nkW. ChI'"""
o_V' W. Dunn.
Ronlld A. larson
John H. Slrog ...., Jr.
Joeeph I. Woodl
Mllhlw W. 81..zcz,t-Ctwm Aoad a"ld Bridge Comm
Hugo J . St.rk- Sopenntendent 01 Highways
Editor
Photograohv
Frlncln, 8 . Slulr1
Edwin A. 8tlck C. C. Hlggl"' Tom ';,nnecl, 5'1" C,bay
Elm .... J . Mllewlld
Mlldrltd C ey
JULYAUGUST,Hl7S
SOth Arenue (From 'nst Straal to

159th Street)
Located in the Villages of Orland Park
and TInley Park, In the Township of
Orland, this Improvement consists 01
sur/acing the existing pavement,
intersection, returns and driveway
pavements with bituminous materials
and concrete surface course.
Including provisiOn lor aggregate
shOulders, draInage adjustments and
striping , addition 01 steet pla te beam
guard rail and terminal sections,
aSSOCiated stabilized shoulder areas at
approaches to culverts and other
related road work
7 Contracts
Awarded at July
19th Meeting
Two lane widenings, four lane
sur/aeings , O:1e main drain
construction contracts totaling
$1 ,411 ,217 .01 were awarded
Shoe Factory Roed (From Bertlett
Road to HiggIns Road)
Localed In the Village of Hoffman
Estates and the Township 01 Hanover,
this 1 5578 mile Improvement consists
01 a two lane widening with a
bitummous base course shoulder area
adjoining both sides of the exisling
pavement on Shoe Factory Road along
with complete resur/acing 01 the
pavement, stabilized shoulder areas at
approaches to culverts, high rill narrow
shoulder areas, landscaping , striping
and other related road work.

M.F T. contract was awarded 10
GlertzMelahn Asphalt Co" Inc . , of
South Elgin, illInois.
Shoe Factory Road (From Rohrson
Road to Bartlen Road)
This 2 ,5769 mile improvement,
located In the Village of Hoffman
Eslates and Hanover Township,
conslSlS of a two lane widening with a
rumble shoulder area adjoining both
sides 01 the existing pavement along
Shoe Factory Road and adjusted
crown and grades along Bartlett Road
including the reconstruction and l or
resurfacing of existing street
Intersections, provision for mail box
lum out areas, driveway sur/acing,
landscaping, striping and other related
road work .
This M F.T contract was awarded to
GlertzMelahn Asphalt Co" tnc . 01
South Elgin, Illinois on a low bid 01
$528,298.41 .
This M F T contract was awarded to

CrowleySheppard Asphalt Co, of
Chicago Ridge, illinois on a tow bid 01
$73,660.40
Thorn Creak Road (From 1S3rd

Street to Forest Lane)
Located In the Village of Thornton In
Thornton Township. Included Is the
provISion lor the sur/acing 01 the
elllsllng pavement and driveway
pavement with bitumInous materials
and concrete surlace course,
Including provision for steel plale
beam guard rail and tarmlnal secllons,
associated stabilized shoulder areas at
approaches to culverls and trees,
prov[slOOS 10f" aggregate shoulder.
drainage , landscaping , stripIng and
ottier related road work.
On a low bid 01 $48.482 50 thiS
M F.T. contract was awarded to
Gsllagher Asphatt COf'p. 01 Thornton,
illinois.
GROUP A - 1976
Stager Road (Bu rnh am A l'enue to
Indiana Stafe Line)
Located In Sauk Vnlage and Bloom
Township this Improvement COf'lslsts of
a two lane surlacing 01 Steger Road,
180' east 01 Burnham Avenue and
extends easterly along Steger Road 01
which 0.6250 miles are to be
Improved ,
Burnham Aranua (Stega, Road to
Katz Cornar)
The 5.385 mile Improvement of
Burnham Avenue Is 12' north 01
Steger Aoad and e>elends northerly
along Burnham Avenue 80' north of
Katz Comer, which consists 01 a two
lane sur/acing of exlsllng main line
pavement, driveway pavements, mall
box tumout areas along Burnham
Avenue and Steger Road including th e
reconstruction and widening of
existing street intersections, proviSion
lor concret e gutter , steel Plate beam
guard rail, terminal sections, stabilized
shoulder areas at approaches to
culverts, high fill narrow shoulder
PAGE 2
areas, drainage additions and

adjustments, landscaping, stripIng and
other related road wOfk
On a low bid of 5173,141 55 this
M.F T contract was awarded 10 S. G.
Hayes & Co , of Markham, Illinois.
A' SURFACING
Lamont TownshIp
1976 Contract MaIntenance Patrol No
1 . Township Job consists 01 a
bituminous sur/ace treatment (Class A
1 J, for the following streets: Bell Road,
Parker Avenue, 117th Place, Maple
Street, Campbell Street, 2nd Street,
121st Street , Center Drive . Gordon
Lane, Artesian Street. 4th Street,
119th Street, Hillcrest Drive, Hickory
Avenue, Woodlawn Avenue, 6th
S1reet, 1 t8th Street, and Hillcrest
Road
This M F T contraCI was awarded to
Lenz all Service, Inc, of Lemont ,
illinoiS on a low bId 01 S 10 ,387 29
Schaumburg Road MIJ/n D,a/n

(Emerson Dr/rlJ to Grand Central
LBnIJ,
located in Schaumburg Township and
Within the Village of Schaumburg, the
Improvement begll"ls approximately 40'
north and 60' east ot Schaumburg
Aoad and Emerson Dnva . and extends
In an easterly direction to Schaumburg
Road and Grand Central Lane
consisting of the construction of a
5277 fool c ircular relnlorced concrete
storm sewer with sizes ranging from
12 'to 54 " diameter to be constructed
in open cut together With the
necessary draInage structures
Lamon Constru ction , Inc. 01
Bensenville, IllinOiS was awarded thiS
M F T contract on a low bid 01
$304,605.88
10 Contracts
Awarded July 27th
Two lane wldenings and sur/acing:
three two lane surfacings; two trallic
signalizations: two bridge deck repair
contracts and one township JOb
totaling $860,026 14
Ashland Aranue (From Stager ROIJd
to Saul( Trail)
Located in the TownshIp 01 Bloom and
the Vnlage of South Chicago Heights
thiS improvemen t consists 01 providing
for surfacing of the existing main line
pavement, with bituminous materials
(pnme coat) and bituminous concre te
sur/aca course, Inc luding prOVision lor
aggre gate shoulder, and other related
road work 0 .6011 miles are 10 be
Improved.
(Conlinu6d on page 4)
JUlY-AUGUST,1918
Ut:VAVTMt:/III/T
/111/ t:WMAI\t:V
LOCAL ROADS TRAINING PROGRAM

CERTIFICATES were Issued to the
lollowlng CCHDers who completed the
Bridge Repair Course jl(epared by Ihe
State 01 IIl1no!s 0.0 T Patrick Boyle,
Clarence Ctark , Laandar Gatawood,
Aobert Jakublec. Earl Johnson,
Aalat All Kahn, Ted Lassota. Joanna
Metzger, Eddy Nakl. Joe Parrl ,
Aobert Sauer, Bernie Alman . Joseph
Smerda. Frank Sulc. L. Surwka ,
Kenny Wells . Donald Wllkl and
Kyoko Yoshida . (This reads like ItIe
Unlled Nations ro/ecan!,
A SUMMER FIRST Construction's
Engr Tech III Anthony MagglQfe IS
passIng oul PInk cigars In honor 01 the
bIrth 01 hIs 151 grandchild born 011
June 2151 The baby. Nicole Ann
Baer weIghed In at 7 Ibs 10 ozs
Congrals 10 Tony's daughter. Lynnore ,
her spouse and new daddy Lawrence
AND on June 27th. youthlul Marie
Bolton 01 Personnel became a
Grealgrandmother twICe over
WIth
the help of granddaughter Lisa Wojcik
giving birth 10 B b 61i, oz Renee
and granddauohter T.,rl L1ndlay
beallng her by a mooth In the delivery
01 Jason born May lsi
MEMBERSHIP DEPT Tech Services
3. PubtJc Affairs Bureau Chief John K.
Crane was made a member 01 tho
Dept 01 Registrauon & Education lor
the ProlesslOnal Engine81's ExamIning
CommlHee
LIFE SAVER Bureau of Design head.
Joe Marslk'. son. Joe, Jr .. a first-year
denial sludent at Loyola Uruv8fslfy
was wor!l;tng With construCtiOn crews
on HICks Road In Palatine when he
noUced a car pull over and rushed to
the scene 01 a man whO sullered a
hear1 allack
With the help of
another lady. Joe mmediately
admInistered cardlo-putrnOl"lary
resuscllahon . saVIng the man's Ufe
D/ST. I NEWS
Ernie Brent
reporling Dominic DINuzzo , Disl I
laborer has been managIng the
Hanover p~ Utile League 10f' two
years and he lakes mucho jl(lde In
leaching hiS 9 year old 500, John . the
lundamentals of playing proper
baseball In so doing, John has
delleloped a good glolle playing cenler
and right Ileid posJlions and was
PAGE 3

(. II/tlth,, 5kl'l r h t'a ("m~ RtllIl/IIIHllfllld,lIu,, ' III Cook rOIiI/I\' }
WILLOW SPRINGS ROAD. In

Lyons Township, was named
naturally enough for a settlement
that grew up around a willow tree
and a spring, described by A T.
Andreas In hiS History of Cook
County as "a magnificent floWing
spring whose sparkfing waters
bubbled up from beneath the roots
of a large willow"
The Village was born In the palmy
days of the Illinois & Michigan
Canal, when boats stopped at the
spring to lill their drinking water
barrels Soon after il was made a
canal station with the name Willow
Springs.
Uke many other Cook County localities, II had a spurt of growth
immediately folloWing the Black Hawk War. The place also gained
population when work started on the canal. The first house, a log cabin.
was built in 1842 by George W Beebe , a canal contractor, who also ran a
tavern and boarding house lor his employees.
Willow Springs Road extends north from German Church Road to 47th
Street From there it continues one mile as Gilbert Avenue and forms the
boundary between Western Springs and LaGrange, U~nois_
The canal
aller a short, busy life
was abandoned in the m iddle
1850'5. when travelers took 10 the newly built railroads. East of Willow
Spnngs, from Harlem Avenue to Ashland Allenue, the old canal bed
became the right-ol-way lor the Southwest Expressway
chosen as an All Star this year His

ambition Is 10 become a ma}or leaguer
some day (Good luck In the playoffs,
John.}
BEARDED AND RESTED Bill Mlthleu
back from lIacatlon sporling a Van
Dyke
MY SON THE AUDITOR Coograls 10
Robe" Simanss head 01 Purchasing.
In pasSlflg his CP A ellam Robert IS
now the ONL V CPA In the HlQhway
Dept
BOnOM UNE: Today IS the coin 01
God (James Dli/elr Freeman,

OUf deepest sympathy 10 John T .
Nigel. Tralflc & Signats Dill Head,
whose mother, Olgl Nagel
passed away July I Bth , to
Joseph Cedola ollhe
Construcllon Bureau. whose
sister, Mery Cecall died July
141h. 10 William Hlrdln 01 the
Construcl/Ofl Bureau (sOil testing
section) whose father, Jame,
Hardin died Aug 41h
District 4
Maintenance
Crews Work
Double-Time
The June 1311'1 tornado thai carved Its
way through Lemonl was no ordinary
kliler whlflwlI1d The ingredients that
made Ihls deadly funnel clOud different
Its very
were Its unorthodox route
slow lorward movement, and fls
Intensely high rotary speed
With thIS deadly combinatIOn 01
elements running from the east clly
limIts of Lemont through Lemont
Township to the intersection of Archer
Avenue and McCarthy Road, the klilef
storm left lis loll wllh property losses
exceeding $2 .5 million
2 persons
23inlured
and 87
killed
homes destroyed, one of which was
Q,slricl 3'g Cart Mlk . whose house
was completely totaled For1unately,
Carl saw II coming and headed his
family Into the basemenl of his home.
thereby saving all their lives
(Conllnued on page 4,
bituminous concrete surface course,

Including the addition of a left tum Lane
at Higgins Road. also proviSion for
aggregate shoulders and other related
road work, 0 .9977 miles are to be
Improved
(COnfinued
from page 2)
ThiS M F T contract was awrded to S,
G. Hayes & Co. of Markham, Illinois
on a low bid 01 $38,388 15
94th Aunue (From 161th Street to

1591h SIr88')
Located in the Township ot Orland and
the Village 01 Westhaven , Ihls
Improvement consists 01 widening and
resurfacing 01 the exlstlng pavement
to two twelve loot lanes with an
additional three foot rumble type
bituminous shoulder area and other
rela ted road work. of which 8742
miles are to be Improved.
Crowley-Sheppard Asphalt Co. of

Chicago Ridge. Illinois was awarded
this M F T conlract on a low bid 01
$186.630 55,
Bartlett Road (From E'tanslon.Elgln
Road to Higgins ROlId)
This proposed Improvement Is located
in Hanover and BSlTington Township
and the Villages 0 1 Holfman Estates
and South Bamngton, of which
'.3258 miles are 10 be Improved as
lollows'
The widening and resurfacing 01 the
existlng pavement to two twelve loot
lanes with an addilional three foot
rumble type bituminOus shouk:ler area
and other related road work
On a low bid of 5211 ,638.10 this
M.F.T. contract was awarded 10
Curran Contracting 01 Crystal Lake,
Illinois
Will-Cook Road (From 143rd Strut
to 13151 SItul)
The proposed improvement Is located

In the Townships of Orland. Palos and
Lemonl and consists of providing for
the surfacing 01 the existing main line
pavement with bituminous materials
(prime coat) and bituminous concrete
surf ace course, Including provision for
aggregate shoulders and other related
road work Approximately 1 3967
miles are to be Improved
This M.F.T contract was awarded to
Ready Paving & Construction Co. of
Chicago Ridge, illinois on a low bid of
565.6 15.38.
Road (From Northwest
Tollway to Higgins Road)
The proposed improvement Is located
In the Township of Barrington and
consis ts 01 providing for surfacing of
the exisling mall line pavement with
bituminous materials (prime coat) and
8e~erly
JULY AUGUST, 1976
On a low bid of 567 ,927 56, thiS

M F T contract was awarded to
Lelnlnger-Mid-Stetes Paving Co.,
Inc . of Hillside, Illinois
Plainfield Road Bridge (Bridge Decle

Repa i rs and ResurfacIng)
Located In the TownShip and Village 01
Northfield, thiS Improvement includes
repairs to the concrete deck and
substructure, modifications and
expansion jolOtS, application of a
waterproofing membrane system and a
bituminous concrete wearing surface
and collateral work to complete the
project as shown on the plans. (1 41 .5
lineal feet of Improvement)
On a low bid of 574,319 00, this
M F.T. con tract was awarded to
Illinois Contractors Corp . 01 SI.
Charles, Illinois
Winnetka Road Bridge (Bridge Decll
Repairs and Resurfacing)
This Improvement is located on the
deck and substructure of the Winnetka
Aoad Bndge over the North Branch
Chicago Alver, in the Township and
Village of Northfield. included In this
improvement are repairs to the
concrete of the superstructure deck
and substructure, modifications to the
fixed and expansion joints, application
of a waterproofing membrane system
and bituminous concrete wearing
surface. collaleral work to complete
the project as shown in the plans
Length of Improvement 141 5 lineal
feet
A lbin Carlson & Company of Melrose
Park, illinois was awarded this M F T
cOOfract on a low bid 01 S26,72320.
Ked/ze A~enue at Vollmer Road
(Traffic Signalization)
Located at the Intersection of Kedzle
Avenue at Vollmer Aoad. in the
Township of Rich and the Villages of
Olympia Fields and Flossmoor, thiS
Improvement consists of the
Installation of traffic control signals
either post top, bracket mounted Of
mast arm mounted; fu by traffic
actuated controller with appurtenances
in a cabinet; vehicle detectors ;
handnoles: cable: electri c service ,
con duit and all appurtenances.
On a low bid 0 1 $56,996.60, this
M.F.T. contract was awarded to
Contracting and Mater!a! Company
01 lNheeling, Illinois.
PAGE 4
Sa uk Trail at Ashland Avenue

( TtaWc Signalization)
Located at the Intersection of Sauk
TraJi al Ashland Avenue, In the
Township of Bloom and th e Village 01
South Chlca~ Heights. Ihis
Improvement consists of the
Installation of traffic control signals
either post top, bracket mounted or
mast ann mounted ; fully Iralflc
actuated controller Wi th appurtenances
in a cabinet vehicle detectors :
handholes; cable. electric service;
conduit and all appurtenances
Contracting and Material Company
01 Wheeling, Illinois was awarded this
M F T. contract on a low bid 01
S66 ,242 OO
NorthfIeld Townshfp (Township Job)

this project Is located in the TownShip
of Northfield and consists essentially
of resurfacing the exIsting roadways
With 2" to 3 " bituminous concrete
surlace course, and necessary work
therelo at Ihese various locations
Birchwood Aoad (Walnut Circle to
Lake-Cook Aoad) ; Maplewood Road
(BIrchwood Road to Pinetree Road);
Plnetree Aoad (Beechnut Road to
LakeCook Aoad) ; Pfingsten Road
(South end to LInneman Street) ; and
Linneman Street (Pfingsten Road to
Greenwood Aoad).
Arrow Road Construction Company
of MI Prospect, lII(nols was awarded
this M,F T contract on a low bid of
$45,545.60.
District 4 Crews
(Conllnued from page 3)
Working In 8 hr shilts
CCHO's
DlsL 4 spent a total 01 36 1 man hours.
between June 14th and July 2nd.
assisting In the clearing 01 debris from
tne Lemont area, using Gradatl's
Chippers, Cranes, Crew Cabs and
Trucks
The Department may indeed be proud
of the fine work performed by the men
In the Bureau of Secondary Aoads in
Ihls tragic emergency period.
Cat' Mile Is seen here alter sUf'leying

the damage caused to his home by
the tornado that struck Lemont.
JUlY-AUGUST, lila
PAGE 5
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1_ COOK DU PAGE ROAD between German Church Road

and 55th Slreat priOl" to construction
2. AFTER CONSTRUCTION
a typical 2-lane widening
to 12 It lanes with a bitwrunous 3 It Shoulder John
Sakflf was out resident Engineer, supervised by Teel
VanGelder.
3. DEVON AVENUE from Arlington Heights Road 10

Rohiwing prior 10 construc tion
4_ Same VIew on DEVON
with the beauhlulty

constructed 4 lanes and a lellium bay. Jerry
JeelmOf'Ol was the Resident Engineer, supervised by
Herb Fox.
5. The some remaining rural countryside . now EUCLID

AVENUE from Roselle 10 Plum Grove (as seen Ihru an
artlsl's eyes)
6. EUCLID
as we see It now
a veritable
engineering accomplishment In 4 lane highway planning
Bud Herrmann was our resident engIneer, again under
the capable supervIsion of Herbert Fa
COOK COU NTY HIGHW"'Y NEWS
JULY ...UGUST,1i71S
Mr, Hugo J. St ark
Superintendent 0 1 Highways
RE ' Church Street, C. H. 121
Dear Mr Stark:
Speakmg for the Board of Educallon ,
school administration, parents and
students In the Jane Stenson School
area, I wiSh to thank you and the
Board 01 County CommIssioners lor
granting a reduction In the speed Nmlt
to 30 mUes per hour in the vicinity 01
the school. We hope that the lOwered
speed limit will be posted belore the
beginning of our new school term. We
SIncerely appreciate the fine
cooperallon we received from your
offIce In this matter.
The Chapter and Assoclatioo Bfe very
fortunate Indeed to have had these

line genllemen present both an
educational and beneficial program
which was very wall received Mr,
Kapl.n , the panel and other members
Irom the Cook County Highway
Department in attendance, wllh their
expertise and experienca, Bfe to be
commended lor a very worthwhile
"""'''''''
As President 01 Chapter 12 and behaH
of Its membership, I want 10 take this
opportunity to personally thank you
and the Department lor alloWing these
people to take the lime from their busy
schedules to attend and presenl a
very line program
Cordially,
Very truly yours,
Charle. W. Kelrnes
Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds
Skokie District 68
H. G. FflInk, President
American Right 01 Way Association
Hugo J. Sterk, Superintendent

Dear Mr Stark.:
We sincerely appreciate the services
provided to the Cook County
Department 01 Public Health by Alex
Bogdenovlc h , photographer lor the
Photos were taken on Thursday, June
24 , Monday, June 28 and
Wednesday, June 30, 1976
Mr. George O'Brien , CCHo Engineer

Dear Mr O'Brien;
On bahall 01 Belhany Home and
HOSpital I wish to thank you and your
Very truly yours,
(Ed. nOlfl. Yes, keep us hflalfhyl)
Mr. Hugo J, Stark

Dear Mr Stark:
Recently a panel of genllemen from
the Cook County Highway Department
presented a program lor the
membership and guests 01 Chapter 12
01 the American Righi 01 Way
A.ssoc::lation The panel members were
Joe W, Kllburger, Howard L Kemp.,
Tony L Dlnl , trYing A . BenJamin ,
Michael Y. Niemczyk and Frenk T.
Conroyd. It la always Interesting to
learn how the various other agencies
conduct their operations throughout
the Slate and County.
The residents 01 Bethany's retirement

!aclUty and the numerous visitors to
our complex appreciate the line work
done by the Cook County engineers
and general COfltractOtS.
Sincerely,
Jame. R, Born , Administrative Ass!.
Bethany Home &. Hoapital
(Ed nOle: G~ge/s the very qualified
Resident Engr on the Ashland Ave. &
Howard
joOs.)
sr.
Mr, Phili p T. Nelson

Chlel Engineer 01 Construction
Dear Phil
Many thankS lor your coostant
cooperation In expeditlllg the
completion of the road work in Iroot of
Ihe Deerbrook Shopping Center
Best regarda,
Jouph E. V. lenll
(Conlinued on page 7)
to 39th Street, the Bl.mham Ave

Brklge In CalOO"1et City; the lour
bridges over the CalSag Channel; the
Ridgeland Ave Bridge; the Crawford
Ave Bridge and the Dan Ryan Xway
(weslleg over the CalSag) Mr Lange
was very Instrumental In our A I SC
award bndge In 1974
I e Ramp
"0 " that -'little" beauty which Is part 01
the Stony Isktnd l 03rd Street
complex
Joseph e. Dulfy
BuSiness Manager
staff for organizing the repaving 01 our

4920 N Ashland entrance In
conJunctioo with Ihe general repaving
01 Ashland Avenue.
RETIREMENT NEWS
II the Health Department can be 01

assistance to your department In any
way, please lei us know
P... GE IS
Robart Nalson Lenge , head of

Pavement & Geometric DIvision In the
Bureau 01 Design retired on August
31 , 1976 alter 36 years with the
CCHo.
Bob began hIS stint with the
Department In July 01 1938 as an
Inspector rodman He then took leave
in 1942 to join the Navy and saw
service thru 1946, discharged as a U
Commander . coming back to the
Struc tural Dlvlsioo. From 1964 to
197 2 Bob served as the CCHo's
structural consultant l or the Central
Ave, Bridge over the Stevenson Xway
From 1948 10 1952 Mr lange taught

englne8nng subtects In Ihe evening at
I.l.T Bob and his charming wile,
France. , tive In Morton Grove, III ,
where he plans to take bridge lessons,
claiming his wIfe la 30 years ahead 01
him ; however, his real hobbles Bfe
photography and sports, He and
Frances have two sons, Richard , 8
musk: teacher in Prospect Heights.
and Roben , an electrical engineer with
Channel 11
101 CCHDers from the Design Bureau
attended a party held lor him at the
Millionaires Club where he was
preS8flled 8 clock radio plus a gl"
certificate Good luck, Robt lange
your colleagues and co workers will all
miSS your expertise .. and above aU
. VOUl l t
JUlY-AUGUST,1976
PAGE 7
IIBetter Things For Better Living thru

Chemistry"
The Maintenance DIvIsion 01 the
Bureau of Secondary Roads. wllhln
the eCHO. has Ihe responslbllUy lor
servicing 600 miles 01 roadways In
Cook Countys live diSlnctS. II's their
jOb 10 see thai the snow gets
removed the roads repaired and the
weeds c ut along eounty roaCl nghlSolway
Tllough weeCl cootrol is now one 01
Ihe smallest expenditures 01 Ihe
Bureau It used to be ooe 01 the
biggest haadaches That was belore
the Implementation 01 a new program
thaI saves lime, manpower and money
and does a beller ;Cb all at Ihe same
ume The CCHO Is charged by Hllnois
law wllh removal 01 noxious weed
such as Canadian thistle . milkweed
etc from County nghts-ofway. and II
IS eShmaled that eCHO crews spend
some 2 .500 man days per year In that
endeavor MOWing with Ihe
department's 50 cycle and rotary
mowers usually begins around May 15
and conllnues throughout the summer
untilihe Ilrst Irost - sometime In
OctOber or November
Rights-olway are usualty mowed three
bmes during the growing season They
tried Culling down on the number of
mowlngs e lew years ago as an
economy measure. bullhal turned out
to be a rea l disaster The Department
didn 't save money Utter got Irapped
In rank growlh and they were
cOntinually repaIring broken mowers A
special problem lor the Division was
the 200,000 Uneal leet 01 guard ralls
in Cook County. For saletys aske, as
well as appearance and adherence 10
the taw keeping guard ralls clear 01
weeds and visibfe to molorisls was a
ma,or chore VegelatlOn undef guatd
rails had to be cut by hand The drain
00 manpowEll" and cost of hand Culling
was enonnous. not to menllon the
danger to the crews Irom passing
vehicles when fhey were worlong Ofl
foot along rights-of-way
ThaI's when It was decided to
Investigate the possibility of a
chemical weed control program lor Ihe
problem guard rails AHer checlong
Inlo it . a limited chemical vegelallOl"'l
management program was Initiated
four years ago The costs were
redUCed bul there were problem with
products Every article they read 01"'1
chemical weed control used to say
this product is the best. and that's
When It was decided to lum the job
over to a vegetation management
speelallst, nol caring what he used as
long as 1\ was sale to the environment

and got Ihe job done
Bids were taken Irom custom
applicators to put down a swath 3'1
leel wide on the 700,000 SQ leel of
county guard ralls that would knock
down weeds already growing and give
reSidual control for 12 months
The firm thaI gol Ihe Job spec1fied a
product thai hadn"1 been heard 01 ' Krovar I Weed KUler "
year on a '!(rovar' I program and no

problems were found The 'Krovar I
goes on In the spring and gels
seaSOt'l-long cOl"'ltrol n costs Ihe
Department about $0 02 per lineal fool
to Ireat the guard ralls lor chemical
and appllcalion , and there is just no
way 10 train CCHO personnel
or
purchase equipment 10 do the jOb lor
less than Ihal
Whal happened? Excellent results

were achieved This being the second
Furthermore, lithe Department had 10

cui all those guard ralls by hand . 11 just
wouldn 'l get done loday Hoo-rsy for
KrOllllr I. anoth.r procluct 'rom DuPont
The hlghw.y dep.rtment has

reduced costs to 50.(12 per line.'
loot .nd gel. a.. so"-Iong conlrol of
undesirable weeda with "Krover" I
weed killer under Ihe 200,000 lineal
tH' It guardrails In Cook County _
Herblcld,a .re cuatom-applled by

vegetation management speclallsl
on the 700,000 aquare teet of Cook
County guardrails. Thl. Is the
second YNr 01 a "Krewar" I
program wllh excelle"' resulla and
no problem .
(Continued 'rom page 6)
Mr. Mlchu l PhilbIn

DIstriCt Engineer Disl 2
Dear Mr Philbin
On behaH of the Village 01 Northbrook,

we 01 the Public WorkS Department
wish to express our fhanks and
apprecia60n 10 you and your slaff,
especially Mr_ DeCosla and his crew ,
for your cooperation In cleafling and
grading the drainage ditch 01"'1 the east
side of Lee Rd _In Ihls village
Sincerely,
Ed Olm sted . General Foremen
Maril yn Khedroo, Test Coordinator
Francine B_ Stua rt , Editor

Nos 3-4) leatUfing Ihe Lone Pine Tree

on the cover I am a member of the
Garden Club 01 Markham who took an
aetNe role In lhis project and we very
much appreciate fhe consideration you
gave to this Idea The Cook County
Highway Departmenl and the Cook
Counly Board of Commissioners ate
deserving 01 State and National
recognilion In thIs thoughtful effort
11 It Is feasible. I would like 10 have

about 20 addltiooal copies 01 this
Issue lor distribution among members
01 Ihe Mar1cham Garden Club. and
ofher persons In Markham who
WOfked on thIs prOJecl, and lor display
In our Bicentennial exhibits.
Sincerely.
Dear Ms Stuart:
Thorpe Dre. ser , Secretary of PlanMing

Commission
Cily of Markham, III.
We were Quile Interested In your

March-April 1976 "NEWS" (Vol XXtll,
(Ed. note : What you ask 15 what you

gOl! J /)
JULY-AUGUST, UI78

A DECADE AGO most vlslton to the spongy sr.s along the Skokl. L..goons In
GI.nc~ w.,. moaqult~s . Sinc. th.n, the Chlcego HorUcultunil Socl.ty h..
cr.. ted the Bot,nlc G,rd.n on the sit. , and the launs now Includ., hundred,
of hum,n. ,tlr,cted by the "or. th.r To .ccommod.ts th.m , , h,ndaom.
new educ.tlon clnt., ha. been con.tructed on s 23-scr. 1.lsnd , on. 01
,.y.,sl thst h.v. grown up alnc. 1"5 on 300 scr.ws 01 .w.mpllnd ... t 01
thl Edsn. Xway betw.. n Dund .. and L..k.-Cook ROId ... owned by the
Cook County For..t Pre .,... . Th. hug. compl.x h.. som.thlng tor slmost
.nrybody, Including an h.rb g.rd.n, chlldr.n', gard.n. plsnted by Inn.rcity young.t.ra , ,nd I dl .. bled pe,.on', gard.n , pllnted ,I wh..lchslr
h.lght . Ther. sre cls ..room lacllltle. In the ba.sm.nl. EYen the wotld',
wor.t glrden." would ~ In,plr.ct h.re, .nd they 're nol forgotten. In the gift
hop II sn apron In.crlbed "Everything ' , Coming Up WiMda ...
' 4" ' U ' U
.... , .. .
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n..... "' 010<'
Popuhllion - 5.566,000
Area - 956 Sq . Miles
. ..
To lI~a and work according to

the laws of man and the
highest standards of
professional conduct;
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In humlJlty and with need tor

Divine Guidance, I make this
pledge.
' ~ . ' Jt .
It .
,H.,
To placa service before profit,

the honor and standing of the
profession before personal
advantage, and the public
welfare above a" other
considerations ...
I'
-that Mar' I, the fourth plan.t In

order from thl lun
Mlt'cury,
Yenus .nd E.rth?
-that Ms,. y.. r I, sa8 Earth day,
long .nd tra~.I. through .psce morl
,lowly than Earth-It 53 ,900 M.P.H.,
13,800 m.p.h. ,low., than Eartt.?
-th't Ma,. me.n dl.tlnc. from the
.un la141 .5 million mil" Ind
Earth's I. 93 million mll.s?
-thl' Ma,. h.. two moon. -Phobos
,nd O.lmos?
(Source : ChIcago Tribune)
As a Professional Engineer, I
-dedicate my professional
knowledge and skill to the
advancement and betterment
of human welfare .
To part/clp.te In none but

honest enterprise;
~ -.f, , """-TiT,
Old You Know ..
nginee r,9"
@: neIJ
To g/~e the utmost of

performance;
~ pIe]) g,e- :
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UIK u'ln
DliHWAI IIWi
County Building, Rm . 1111
Addreaa Corr.ction Requested
(edopl&d by National Society of

Professional Englnears June, J 954)
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County Building ,
Chlc.go, IIlInol. 60602
The Cook County Highway News is pUbnshed monthly lor the benefit of elCchanglng infonnallon between the High.
way Department. govemmental agencies, ci tizen representatives, end Individual munlClpallllas Therefore. we Invile any newsworthy con tributions relevanllo Ihls publication Please conlscl Francine Stuart 81 443-77 14
VOL. XXIII
No.9
SEPTEMBER. 1976
Mllh_ W. BI,lIenl
c.r1 R. HIInlen
Miry M. McOonIId
Jollph A. Tee. on
MlIdr.ct C..*y
nn. c. Hemlnd.,
MaIlR~
Mar1t" Tuchow
Frink W. Ch.,row
Jetom, Huppert
H.,oId L. Tyrrell
Rub., Ryan
Georgi W. Dunn.
Ron,1d R. Larson
John H. Stroget, k .
JoMph I. Wood.
M,thl. W. BIIUe..tlt -CIYnn . Road MId BrIdge Comm
Hugo J . 5tl,k-SuperinlenOool o' High ways
Graphic Arls Consultants
Editor
Photography
Francln. 8. Stuart
Edwin A. Beclt C. C. Hlggln. - Tom Kennedy 5'1" Clbtly
Elm..- J. MtJlw.kl
SEPTEMBER, H17!
PAGE 2
ABOUT OUR FRONT COVfR

Aerial view, looking easterly, of East-Lake Avenue ___ east of Phingston, located In the Village of Glenview __ _
Northlake Township. A grade separallon in conjunction with the Chicago Northwestem Transportation Co_ Is being
planned to go under the A.A. tracks in the near future.
Rx FOR AILING RAILROAD

CROSSINGS
More railroad crossings on Cook County Highways should be less nollcable to
drive over In the lulure, believes Sup.rlntendent Hugo J_ St.rk . He has
established a policy of aSking railroads to place rubber surface crossings .. _or
crossings of at least that Quality at ev8l')' location where widened or reconstructed
highways reQUire longer crossings
. and where traffic and available lunds dorI't
warrant grade-separating the tracks and the roadway_ Instaliatlao can be handled
by a minimum team. It can be cut like wood to fit special or rail jolnl CQrlllguratlons
and the upkeep is minimal because of its high reSistance to abrasion, Impact,
weather and wear.
One Controct
Approved CIt
September 20th
Meeting
George W_ Dunn. , President 01 the
Board 01 County Commissioners. has
announced thai one (1) lour lane
widening was approved at their
September 20, 1976 meeting, totaling
56.721 ,681.66 . The contract was
Hugo J. Stark , Superintendent of
Highways
87th Str t (From Harlem Avenue to

Cicero Avenue)
This Improvement Is located In the
Villages of Oak Lawn, Burbank and
Bridgeview and In the Townships 01
Worth and Stickney, consisting 01 two
24' standard reinforced concrete
pavements, 10" thick 6 " subbase
malerial, separated by a mountable
median varying In width from 4 ' to 16'
providing channelization at various
locations along with widening and
resurfacing of Ridgeland Avenue, State
Road, Narragansett Avenue and
Central Avenue. Also Included are
curb. gutter, grading , driveways. traffic
signals, roadway lighting system,
pavement marking, drainage,
approximately 3000' of storm sewer
on Ridgeland Avenue, landscaping and
all collateral work necessary to the
completion 01 this improvement
On a low bid 01 $6 ,721 ,681.66 thiS
M F.T. contract was awarded to
Robert R. Anderson Company 01
Chicago, illinois
Mr Stark feelS thai the motoring public will recover the cost many limes over In
reduced wear and tear on automobile body suspensions __ . electrical parts .
IIres, plus less tendency lor car-to-car collisions caused by motorists suddenly
slowing down to avoid rough spots.
These crossings last lor many years without maintenance .. according to the
illinois Dept. 01 Transportation . _ . motorists aren't bothered as IreQuently by
detours along with partial blockages during repairs.
Several of these are now being built : LAKE COOK ROAD at the Chicago
Milwaukee-St. Paul & Pacilic A.A.; SHOE FACTORY AOAD at the Elgin-Joliet &
Eastern A.A. : 80th AVENUE at the ChicagoRock Island A.A., along with
crOSSings, now in service: EUCLID AVENUE at the Soo Une. and BECKWITH
ROAD al the Chlcago-MHwaukeeSt. Paul & Pacific A.A.
Below is a typical example of what our crossings wilt look like. This was
cQrlstructed by the BlI1lngtonNorthem R.R. In the vnla~ 01 Western Springs at
Wall Road.
SEPTEMBER, 1875
()I::VAI:>TMI::~T
~ I::WMAI\I::l!
ow a road was named

(Anothrr sl!ruh Iracl1Ig Road nomanclaturr In Cool! Coun,y)
.'
MS, JONES TO YOU: Goldie

SoIg.nlck, secretary to Asst.
Supenntendent Glenn Frederlch. ,
became the mother 01 the bride on
August 22 when her daughter. 8".,ly
"walked down the aisle" In the Hotel
Belmont. becom~ng Ihe wife 01
Dougl ..
Doug is getting his
doctorate In Computer Science at the
UnlvEIf'Slty 01 III In Urbana and bralny
Beverly has a Ubrary Science Oeoree
kIoks Uke she'U haha supPOrt his
new spouse
I,e . until Doug
graduates Good luck to a nice bright
Jon..
couple
FIRST EDITIONS: Mike Riley. Dist 3's
erudlle twlnkkty-eyed MotOf' Vehicle
Driver has hundreds 01 1st edJllons
Ihat he has collected thruoullhe years
some dating back to 1784
all
In mini condition His son, Mlch ..t, Jr.
IS an Engllah leacher at 81 Rita High
School with a Masler's In EngNSh end
IS atudylng 10f' his OoctOf'ate 81 Loyola,
(One ~n naver tell a book by Irs
cover! I I)
DEGREES: O.eld A, Luedtke and
Kenneth A. Eyer, both resident
engineers In the Bureau of
ConstructIOn have recently passed Ihe
ProfessIOnal engineer's Exam and now
hold memberships with the Registered
Professional engineers In the State 01
illinois Congratulations! I
CONTRACTS. DOCUMENTS: Hard
worker lorette McOrell . warden 01 nn
1 131 , whose duty it 15 to search fOt
the lickng 01 bombs, finds her hun
lIclung lor those who need
nourishment (by appl. oolyl f) Both
lorelte and Cell. Hellard are
Contract Expedilor Eddi. OrzoH's
right hands
and two sweeter ladles
you'Unever lind
so let's give them
a rousing threecheers
POSTAl. HANGUPS : A US. Mall
truck stopped Design Bureau's Suzi
Wetson at Washington & CIaI1I. to
nQUlre where Ihe 0iriI.sen Post Office
was. cuz he was lost! ! , Thai all'" all
We sent a Xmas C81d to MexiCo n
Dec. 01 '74 {In the interim our lrIend
passed away} and It was fust returned
10 us this past week
now, REAllY
In Imbo lor all this tlmem No
wonder they warma raise the rate 01
PAOE :I
-.
.; - ,
...
LANOMEIR ROAD, up In Elk Grove

Township, is a real landmark - il
turns oul there were enough
Landmeirs around to build the thing
by themselves, although they
didn't
The road itself kind of meanders
on a couple of tracks between

Higgins Road on the east and
Arlington Heights Road on the
west through Elk Grove Village
Both the Village and the Township originally gal their names from the
Indians who fived there on reservations after the Prairie Du Chien Trealy in
1829.
Then In 1834 Dr Franklin Miner, initially became the white permanent
settler, buUding the first house and was soon followed by J _ A. Barnes and
a host of others The area, watered by Salt Creek and two branches of
the Des Plaines River, was rk:h loam land. perfect for f8lTTling
As wtth many townships in the area, Elk Grove was formed In 1850 alter
the State legislature passed a law that set up Cook County. and the town
was organized formally on April 2 01 that year at Miner's Tavem with Ira
Cooper as the 11rst Moderator At that lime there were already
approximately 350 voting property owners In the area, as evidenced by
the votes cast In the first election ,
1st class postage with "such

&1CperlenctJd " help in the Poslal Dept
humbug! I !
Environmental & Project Control
DiviSion 's Tru81C Upchurch has a right
10 be proud of his son, Jonethen who
was recently appolnled as ITE Director
of Technicsl Alfalrs Upchurch
received his Bachelor 01 Science
degree In Civil Engineering althe Unlv
01 illinOis in Urbana and did his
graduate study in Induslnal
AdminIStration al PUf'due Unlv
laler
r8C8Iving hiS Muter 01 Science
degree from the U 01 t Jonathan Is
also a member of the Transportation
Research Board end an associate
member of the American Society 01
Civil engine81'S
" . , AND A HEl.l.OVA ENGINEER:
Peul Z. Andeuohn , Allat Head of the
Traffic & Slgnal!il Oivlsion (the sex
symbol of the CCHO) successfully
completed a week's COUffl8 In traffic
Signal operations whIch nctuded:
coordinatiOn 01 pretlmed cootroUers;
fuBy actuated controllers; advanced
traffIC; adJusted analog systems along
with digital computers and their
applications to trafflc control, Irom the
Georgia Institute 01 Technology
Atlanta hasn't been the same since
Paul's frenetic stayl
BOTTOM LINE: A carefuUy

handprinted sign In the Bamnglon
PoslOfflce PENNY POSTAL CARDS
9 cents

He,.,tette B.men In the
RecOtder of Deeds Office on
the death 01 her husband ,
8ermen , tlmekeepm in
the Design BU'"eau who passed
away Aug 12th; 10 Sle"e Grin
01 the Accounting Dept. ,
whose mother, Stelle Grin
passed away Aug. t6th ; to
John link , Asst Chiel 01 the
Bureau of Secondary Roads
whose mother-in-law, Marveret
Young dIed Aug 30th
I""'no
ITo" In Ihe CCHO

Mrs_ Herrlelte
B. Bermen wanled everyone to
accept her heatHen thanks for al Ihe
cards of sympathy sent to her upon
Ihe recent death of her beloved
husband .)
SEPTEMBER, 1178
PAGE ..
MORE IMPROVEMENTS FOR t
3. WEILAND ROAD
Plrt of Ihl
lulom,lIe grade eonlrol mechln' I
mlchln. operl'l. on
thlt
pUI. 01 IIonl to In. pl~ width
""8Or1I
..
CRAWFORD AVE, belwee" 119th 10 951h 51. I. being II.lllurllltd

plle.men, on thl flnll ,ulbee 01 Ihe p'~lImenl wilh ISlm turf
I "IW
Innovlllon In , ulflelng. Thl. Irellm.nl Iwlth Ihl glHn .Idl oownl 10Ughl"llhl
lurllel of Ihe pavemenl mlklng II skid IIsllllnl .
2 Another view of CRAWFORD AVE howlng thl paving IlIln . pteldlng and
finishing the plvemenl.
6.
KIRCHOFF
,looking nOflhwIstlo Ihl Inllnactlon 01 Plum GrovI Rd.
And II com 01.11 h....t
SEPTEMB ER, 1811
PAGE 5
C,OOK COUNTY MOTORING PUBLIC
.AKECOOK ROAD project WI I . . thl

III tpnNldt Ih Ionl .ubbIIH. The
UllomltlCIII, .prlld Ind comPIle:! Ihlle
nd Ihlckn ....
s. Compilited BUFFALO GROVE ROAD IooIIlng nonh bltwMn Plilltlni Ind PI,k
Plac:e. This road _5 In old pou Job .. ,"urfltced with Isphl" 10 lin .d~UIIII
two Ilnll Including n_ IIwreglll lhoYlden. cut .,... lind Iindse.plng
7. KIRCHOFF bflween Hicks Ind Plum Groq Rd. _s widened 10 tlnll wllh I
rumbll medlln.
SEPTEMBER, 197t
PAOE I
George W. Dunne , PresIdent
Board 01 County Commissioners
Mr. Hugo J. Stlrt!

Dear Mr. Dunne:
Re. Church Streel , C.H. 121
As you know, we are the insurance

caniers for the Cook County
Department of Highways. We heve
been WOfklng closely with them and
Pfoviding them with Safety Engineering
and Accident Control service for many
years On Monday, AuguSI 2, 1976, I
was Invited to witness driver traIning
and testing II)( Cook County Highway
vehicle drivers whIch had been set up
by Mr. Hlrry Shlplro , Cook County
Highway Department, Safety Division
and conducted by Chelter
Stlnlsllwskl , TraHic Safety Directl)( 01
the Traffic Safety Educalion Division
Dear Mr. Stal1e
We observed this driver training and

testing course and found it to be
property prepared, well conducted and
most excellent In all respecls. A
conSiderable amount of tIme and
plannIng has gone Into this course and
I feel certain thai il will produce most
satisfactory accident control resuns
regarding drivers taking same.
We wish to congratulate Cheater
Stanlall.akl and Hlrry Shlplro II)(
the painstaking effort and proper
preparation of this most excellent
driver training course which they will
now conduct.
Sincerely,
G. B. Hibbler, Superinlendenl
Ins. Eng. 1\ Audit Dept.
U,S. FldeHty 1\ Guaranty Co,
Mr. Herb FOll

Dear Herb:
Very sorry fl)( the delay in sending this

nole, but I would Nke to thank you fOf
your cooperation in helping resolve a
major problem IOf the owner of the
Deerbrook Mall.
Again , thank you, and I hOpe that what

was proposed can be adhered to
relative to your coostructlon.
Very truly yours,
Henry lIWln.ky , VICe President
Management
Arthur Rubloff & Co.
(Ed. note: Herb slaged our

construction such so thaI the shops In
the Mall would not suffer financially
during the reconstruction of Lake
Cook and Waukegan Rds.)
Speaking for the Board 01 Education,

school administration. parents and
students In the Jane Stenson School
area, I WISh to thank you and the
Board of County Commisslonel1l for
granting a reduction in the speed Urnit
to 30 miles per hour in the vicinity of

the school. We hope thet the lowered
speed limit will be posted before the
beginning of our new school tenn . We
sincerely appreciate the fine
cooperation we received from your
office In this matter.
Cordially,
Chlrl W, Klima.
Supt of Buildings & Grounds
Skokie E>istrict 68
CARDINAL POINT PARK

DEDICATED
IN CENTRALIA
(Edftor's note: The discovery of !he original record 01 government surveys of
3rd Principle Meridian . .. fts true base lIne . .. and record of the establishment of
the point where the survey 01 the system of 'he 3rd Princfpal Meridian reatly
began, was made by CCHD Survey EngIneer Lad/./ar (Ladd,) .valouull:. In
"Laddy's" spare time during the lete 60's and early 70's he researched eariy land
surveying In illinois end gathered proof which determined that 'he true Initial
starting point of illinOis ' first land sUrYlJy in 1805 was consJderebly south of the
pOint ft was thought to have been. H/storicaJIy. the begfnnfnQ point was to have
been three miles south of CentralIa, III. However, MatouseK 's research established
It being about 36 miles further south, His yea($ 01 research In the Nltlonal
Arch/.,., illinois Stlta Arch/.,.e. and Ind/anl Statl Archl.,.e. did not reveal any
trace of this original record. Then in the Spring of 1971 . a bi{1 brea/rthru cama
from a Caroline Dunn, chief librarian of the Willl8m Henry Smlfh Memorial Ubrary
of the Indiana Historical Society, after readfng MBlousek's "Seglnnlng of IIIlnol.
Surve,. published In the ArchlvB Issue of flllno/a Llbrlrie., January. J 97 J, and
In a special edillon published by the Czechos/o.,.ek Soc/e', of Arts and ScIence.
In America, who Informed him that the W. H. Smith Ubrary had an , 805 manuscript
relating to eariy illinois land surveys. Laddy made a quick trip to Indianapolis and
verified the authenticity of the document as the original ffJcord of government
surveys of ,he 3rd Principal Meridian, and secured a copy for the illinois
Archives.}
On June 19 of this year, a small public park was opened on the Cardinal Point m
the system of the 3fd Principal Meridian. From this poinf all Townships and
Ranges are counted covering almost 2 / 3rds 01 the illinOIs area, of which Cook
County is a part, and the reference to the Cardinal Pomt appears in evel)' deed of
land properties In the County, Chicago's Loop, for example, is generally In
Township 39 North, Range 14 East 01 the 3rd P.M., which means that il Is located
234 (=39x6) miles North and 84 (-14)(6) miles East of the Cardinal Point.
Cardinal Point is about 5 miles South from the heart of the City of Centralia In
Southern illinois, off U.S. Rfe. 151. The narne " Cardinal Point" is fairly new and
was created about 5 years ago when it was discovered that this potnt was not the
Initial Point of the syslem, as II was tOf more than 150 years (erroneously
interpreted by the I.O.O.T.). NeceSS8l)' land was acquired ak>ng the easterly side
of i-51 and built during the last year, which houses a small park with a rest area,
The Illinois Historical Society erected a memorial Wtth a large metal plate
describing the Importance of the point. UlIoois Land Surveyors from Southern
IIUncis, under the direction of "Irvin ,*"kJns , donated many hours In resurveying
and recovering the Cardinal Point .. alSo adding another Impressive slone
monument Including an engraved map with a brief explanation of the point
Matousek attended the unveiling ceremony as the guest of Thea. B, Berns,
President of the illinois Land Strveyors Association, who In his presentation
evaluated Matousek's research very warmly .. stating that "only with Ladlslav's
historical research, the proper memorial has been erected on the COffect place."
U.S. Representative Plul Simon , former Lt. Governor of illinOiS. In his acceplance
speech made a public appeal to Matousek fl)( his continuation of research on
similar subjects of the history 01 IllIoois which are still unknown
PAGE 7
SEPTEMlIEJII, 1171
In the beginning God created heaven

and earth
He was then laced with a class action

lawsuit to( falling to tile an
envlronmentallmpacl statement with
HEPA (Heavenly Environmental
Protection Agency) an angelically
stalled agency dedicated 10 keeping
the Universe pollution Iree .
God was granted a temporary permit

for the heavenly portion 01 the project.
but was Issued a cease and deSist
O(der 00 the earthly part, pending
further investigation by HEPA.
Upon completion of his COl'lStructlOO
permll appNcallon and environmental
Impact statement. God appeared
before the HEPA Council to anSW8f
questions When asked why He began
these projects In the first place, He
simply replied thai He likes to be
creative
This was not considered adequate

reasoning and Ha would be required
to substantiate this lurther
HEPA was unable to see any practical
use for earth since " the earth was
void and empty and darkness was
upon the lace 01 the deep ..
The God said. "Let there be light "
He never should have brought up this
point since one member of the
Council was active in the Sierrangel
Club and Immediately protested
asking, " How Is the light to be made?
Would there be strip mining? What
about tttennal poflution? Air pollution?"
God explained the light would come
from a huge ball o f fire
Nobody on the Council really
understood this. but it was
provisionally accepted assuming (1)
there would be no smog or smoke
resuttlng from Ihe ball of rlre. (2)a
separale burning permit woold be
required. and (3) since COl'lllnuous
light would be a waste 01 energy It
Should be dar1I. at least one-half of the
,
from the ABLM (Angelic Bureau 01
Land Management) and further would
be required to obtain water permits
from appropriate aoenclets Involved
The Council asked If there would ont)'
be water and flm'lam&nl and God said,
" Let the earth bring lonn the green
herb, and suCh as may seed, and the
fruit tree yielding fruit after Its kind,
which may have seen itset! upon the
earth "
The Council 8gl'eec:I, as long as native
seed would be used
Abouttuture development God also
said '-Let the waters bring forth the
creeping creature haVll'lg IIle and the
towl that may Ity over the earth."
aom,
Here
the Councit took no lonnal
action since this would require
approvaJ of the Game and Ash
Commission coordinated with the
WHAT COOLD I 001 H[

SUBMlmD THE lOwm BIO.
1m.
So God agreed 10 divide light and

darkness and He would call the Ught
Day. and the darkness Night (The
Council expressed no interest With inhouse semantics )
When asked how the earth would be

covered. God said, ~ Let there be
finn&men t amidsl the waters; let ~t
divide the wal8f1l trom the waters "
O1e ecology radJcal CounCil member
accused HII'n 01 dollble talk. but the
CounCil tabled action since God would
be required first to liIe for a permit
Heavenly Wildlife Federation and

Aodobongellc Society.
tt appeared everything was In order

unlit God said He wanted to complete
the protecl In six days.
At this time He was advised by the

Council thai I-is liming was completety
out of the questiorts .
HEPA would
require 8 minimum 01 160 days to
review the application and
envrnnmentallmpact statement. then
there would be pubic hearings It
would lake 10 to 12 months befO(e a
pennit could be granted.
God said, ''To Hell with itl "
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF
10/ 10/7 4
(Reprinted from the IllinOIs Engineer,

March, 1978)

A MASSIVE DRIVE to real.t.,. .uburbln Coole County Of.... tor the Hoot . 2nd
g.n.r.1 .Iectlon .nd to educate them on the 1.1. . of new 'tOtIng m.chln I.
planned tor Sept. Cook County Cln Stanl.y T. Ku .,.... Introduced. $5
million punch card 'tOlIng .y.'''''' h I. to bel uHd for the tI~, tim. thl. 1.11 In
th. 2,300 .uburbln Cook County precinct. Und.,. the new .y.t..", .,ot...
will bel gl"~ punch card .nd tylu. to ...ect the c.ndld.t.. 01 hi.
cholc . AH.,. precinct ckM .. ,
Judgn will t.llI the punch c.rd.
'rom. locked blilot counter th.t will .utom.tlc.lI, I.bul.t. Ih. blUot. which
will .1I.vl.t. long w.ltlng lin ... Th. new 'fOIlng .y.t..". which I. being uNCI
In 20% of Ih. n.llon ,. to be Introduced 10 .ubu""n
In .11 H.llon.l.
Dominick' nd Jew" .u.,.,..,.rt. . . . . .1 .. In numltrOU. blink....Ying
lOIn ...ocl.lion" town.hlp offlc.s, IIbreri. . .nd YlII.ge h.II. The I.., day of
voter reglatr.tlon I. Sept. 27th. Don't farget to regl.t.,. . nd \'Ol.1
"let'"
'fat.,..
.... " .,
.. ... ,.
SEPTEMBER. 1871
WHEN THE OTHER

FELLOW ACTS
When the other fellow acts
that way, he'. ugly ..
When you do It, It's
nerves.
When he's set In his ways,
he's obstinate ... When
you are, Ws Just firmness .
When he doesn't like your
Irlends, he's predJudlced .
. . When you don't like his,
you are simply showing
good Judgment 01 human
nature.
...........
PopuLation - 5.566.000
Aft:a - 956 Sq. Miles
.,.
PAGE 8
When he takes time to do

things, he Is dead slow ..
When you take ages, you
are deliberate .
, I
...........
."
When he tries to be
accommodating, he's
polishing the apple ..
When you do It, you're
using tact.
....".
r " '0
When he picks flaws, he's

cranky ... When you do,
you Ire discriminating.
-
Old You Know ..

-th.t In the 1130', Chicago . . . .
town of but 350 peopl., .nd In 1833
cw., 300 .,....1. Yi,lted the Port of
Chicago?
-lh'lln 1858. Chlc.go.1I
connected by r.llr~d to New York
City, .nd It. popul.Uon
.xcHd.cf 100,000 person.?
-Ih.t the .,.hlcl . . . ,.ty belt . . .
In.,.nted 90 YNr go by Edw.rd
CI.ypool to kllp pll.~g.~ from
being bounced .nd Jo'ted out of
th,lr hordrn c.rrl.g.. on
rough roads?
.,11
Anonymous
'88K 88IIIT
nllnlAY IIII
County Building , Am . 1111
Chlc.go, IlIInol. 80602
Addr... Correction ReqUHled
.""'"
lalllY
AI IIII
County Building.
The Cook County Highway News Is published monthly for the benefit of exchanging Information between the High .
way Department. governmental agenCies. ci tizen representatIVes, and IndIVIdual municipalities Therefore, we Invlie any newsworthy conlnbutlOns relevanllo Ihls oubllcaliofl Please contact Francine Stuart al 443-7714
Nos. 1011
OCTOBER NOVEMBER, 1976
VOL. XXIII

MlIthlw W. BI. .,CUI
Mlldr.cl ell.,
Frank W. Ch row
G_gs W. Dunn.
Carl R. Hann
Mary M. McDon.ld
Matt Rop.
JoMph A. Tauon
Ir.n. C. Hernandez
Jeroml Huppert
Rub, R.,.n
Martin Tuchow
Harold L. Tyrrell
Ronald R. L..8rson
John H. Stroge(. Jr.
Jo"ph I. Wood.
Mathlw W. DllneZiI-Chlnn Rood and BrIdge Comm
Richard H. Oottarmln -Achng Superintendent 01 Highways
Editor
GraphIC Arts Consultanls
Pholography
Francln. 8. Stu.n
EdwIn A. Bk - C. C. Hlggln, Tom KI"nedy - SIan Cabay
Elm., J . MaJI.akl
A Warm letter of Welcome to

Richard H. Golterman
The new Ac ting Supennlendenl of the
Cook County Highway Department IS a
handsome, courteous, soft spoken .
affable gentleman
welcome In any
ollice
whose lalrmlnded and
JudiCIOUS personality has earned him
wide respect and esteem
In the Air Force His wife, MUriel. and

three grown daughters reside with him
In Inverness
We of the Highway Department speak
for all In welcoming Richard Gollerman
back to our highway family
as an
added statement. Mr Go1tennan
commented that " II Is a privilege to be
back among friends as t approach thiS
fob With enthusiasm and
understanding, and I vow to restore
this Department to what It was!"
and a Sad Adieu to Hugo J. Stark

pleasure to serve such an honorable
body, but for health reasons it has
become necessary that I resign, 1 want
to thank all of you for the cooperation
and courtesies you have extended me
throughout the years I served as
Superintendent "
" It is onty With deep reluctance that
After 47 years 01 service In the CCHD,

Hugo J. Stark submitted his
resigna tion to the Board of
Commissioners al their October 18 th
meetIng Effective November 1Sf. Mr
Stark stated that "II has been a
By the President and the Members

01 the Board of Commissioners 01
the County 01 Cook
WHEREAS, it is the sense 01 thiS

Honorable Body Ih"t so distinguished
a record of public service and
accomplishments as achieved by
Hugo J Stark be made a part of the
official archives of the County of Cook
by publiC expression of commendation
and appreciation In behall of this
Honorable Body and all the people of
the County of Cook
Mr Gollerman , pnor to acceptance of

ACling Superintendent of the CCHD,
was employed as Vice PreSident of
ChrlSllanRoge 8. Associates, a
Chicago consulting englneenng firm ,
Mr Gellerman served In both World

War" and the Korean War, honorably
discharged holding the rank of MajOf
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS. Hugo J Slark nas
submitted IllS resignation as
Supennlendenl of the Highway
Department of the County of Cook
aller a period of outstanding
dedicated service ; and
AI their Nov lsi Board meeting ,

George W. Dunne , President of the
announced the appointment of
Richard H. Golterman .
He IS no stranger to the CCHD having

been Assistant Superintendent In
1963 thru 1967 when he was
appointed Superintendent 01 the
Department, a fob from which he
reSigned in January 01 '69 to accept
the poSitIon of Chief Highway
Engineer 01 the State of illinoiS where
he developed plans and defined the
orgamzallOnal structure lor the
creation of the illinOIS Department of
Transportation
PAGE 2
the CommiSSIOners endorse the

Supenntendent's wishes and accept
his reslgnallon ," said President
Dunne. " We are losing nof only a
brilliant widely respected professiOnal
one conversant With every aspect of
highway engineering, but a man of
sterling character who has given hiS
complete dedication to the Highway
Department, the CommiSSioners and
the people of Cook County lor ovsr
47 years. We have been fortunate to
have had an admlOlstrator'englneer of
vast experience and outstanding
capablli ty In Hugo Stark
We Will miss hlml
Mr Stark JOined the Highway

Department In March 1929 as a Junior
Civil Engineer He was in charge of all
bridge design work when he went Into
military service In 1941 From
Company Commander - " A' Company,
he advanced to Executive Officer and
later Commanding Officer of the 7th
Engineer Battalion of the 5th DiviSIOn
The bataillon saw considerable acllon
In the European Theater With the 3rd
Army under General Pallon
Upon retirement from active service
Colonel Stark returned to the Highway
Department In 1945 when he
assumed the dulles of Assistant Chief
Engineer 01 Planning. In December
1952 he became Chief Engineer of
PlanOlng, and later Chief Engineer,
DeSign Bureau It was under hiS
leadership thai the Department
designed and constructed Significant
portions of the Chicago Metropolitan
Area Expressway System In
cooperation With the City of Chicago,
Slate 01 illinois. and the Federal
Government
In October 1968 he was appointed
Assistant Supenntendent of Highways.
and he served in that position until
March 1972 In 1972 he became the
Superintendent of the Department 01
Highways
Mr Stark IS a member of numerous
professional organizations. Including
the American Society 01 Civil
Engineers. the National Society of
ProfeSSIOnal Engineers , the American
(Continued
on page
4)
OUR FRONT COVER was conceived

by Cub HiggIns 01 the Map DIVision
and executed by Tom Kennedy 01 the
Traflic & Signals Division depicting a
cornucopia of CCHO goodies.
UI:VAVTMI:/ilI/T
~I:W~MAI\I:V~
PAGE 3
OCTOSEI' NOVEMBER , 1976

(Another Jlt. ruh fra t''''/{ Road
nomalldatllr-~
51
H
'\
81f
m Cook County)
Probably none of Ihe battles of Ihe

American RevolutIOn in which General
Culmlr Pulukl panlcipated as one 01
Washlngton-s Generals equaled In
PULASKI Ro1AWfORDArtl E~~~;Sn:~i~:n~!%~h:u~~~~~n:;~u'Y

And certainly there was nothing in Ihe
HERE COME THE FUZZ DEPT: Chuck
Rem lrez ollhe Accounting Dept was
recenlly cast lor an EPA
documentary !lick plaYIng the pan 01 a
MexIcan cop . PURR'ec, typecasting
Chuck was also cast as an extra In the
CBS pilOt, "Sparrow"
A slar !n our
mIdst? ? ? Call his agent for more
detaHs
FORTY CARATS DEPT: Congrats 10
Stanley Bernstein of Ihe Negotiahons
DIVISIOn and hIS lOvely WIfe, Helen . II
was 40 years of wedded bUss Sunday.
Nov 7th A large dinner par1y was
held IOf Ihelr enllre family
A THANKSGIVING TREAT: Angelo

luerre of the Permit DIvision (our
favorite waler boy) was made Ihe cook
01 the week IOf the suburban
Economlsl newspaper HIS marvelOus
recIpe fOf Turkey Galiano can be had
by eIther readIng Ihe paper or caDing
hIm at 44359B8 (collecl)
PROMOTED DEPT: Joseph KlfberOe,
head 01 locaUon Sechon 01 Pavement
& Geometric DIVISIOn Is burstIng hIS
bullons upon the promotion 01 hIS son_
Joe , Jr. whO was made supervisor of
machine deSign depanment With
TravenollabOfalories Tra~enol ls the
princIpal operallng subsldlBry of Baxter
Travenollabs Joe, Jr " hOlds a BSME
degree from Bradley UniV and a
MSME degree from II T Travenol
manufactures and markets a diverse
hne of products In the hospital and
health care fields around the world
ERIN ISLE: Pictured here I to r Moira

Ann , J.en Merle and KevIn wllh the
leprechaun they caplured In Murroe
County. lJmenck. Ireland Ihls past
summer The" dad . John W.
CeU.ghen of the MechanlcalElectrical D,Vision stated Ihat " the little
guy turned Into stone before we could
lind out where the Grand Houby was
hidden
CLOSING liNE: Retirement Is when

your Wile realizes she ne~er gave your
secretary enough sympalhyt
ScoUIsh background 01 Paler Crawford
who came to Cook County In Ihe t840's

and sell led al whallS now PulaskI and
Ogden . to approach the conlroversy Ihal
was 10 SWirl about his name
The protracted name battle , staned back In 1933 when a movement was
launched to change the name of Crawford Ave . to PulaskJ Road. The name
change plan was Insligated by Miss A Emily Napieralskl, a County CIVil Service
Commissioner and a fonner president ollhe Pollsh Women's Alliance of America
to pay the tribute 10 General PulaskI. end Mayor Edward J Kelly. In a gesture to
Polish voters, engineered Ihe December 12, 1933 ordInance thru Ihe City
CounCil changing Ihe slreet name to PulaskI, trom Devon Ave on Ihe nonh to
87th St on the soulh
only Ihe suburbs relain the name Crawford Originally
only a shor1 stnp was known as Crawford Road _and as lale as 1913, or 37 years
alter Crawford's death _Crawford Ave extended only from Ogden Avenue to
Aicher Avenue To Ihe north 01 Ogd8f1 II was altemately Fortieth Sireet Fortielh
Avenue and also as Rutledge Street
The Crawfords belOnged 10 CICero and NOT to Chicago
they were co
founders 01 CICero where John Crawlord . Hiram Pran Crawford and Gilben
Crawford held vanous POIltJcal positIOns Even Peler Crawford held TWO offices
al the same time
Ihal of Highway Commissioner and Justice of the Peace He
purchased his t60 acre farm for S 15_00 an acre which was Sllualect on Ihe
southwesl comer 01 What IS known as PulaskJ Road and Ogden Avenue and was
NOT a part 01 the City of Chicago. because when he died on November 22
1876. that section was geooraphlcally, olllcally and legally a part of Cicero The
west side 01 Pulaski Road. where the Crawford homestead stood. was ofllcally
and legally annexed to Chicago in 1889. or thirteen years aiter his death
CaSimir PulaskI. an Amencan Revolutionary War hero, held dlslinguished servIce In
the bailie 01 Brnndywlne Congress made him a brigadier general and chief of
cal/airy He also lougf'lt al Germantown and In the campaigns 01 1777 and 1778.
further disllngt.llshlng himself In Ihe South as head 01 a mixed corps which he
r8lsed
called the Pulaski LegIOn He successlully defended Charleston in the
spnng of 1779 but was lalally wounded while defending Savannah
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER. 1978
Stark honored by Township Hwy. Commrs.
PAGE C
RESOLUTION
(Continued from pape 2)
PublIC WorkS Assoclahoo and the
National AssociatIon 01 County
Engineers. and he has served wIth
dlstincllon on a number of committees
of bolh profeSSional organizations and
governmental agenCies
NOW THEREFORE. BE IT
RESOLVED. Ihat the Members 01 the
Board ot CommiSSIOners 01 Cook
County take thIS means In thelf own
behaU and lor the people 01 Cook
County 01 expreSSIng commendahon
and olilctal gratitude and appreclahon
10 Hugo J Stark lor hiS devoted
record of outstanding public servIce,
.nd
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that It Is
the heanfell Wish and prayer 01 every
Member 0' thIS Body thai he Wilt enJOY
good health and wen deserved leISure
.nd
With the retirement 01 Mr. Hugo J. Sta rk 12nd Irom right) as Supenntendenl 01
HIghways. the Township Highway CommiSSIOners Assoclahon ot Cook County
hooored him with a resolutIon lor hiS lOng and delloted service wllh the
Department Mr. Emil Donkers 01 the Township Roads Secllon Is shown here
making the presentation lor the TownshIp Highway CommiSSIOners Also In the
photo ere Mr. Glenn W. Frederlchs Asst Superintendent (righ!) and Mr. Joseph
G. Marslk , ChIef Engr of the Secondary Roads Bureau on the lar lelt
PUBLIC RELATIONS
INVOLVES US ALL
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that a

copy of thIS Resoluhon be spread
upon Ine olhclal proceedings 01 the
Board of CommisSIOners of Cook
County. and an engrossed coPy
thereof be prepared lor the personal
SIgnature 01 every Member 01 It!lS
Body to be transmitted as a
permwumt tesllmomal 01 the high
esteem and appreciation in which
Hugo J Stark IS regarded by the
Members at the Board 01
ComlTUsSlOners of the County 01 Cook
.... An Editorial
Most wi!! agree that public relatloos
aetlvlUes Involve news releases and
publicity. but the function 01 the Pubhc
Information Ottlce Is only pari 01 II
Public relations IS the pubhc's attitude
toward you and the organization that
you represent How thiS attitude Is
formed Is your gUIde to imprOVIng II
Everything you do has an alleel on
the pub~c's impreSSIOn 01 the COOK
COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT The
behavior 01 every employee at ellery
level may well determine what the
pubhc thInks 01 the Department
To the public. those persons who are
assocIated With an organization ARE
the organization' AU employees have
numerous lormel and informal contacts
reduced to the lowest common
denominator publiC relations is Simply
the ImpresslOfl lelt by the words and
acls 01 members In their dally relations
Wi th the public
neIghbors
triends
relatives and
acquaIntances The person-to-person
relationships WIth th e public are the
key to P A
Every VISitor, telephone cal! 1e1l8f and

InqUiry Involves persooatlmpresslons
on the part 01 the pubUc Bither aidIng
or harming us
what Is said or done
at these contacts creates favorable or
negallve responses which can make
or break thIs Department
P R surveys made by the General
Electnc Company Show that each
employee mikes regularly outSide the
JOb With approxImately Illty people
hiS lamlly. neighbOrs members ot hiS
church and clubs Here agaIn, good or
bad ImpreSSIOns rellect on YOUR
organIzation
There Is an Instinctive desire In most
people to know what Is gOing on They
are interested In knowlflg abOut
changes. plans and programs thai
allect their interests and Iflvotve thelf
TAX DOLLARS II the puOlic IS not
given the facts, not only thru the news
medlB but also by word at mouth 'rom
emplOyees. rumor and speculation Will
spread and misunderstandings develOp
which often prove destructive to good
relatlOOs
As an employee your Inends conSIder

you an euthOnly on answering
questions about the CCHD The
Inlonnahon you Impart to your circle 01
ecqualtllances Will be repeated to
others and a mul"pt~lIng elfecl Will
spreaCl the lact 10 a great number 01
our citIZens It IS obvIOUS that wllh
nearly 900 plus employees In the
Depanment we can Inlluence many
thousands 01 clllzenry In Cook County
thus Cfeallng beller relahons thru an
understandIng 01 the worklf'lgs of our
agency
Each 01 us IS an ImPOt!ant Integral part
01 the relallonshlp of the Department
fa the public It behooves each of us
to ekpand our knowledge and
understandlrig beyond our particular
role 10 our speclfiC)Db The greater
our knowledge and understanding of
the lunchons 01 the Department Ihe
greater will be our capabl~ty and
opportumty In In IncreasIng public
support toward the achievement 01 our
highway needs and goals
OCTOBER NOVEMBER. 1976
PAGE 5
Two Lane Minimal Widenings Do Make Your Motoring More Pleasant
Shoe Factory Road looking east from Bartlett to Higgins

before reconstruction .
Voiia .. . afler construction.
Another shot looking east before construction .
Gler1z-Melahn Asphalt Co., Inc., Is responsible for this

beaulltul Improvement with Jerry Jednoroz, CCHO
resident Engr. and Danny Sroka , CCHD office resident
engr. overseeing Its completion this November.
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER , 1976
PAGE 8
Frallclne B. Stuart Editor
Mr. Richard H. Kanak

Head Traffic Operallons Dlv
Dear Ms Stuart
About 6 months ago a notice
appeared in the CCHN which stated
that If the accompanying form was not
mailed to the editor, the delivery of the
CCHN would be dlsconllnued. At that
time, I Immediately IllIed out the lorm
and mailed il to you, bul nevertheless ,
I did not receive any subseQuent
Issues 01 the CCHN ,
1 miss those very Interesting and
informative news bultetins and would
greatly appreciate continuing to
receive them Many Urnes after reading
them. I pass them on to fellow
engineers who also lind them
interesting
I am a registered engineer and
member 01 the American Public Works
Association and was formerly
Assistant Chief Transportation
Engineer in the Bureau of engineering
(City of Chicago) and also secretary 01
the Chicago Metropolitan Area
Highway Design Committee. ThBl is
also the reason Ihal I have such a
keen Interest in your monthly news
bulletin
In cloSing. I again would greatly
appreciate being again placed on Ihe
malling list 10 receive the CCHN.
Dear Dick:
On behalf of the attendees and
sponsors 01 the 29th Annual illinois
TraffiC Engineering Conference, I
would like to thank you for your
participation and presentation
During and follOWing the conference, I
have received many favorable
comments concernlOg thIS year's
program and much of this success can
be attributed to your presentation
If you have written out your
presentation , we would slOcerely
appreciate receiVing a copy of same
so that thiS can be made available to
Interested publishers and also 10 serve
as reference material lor our students
We thoroughly enloyed haVing you
with us and look forward to being with
you In the near future Please
remember that the reVised dates for
next year's conference are September
, 516
Very truly yours,
Dear Sirs
P S Please extend my kmdesl

personal regards to Messrs. Ed Beck ,
John Nagel , John Pubuda. Joe
Marsik , Joe Kllberger and other
members of the CCHD staff wl!h
whom I had the pleasure of working
while I was employed by the City 01
Chicago. Their willing cooperation was
very much appreciated and
unforgettable
Just a note to thank you and

compliment you on the hne
improvement In wlaenlng and
resurlaclng West Bartlett Road In
Bartlett and Elgin
Dear Cella and Lorella

Just saw the '"Department
Newsmakers" column In the Cook
County Highway News
Hurrayl I
Congratulationsi I Irs about lime
someone "called It like It lSi
Hope you can hear my three cheers
over everyone elses l
SlOcerely.
Jim Gallagher , President
Gallagher Asphalt Corp
(Editor 's note LeI's make II four
cheers! 1 /)
Sincerely.
Don Hildebrand
Elgin Sweeper Co
Ar1hur J. Kapp
Northbrook illinois
Ms. Franc ine 8 . Stuart , Editor

Dear Ms. Stuart
It Is with deepest appreciation I Wish
to thank you for your kind deed In
restoring my name to the Cook County
Highway News ma1ling Wst
When the news ceased to arrive I did

presume, because of the mounting
costs, that It no longer was being
printed I dId so look forward to
readIng It
It was like a monthly
Visit. With , shall I say my Alma Mater
after forty years With the department
Ralph A. Hibner
Mountain Home Arkansas
Edward Carozza , Phoenix. Ariz.
Sincerely.
Thank you
John E. Baerwald
Tralllc Engineeflflg
Conference Director
University 01 illinoIs at ChampaIgn '
Urbana
Sincerely.
Whether or nol the light problem Is

corrected . or whelher, in fact . Irs
correctable, I did want to make you
aware 01 my feelings and pass on my
thanks to Mr Andersohn His kind 01
atlltude deserves recogmzation
Mr . John T. NagleTraflic Engineer

Dear Mr Nagle
I spoke to your Mr . Paul Andersohn
thiS mormng about a traffiC right
problem al Sanders Road and Techny
Aoad. HIS altitude was most pleasant
and helpful and I put down Ihe phone
wlll1 a feeling that someone was
concerned and would do something
about the problem As I'm sure you
know It's not unusual to be passed
around without gelling a solution when
you call a government service
organization , so I was doubly pleased
wllh the response I received
Our deepest sympathy to William

P. Hayes of the Accounting Dept
whose brother. Mallhew J. Hayes
died Sept 12th: to the family of Edwin H, Boyer oflhe Survey DiVision
who passed away Sept 16th, to
Dis! 2 's Road Aeprurman, Joseph
Richards . whose mother, Teresa
D. Richards , passed away Sept
16th; 10 Mary Speciale of Project
Control whose mother, Patrln.
Speciale passed away on Oct
11 th o to Marie Settan!, Wife 01
John Sellani , E T 11 01 the Survey
Division (field) who was felled by a
reckless Intoxicated dnver while
surveying on the Job on Oct t3th
to June Gleason of the PurChaSing
DIVision whose father, Charles T.
Bennett died Oct 14th
COOl( COUNTY HIQHWAY NEWS
OCTOBER NOVEMBER. HI71
deck slab. relnforcea concrete

abufments and wlngwalls on SOIl
supported spread 10011ngs. approach
slabs. earth and channel excavation
curb and guller grading driveways.
trafhc signals. pavement mamngs
drainage landscaping and all other
collateral work
On a low bid 01 53.042.93088 thiS

M F T contract was awarded to
Brighton Building and Maintenance
Co _ and Krug Exc.va tlng Co. 01
Chlc.go (a Joint ven ture)
2 Contracts
Awarded
George W. Dunne PresIdent 01 Ihe
Board 01 County Commissioners, has
announced thai two 121 lour lane
wldenlngs conslllJcl!on contracts
10lallng $4.565. 137 56 were
approved al their November 15. 1976
meelJng The contracts were awarded
on the r&commendat.on 01 Actmg
Supenntendent. Rlch.rd H.
Golt.rm.n .
L.keCook Ro.d (Flom Arlington

Height. Ro.d to McHenry Ro.d)
Located In the Villages 01 Arlington
Heights, Buffalo Grove and touching
Wheeling on the east, thiS
Improvement begins at Lake-Cook
Road 82 leel west of Arlington
HatghlS Road and extends In an
easterly dlfectlon to Lake-Cook Road
apprOximately 87 leet west of the
centerline of McHenry Road Total
length to be imoroved - 2 147 miles
The Improvement conSists 01 Ihe
removal 01 Ihe eXISling pavement and
the relOcated constructton of two 24
loot standard reinforced P C medians
and P C conaete corrugated medians
varying In Width from 4 to 16 teel
prOViding channelization al varlous
locations together Wi th Ihe wlderllng
and resurfacing 01 Arlington H61ghts
Road and Buffalo Grove Road Also
Included IS Ihe construcllon of two
bndges Lake-Cook Road and Buffalo
Grove Road over Bulfalo Creek The
LakeCook Road structure consists of
a 58 It Single span bridge With steel
beams carrying a reinforced concrete
deck slab. pile Supported reinforced
concrete abutments wlngwal1s
apPf'oach slabs , drainage chamber
headwall. earth and reloca ted channel
excavation The Buffalo Grove Road
stru cture ConSISts 01 a 65 foot 6""2
Inch Single span bridge With steel
beams carrying a reinforced conc ret e
Sch.umburg Road Utom 8a"ing,on

Road to Sptlngfn.guth Ro.dJ
Located m the VIllage of Schaumburg
and the Township of Schaumburg, thiS
Improvement begins at Schaumburg
Road approximately 1.589 'eet east 01
Barnngton Road and extends In an
easterly direction 2 414 feel east of
Spnnglnsgulll Road Total length to be
Improved'" 1 467 miles
The improvement conSists 01 the
PAGE 7
The Pills Drivers

Shouldn't Take
Recently , a New Jersey driver, dnvlng
With hiS two children. swung Into last
moving turnPike traffiC. Then suddenly
he recalls, The road seemed to billow
up and down" Speeding cars and
trucks were all around me, but I
couldn" make mv eyes focus A huge
bus let out a terrillc blas1 on Its hom I
had veered out of my lane. and the
bus had missed us by Inches
Only by gnpplflg the s leenng wheel
With all my mlghl was I able to gUide
the car Into a gas statloo and stop A
few hoors earlier thiS young man had
swallowed a sedative prescrlbed by
hiS physIc len The side effects of the
drug had almOSI caused a tragiC
accident
Increasingly. such dovers, unaware 01
posSIble side eUects of SeemIngly
hannless medicatIon. are caUSing
medical authorltles grave concern
construction of Iwo 24 fool standard

reinforced 10 Inch PC concrete
pavements on 6 Inch sub-base
granular malenal. separated by a
mountable median varying In width
from 4 to 16 feel prOViding
channelizatIOn along Schaumburg
Road at Spnnginsguth Road along wllh
the wldemng and reconstruchon 01
Spnnglnsgulh Road north 01
Schaumburg Road Also Included are
grading. curb and gulter dramage.
sewers and ditches dnveways. trallic
Signalization, pavement marking,
landscaptng and other pertment
collateral road work
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
ThiS M F T contract was awarded to

p.lumbo Elc.nUng Co. 01 Hillside,
IIhnOis on a low bid 01 S 1,522.20t:: 68
A downtown street sIgn In Niles

illInOIS 'Don'! even think of parking
here'
Drugs ranging from aspIrin and

antJhlstamines 10 tranqUilizers and
vanous anIJblOtic8 can and may slow a
driver's reactIon lIme and impair hiS
perionnance according to the doctors
II your doctor prescnbes medICation
for you be sure to ask him for
Information on any possible side effect
the drug mIght cause before you gel
Inlo your car and become Involved In a
fatal aCCIdent
It's all yours Tom . .

Th't leaves ara turning earlier this ye.r bee.use ollhe drought 01 recent months. You
see. the lelVes' .utumn colors . .. red. gold, orange, yellow, dark rusty red , lI.mlng
scarlet and the rill Ictually arl their colors In spring and summer, 100, only Ihan Ihala
colors are mlsked by chlorophyll , chlmlcal compound that makes them look grean .
The chlorophyll turns wiler .bsorbed by Ihe Iraa'i roots. Ganarilly. with tha coming 01
coolar w..thar , thal .. 1 s lam by which thale.1 gatl w.ter from thetrae. davalopl'
sort 01 .r1arlosclerolla, choking off the supply of water .nd this braaks down tha
chlorophyll caullng Ih. undarlylng colors 10 be ravaaled . But .ny lima there II
Insufllclenl water, III has bean tha clllethi. yaar , the .. ma raault occurs. As for the
rid lalVes. thay era on the sum.c. And II you wlnt I rundown on tha raat 01 Mothlr
Nature' s 1111 wardrobe, tha colors and their Ira . . . re: Gold IUglf maple, Amarlcan
poplar, buttemutand boll aldar : Or.nga lug.r maple, birCh .nd ""lIra.; Yallow
elm . b.5Jwood . befK:h , tulip tree and sliver mlpll; Filming scarlat . tupelo. whltl oek
and sCIHle! oak; Purple (rara In Cook County) . wllch hszll .nd dogwood .
r
.... 1.. '. .
.. . "..
,,".
" .... , ~
between friends
We are not In the SlIm. boat, but we
tHe preny much in the seme wat.r
- Arthur Meighan, P.M. of Canada
Tha difference between landscape
and l.ndscapfJ is small, but there Is
a great difference In the beholders.
- Relph Waldo Emerson
For thl. Is what America I. all ab:Jut.
It Is the uncrossad deSltrl and the
uncllmbed ridge. It Is the ster that Is
not reach.d and the harve.' thltt Is
sleeping In the unplowed ground. Lyndon B. Johnson
, never found the companion that
was so companlab/e ItS solitude, We
ar. for the most part more lonely
when we gO abroltd among man than
when wa sfay In our chambers. A
mltn thinking or working Is alwltys
alon., lat him be whera he will. Henry David Thoreau
00"."10.
"
. ' 000"
PAGE 8
I . . 0 , 0
Populaliou - 5,566,000
Area - 956 51:1 . Miles
Boundary, n. , In politics, the

Imaginary IIna between two naUons
separating the imaginary rights of
one from the Imaginary rights of the
other. - Ambrose Bierce , "The
Devll's Dictionary ," 1911
If were not bast that we should all

think alike; It Is dlNerence of
op/on/on that makes hOTseraces. Mark Twain
We ere a" so anxious that people

should not think us dlfferenl. Margaret Laurence, Canadian writer
I'm Sllndlng here before you, I

don " know whIt I bring. If you can
hea, the music , why don't you help
me sing. - Leonard Cohen
__ ,.. ..... u. "
...... c.""'..
The public wfli pay more for

laughing than any oth., prhllege. Robert C. Edwards, Canadian
journalist
Th" se. b./ongs to whoever sits by
the shore. - Louis Doudek , poet
Did You Know ...

-that the early American Indians
believed that Old Indian Summer
which descends on us In late Oct.
or early Nov . was the gift 01 a god
named Cuatanlowlt ; a special
present 01 warm and hazy days and
mellow moonlit niles before winter
sets In'?
-thai II is caused by a large mass
01 warm tropical air that tha south
winds carry northward'?
-thai the same brief respite Is
enjoyed In Europe where It Is
referred to as " old wives" summer ,
and the English call II Allhollow
summer, but In Poland It Is known
as " God 's gift 10 Poland'? "
~aaK ~aUNn
HlaHWAY NIWi
County Building. Rm. 1111
no
~i} ~!!!~nty 1~~~a~l~J~s !bhS~~ 1~~:!I~~e~!,t Ofl~!~,'~ :~,orm:~::a:~:U~:~::e6::0h2
way Department governmental a ge nCl e 5. Citizen represen tatives and In,j"Jldunl mun1upah tle s Therefore, we Invit e any newswo rthy contribut ion s re levant to this Du bh ca tlon Ple ase con tact F rnl1(;lne Stuart at 443-7714
DECEMBER, 1976
VOL. XXIII
NO.12
Dear Hr.
Colterman:
I am pleased to
Inform you that
Harry O. Abbott and John T. Nagel

of your offl,e have successfully
completed Supervisory Management
Part I, an American Management
Association Workshop, offered
by the Training Division of the
Cook County Department of Person, ... 1.. In recognition of their efforts, Hessrs. Abbott and Nagel
have been presented with a certificate of achievement.
The workshop consisted of eight;
day sessions covering various
managemellt subjects and their
practical appl icatlon to everyday work situations.
In addi tion, approximately one hou r
per week of outside work and
session preparation was
necessary.
Ha rry and John made a meaningful
contribution to the success of
the program.
I hope their
participation In this course
will prove beneficial not
)~Iy to them, but also to your
wepartment as you continue to
serve the people of Cook County.
Very truly yours,
Wi III am R. Schroeder
Training Coordinator.
Dear Hr. Colterman:

The purpose of this letter
is to congratulate you on the
excellent reconstruction pro
J.ct on Lake-Cook Road between
Waukegan and Wi lmot Roads.
Despite the various traumas
of the summer and the mix-ups
that were at one time or
another embarraslng to your
Depa r tme n t and/or the Vi II age
of Deerf i eld, the work was
accomp' ished on schedule.
The desi g n and quality of construction are both excellent and
will pro v ide the traveling public
with a safe and adequate highwa y
for many years to come.
The consideration and eff i ciency of Hr. Jol'ln LeverenZI

& Hr. James Breen along with
the James Cape & Sons Con struction Co. kept the amount
0" inconvenience to our businessmen to a minimum.
Crawford Avenue Is now an
asset to the VI I lage of Alsip,
as we II as to the bus i nessmen
along the street.
Everyone concerned is certainly to be commended on the
early completion of this
project.
S i ncerely ,
Eloy Henlff, President
ALSIP CHAMBER OF CO""ERCE
again,
commend you and the
personne l of your organization
on a pro j ect well designed and
well executed.
WAGONS HO!!
Very sincerely,
old daYh, Conehtoga wagon

"mu.le. h itinne.,u" hat t1htJr..ide. the.
le6t wheel hOJr..he t1nd .... when
meet~ng anotke.Jr.. wagon . . .
pt1hhed on the Jr..~ght ~n oJr..deJr..
to watch the hpt1Ce betwee.n wagon
kubh!
Norris W. Sti Iphen, Vi llage "anager

Dee rf i e 1 d, I I I I no Is
Dear Hr. Col terman:
On behalf of the business men here in Alsip, tl'le
Chamber of Commerce would
like to express our appreciation of the fine job of
reconstruction done along
Crawford Avenue l'Iere in
A Is j p.
How i6 it that Ame~ican6 began

d~~ving on the ~ight-hand hide
0 6 the ~oad,! we.ll, bad~ in the.
1 CANNOT TELL A LIE'

16 GeoJr..ge. Wt1hhington nevtJr.. told
lie, how can ht h~t the~t on
a b~ll that ~h wOJr..th 43 centh and
not at leaht gJr..in?
t1

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VOL.

COUNTY HIGHWA Y CREWS READY FOR

Long Working Hours

and cindering will be neeessary.

Chicago, III. 60602

COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY N EWS

JANUA RY, 1970

Early Land Surveys Map

(8 (i) (i) fa (8 (i) (!) ill Q\7

PubliBhed monthly by and for the membera of the

GEORGE W. DU NNE, President

Graphic Arts ConBultants

At the beginning of the 19th century, the State of

COOK CO UNTY HIGHWAY N EWS

PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON STONY ISLAND INTERCHANGE

John l'obudA , h ~d or ProJecl Con t r ol, Il'Olol.!I to t he photoK"'llhk o\'crlay

were prepared under the direction

sign. BiJI Hirsch, of Projecl Con

COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS

OUR MEN AT WORK: SNOW REMOVAL ~

"hterlta checks with Jmrtner .. De

COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS

~WS FORGE AHEAD TO CLEAR THE WAY

In the truck before leaving :

COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS

JANUA RY, 1970

fConUnued from page 2 )

surveying days. Terms such 8S "standard parallels,"

The SIt~ lllll'm. S I. Brid ge o'"er the D~ J'lIwl l!8 R1n~r In

lenl. Years ago it was considered revolutionary to

COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY NEWS

DUNNE(COnlinued from pe .. l '

with the interatale program. More

Louis R. Quinlan. chief of the

Our deepest sympathies to

Frank Ka llllln, head of the Survey Division, wa. a guest speaker

What center curb?

PUBLIC HEARING(Q)nllnued t rom

Mlljewski. heAd of the Technical

which includes Edwin

sl.eo lent their 8saistance to the

COOK COUNTY H IG HWAY NEWS

THI S IS COOK COUNTY Ililinois)

956 Sq. l\nles

Did You Know , ' .

ill (!) (!) III ill (!) (!J Ii)nl]

r:J00r:JWIlWI [l] ~WIB

storms. Norbert Walsh. Highway

(Co nllnued rrom PIIge .1 )

More for the 70' s?

VOL XVII Number 2

Dept. Displays Exhihit For National Engineers Week

Illny In 010 Civic (!enter LobIJy.

February 22 through 28 marks

"We at the Cook County Highway Department take special note

Chicago, III. 60602

1970 1974 HIGHWAY

FEBR UA RY, 1070

eOOK COUNT Y HI GH WAY NEWS